MEETINGS:

Wood carving meetings are held at the Lakeland Community Center, 4016 352nd South in Federal Way, WA on the second Friday of every month at 7:00 pm and beginners and visitors are always welcome.  The program for the meeting is usually announced on our Home Page.  Come as early as 5:30 to carve.  

The objectives of the wood carving club are to provide a program of demonstrations or discussions on an aspect of wood carving at each regular meeting; to encourage members to bring their wood carvings to the meetings for "Show & Tell"; to maintain a library of books, magazines, patterns, videos and other  educational materials related to wood carving for use of the membership; to encourage members to display and demonstrate wood carving at public events and to give programs for school children; to publish a monthly newsletter, "NORTHWEST CHIPPINGS", and to participate in and present any other types of programs which will promote the art of wood carving.

NWCA invites you to visit the Northwest Wood Carvers Show & Sale web site and to enter our show with your work. Wood carvings are accepted by mail. Mailed entries must be in by November 1, 2008.  Information and prospectus are available at your request by regular mail, telephone, or e-mail and the prospectus and entry forms are also available by downloading from our web pages.  You are invited to visit our web site for the information on the event calendar &  Woodcarving Clubs list and of course you are invited to visit a meeting. Our web pages include a very basic beginner FAQ, a wood carver's Beginner Project Page, a picture Gallery of our Show Carvings, some patterns and articles on carving, hundreds of links, Forum, entry forms for the Show & Sale and.... 

  A "Woodcarvers of the World" Gallery where anyone may show their work.

  We hope that some of these pages will encourage YOU to become a WOOD CARVER too.

Any person with an interest in the art of wood carving may become a member of this association.  Dues are currently $20.00 per year and include our monthly club bulletin "NORTHWEST CHIPPINGS", use of the library (no checkouts by mail), and a yearly directory of members.  Membership dues may be sent with your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to Northwest Wood Carvers Association, PO Box 6092, Federal Way, WA  98063-6092

Northwest Wood Carvers Assn. is a non-profit organization which strives to provide a forum where people interested in wood carving may meet together to increase their wood carving skills through instruction and teaching, participate in club activities, study wood carving as an art form, and receive mutual assistance and encouragement on their wood carving. 

OFFICERS

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APPOINTEES

President:                   Bob Harkness

Vice President:           Dave Celmer 

Secretary:                  Betty Miller  

Treasurer:                   Dale Goebel

Show Chairpersons:    Greg Hewitt 

Librarian:                    Chris Johnson

Membership:              Patty Johnson

Historian                    Dottie Moody

Hospitality:                 Bob Harkness & Richard LaPlante

Newsletter:                 Betty Miller

Sunshine                   Colleen Stern

Webmaster:               Betty Miller             

PNC Advisor:              Larry Martin 

Steering Committee:   John Templar, Richard LaPlante, 

                                 Dorsey Moody, Richard Mazza, Vicky Rowe,

                                 Loyd Case