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Instructors and Classes

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Alan Clark
Alan is a newcomer to the Creede Woodcarvers Instructors Cadre and comes to the Creede venue with fifteen years of carving history. He has taught for twelve years at the annual Woodcarvers On Wheels event in Congress, Arizona; several years at the California Carvers Guild event in Oakhurst, California; was on staff five years at the Arrowhead Carving program in Cascade, Idaho; and has been on the Board of Directors for the Creede Woodcarving Rendezvous. He has taught a variety of subjects including Cypress Knees, Cowboy Caricatures, Indian Flutes, Santa Clauses and his passion, replicas of Hopi Indian Kachina Dolls. ​Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
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Classes:

An Adventure in Kachinas

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Tom Donze
Tom is a fast rising relief carving instructor. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Relief Carving

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John Engler
John is a professional artist specializing in woodcarving and watercolor paints. His class is a lesson in Medium and Deep Relief Carving. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for each class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Relief Carving

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Painting with Watercolor

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Michalyn Erickson
Would you like to learn to add a decorative edge to your Swedish Weaving project? Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for each class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Swedish Weaving Italian Hemstitch

Swedish Weaving Trouble Shooting

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Mark Gargac
Mark is a nationally known wood carver and instructor from Broomfield, Colorado. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for each class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Mountain Man Face

Frontiersman Face

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 Maddy Kloeber

We would like to introduce Maddy Kloeber to Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous. Maddy is a world class woodcarver and artist. She has been on the cover of Chip Chat three times and selected as Artist of the year in Arizona three times. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Carving a Realistic Cat or Fawn

Finish Carving a Realistic Cat or Fawn

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Ken Leggitt

Ken has spent his whole life studying Miners Cabins in the mountains around Creede. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Miner Shack in Cottonwood Bark

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Loren Lichti
Loren has been a stone carver for thirty five years and is confident that if you love carving wood you will love stone carving. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Stone Carving

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Andy & Aaron Mayer

Using basic tools you will learn new and different techniques for achieving details from Andy and Aaron. Select the class below. ​You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time o the instructor.
Classes:

Small Bark Church (Tabletop)

In-the-Round Treehouse

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Adair Rucker
Adair will teach a simple way to carve a face for his Santa that makes painting eyes easy. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Carving Santa

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Patty Rucker
Take a look at Patty's different classes: a soft shading technique that makes woodburning look like a photo, or try scrimshaw on a practice plexiglas panel or paint your Santa that you carved with Adair.  Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Woodburning

Scrimshaw

Painting a Santa

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Tom Sarff
Tom's classes are designed for those who have little or no carving experience. You will learn basic knife cuts and how to read wood grain. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Beginning Carving

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Diana Smith

Diana teaches both carving and non-carving classes--woodburning on wood, leather, cork or small gourds, beaded jewelry, and quilling done with 1/8" pre-cut paper strips. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Woodburning

Topaz with Pizzazz Bracelet or Red Crystal Bracelet

Locket and Earrings with Quilled Flowers

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Rhonda Smith

Rhonda teaches basic techniques to help you master watercolor, basic design principals with colored pencil, basic drawing techniques that help with carving. Or she will assist you in designing your own image to transfer onto metal. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Watercolor

Colored Pencil

Drawing

Metal Etched Jewelry

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Tim Ter Meer

Tim is new this year and is bringing a new projects for you to enjoy. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Bluebill Duck Head

Mallard Duck Head

Pintail Duck Head

Ruddy Duck Head

Canvasback Duck Head

Carver's Choice

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Doris Trinko  -- Cancelled
Doris will be burning on wood, paper, cloth, and leather. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Woodburning

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George Vaughn
George will be offering a power carving class. He offers his students the choice of a fish or other animal (Elk or Mountain Lion with habitat). Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Rising Trout w/Habitat

Elk or Mountain Lion w/ Habitat

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Polly White

Polly will guide you in developing the details in cottonwood bark. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Pueblo in Bark

Wood Spirit Face in Bark

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Larry Wolterstorff
Larry will work with you to carve a stick into a cane you will prize for years. Select the class below. You are paying a $25 deposit for the class. Any remainder will be paid at class time to the instructor.
Classes:

Custom Canes

Location:   503 W Willow Ck Rd, Creede, CO 81130
at the North end of town next door to the Creede Undergound Mining Museum

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  • Home
  • Register, Enroll, Tickets
  • Class Schedule
  • Instructors and Classes
  • T-shirt / Sweatshirt
  • About the Week
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  • FAQ