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2012

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  2012    
CA  

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California Carvers Guild
OR

Jan 14-15

Coastal Carvers

20th Annual Artistry in Wood at Chinook Winds Convention Center, 1777 NW 40th St, Lincoln City, OR. Sat. 10-5, Sun 10-4. Auction & raffle, free adm. Free demos, free lectures Coastal Carvers, PO Box 1005, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Christine Anderson 541.994.4841 http://home.teleport.com/~coastalcarvers

TX Feb 10-11

CHIP-O-TEX Wood Carvers Club

2012 Chip-O-Tex Carving Show at Casa de Armistad Auditorium, 1204 Fair Park Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550, Contact Robert Gorczyca, 719.471.1908 or rgorczyca@earthlink.net 
ID Feb 25-26

Idaho Artistry in Wood Assn.

2012 Idaho Artistry in Wood Show at the Boise Hotel & Conference Center, 3300 Vista Ave, Boise, ID.  Contact Doug Rose 208.387.0492 roseboise@yahoo.com  or http://idahoartistryinwood.org  
WA Mar 16-18

Tri-Cities Carvers

20th Annual Artistry in Wood at Chinook Winds Convention Center, 1777 NW 40th St, Lincoln City, OR. Sat. 10-5, Sun 10-4. Auction & raffle, free adm. Free demos, free lectures Coastal Carvers, PO Box 1005, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Christine Anderson 541.994.4841

http://home.teleport.com/~coastalcarvers

Idaho Artistry in Wood Show at Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 Vista Avenue, Boise, ID.  Judged competition, demos, vendors, auction, banquet.  Cash prizes for top entries.  Prospectus, forms, etc online at http://www.idahoartistryinwood.org  Contact Doug Rose 208.387.0492, roseboise@yahoo.com

18th Annual TriCities Woodcarving Artistry in Wood Juried Show & Sale. TriTech Skills Center, Kellogg at Metaline, Kennewick, WA.  $4 Adm., children under 12 free.  Contact Bob Gough 509.628.1493, or bag@pocketinet.com

14th Annual Show & Sale, Umpqua Carvers.  Senior Center, 202 E Central Ave. Sutherlin, OR.  10am-4pm Sat.  Free Adm.  Contact Roland Stewart 541.459.5833

Spokane 11th Annual Rendezvous at the KOA on Barker Road.  Great instructors, minimal cost.  Potluck, BBQ, raffle, tools, sharpening.  Contact Roger Storey 509.467.3342 or spokanecarversinfo@hughes.net

North West Carving Academy at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds.  www.nwcarvingacademy.com    ph.800.828.5576

20th Annual Artistry in Wood at Chinook Winds Convention Center, 1777 NW 40th St, Lincoln City, OR. Sat. 10-5, Sun 10-4. Auction & raffle, free adm. Free demos, free lectures Coastal Carvers, PO Box 1005, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Christine Anderson 541.994.4841

http://home.teleport.com/~coastalcarvers

Idaho Artistry in Wood Show at Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 Vista Avenue, Boise, ID.  Judged competition, demos, vendors, auction, banquet.  Cash prizes for top entries.  Prospectus, forms, etc online at http://www.idahoartistryinwood.org  Contact Doug Rose 208.387.0492, roseboise@yahoo.com

18th Annual TriCities Woodcarving Artistry in Wood Juried Show & Sale. TriTech Skills Center, Kellogg at Metaline, Kennewick, WA.  $4 Adm., children under 12 free.  Contact Bob Gough 509.628.1493, or bag@pocketinet.com

14th Annual Show & Sale, Umpqua Carvers.  Senior Center, 202 E Central Ave. Sutherlin, OR.  10am-4pm Sat.  Free Adm.  Contact Roland Stewart 541.459.5833

Spokane 11th Annual Rendezvous at the KOA on Barker Road.  Great instructors, minimal cost.  Potluck, BBQ, raffle, tools, sharpening.  Contact Roger Storey 509.467.3342 or spokanecarversinfo@hughes.net

North West Carving Academy at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds.  www.nwcarvingacademy.com    ph.800.828.5576

18th Annual TriCities Woodcarving Artistry in Wood Juried Show & Sale.  TriTech Skills Center, Kellogg at Metaline, Kennewick, WA.  $4 Adm., children under 12 free.  Contact Bob Gough 509.628.1493, or bag@pocketinet.com 

