BERRY, LEROY

Diamondback Rattlesnake Cane - Toby and Elaine now reside in Edcouch, Texas, and have been carving for 14 years and teaching for 9 years. They taught in Creede last year, in AK, the Rally on the Rio and the TX Woodcarvers Guild events. The carving can be finished and painted in the 3 day class. Tools required: Dremel, course and fine sanding drums, small ¼" gouge, wood burner, ¼-1/2" skews, and normal hand carving tools. The blank, eyes, brushes and paints are furnished. Bring your dust collector if you power carve. They carry 2 loaners. Contact them at treechoppers@hotmail.com for info. B/I/A. Maximum 8. Cost of 3 day class is $100 including materials.

  
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CRAFT, TOBY

Eagle Bust, Loon Candy Dish or Baltimore Oriole and habitat - Student has their choice of: Baltimore Oriole with base and cat tails; the 12" Eagle Bust which will include the base, or a uniquely carved Common Loon which can be a Candy Dish or Key Caddy. Tools required: dremel, burs, blue or white, wood burner with skew tip, dust collector and normal hand carving tools. If carving the Loon candy dish you will need a carbide Bur. B/I/A. Max 10 students. Cost of 4 day class is $100 including base, paint and blank and eyes. See www.creedewoodcarvers.com for pictures.

        
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Bluebird, Cardinal or Kingfisher - Student has their choice of Bluebird, Cardinal, or Kingfisher. All kits include blank, eyes, feet, base and paint. Tools needed are regular carving tools, knife, dremel or power carver and wood burner. Bring dust collector if you power carve. Two loaners are available. B/I/A Max 10, Min. 4 students. Cost of class is $85 including kit.

       
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Santa -- Tony took his first carving class at the Creede Rendezvous 16 years ago. The last five years he has enjoyed teaching beginner/intermediate classes in the Denver Metro area and Mesa, AZ, to promote interest in wood carving. Tony is offering five one-day classes this year. Detailed go by carvings and hand out sheets will be available. Students can continue with the same rough out on a second day, if more time is needed. Tools required are a sharp knife, V-gouge and U-gouge, and gloves are highly recommended. B/I Maximum 10, minimum 2. Class is $35 plus blank.
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Bark Carving -- Bark carving is rewarding in that you will never know what you will find. Tony is offering a bark carving class with examples of Santa's, Trappers, Wizards, Indians, etc. You will have a one of a kind carving with complete finish. You choose your bark. Sharp tools required are a knife, V- gouges and various gouges of different sizes. Gloves are highly recommended. B/I Maximum 10, minimum 2 students, 2 standbys. Class is $35 including bark.
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DOLPHENS, MARTY

Mountain Man Bust -- Marty comes to us from Papillion, NE and has taught for 25 years, specializing in realistic human carvings. Your carving will be 10-11" tall basswood/butternut. You'll learn facial proportions and detail with attention to design. Tools needed: carving screw, medium mallet tools, palm tools and a mallet. We will be carving on a bench (provided). B/I/A Max 12 students, Minimum 6, no standbys. Cost of 2-day class is $80 plus $28 rough out. Email: Cutman1@yahoo.com Website: www.martydolphenscarving.com

  
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DOWNING, MARLEN

ENGLER, JOHN

Relief Carving - John returns from Battlefield, MO, and has been a professional artist specializing in relief carving and watercolor painting for over 26 years. His class is a lesson in medium to deep relief carving. No experience is required - all skill levels from beginners to expert are welcome. People may take 2 days, 4 days or all week if they desire. A minimum of two days is suggested. Basswood and Butternut will be available to choose from. Patterns are a wide variety of subjects, from architectural (barns, cabins, churches, mills etc.), to animals: (cougar, bear, deer, moose, eagle, wolves, etc.) and sign boards for sign carvers. Signs can be carved in 1 day. Student doesn't have to draw on his blanks. Tools required- #3 gouges, skews, veiners, V-tools and U-gouges. B/I/A Max 13 students. Cost of class is $50 per day plus choice of blank ($30-$35). John's web site is: www.johnenglerwoodcarving.com

