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Green Mountain Woodcarvers Annual Show
August 16, 2008
Green Mountain Woodcarvers Annual Show, Morrisville, Vermont
Topsfield Fair
October 3 - 13, 2008
Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, Massachusetts
16 Annual Wildlife Art & Carving Competition Expo
October 4 - 5, 2008
Newbury, Massachusetts
Route 95, Exit 57, 113 East to Historic Newburyport, 3.5 miles on left, behind Newbury Town Hall
Competitive Levels: Youth division (all entries) Novice, Intermediate and Open Divisions in Life-size Wildfowl,
Miniature Wildfowl and Floating Decorative Decoys.
Open to All Categories: Traditional Decoys, Contemporary Decoys, Antique Repro Decoys, Antique
Repro Shore Birds, Contemporary Shore Birds, Decorative Birds. Bench Carving, Photography, Flat Art.
Fees: $15 first entry, $5 each additional -- Youth $5 each entry Registration: Friday, - 2pm to 7pm / Saturday - 8am to 10am
Massachusetts State Championship
Best of Bird Competition (OPEN) - $1000, Second Place - $200, Third Place - $100
Best of Bench Competition - $100, Second Place - $50, Third Place - $25
Best of Wildlife Art Award - $50 Best of Wildlife Photography Award - $50
Information -- Jim White - 978-768-7218, Sharon Teska: teskastudio@sbcglobal.net,
Mail-in Entries - Paul O’Brien -781-334-5193 Please call ahead for exact shipping instructions.
Mystic Carver's Club Woodcarvers Retreat
October 10-13, 2008
Woodcarvers Retreat in New England - Sponsored by the Mystic Carver's Club.
Come to New England during the beautiful fall foliage and spend the weekend carving.
Location: W. Alton Jones Annex, University of Rhode Island (a few miles off I-95 at exit 5B in Rhode Island)
This year's instructors
Rip Strangroom - Santa Caricature (Sat & Sun), Nisse flat plane carving (Mon)
Floyd Rhadigan - Caricature (Sat & Sun), small caricature (Mon)
Claire Ruch - Carve a Wren, Chickadee or Goldfinch (Sat & Sun), feather carving (Mon)
Pete LeClair - Caricature Bust (Sat & Sun), face on corner block (Mon)
Jack Miller - Carving a Sparrow Hawk /Amer. Kestral (Sat, Sun & Mon)
Mary Ann - Relief Carving interesting Landscapes (Sat, Sun & Mon)
Chris Howard - Carving Realistic Face (Sat & Sun), Carving Eyes (Mon)
Tony Erickson - Whimsical Houses in the Round Bark Carving (Sat & Sun), Hummingbird Feeder (Mon)
Click here for registration form.
New England Woodcarver's 9th Annual Spirit of Wood Exhibit and Sale
October 19, 2008
9th Annual Spirit of Wood Exhibit and Sale presented by New England Woodcarvers, 9am-4pm.
Location: Middlesex Community College, Springs Road, Bedford, MA.
Maine Woodcarver's Association Annual Downeast Show and Competition
October 18-19, 2008
Downeast Show - Sponsored by the Maine Woodcarver's Association
Augusta, Maine
Website: http://mainewoodcarvers.org/index.html