OR Mar 17

Umpqua Carvers

14th Annual Show & Sale, Umpqua Carvers.  Senior Center, 202 E Central Ave. Sutherlin, OR.  10am-4pm Sat.  Free Adm.  Contact Roland Stewart 541.459.5833

BC Apr 15-16

Vancouver Island Woodcarvers Club

Pacific Brant Carving and Art Show at the Mary Winspear Centre, Victoria, BC  Contact Dennis Drechsler 250.479.9165 or ddrex@shaw.ca 
WA Apr 21-22

Quilceda Carvers

Quilceda Carvers 27th Annual "Artistry in Wood Show" at Evergreen Fairgrounds, Bldg 600, Monroe WA    Contact Sandy Rose  360.435.6370 or Diane Nuetzmann nuetzmannd@juno.com 360.691.2892 
BC May 5

Central Fraser Valley Wood Carvers

24th Annual "Art of the Carver Show" Heritage Park , 44140 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack , BC . Canada Contact Rick den Braber 604-824-9891 or radb@telus.net 
WA May 19-20

Northwest Driftwood Artists

49th Annual Driftwood Sculpture Show at the Courtyard Hall at Country Village, 23718 7th Ave SE, Bothell, WA. 10 am to 5 pm, Free, over 130 juried sculptures of fine finished driftwood.   Contact Susan Banks 360.659.6164 or driftwoodsue@hotmail.com 
BC May 26-27

Richmond Carving Society

23rd Annual Woodcarving Show in Steveston Community Centre, Moncton St. Richmond, BC.  Contact richmondcarvers@gmail.com 
WA Jun 1-3

Spokane Carvers

Spokane 11th Annual Rendezvous at the KOA on Barker Road.  Great instructors, minimal cost.  Potluck, BBQ, raffle, tools, sharpening.  Contact Roger Storey 509.467.3342 or spokanecarversinfo@hughes.net

CO Jul 14-20

Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous

21st Annual Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous, Creede, CO Contact Contact Karen Oquin at 303-940-3505 or wnwcarver@aol.com 
ONT Sep 8

Kawartha Carving

Kawartha Carving Competition, Bobcaygeon Curling Club at the Fair Grounds, Mansfield Street, Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada.  Contact:  Kawartha Carving Competition, PO Box 864, Bobcaygeon, ON KOM 1A0, 705.657.7539, or info@kawarthacarvingcompetition.org 

WOOD  CARVING  CLUBS

UNITED STATES

AK

Alaska Last Frontier Woodcarvers

Rm 204 Eagle River Municipal Bldg Ccmcd@hotmail.com 907-696-0725 AKBENNETTS@gci.net 907-694-9706

Anchorage

 

AK

Southeast Alaska Carvers Guild

9411 Long Run Drive leetj@ptialaska.net

Juneau

99801

AR

Woodcarvers of NW Arkansas

PO Box 5533    479-855-1699  wiley@cox-internet.com  

Bella Vista

72714

AR

North Arkansas Wood Carvers Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 531
Phone 870-492-4525 Paul Baumann, president

Mountain Home

72654

AZ

Arizona Woodcarvers 

1505 N. 53 St 

Scottsdale

85254

AZ

Arizona Woodcarvers Assn.

PO Box 60611  Contact Charles Gerry Kroger  krogerry@cox.net 

Phoenix

85082

AZ

Cactus Carvers

Terry Damato Pres.

Sunrise

85373

AZ

Grand Canyon State Woodcarvers, Inc.

7908 W. Monte Vista   602.971.5844 luekerw@msn.com

Scottsdale

85257

CA

Tri-Valley Wood Carvers

 woodbycousins@juno.com

Pleasanton

94566

CA

California Carvers Guild

See website for member clubs, addresses, and contacts

 

 

CO

Colorado Carvers

1279 Cressida Crt.    

Lafayette

80026

CO

Colorado Carvers Club

PO Box 19171

Golden

80219

CO

Grand Valley Woodcarvers

Contact Randy Price 970.434.7289, 970.261.0064 or price3191@bresnan.net 

Grand Junction 

81501

CO

TriCity Woodcarvers

10689 Union Way, Contact Donald Dutcher 303.466.8577 or ddut788323@aol.com Broomfield 80021
CT

Back Yard Carvers

12 Wakemore Street    Pat D'Arinzo 203.322.0404 pdarinzo@optonline.net  Darien 06820
FL

Lake Wood Carvers

Lowe's on Hiway 441  Contact Gene Thomas ethomas6@cfl.rr.com  Leesburg  
FL

Deltona Woodcarvers Club

PO Box 6111  Contact Jess Helwig 386-789-3239 deltonawoodcarvers@yahoo.com Deltona 32728