        
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GARGAC, MARK

Mountain Man Walking Stick -- Mark Gargac, nationally known carving instructor from Broomfield, CO specializes in carving faces in found wood. His subject matters have included Mountain & Frontiersmen, Indians, Cowboys, Wizards & gnomes, Santa's & Elves, and many more. His carving style embellishes a slight hint of exaggerated realism and intricate facial detailing. The project he has chosen for this year's Rendezvous is carving Mountain Man face in a basswood walking Stick. The carved Mountain Man face measures: 4 inches from the top of the hat to the bottom of the beard x 1 ¾ inches across the widest part of the face. If you have ever wanted to carve a detailed face in a walking stick, then this is the class for you. Mark will start with the very basics of facial anatomy of carving in the fundamental foundations of the mountain man face in the walking stick in which later, on the second day of class, all the fine and intricate details will be carved. Mark says "all the detail in the world will not look correct, unless the basic, fundamental foundation of the face is established first". The class begins with a brief discussion on facial anatomy and placement of the facial features. Then it's on to the carving process with a series of separation cuts and roughing in the fundamental foundation of the mountain man face. On the second day of class, it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty, adding the fine and intricate details to your carvings. Special attention and time will be paid to carving in the eyes and areas around the eyes which will add life to your carvings. Also on the second day, each carver will have personal one-on-one time with the instructor to discuss any problem areas they may have on their carving and how to correct them if needed. Emphasis on the class will be focused on each carver taking home a carved mountain man walking stick, and, to further assist each carver with a better understanding of a more detailed carving while still allowing each to add the personal touches which will help make their carvings their own. Extra Class Bonus - Instructional DVD: Carving instruction can continue long after the class is over. Any and all carvers taking the class will receive a "Carving a Mountain Man Walking Stick DVD with over 90 minutes of up- close and highly detailed carving instruction by Mark Gargac. Finishing the Mountain Man walking stick is also covered on the DVD. Tools needed: #7 - 6mm, 8mm, 12mm gouges, #9 - 6mm gouge, small V tool; Micro carving tools with a #9 sweep 2, 3, 4, 5 mm and, a bench knife with a blade length of ¾ - 1 1/4-inches and a detail knife. Any tool with # 5,7,8,9 or 11 sweep will work. Please be considerate of other carvers and have tools sharp and ready to use. B/I Maximum 12, Minimum 6 students. Cost of the 2- day class is $85 plus $20 for the basswood walking stick (approx. 60" in length), 4-view colored go-by and finishing sheets and the Instructional DVD. See Mark's work at www.gargacsoriginals.com.

     
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Tue.. 7/17 -
Thur. 7/19

GIFFORD, LENA

Chip Carved Jewelry Box -- Lena has been teaching Chip Carving for 6 years, including Rally on the Rio, Texas Woodcarvers Guild at Fredericksburg and Kerrville, Glen Rose Tex, Coastal Bend Woodcarvers and Aransas Pass Texas. This intermediate to advanced class will be a large Jewelry Box. Lena will have several patterns from which to choose, tracing paper, rubber cement and scissors, as well as knives to sell if needed. Tools required: very sharp chip carving knife. I/A Maximum students 12, minimum 4. Cost of 3-day class is $70 plus $30 box.

  
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GIFFORD, DON

HALBROOK, CAROLYN

Chip Carving -- Carolyn has been a professional artist for many years, studying art in college, teaching art in the public school system and having her original watercolor paintings in galleries across Texas. She started carving about ten years ago and fell in love with chip carving. She now teaches chip carving in spring and fall at the Texas Woodcarvers Guild, Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous, Ozark Woodcarving Seminar and Coastal Bend Woodcarving Seminar. She is also the chip carving instructor for www.CarvinOnline.com. Her work can be seen at www.carolynsartworks.com. Carolyn will be offering one day classes with a variety of projects from which to choose. There will be projects suitable for beginning to advanced students. Tools required: sharp chip carving knife and a light if you need it. B/I/A Maximum students 12, minimum 1 with 3 standby students. Cost of class is $35 plus project blank.

