Greetings Fellow Woodcarvers

Greetings Fellow Carvers

Happy New Year Everyone!
I hope you all have had a good holiday and were able to spend some quality time with family and friends. Now that the holiday season is over it is time to direct our attention to our wood carving show. First, I would encourage you to register for the Show and at the same time, pay dues for 2019. Second, it’s time to get your carvings ready for the Show. Finally, please volunteer to help. We need your time and talents to make this project a success.Bob Warner has been selling raffle tickets and he is encouraging everyone to buy early and often. Bubba Mullis is selling the John C. Campbell raffle tickets. I would like to see each member buy/sell at least 5 tickets. The John C. Campbell Folk School has been around for over 90 years teaching folk arts and crafts. There is something at the school for everyone. If you ever wanted to start a hobby or improve your skills, this is the place to do it. No matter what your interests are they will probably have a class with outstanding instructors.
Greetings Woodcarvers!!!
The year is rapidly coming to a close and before we know it, it will time for the Show. I hope everyone is working on their Show entries and planning a carving for the theme as well. I know there are many demands for our time as the holidays approach but please take time to register for the Show and pay your dues for the upcoming year. I know our club treasurer would appreciate as many as possible complete the registration form so he can assign a carver number. Early registration will make his job a lot easier as we approach the Show date.

The club still has T-shirts, hats, polo shirts and club badges for sale. Please contact Joe Davis if you are interested in purchasing any club apparel.
Congratulations to our club members who recently participated in the Hickory, NC and the Ohio Artistry in Wood carving shows. The Charlotte Woodcarvers Club was well represented and won numerous ribbons. I am constantly amazed at the creativity and artistry our club members exhibit.
I hope you all have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
Your positive action with positive thinking results in success.Al Wheeler
Shiv Shera
President, CWC
Charlotte Woodcarvers
Here we are again with another hurricane threatening to do more damage in the southeast. I hope everyone has fully recovered from Florence and now we have Michael to contend with.
All we can do is hope for the best.
Those that took Ron Dowdy’s class last month had some extraordinary carvings to show the club members. The consensus of the club is to continue offering as many different carving classes as possible.
I am delighted to inform the club members the Caricature Carvers of America (CCA) will hold their 2020 meeting in conjunction with our annual woodcarving show. This is a tremendous opportunity and honor for our club to be able to attract such a talented group. We hope they will teach some seminars and maybe some carving classes before and after the show. Special thanks go out to Rod Gatlin and his committee for completing the proposal to CCA.
Here we are again with another hurricane threatening to do more damage in the southeast. I hope everyone has fully recovered from Florence and now we have Michael to contend with.

Those that took Ron Dowdy’s class last month had some extraordinary carvings to show the club members. The consensus of the club is to continue offering as many different carving classes as possible.