FL

Emerald Coast Carvers

Meets Mon-Wed  9-12 during Jan, Feb, Mar  jimjam943@aol.com

Destin

32540

FL

Capital City Carvers

Contact Barbara Mann 840.562.8460

Tallahassee

32301

FL

Hogtown Whittlers

1001 NW 34th St     Contact  Frits Klaassen   352.373.8805  haarlem37@cox.net

Gainesville

32605

FL

Suncoast Woodcarvers Assn

1770 62 Ave N   Bill Sistar  725.621.2374  sistar@netmeg.net

St. Petersburg 

33702

GA Atlanta Woodcarvers Club 1340 McConnell Drive,  Contact info@atlantawoodcarvers.com

Decatur

30033

ID

Idaho Woodcarvers Guild

1982Roanoke Dr       roseboise@yahoo.com

Boise 

83712

ID

North Idaho Carvers

Contact Ken Dorris 208.772.8166    

ID

Snake River Woodcarvers 

davefx@dna.ida.net 

Idaho Falls

 

IL

Cornbelt Carving Club

304 E Mulberry, PO Box 426  cornbeltcarver@hotmail.com

Normal

61761

IN

Council Oak Woodcarvers

 318 Teri St.    Contact Marcia Yrineo 574.204.2856 carvingMYway@gmail.com   Carving every Saturday 9:00AM to 12:00PM alternating between the Centre Branch Library, corner of Miami Street and Kern Road and the South Bend Chocolate Cafe South Bend 46614
IN

Tri-State Woodcarvers 

6501 N. Green River Road    Contact Linda Allen 812-867-5734  Brulinallen@aol.com  Evansville 47725
IO Monona Wood Carvers  304 S Egbert St  Meets Tues. 1-4 pm & Thurs 6-9 pm  Lots of carving benefits  Contact Elmer Marting 563.539.2640, 363.539.8083, 563.880.0343 or marting@neitel.net  Monona 52159
KS

Kansas City Woodcarvers Club

67th & Roe   Contact Marty Epping 816.741.8718  mepping@kc.rr.com 

Prairie Village

 
LA

Hammond Cut-Ups

Contact George Will 985-340-0080 gfwill@escapees.com 

Hammond

70401

MD

Kent Island Carvers

250 Heritage Way  Contact Dave Connolly 410.708.6320 dmconnolly@verizon.net meet monthly 2nd Wed at Queenstown American Legion

Centerville

21617

MI

Leaning Tree WoodCarvers

PO Box 246 Contact Dave Allerding 269.623.6517 timbercarver@timbercarver.com

Delton

49046

MN

Minnesota Decoy & Waterfowl Carving Club

Club meets at Hope Lutheran Church, 4728 Cedar Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN at 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of each month7:00PM on the First Tuesday of Each Month

Minneapolis

 
MO

Ozarks Whittlers & Woodcarvers

Meets at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Portland at Delaware St., meets every Thurs. 6-9, Contact John Hodges 417.882.1223 or Steve Smith 417.818.1218

Springfield

65804

MO

St. Charles Area Woodcarvers

Community & Arts Center, 1035 St. Peters-Howell Road  Charles Sapp 636.928.0149 Charles@TheSapps.com

St. Peters

63376

MO

Ozark Mountain Woodcarvers of Southern MO  

24 Lands End, Kimberling City,  Contact evansjr@lvbw.net

Kimberling City

65686
MT

Montana State Woodcarvers Assoc.

Contact Bob & Ellen Marten, 406.826.2276 martin14@blackfoot.net 

Plains

59859
NC

Catawba Valley Woodcarvers

PO Box 1073, Contact Dwayne Gosnell 828.302.1473  or Beth Chester 828.244.9512. Meets 2nd Thurs. at Klingspor Woodworking.