       
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14d
14e
14f
14g

Mon. 7/16
Tue. 7/17
Wed.7/18
Thu. 7/19
Fri. 7/20

HARTT, DON &
RONNIE EMBRY

HUTCHINSON, HOYT

JACKSON, DENNY

JOHNSON, SKYLAR

LEGGITT, KEN

NELSON, JON

Choice of Caricature Rough Outs - Jon is a nationally known Carver/Instructor hailing from beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. Jon has been teaching seminars across the U.S. for 16 years. Student will have a choice of at least, 35 projects, with many new ones. Subjects will include Cowboys, Mountain Men, Santas, gnomes, snowmen, bears, etc. Emphasis will be on the faces. Examples can be seen at: www.jonnelsonwoodcarving.com. For larger, complicated projects one may want to sign up for more than one day. Tools required: variety of sharp "V" tools & "U" gouge, sharp bench knife, #7 - ¼" fishtail gouge, pencil, 6" ruler, glove and Dockyard micro U gouge set if you have (will be available from Jon, $42.95). Experienced B/I/A. Max. 10 students, 5 standbys. Cost of 1 day class is $45 plus rough out $9 - $25.

       
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Tue. 7/17

Walking Stick with Mountain Man --This class is an Aspen walking stick with a carving of a Mountain Man at the top. B/I/A Class cost is $55, including the walking stick. Maximum 10 students, 5 standbys.  
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Tue. 7/17
Wed. 7/18
Thu. 7/19
Fri. 7/20

NOBLE, DAN

Buffalo, Jackalope or Bottle Stopper-Dan has been instructing here at Creede for several years. He has been carving since 1982 and teaching since 1992. He really enjoys his instructing and the students will have fun while learning. Dan has developed some of his own techniques over the years and loves to share them with you. Choose from a buffalo, jackalope, dragon head walking stick topper, or bottle stopper (moose, bear, rooster, hen, Viking). I/A Maximum 10, Minimum 5 students. Tools required: Glove, dockyard gouges, Bench knife, V and U gouges (small), wood burner with dagger tips for buffalo, jackalope and dragon head. Class cost is $35 per day, plus blank (approx. $10-$25).

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REDHAWK, JIM

Bark Outhouse in the Round - Jim returns to us from Canon City, CO. We will be carving a single or double holer outhouse in the round, and painting it. It promises to be a real fun project. Tools required: glove, sharp large 2" orlonger knife, 1/8" veiner, 3/8" shallow scoop and ¼" 80-90degree V-tool. Maximum 10 students, Minimum 4 and 2 standbys. B/I//A. Cost of class is $30 including bark blank. See examples at his website, www.redhawkoriginals.com.

     
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ROBBINS, JOHN

RUCKER, ADAIR

RUCKER, PATTY

Sculpting the Figure or Animal - Patty and Adair return from Lockhart, TX to teach at Creede. She taught high school Art class for 23 years. She has taught at War Eagle, Rally on the Rio and the TWC Guild events for many years. In this Clay Sculpting class, using polymer clay, the student will design the figure and construct it. Reference materials will be provided for most animals, but for special animals or pets, bring reference materials. An armature in wire will be made to help the student with sculpting the animal "either standing or in action". Baking the figure will be explained, but actually baked on Sunday for a permanent sculpture. Tools are furnished: B/I/A; Maximum 12 students, Cost of the 1 day class is $35 plus cost of clay. Additional materials will be available for sale.

     
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Scrimshaw - One day class learning to transfer patterns to plastic or ivory from a picture, scratching the design and filling scratches with oil paint. Students will learn how to add color to the image. Tools required: Light and magnifier: B/I/A, Maximum 12 students, Cost $35 with materials provided. Additional materials will be available for purchase.

     
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Wood Burning with a Soft Shading Technique - The focus of this class is a "soft shading" technique that gives a wood burning the look of a photo. Pattern books and printer will be available, but student may bring photos or patterns with them. Student can work in any style of woodburning. You may have seen some examples on her table in past years at Creede. She uses a "J" tip that she bends for shading. You can use any tip you prefer. Tools required: wood burner with tips. B/I/A, Max. 12 students; Cost is $35 including practice board. Additional boards, plates, boxes, etc. will be available for sale.

