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Charley Phillips - Flowers Charley is known for her delicate floral carvings on many practical and useful items. Decorative painter for many years, she turned to woodcarving in 1995. Her work has won awards in several regional woodcarving shows. She has written articles for Woodcarving Illustrated issues #32 and #35 featuring floral relief carving projects.

She will be teaching one-day classes on a flower of your choice on all 4 days of the roundup. There are hand-carved pins - your choices will be from a daisy, sunflower, pansy, and/or wild rose pin. Or, if you choose a longer project (clock or jar-lid) you have the option to sign up for more than one day of Charley?s classes (not necessarily on consecutive days). Instructional cost per day is $30.00, this includes one pin blank of your choice. The clock blank start at $15.00 and the jar lids start at $10.00, depending on the project. The more difficult projects may take more than one day to complete.

Jim Van-Duyns - Carving Pierced Relief - Projects will be old cabins,barns, covered bridges, and out houses.

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The cost will be $25.00 for the first day and $20.00 for each day after. Projects will take from 2 to 4 days. The wood and glass will be between $10 and $20 dollars depending on the size. Sizes will run from 8x10x1 up to 15x13x11/2 all basswood. General hand tools will be used and a couple of flat chisels will be very helpful. A power tool such a Dremel or Foredom and cone shaped stone will be needed to do the grass and trees. Projects will be old cabins,barns, covered bridges, and out houses. You can contact Jim at woodcarverjim@yahoo.com

Jim has been carving for about 35 years. He got into relief carving about 10 years ago and started taking the back ground out and putting in stained glass. Jim has won blue ribbons in the last 9 shows he has entered including first and second at 2011 Fort Meyers show in the masters division.

Russ Kubara - chainsaw carving Half day seminar/lecture on chainsaw carving on Wednesday followed by a one day workshop actually carving with a chainsaw on Thursday. Take only the Wedensday seminar if you wish, but if you want the Thursday workshop, the Wednesday seminar is required. We will be using die grinders for sanding, roto-zips, and other power carving tools as well as chainsaws.

Wednesday afternoon Chainsaw Power Carving" Seminar inside building. Cost 10.00, Materials included
Chainsaw Carving takes "power carving" to a whole new level! Participants in this seminar will be introduced to all aspects of large format wood sculpture, including: Sketching and modeling (hands on), materials selection, power carving equipment, chainsaw and power tool safety, chainsaw maintenance, blocking out and rough cuts, chainsaw techniques, detailing techniques, smoothing techniques, finishing and preserving.

Thursday all day class "Chainsaw Power Carving" Workshop - workshop will be outside the building. A prerequisite is attendance at the previous days Chainsaw Power Carving Seminar - maximum 6 participants in this workshop. Instructional fee of $20 plus a wood fee of approximately another $20
Workshop participants will carve a standing eagle step-by-step . For a pattern of the eagle click here. Participants must have appropriate safety equipment (chaps, eye and ear protection, safety shoes, gloves, etc) A small gas chainsaw (max 32cc, 14") is required. Bring any power carving equipment that you may have, hand tools and chisels, or anything else that removes wood.

Barbara Mann - Carve a figure in a cypress knee - Carve a figure in a cypress knee (Old World Santa, traditional Santa face, wizard, wood spirit face, animal, structure). These classes fill up early, so pre-registration is recommended Clean cypress knees from 8 to 25 inches tall, in singles, doubles, triples, and re-saws available for purchase ($8 to $35). Basswood roughouts ($20) of cypress knees will be available for those who would prefer to do a cypress knee looking figure but want to carve basswood. No two cypress knees are alike and the completed carvings will all look different. These will truly be one-of-a-kind carvings. The instruction fee is $10 per day. Classes will be offered all four days of the Roundup.

Some woodcarving experience is helpful, but imagination and enthusiasm are very useful. We use knives, gouges and V-tools, and all tools need to be sharp as the cypress knee is fairly soft. Hair, beards, and mustaches can be carved with a small gouge or V-tool, or woodburned for a different look. The instructor will have a woodburner available. Some figures can be completed in one day; those more detailed and larger will take two days but can often be completed at home. Completed knees look best when sanded with the 220 gold, cloth-backed sandpaper and then finished. They can be painted with acrylics or oils, or lacquered, or finished with tung oil only. The instructor will have examples of different figures (several new) and different styles and finishes.