Hickory

28603
NJ

Jersey Hills Woodcarvers

Jefferson Township High School, 1010 Weldon Rd. Contact Bob Caldo, Pres. 973.697.1006 or cfd6895@verizon.net  Oak Ridge 07438

NM

Dona Ana Woodcarvers

539 La Melodia Drive   Contact  Ed Dombrowski  505.521.4910  epdombrowski@cs.com 

Las Cruces

88011

NY

Woodcarvers Of Queens

94-05  71st  Ave  Henry or George  Chau  718.544.0265  wcarve@hotmail.com

Forest Hills

11375

OH Dayton Carvers Guild 5383 Sherfield Drive, Contact Marshall Stearns 937.837.0728 Istearns@erinet.com  Dayton 45426
OK Oklahoma City Woodcarvers

504 Country Lane, Midwest City, OK 73130

Midwest City 73110

OR

The Capitol Woodcarvers

PO Box 13321  

Salem

97309

OR

Coastal Carvers

Box 1005

Lincoln City 

97367

OR

National Fish Carvers Guild

922 NW 20th CT   Contact Dale Barrett   541.923.5935 FLYBOY@bendcable.com

Redmond

97756

OR

Southcoast Woodcarvers

10144 Hwy 42  Cedarwinds@harborside.com

Coquille

97450

OR

Western Woodcarvers Assoc.

4033 SW Canyon Road Cheatham Hall bdixon6@ihpc.net

Portland

97221

OR

Woodsculptors Northwest

1970 SE Pheasant Drive

Beaverton

97006

PA

United Chainsaw Carvers Guild

UCCG Director, Jim Rourke, HC 12, Box 528-B Director@uccg.org

Dingmans Ferry

18328

SD

Hay Camp Woodcarvers

c/o Diane Krause - 5975 Majestic Trail 

Rapid City

57702

TN

Evergreene Woodcarvers

Contact Neva Nolen      BsnNnn@aol.com 

Greenville

37708

TX

Chip O Tex Woodcarving Club

Park Place Estates, 5401 W Bus 83,  Contact Don Angelbeck  Chip_O_Tex@yahoo.com  Harlingen 78552
TX

Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers

RR1 Box 2640 Contact Elaine Craft 956.519.8209 etcraft@hotmail.com 

Mission

78574

TX

Texas Woodcarvers Guild

973 E fm 916  joesamhays@yahoo.com

Rio Vista

76093

UT Utah Valley Woodcarvers Club 1221 So. 1120th South, Club President Susan Hendrix 801.471.0758 shendrix@byu.net  Meets 2nd Thur 6-8:30 pm

Provo

84606

WA

American Assoc. of Woodturners

4326 S. Bell St.  Contact  Bob Means  turnerbob@juno.com   

Tacoma 

98408

WA

Capitol Wood Carvers Association

Box 11988   

Olympia

98508

WA

Cascade Chainsaw Sculptors Guild 

Jerry Heneger, 8536 Golden Valley Dr, henegerj@comcast.net  

Maple Falls

98266

WA

Evergreen Woodworkers Guild

P.O. Box 1094  Contact Bill Cogswell, 253.770.3921 or   Capitol Carvers, PO Box 13321, Salem, OR 97309.

Sumner

98390

WA

Feather & Quill Carvers

1117 NE 124th Ave   willhayden33@comcast.net or dbaiar@comcast.net 

Vancouver

98684

WA

Inland Carvers

13520 Shone Road c/o Donald Nanson

Nine Mile Falls 

99026

WA

Kitsap County Woodcarvers

PO Box 486  

Port Orchard

98366

WA

Lower Columbia Woodcarvers

PO Box 2829   Contact Dwayne Van dvan57@q.com

Longview 

98532

WA

National Fish Carvers Guild

7711 211th St East Contact Dan Patterson danarts@comcast.net or 253.210.3716 Spanaway 98387

WA

Northwest Wood Carvers Assn

PO Box 6092   webmaster@woodcarvers.org

Federal Way

98063

WA

Northwest Driftwood Artists

13214 NE 89th     jomarsh@verizon.net 

Redmond

98052

WA

Pacific Northwest Artisans

172 Sanford Lane   Al Popowski 360.477.4037

Sequim

98382

WA

Puget Sound Carvers

6220 43rd NE

Seattle

98115

WA

Puyallup Valley Carvers

1304 7th Ave SW

Puyallup 

98371

WA

Quilceda Carvers

PO Box 1846   charlie@quilcedacarvers.com

Marysville

98270

WA

Spokane Carvers

P.O. Box 9987 SpokaneCarversinfo@hughes.net

Spokane

99207

WA

Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Assn

PO Box 6962      kayechip@msn.com

Kennewick

99336

WA

Yakima Regional Woodcarvers

 PO Box 10182   Contact uniqueart@charter.net 

Yakima

98909

WI

Rock River Valley Carvers

1742 Chapman Ave   Contact 608.363.0554 or kjendlie@charter.net 

Beloit

53511

WI Coulee Region Woodcarvers 1220 Denton Street  Contact Tom Ladwig 608.582.4353 or thladw@centurytel.net 

