Kim Bowie It is a tradition among woodcarvers to pass tools on from the master carver to a novice. Near the end of his life Norm Lubahn donated a lot of carving tools and wood to the PebbleCreek Woodcarving Club. One donation was a toolbox full of tools, including a power carving and wood burning…
Jim Brown The PebbleCreek Woodcarving Club has selected Dutch Rea as the Carver of the Month for the month of December, 2024. Dutch hales from Fresno, Calif., and many of us in the carving club remember this guy walking into the carving room and saying “I need a house in PebbleCreek.” That was the initiation…
Jim Brown After a two-plus-year hiatus caused by COVID-19, the Wood Carving Club has re-instituted “Carver of the Month.” Our recipient for the month of January 2023 is Diana Ho. Diana is an accomplished artist, formerly operating an art studio in Phoenix. She is actively involved in the art and cultural community in the Phoenix…
Larry Matney The Founders’ Award for Outstanding Carver of the Year was first established by Mel and Ruth Donaho in 2007. The criteria for this award states that all previous honorees shall serve as the committee to determine future qualified carvers, and it doesn’t necessarily require a recipient every year. The previous recipients of this…