THE PIEDMONT CARVER. Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday March 17th

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MARCH 2018 THE PIEDMONT WOOD CARVERS CLUB THE PIEDMONT CARVER CARVING THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday March 17th Join us on Saturday March 17th for our

There will be a short business session at 11:00. A drawing will be held for door prizes via a raffle.

1 MARCH 2018 THE PIEDMONT WOOD CARVERS CLUB THE PIEDMONT CARVER CARVING THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday March 17th Join us on Saturday March 17th for our monthly meeting and carve in. Doors open at 8:45 and you may stay as long as you like. Enjoy coffee and donuts or bring a snack to share with the club. Water and soft drinks are also available. There will be a short business session at 11:00. A drawing will be held for door prizes via a raffle. Tickets for the raffle are earned by wearing your name badge, club logo/shirt, having a carving for show and tell, by a donation of a completed Angel of Hope or you may purchase a ticket for $1 each. Raffle items this month: $20 QT gift card, 2 rough outs, PWCC club patch Visitors are always welcome, bring a friend! Club Ed is informal sessions led by PWCC members. March brings Claude Banks, see page 4 for details. If you are interested in leading an informational carving session during a Wednesday Carve-In or during a Saturday Monthly Meeting, please contact Richard Card at richcard@charter.net. Club Seminar details are on page 5, be sure and take a look! New registration forms and guidelines are yet another fresh view of PWCC s Club Education efforts. The Piedmont Carver Official Publication of The Piedmont Wood Carvers Club PO Box Greenville, SC E. Butler Rd. Mauldin, SC 29662

Page 2 Spring is finally here! Yippee! The me change means longer days and warmer nights.

Wonderful me for a new carving project! Spring has spring in the club as well.

Con nues next month with a class from Orchid Davis on wood burning and pain ng.

Thanks to all the members who stepped up to help make our home a be er place.

Share your carving environment with the club and our Facebook visitors.

This month s mee ng should be a ball of fun as Claude Banks will lead a group carving a turtle in co on wood

Show work con nues expect news and updates on this shortly.

2 Page 2 Spring is finally here! Yippee! The me change means longer days and warmer nights. This gives me that reassurance and joyous feeling that I need to get moving and start something new. Wonderful me for a new carving project! Spring has spring in the club as well. The Educa on department spring into ac on with Tom Gow s lighthouse class. Con nues next month with a class from Orchid Davis on wood burning and pain ng. Club spring cleaning con nues as we spruce up the club room and re-organize our library resources. Thanks to all the members who stepped up to help make our home a be er place. Speaking of home, we d like everyone to snap a photo or two of you carving in your favorite place(s). Share your carving environment with the club and our Facebook visitors. Send you photos to Mike Barton so that he can add them to our Facebook page. This month s mee ng should be a ball of fun as Claude Banks will lead a group carving a turtle in co on wood bark. Claude is always funny and a pleasure to be around. Show work con nues expect news and updates on this shortly. I expect to distribute more Angels of Hope next month, so turn in your Angels. I will miss the mee ng, because I will be a ending Steve Brown s Renegade Round-Up in Tennessee. I ll be carving for a full week with some of the CCA top instructors. Expect me to return with a few less bandaids. Ha Ha Remember, if there is nothing to sweep up, you ain t carving :) Keep carving and keep smiling! Dave Fisher Presidents Desk PWCC Officers

3 THE PIEDMONT CARVER Page 3 Club Seminars February Seminar was Lighthouse Bark Carving with Tom Gow. Tom will be at the club on Wednesday the 14th for a follow-up session on painting everyone's lighthouses. If you have not finished yours, get to work and join us on Wednesday! Corbels, Gorbels or is it Gerbils?

4 Page 4 PWCC Club Ed March Club Ed - Turtles with Claude Banks Saturday March 17th. Blanks will be $5-6, payable to Claude the day of class. Sign up sheet is in the club the Cultural Center. February Club Ed - Leprechauns with Dave Sikkelee

