Woodcarvers Club display window with award winning items.
Several members of the Woodcarvers Club entered their creations into the Desert Woodcarving Show held in Mesa on March 16 and 17, and received an award. Some of the award-winning items are in the right half of the Woodcarvers display window in the Creative Arts Center in PebbleCreek.
Here is a list of the awards to club members:
Richard Schlotzhauer, Novice: 1st place medallion – Best of Group, plus 1st place medallion – Best of Novice Class for Mother and Baby Giraffes
Dale Sevig, Novice: 1st place medallion – Best of Group and 2nd Place medallion – Best of Novice Class for Four Kachinas on Cylindrical Base; 2nd place ribbon for Yu’pik Mask
Bob Lukes, Novice: 1st place ribbon for Relief Carving of Desert Scene; 2nd place ribbon for Bark Carving of Whimsical Tower
Elane Rajeski, Novice: 1st place ribbon for Three Kachinas on Cylindrical Base
Kathy Stauffer, Novice: 1st place medallion – Best of Group for Bark Carving of Whimsical Windmill; 1st place ribbon for Borrowing Owl; 1st place ribbon for Relief Carving of Mother and Baby Giraffes; 2nd place ribbon for Bark Carving of Whimsical House
Lyle Chrisman, Intermediate: 1st place medallion – Best of Group for Rainbow Trout; 1st place medallion – Best of Group for Moose Fighting
Richard Schmidt, Intermediate: 3rd place ribbon – Best of Group for Bark Carving of Tree House; 3rd place ribbon – Best of Group for “Beer,” a Bear with Antlers
Chris Pelikan, Advanced: 2nd place medallion for Arches National Park Relief Carving; 3rd place medallion – Best of Group for Mother and Baby Giraffes
Prospective members may sign up for the beginner’s class by October 1, or January 1, each year. The one-day class, which focuses on tool safety and how to carve a simple project, will be held around the middle of October or January respectively. The cost is $25. Class attendees will then have the option to join the club if there is continued interest. However, club membership is open only to PebbleCreek residents. Please contact Tom Wick if interested in attending a beginner’s class. Tom can be reached at 262-408-7355 or via email at [email protected]. Regular carving classes are held from October through April. The carving room is available for club members daily throughout the year, except for Thursday mornings when another club uses the room.