Barbara, from Tallahassee, Florida, has been carving for 40 years and been teaching carving for 35 years. She is a returning instructor for the Florida Roundup, the Michigan Roundup in Evart, and the Indiana Woodcarvers Summer Camp. She has also taught at the Northeast Woodcarving Roundup in Pennsylvania, Southeastern Woodcarving School, John C. Campbell Folk School, and Jacksonville Center for the Arts in Floyd, VA. She is a co-founder of the Tallahassee woodcarving club, Capital City Carvers, and regularly teaches carving workshops, provides woodcarving demonstrations, and exhibits her work in galleries and at woodcarving shows. She can be contacted at carvermann@yahoo and For her web site click here..

Glenn Fry -Intarsia Scroll Saw an apple blossom. This will be a one day class on all 4 days. We will be using a scroll saw (provided by Glen) to create a 3-D flower with leaves. The project will e made from 3 different woods, Basswood, poplar and cedar. Size of project is 5 x 7. Glen will have 5 scroll saws available to share. Class size maximum of 10 students.

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Tools the student should bring small (3 in.) square if they have it or share Glens, plus a carving knife and gouges of different sizes. Instructional fee is $25 per student. Materials will be additional $25.00. Questions - contact Glen at glenco26@hotmail.com

Bob Marek - Relief Carving One day classes on all 4 day Hand tools will be used. Bob will offer a choice of 1. Blue Heron in Flight - 2. Two raccoons in crotch of tree - 3. Sea Side house on stilts - 4. Shanty in woods - 5. Lighthouse.

These reliefs will be in 1 inch thick basswood, 8 x 10 in size. Cost for the project: $35.00 for plan, wood & first day of carving, & $15.00 for each additional day. Bob will also bring 2 or 3 projects suitable for a beginner for a 1 day project; $35.00 for day, wood & project. Hand tools will be used. Students should be able to complete the project in 1 day or be far enough along to be able to finish it on their own. We will have Warren Tools for Sale.

Leah Goddard - Realistic Animals and more - offered on Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday and Thursday Class is Full, These classes fill up early, so pre-registration is recommended Carve a realistic animal of choice. Students can choose from a variety of animals including a raccoon, rabbit, squirrel, bear, mouse, beaver, whimsical book worm and new this year a wolf or Santa. Using simple hand tools and a wood burner, students begin from a basswood rough-out learning the techniques used to create all realistic mammals or caricature. Close attention will be paid to detail, texturing and anatomy. Students are welcome to begin a project in one day to get a fundamental knowledge of project or sign up for multiple days for full completion. All painting materials are supplied by instructor.
Cost: $30 per day Rough-outs: $10.00 -$35.00

Leah lives in Sarasota Florida and is a professional artist, author, and teacher. She has contributed to both Wood carving illustrated and Chip Chat magazines, and has authored her own book Carving Natures Rascals: Carving an Armadillo,Skunk,Mouse and Raccoon Leah has taught wood carving for over ten years.

Chau Pham - Pine Grosbeak 4 day class Chau will teach the creation of a Pine Grosbeak. The body of the Pine Grosbeak is basically the same as the Rose Breasted Grosbeak but quite different in colors. This is a 4 day class, you must expect to be in the class all 4 days and be there all day long or it won't get done. Students should bring their power tools and sanding equipment, burners and a variety of small hand tools including a knife and any respiratory protection they may desire. Cost of the class is $140 instructional fee plus $25 for the Tupelo roughout. The roughout will not require any heavy grinding, but detailing will be done with a Ram or equivalent type power tool.

