Next Meetings

The meetings are in person at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Center (unless otherwise noted) at 7:00 p.m. on the below dates. .

Thursday, October 10, 2024 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #1. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, October 17, 2024 – Relief Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Saturday, October 26, 2024 – Feather Class by Cam Merkle, Maple & Bass. This is a one day class on carving, detailing and painting a bird feather. Cost & location to be determined.

Thursday, November 14, 2024 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #2. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, November 21, 2024 – Relief Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Saturday, November 30, 2024 – PHD Saturday (Projects Half Done), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Windsor Plywood. Bring your projects half-done projects and enjoy a day of carving and world problem solving. Cost $20.00.

Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #3. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, January 9, 2025 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #4. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, January 16, 2025 – Relief Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Simple Gnome, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Learn to carve a simple Gnome, change size and design. Cost & location to be determined.

Thursday, February 13, 2025 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #5. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, February 20, 2025 – Butternut Heron Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Saturday, February 22, 2025 – Taking the Mystery out of colour with Cam Merkle.9:00 am – 4:00 pm. In this practical hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to mix what you need from the paints you may already have. Cost & location to be determined.

Thursday, March 13, 2025 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #6. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, March 20, 2025 – Butternut Heron Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Saturday, March 22, 2025 – PHD Saturday (Projects Half Done), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Windsor Plywood. Bring your projects half-done projects and enjoy a day of carving and world problem solving. Cost $20.00.

Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #7. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Friday and Saturday, April 11/12, 2025 – Artistry in Wood, 2025 Annual Show, details to come. Caledonian Curling Club.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 – Butternut Heron Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Beginner’s Class, Lesson #8. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Thursday, May 15, 2025 – Butternut Heron Carving Class. All others personal carving with show and tell.

Other News

Comfort Birds

To date, the Regina Wood Whittlers and Woodcarvers have donated 3,216 comfort birds to help patients in their time of need. These are all carved by our membership.

The club wants to thank Windsor Plywood for their generous donations in support of this program. If you do not already support Windsor Plywood stop in for one of the Saturday PHD’s and they will show you stuff you did not know you needed.

Face Carving

Last fall Bob Dawson was gracious enough to teach a class on Face Carving. Sharon Bender has shared the below recap for us.

The Artistry in Wood show was a great success in 2023. Please see some carver’s work below that was on display at the show. Amazing artistry.