        
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SAGER, NANCY

Power Carving Moose Antler - Nancy is from Princeton, MN. She has been carving antlers for about 8 years and been teaching it for7 years. She teaches in her Princeton workshop and in Fargo, ND. In the 4 day class the student will power carve a wildlife scene in a pierced relief Moose Palm. Subject will be selected by the instructor. All teaching aids, patterns and reference materials will be provided. Antler carving bits will be available for purchase. Bring what bits and burrs you have - carbide, typhoon, etc. Tools required: Fordem, Dremel or Ram type rotary tools and bits; dust collector, light and extension cord. B/I/A, Maximum 10 Minimum 6 students; Cost of 4 day class is $185 plus Antler $18.95/#, 5 # and up. NOTE: $40 deposit made out to Nancy Sager is required for 4 day Antler class and should be included with registration. See pictures of projects at www.creedewoodcarvers.com.

      
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Wed. 7/18

Power Carving Small pieces of Antler - A Flying Eagle, Landscape Scene, Fish Bear, etc. will be carved in your choice of Elk crowns, Elk chunks, antler chunks, Moose crowns, etc. Painting supplies are included. Same tools as above, including a leather glove. B/I/A, Maximum 10, Minimum 4 students, Cost of class is $45 plus blank, $6 and up.

         
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SARFF, TOM

ADULT Beginners Carving - Tom returns from Austin, TX, continuing his valuable service of instructing a 2 day Beginners Carving class. He covers the safety issues involved with carving, followed by basic knife cuts, reading wood grain direction, use of V tools and U gouges, etc. Student will carve a thumb or finger (out of wood), a snake and a project of their choice on day one. On the second day he includes tool selection, sanding, sharpening and finishing plus allowing one to complete selections from 15 other projects. Tools required: A knife and glove if you have them. Tom has some to loan if you come without them. Beginners (NOTE: Students must be 16 or older for this class), Max. 10, Cost is $15 including blanks.

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SMITH, ALAN & DIANA

Teleidoscope or Kaleidoscopes-8 ½" long teleidoscope or a kaleidoscope - (A teleidoscope is a kaleidoscope with a sphere instead of a cell so the mirrors will reflect the image you are looking at and will change as you move the scope.) All blanks (round tube, 8-sided tube and wizard) will be made and pre-drilled by Alan and come complete with the interior workings, which will be fully assembled in class. You have the choice of carving in the round, gouge chip carving, wood burning and/or painting your project. Alan and Diana's daughter, Alana, will assist with the wood burning and painting of your choice of designs including a Nativity scene, Calla lilies, Transportation scene, etc. Some paints will be available. See pictures at www.creedewoodcarvers.com For questions, email us at sunflower.d@cox.net B/I/A Maximum 6, minimum 1 student, 2 standbys. Cost of class is $35 per day plus kit ($30-$45). Tools required for all students: light, power strip or extension cord and possibly a magnifier.
If wood burning---wood burner and tips (1 or 2 days).
If carving in the round---various gouges, knives, V-tools and a glove (Allow 3 days)
If gouge chip carving an 8-sided blank-- Palm tools - Gouges #7 (5/8"); #9 (1/4"); #9 (3/8"); #4 (1/8", 5.32 and 9/64); veiners; Old Texas Woodcarvers will have these available. Bring what you have, as different patterns us a different number of tools. Mallet will be provided for your use. (Allow 1-2 days)

        
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STANFIELD, LARRY

Love Spoons -- Larry is normally a power carver, but this time he will not use power. He also has some spoons he has designed himself. Each student will have a selection of 5 or 6 blanks from which to choose, and will have a good time carving Love Spoons. You can carve as many days as you like - 1 or 5 and have a good time doing it. I know you will enjoy your finished piece. Tools required: standard hand tools. Bring your smile and let's carve and have a good time. B/I/A, Maximum 10 students, minimum 3. Cost of the class is $25 per day plus blank ($5 - $10).

  
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VAUGHN, GEORGE