Chau Pham, from Winter Park, FL, while working full time as a subcontractor in Orlando still has time to devote to woodcarvers through his participation as a judge for many shows in different states as well as a competitor at the The Ward World championships. Recently, his carving of a Barn Owl won the People's Choice Award at the 2009 Ward World Championship and Best in Show at the Winter National Wood Art Exposition. Chau received a degree of Fine Arts in Saigon in 1976, as well as attending the Atlanta College of Art, on scholarships. At the age of 11, he attended the largest Buddhist temple in Vietnam, where he learned woodcarving. He discovered his love for wildfowl carving in 1988, at a local wildlife gallery. To see more pictures of Chau's carvings click here.

Jim O'Dea - "Carving your own Human Face Study Stick, Carving a stylized Eagle and other projects"

"Carving your own Human Face Study Stick" is an introduction to face carving for the beginning woodcarver with little or no experience doing human faces. Students will have the opportunity to follow a methodology in developing a human face using just a knife, but if you have palm gouges bring them and Jim will show you where they can be used to better advantage. The emphasis of the class will be on the "process", not the artistic nature of the carving. Students will go home with their own Human Face study sticks. The Human Face Study Stick class will be divided into 2 days, take one day or both days. See Jim's web site for class details.

Wedensday Class is Full:the class will be carving an Eye stick in the morning and an Ear stick in the afternoon- Instructional Fees and material fees total $20. This is a one day class and as it is a step-by-step teaching technique, you must be there at 9 am to start the class. You will complete both an eye stick and an ear stick in one day. This class will be offered on Wednesday only.

Thursday - class is " Carving Small Characters in the Jack Price style". These are full figure characters from 7/8 x 7/8 by 2 inch high basswood blocks, done in a manner outlined in Jack's book and being taught with his permission. Class material cost which includes his book is $20. Class is a step-by-step teaching technique, you must be there at 9 am to start the class.

Friday - Jim will offer all of his various blanks and help you with them. This is NOT step by step so arrive anytime and select from face silhouettes, ornaments, etc. blank costs from $2 to $12. Also available is a Bellamy Style Eagle - this is a 26 inch wide eagle in a butternut rough out, done in a folk art style made famous by John Bellamy of Kittery Maine in the 1860's. Large tools will be used for this project and Jim has plenty of loaners available. This Eagle won't be completed in one day, but you will get to do all the hard parts such that you can finish it at home. Cost of the Butternut roughout is $28. Also a "New England" Stylized Eagle with an arrow in it's claws - Butternut roughout is $20. Both style eagles are made to hang flat against the wall. The intention is for the bird to be oiled and if a flag is included on the piece it would be painted. See examples of the eagles from other classes here.

Jim O'Dea spends summers on Grand Island, NY and lives in Rotonda West, FL. Jim has 37 years experience carving human caricatures, carousel horses, realistic freshwater fish, and whales. He has taught woodcarving for 17 years, including evening courses at Ledyard High School, Ledyard CT, weekend classes at the New England Carousel Museum in Mystic, CT; the New England Woodcarvers Retreat held in Rhode Island; the NorthEast Woodcarvers Roundup in Honesdale,PA, The Michigan Woodcarvers Roundup at Evart, MI, the Indiana Woodcarvers Summer Camp and numerous classes for the Mystic Carvers Club in Mystic, CT, Rainbow Woodcarvers Club in Niagara Falls, NY; the Southtowns Woodcarvers Club in Hamburg, NY; the Peace River Carvers Club in Arcadia, FL; the Myakka River Carvers Club in El Jobean, Fl, and the North Port Woodcarvers in Northport, FL. Contact Jim at jeodea@aol.com with questions.

Floyd Rhadigan - Caricatures. Floyd offers the same class repeated on Tuesday, Wedensday and Thursday. The Friday Class is FULL. Floyd has 40 years experience woodcarving and teaching for 35. Floyd lives and works full time as a woodcarver in Clinton, MI where he has a studio and store that is in a old bank built in 1873. He also travels around the U.S. teaching caricature carving. Floyd offers numerous blanks from which the student can pick and Floyd will provide guidance. These classes fill up early, so pre-registration is recommended

Floyd is the CCA President and has won numerous awards including the CCA Special Award in Dayton Ohio anda first place ribbon at the 2004 National CCA Competition. He teaches woodcarving classes all around the country including Michigan Woodcarving Seminars, Oscoda; Creative Woodcarving Seminar, Cadillac, MI in June each year; Woodcarvers Roundup, Evart, MI June each year; and NorthEast Woodcarvers Roundup, Honesdale, PA July each year. Floyd will be teaching every day of the roundup.