LaCrosse

54601

WI

Wildlife Carving Club

9461 River Road  Contact Dennis Bell  262.694.2293 racinecarvers@cedarstump.us                 

Pleasant Prairie

53158

CANADA 

AB

N. Alberta Wood Carvers Association

11247-59 Ave    nawca@ecn.ab.ca

Edmonton, AB

T6H1G2

AB  

Chinook Wildfowl Carvers Assn.

c/o 50 Somerglen Rd SW   info@chinookwildfowlcarvers.com 

Calgary, AB

T2Y 3S2

BC

Central Fraser Valley Carvers 

Box 8000-408  Larry Armour, Pres.  carving4me@gmail.com

Abbotsford, BC

V2S6H1

BC

Mid-Island Carving Club

500 Bowen Road   dpolsen@shaw.ca

Nanaimo, BC

V9R1Z7

BC

North Okanagon Carvers Society

3928 Cascade Dr  the-lidleys@telus.net

Vernon, BC

V1T9E7

BC

Oceanside Woodcarvers

Ken Mogensen, President                   1399 Pilot Way  ken&lizmogensen@telus.net

 Nanoose Bay, BC

V9P9B8

BC

Richmond Carvers Society

P.O. Box 36507 Seafair Post Office 

Richmond, BC

V7C5M4 

BC

South Okanagon Woodcarvers

Eagle Bluff RR-2

Oliver, BC

V081T0

BC

Vancouver Island Woodcarvers

P.O. Box 53  Ed Raaflaub, Pres. raafl467@shaw.com 

Lantzville, BC

V0R2H0

BC

Campbell River Shoreline Arts Society

PO Box 20097  Contact Jack Minshull  250.923.5078  jacglad@telus.net

Campbell River, BC

V9W7Z5 

BC

Coverdale Carvers Club

8220 King George Highway  Contact Stan Freeman 604-590-2837 stanfreeman@shaw.ca 

Surrey, BC

V3W6E1

MB

Les Gens de Bois Woodcarving Club

c/o 11 Brereton Road    Contact Rick Brereton 204.255.8240 beaverbaywoodcarving@shaw.ca

Winnipeg, MB 

R2J 2T7

MB

Prairie Canada Carvers Assoc.

428 Ash St   Contact Ted Muir 204.237.1385  tedmuir@shaw.ca

Winnipeg, MB

R3N 0R2

ON

Guelph Carving Club

Marden Park & Community Centre, 7366 Wellington Road 30,  Meets Mon. 6-9 pm Contact Tom Moffat, 102 Sanderson Dr. moffat1@sympatico.ca or Raymond 519.822.7826

Guelph, ON

N1H7L9

ON

Ontario Woodcarvers Assn.

31 Donnamora Cres, Contact Emma Perlaky, 905.764.3859 or president@ontariowoodcarvers.com  Thornhill, ON

L3T 4K6

ON

Tri-Town Carving Club

692 Brewster St. Box 671, Jude Heon heon99@personainternet.com    (Includes New Liskeard, Haileybury, & Cobalt)

Haileybury, ON

P0J1K0

ON

Chantry Carvers

Chantry Seniors Centre,  c/o P.O.Box 1164
Contact  jimjam943@aol.com

Southampton , ON  

N0H 2L0

QC

Les Artisans Sculpteurs des Cantons

172 Élaine C Poirier  Sherbrooke, QC

J1H2X9

SK

Regina Whittlers and Woodcarvers

c/o 94 McCaul Cres.  Contact Lars Rostad  306.543.8861  lars.r@sasktel.net 

Regina, SK

S4R 3X1

ENGLAND

UK Lancashire & Cheshire Woodcarvers 11 Palace House Road,  Contact John Adamson  44(0)1422847141 treesculptor@hotmail.co.uk Hebden Bridge  West Yorkshire HX7 6HW

 UK 

Wooldale Carvers

 Contact Mr Wilf Hansom  Phone +44 01484 847879 or wilfhansum@tiscaly.co.uk 

Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England

 

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