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Get a prospectus from Mark Campbell  360-536-6155

Cascade Carvers can not attend the show but we love to advertise it for others to know about.  
It is a classic wood carving show with wonderful surprises of fine carving and a superb group of people. 

Juried show and a Large Raffle!
Registration is Friday, 9/23/16 frin 3:30-6:30
Come to the Show on Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00
and on Sunday, 12:00 to 4:00.
Prospectus available at SpokaneCarvers.com, or from SpokaneCarversInfo@hughes.net, or call 509-244-3467

For specific questions:
Contact: Doug Rose 208-856-8856, RoseBoise@yahoo.com

Get a Discounted admission coupon at Idahoartistryinwood.com

Juried Show and Sale. Wonderful carvings and Wood burning, Wood Turnings and Live Chain Saw Carving on the front lawn. 
Fun Raffle with hourly drawings.  Demonstrations and classes.

For more information, call
Patrick Hamilton  509-430-3778, PSflutemaker@gmail.com

This year’s show will be held on the third weekend of May:  May 20 & 21, 2017, with set-up  on Friday, May 19.  For more information about this year’s show (entering a carving or renting a table, etc.) please contact our Show Chairman, Kathi Gervais.   916-783-5477

Each year’s show is held at the Scottish Rite Center at 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA.  The Capital Woodcarvers Association show is the largest show in California.  Recently, the shows have included the Gourd Society for an even better carving display.

Be there at 8:30 AM to get in on drawing for classes.  Then the Classes begin at 9:00. 
Many classes to choose from, two sessions each day.
There will be a pot-luck dinner on Friday night, and a Barbecue on Saturday.
Lots of fun, great people, and general shenanigans.  Join Us!

This show has the reputation as the premier wildlife carving show and competition in the Northwest.  The facility at the beautiful Water Resources Education Center on the banks of the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington has every amenity that an art show focusing on wildlife sculpture could ask for.  The show focuses on hand carved, textured, and painted wood sculptures of birds, fish, and mammals in fifteen competitive divisions.

Jerry Simchuk will be the featured carver.  There will be a superb raffle for a beautiful shoveler hen, carved by Tom Newell.

     Contact Ron Dyer for more information at  253-363-3134   or Dave Thompson at  253-732-6957

SHOW FEATURES
JURIED GALLERY	CARVER'S CHOICE AWARD
RIBBONS & CASH AWARDS	PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
FREE DEMOS EACH DAY	BANQUET    (by reservation)
RAFFLES	WOODCARVING SALES
AUCTION	TOOLS, BOOKS, & WOOD FOR SALE

FREE Admission & FREE Seminars for  Kids & Adults – Both Days

The Peoples Choice Carving Categories for 2017 are as follows:

Gallery, Beginner (carving less than 2 years), Youth (14 years of age and under)

1st to 3rd place ribbons will be awarded to all categories

There will also be a special "Mayors Award" & "Chinook Winds Casino Award"

The Theme for 2018 will be  FIRED UP!

The featured Artist is Cynthia Longhat Adams, Pyrographer.

 Featured Carver Bob Curtis

After graduating from The Royal Military College of Canada, Bob enjoyed a long career as an Aerospace Engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces and later as an Information Systems Engineer under contract primarily to the US DoD.

Oil painting was Bob's first introduction to the creative arts. Several years ago oil painting was quickly overcome as Bob's artistic outlet as he discovered the art of woodcarving. Bob immersed himself in woodcarving by taking classes from master wood carvers like Dave Disselbrett, Jeff Harness, Jerry Harris, and others.

Bob now carves with members of the Capitol Woodcarvers Club and The Oregon Decoy and Wildfowl Guild located in Salem Oregon. He participates in several weekly carving sessions with talented carvers where he continues learning his art from the very best. Wood spirits, caricatures, decoys, and fish are the focus of Bob's carving interest.

Most of Bob's carving is done with hand tools but recently he has experimented with power carving. Bob displays his carvings at club and artist guild shows as well as at state and county fairs. Bob carves primarily in basswood (caricatures), cottonwood bark (wood spirits and fantasy houses), cedar and tupelo (decoys and wildfowl).

Bob is also a watercolor artist and member of the Keizer Art Association. He frequently displays watercolors in the Enid Joy Mount Gallery. Woodcarving remains Bob’s passion consuming much of his time and effort. He especially enjoys the comradery and friendship of the Capitol Woodcarvers. Bob gives credit for all he has learned about wood carving to the members of the Capitol Woodcarvers Club. Bob actively participates in Club activities.

He is the Club webmaster and a member of the Executive Board. 

 Come spend the week in one of the classes and leave your regular life for a bit. 

You will create a superb project, learn from some of the best instructors in the world and have all kinds of fun.

For a week, live in the carving world, share your knowledge and love of the art of carving, meet new contacts and friends, learn new things.