Instructional Fee is $20 FOR A FULL DAY + BLANK COST. He has many blanks available which range in price from $8 TO $35. Generally 1 or 2 projects can be completed in a day. Floyd uses knives and palm gouges. Floyd will discuss his painting techniques and if there is time will do a painting demo one day. He uses watered down acrylic paints. Floyd has been featured on the covers of all three major woodcarving magazines and took Best of Show, First and Second at the 2006 Caricature Carvers of America Show held at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN. Contact Floyd at rhads134@comcast.net See several of his other carvings at his website here.

Carolyn Marek - Woodburning (Pyrography) One day classes, all days. Fee per day is $25.00 including one piece of wood, pattern of choice, use of woodburner (if you don't have one), or you may bring your own woodburner & power strip. Woodburners, heat-control units, water-color crayons & wood will be available for purchase

Learn how to start with a drawing (pattern) & translate it to fully finished finely detailed woodburned projects. Working step by step, all materials & tools needed, how to select the surface suitable to your projects, how to judge the depth of color & tonal values through the use of textures & layers, will be discussed.

Projects for this year are: 1. Zebra, giraffe & Impala in African scene - 2. Elephant in an African scene - 3. Covered bridge scene - 4. Abandoned train depot scene - 5. Water scene picture/frame. When completed, 'color', if chosen will be used to enhance your project, not over-power or obscure it. This will be achieved with water-color crayons.

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When thinking of woodburning, you may ask "why soft shading & not outlining"? I did outline for about 15 years & found it wanting; I sensed shading was integral, but how to get there. The 'shading' tip was unacceptable; then for awhile I painted & learned shading. Also, when outlining, it is very easy to "overshoot" - start a new line after taking the tool out of the line just burned, in order to move the hand & board. And, if/when a mistake is made after burning a line, a gully most likely will be made trying to correct it. "Soft shading" is burning only on the top surface of the wood & a single edge razor blade in most instances will correct the error, or at the very least minimize it. Additionally, it is easier to shade an object when it is not equally dark overall; using lost edges to your advantage.

Using the soft shading technique & low, medium & high heat will create light, medium & dark tones & different textural effects within your projects, such as water, trees, wood, etc. With just one tip, a few basic strokes & different heats - the "burning bug" may just bite you. With basic instruction & a little practice, you will soon be able to woodburn with confidence/expertise, creating photo quality artwork.

Pete LeClair - Caricatures (These classes fill up, so be sure to pre-register)
Tuesday Class is full: - Pete will teach a one day class doing "Mr Scraps" - - these are smaller heads done from basswood blanks. There are a number of faces you could do such as the sea captain pictured. NO painting but CD you get will have painting instructions. Instructional fee and materials $25 a day.

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Wedensday Class is full: - Pete will teach a one day class on carving the face off a corner of the block similar to that pictured here.

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Thursday and Friday Class is full: - a 2 day class carving a "small bust" from a 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 6 inches blank. Several possible "characters" you can do from the same generic blank. NO painting but CD with picture of project you get will have painting instructions. Instructional fee and materials $60 for this 2 day class. This class project will be similar to last years project in size and type, BUT Pete is designing a who;e new set of characters for which pictures will NOT be available until January. . Pictured below are last years projects to give you an idea of what he will be doing BUT are NOT the actual characters for 2012.

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Pete, a resident of Gardner, Massachusetts, has been carving since 1973 and began showing his work in 1990. In 1994 Pete won Best of Show at the Susquehanna Decoy and Woodcarving Show in Pennsylvania, and is a two time Texas Whittling Champion in the open competition! See more about Pete LeClair and his woodcarvings.

Pete teaches in a very structured manner, step by step. Thus to get the full benefit of the class students must be there at the start and stay thru the end of the class.

