The Doane Experience 2011 at Doane College Crete, Nebraska was a very creative week for the carving students in our fish carving class. All the fish were carved and air brushed with great attention to detail. Gary was pretty much on his own as
solo instructor,as I was part of the Doane Committee that organized the Event. Working with Rohn Collins, Leonard Stenneche, and Sherry LaTendresse made me realize the effort, hard work and dedication it takes to put on such an Event. What a Great Experience it was to meet so many carvers and instructors in such a relaxing setting. Thanks to all 300 hundred students and instructors who attended.
Mary Ann
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With the Missouri River challenging travel from Minot, ND to Omaha, NE over 150 enthusiastic wood carvers converged on North Dakota State College June 24-26, 2011. Our fish woodcarving class of twelve students carved, woodburned and painted either a roughout of a Bass, Bluegill or Crappie. Some of the advanced carvers either carved more than [...]
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Kaw Valley Wood Carving Seminar at Baker University, Baldwin City Kansas
Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by admin.
Kaw Valley Wood Carvers Topeka , Kansas hosted their annual Seminar June 9-12, 2011 chaired by Carlan Hanaker and David Butts, the event had over 30 students and seven instructors. Some of the Baker University Resident Assistants stopped by to visit our class and try their hand at wood burning. The carvers in the fish [...]
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge April 15-June 5, 2011 Missouri Valley, Iowa DeSoto Wildlife Refuge will feature our carvings of game fish and habitat of the Midwestern waters at the DeSoto Visitor Center this April 15- June5, 2011. Several fish carvings will be on display, exhibiting some of the the popular species of DeSoto Lake.
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Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, or Perch were the fish projects for the Gretna Retreat this year. The class did a great job on capturing the realistic colors of these fish. Other carvers attending participated in classes including butternut faces, walking canes, whimsical houses, flutes, and chip carving. With the convenience of the classes and cafeteria located [...]
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Fish Carving Class: Choice of Five Fresh Water Fish [ Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Northern or Walleye] Carve, paint and mount your own fish, whether its from a favorite childhood outing, a Canadian Fly In Dream, or the one that got away. See Events Calendar for Class information.
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Gary, myself, and Dennis Jackson represented the Mid-America Woodcarvers Association at the Durham Museum Sunday Oct 3, 2010. As Woodcarvers, along with antique tractors, blacksmithing and quilting we represented a then and now glimpse of farming in conjunction with the Soil Exhibit from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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The CornBelt Carving Club of Bloomington, Illinois invited us to present a three day Fish Woodcarving seminar on Bass, Bluegil and Crappie. Besides the woodcarving and painting expierence they brought to the class, during show and tell John Bare brought in a scroll sawed piano he had cut out and Don Terven a recurve bow [...]
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The Pathfinders Carvers Club of Fremont Nebraska invited us this spring to teach them how to wood carve and paint a Largemouth Bass. The club is based out of a small community outside of Omaha, NE. Many of the carvers had the added burden of severe weather and flood waters detering their attendance however, they [...]
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What does counting fish scales, watching turtles , airbrushing, woodcarving and eating cookies have in common? The answer: Doane 2010. The view from our classroom was spectacular; a window overlooked two small lakes, where large turtles were trolling the water’s edge. And while the scenery was a beautiful distraction, at least one of our students [...]