5 Page 5 Club Ed Seminars Pyrography Workshop and Seminar SPACE STILL AVAILABLE Piedmont Wood Carvers Club is pleased to announce a pyrography (wood burning) workshop and seminar led by Orchid Davis. This is an opportunity not to be missed combining wood burning and painting & techniques in one seminar. Title: Pyrography Workshop and Seminar Subject: Two 5 x 7 work pieces, one dedicated to feathery subjects and the other to furry subjects and on the third day painting and techniques Class size: minimum 5, maximum 8 for woodburning, 12 for painting Date/Time: Full seminar April 13, 14, 15, 2018, 9am - 4:30pm each day Painting & techniques only (burning students have priority) April 15, 2018 Location: PWCC club room, Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Rd., Mauldin, SC Seminar Cost: $155.00* (full seminar) payable by your check (no cash) payable to Piedmont Wood Carvers Club, noted as Orchid Davis Seminar *(includes $5 facilities fee) Material Cost: Included with seminar Tools/equipment: Burner and tips, Colwood J tip, You must make arrangements for a burner if you do not have your own. Many club members have burners. As a last resort, if you can not borrow one, let me know and I will try to help. Registration: Completed and signed Seminar Registration Form plus one of following: (Mail registration on or after February 18, 2018 to be received by April 1, 2018) Check for $155 for full seminar (recommended) or Check for $50 for painting and techniques only (note class size may be 12) or Check for $75 as deposit for full seminar total to be received by April 1, Mail completed and signed registration form and check to Charles Arnold, 1212 Ravenswood Dr., Anderson, SC, Successful registrants will receive a confirmation . Include SASE if no .

Page 6 Bulletin Board Spring In Bloom Festival & Bazar!

everything you ll need for your garden and home.

PWCC will be selling Hot Dogs and Walking Taco s. Stop by and support the club!

6 Page 6 Bulletin Board Spring In Bloom Festival & Bazar! Hosted annually by the Mauldin Garden Club and the City of Mauldin, this Spring festival is your chance to pick up everything you ll need for your garden and home. Families and friends alike can listen to local bluegrass, enjoy a classic car show and grab a bite to eat. PWCC will be selling Hot Dogs and Walking Taco s. Stop by and support the club! How To Fair Saturday, April 14, am 2pm The 4th annual How-To Fair is a day devoted to learning new hobbies and skills at the Main Library. Join community members, local businesses, and non-profits for demonstrations of various hobbies, crafts, and D-I-Y projects. Free and open to all ages; no registration required. There is a huge list of participants, for the complete list go to howtofair@andersonlibrary.org. PWCC will be there providing wood carving demonstrations!!! Join us at the Anderson Library 300 N. McDuffy St. Anderson, SC 29621

7 Page 7 PWCC in Charlotte Thanks to the PWCC members that supported and participated in the Charlotte Wood Carvers Show. Special recognition to members who were awarded ribbons: Open: Charlie Arnold & John Moore Intermediate: Jim Hayes, Tommy Banes & Tanya Hammond Novice: Danny Hammond

Page 8 Member News Welcome back former members David and Reba Turner of Union!!! Request From Dave Sikkelee Dave spent the month of February Carve-Ins teaching a leprechaun to many PWCC members.

8 Page 8 Member News Welcome back former members David and Reba Turner of Union!!! Request From Dave Sikkelee Dave spent the month of February Carve-Ins teaching a leprechaun to many PWCC members. He would like to see all of those who took the class bring their complete or incomplete leprechaun to the March 17 th General Meeting. Since March 17 th is St. Patrick s day he thought it would be nice to have them all displayed. If anyone has a leprechaun from one of Dave's previous classes that would be added icing on the cake for us new carvers. PWCC Membership Dues Reminder: Deadline for club dues is April 1st. After that, your name will be removed from the club roster. We do not want to lose any members so I urge you to renew before the deadline by sending a check for $25.00 payable to PWCC to: Jim Hayes 23 Worthington Ct. Simpsonville, SC You can also renew at a March Wednesday Carve-in or during the Monthly Meeting on March 17th. Summer Picnic Announcement Mark your calendars and save the date! The PWCC summer picnic will be held on August 25th. The picnic will be held near downtown Greenville in McPherson Park at the Sears Recreation Center. Details coming soon. Club Seminar Announcement Carol Jean Boyd will be conducting a 3 day class on November 13, 14 &15, The class will be for intermediate and advanced carvers and will require hand tools, rotary tool and dust collector. Details coming soon.

9 Page 9 Member News Marc Blanchard Please include Marc and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Mark had bypass surgery on Friday March 2nd and is the hospital where he continues to improve. Club Calendar

THE PIEDMONT CARVER. Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday April 21st

THE PIEDMONT CARVER. Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday April 21st APRIL 2018 THE PIEDMONT WOOD CARVERS CLUB THE PIEDMONT CARVER CARVING THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday April 21st Join us on Saturday April 21st for our monthly