Pete recommends (but not required) : #9 sweep -5mm (Swiss gouge); #11-3mm (Swiss gouge); #9-3/8" (Harmen or Ramulson gouge); #7-1/2" (Harmen or Ramulson gouge).Pete will have several extras of these recommended gouges with him for the students to use during the class

Pete is a member of the prestigious Caricature Carvers of America. He was inducted into CCA in September 1994. He now teaches seminars throughout the country and recently taught and lectured in the UK and Australia. He is the author of three books. Carving Caricature Heads & Faces, Carving Caricature Figures from Scratch and "Carving A Caricature Bust". Pete also contributed to the book Carving the Full Moon Saloon and Carving the Circus. You can see Pete's books at here on Amazon Books

Clancy Smith - Deep Relief - one day classes, teaching all 4 days- take as many days as you need. These classes fill up early, so pre-registration is recommended Clancy is a member of the Deltona Woodcarvers Club and has been carving since he retired in 1991. He has won several ribbons at club shows throughout Florida. He has participated in the Roundup since it's inception and taught here the last 3 years. He has also taught classes at different clubs throughout Florida. Deep Relief Carving Classes for the 2011 Florida Roundup will include a single oak leaf, a flowering dogwood tree branch and a grist mill with water wheel. Students should be able to complete all carvings or acquire sufficient knowledge to complete at home. A 5" x 6" single oak leaf relief carving with rolled or turned lobes is ideal for the beginning relief carver and can be completed in a one day class.. Cost for a one day class is $20.00 for the pattern, wood blank and one day's instruction. A flowering dogwood tree branch (size 5"x2"x1") is available at $35.00 and includes the wood blank, pattern and instruction. This carving may take two to three days to complete. A grist mill with water wheel (size 12"x12"x2") is a deep relief carving and will take four days or more to complete. This carving is for the person wanting to do a more challenging deep relief carving. The carving includes a stone mill, trees, water wheel and running water. Cost is $45.00; includes wood blank pattern and instruction. Hand tools will be used for all carving.

Mary Weinheimer - Chip Carving, Kolrosing, various projects Mary Weinheimer will be back again this year with a lot of new projects. In addition to new caricatures, she has expanded her practical pretty line of household goods and added a new line of caricatures in relief. She will still be teaching Kolrosing, and has a new technique of Kolrosing in the negative. Instructional fee of $10 a day plus whatever blank cost you pick out. Mary will teach every day, and will have some tools available to loan to her students. She will also have roughouts, cutouts and tools available for purchase.

Ginny Gray - Cottonwood bark houses. This will be 1 day classes on all four days carving various whimsical houses in cottonwood bark. Cost is $30 the first day plus cost of wood. If you come back the second day to continue, the cost is $15 per day. Bark pieces are from 10 to 20 inches in length and cost's range from $10 to $25 depending on the size. Your choice depends on your carving experience and the time and energy you wish to spend in class and at home. Suggested hand tools are a carving knife with 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" blade, glove, #3 sweep gouges - 1/4", 3/8", 1", V tool, skew, #9 or a wide tool to remove bark. We'll use what you have.

Ginny lives in Stone Mountain, GA and travels in a 32 ft. Bounder RV with her 2 dogs ("they have her back"). She began carving in 1995 and after studying with 15 expert carvers between Tennessee and Provos, Utah, decided on relief work as her preference. Then- she found cottonwood bark and whimsical houses and "was hooked". She has taught "BARKING" in Atlanta, GA, Daytona, Arcadia, and Port Charlotte, FL, and Townsend, Tenn. Whimsical is the magic word - no straight lines, no sanding, no power. Come to Ginny's class and you may "get hooked on bark too". If you have questions she can be reached at 404 292 9488 or 404 313 4454. Email is ginny@carvingfiddler.com

Ralph Rossignol - Spoons & Totem Poles Ralph has many different spoon designs from various woods available or a Totem Pole about 18 inches tall, painting included if there is time. Classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. One day classes, instructional fee $15 per day, Totem Blank cost $12. Spoon blanks $8-$10. Come back as many days as you need. Ralph is from the Leesburg, FL club.

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