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Carving Instructors
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Wayne BartonClasses:
Wayne Barton is an acclaimed chip-carving instructor and a Woodcarving Illustrated Woodcarver of the Year. He is the author of seven best-selling books and videos about chip carving. Founder of The Alpine School of Woodcarving, Ltd., Wayne has been the driving force of the chip carving renaissance in North America for the past quarter century. His classes at Open House 2015 are a golden opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the enjoyable and decorative art of chip carving. For more of Wayne’s work, visit www.chipcarving.com. |
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Everett EllenwoodClasses:
Everett has been a carving instructor for more than 25 years. He has made two best-selling videos, Beginning Woodcarving and Sharpening Simplified and wrote the book The Complete Book of Woodcarving. Visit www.EllenwoodArts.com. |
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Dylan GoodsonClasses:
Dylan Goodson is a professional wood sculptor, carving instructor, and co-owner of the Rumbling Water Studios and Gallery in Wetumpka, Ala. He has exhibited his work around the eastern United States, garnering top awards at major woodcarving shows. Dylan will be on hand to teach his expert methods for carving human anatomy and pictorial relief scenes at Open House 2015. |
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Tom HindesClasses:
Anyone who reads Woodcarving Illustrated magazine or follows the WCI Message Board is familiar with Tom’s woodcarving artistry. His wonderful wizards, gnomes, Noah’s Arks, and Christmas ornaments are a joy to see and a delight to make. Tom teaches quick and simple ways to carve in less time with minimal cuts. He will show how to master his ingenious carving methods at two different classes during the festival. |
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Vic HoodClasses:
Vic is the 2011 Woodcarving Illustrated Woodcarver of the year, and he is the author of two books with Fox Chapel Publishing (Carving Found Wood and Extreme Pumpkin Carving). He has also appeared on the DIY Channel. Vic has won more than 100 awards for his carvings, and won 2nd Best of Show at the 2011 International Woodcarvers Congress. Vic teaches workshops around the country and at his studio in Liepers Fork, Tenn. |
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Rick JensenClasses:
Rick Jensen is the author of the Illustrated Guide to Carving Tree Bark from Fox Chapel Publishing, and his work is profiled in Carving Found Wood: Tips, Techniques & Inspirations from the Artists. An award-winning carver, Rick travels throughout the U.S. and Canada hosting woodcarving seminars, and judging carving shows. He will teach his specialized techniques for carving cottonwood tree bark (a kind of found wood) at Open House 2015. Rick is teaching a three-day class after Open House, but the class is sold out! |
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Keoma McCaffreyClasses:
Keoma has been power carving for a little more than 16 years. She started carving because she wanted pretty things, like hair sticks, but couldn’t afford them. Keoma started carving gifts for others, and then people started buying her work and offering her commissions. It gave her a way to make money at home while she was being a stay-at-home mom. Keoma lives in Arbuckle, Calif., and her work has appeared on the cover of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. She sells her work through her Etsy site, www.etsy.com/shop/willowthewisp. |
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Floyd RhadiganClasses:
Floyd Rhadigan is a member and past president of the Caricature Carvers of America, and was winner of the 2005 National Caricature Carving Competition. He is the author of two books from Fox Chapel Publishing, Carving Fantasy Characters and Carving Fantasy Creatures, and a regular contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. Floyd will teach his unique style of carving at three different classes during the event. |
Pyrography Instructors
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Michele ParsonsClasses:
Michele Parsons is a pyrographer and woodcarver living at the base of the N.C. Blue Ridge Mountains, from which she draws her inspiration. She earned a Fine Arts degree from Western Carolina University and spent the majority of her professional life as a graphic designer, art director, and executive director in the creation of educational materials. She currently works by commission, sells through regional galleries, and teaches pyrography. Michele has been a past contributor to Pyrography magazine. To see more of her work, visit www.ParsonsWoodArtistry.com. |
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Jo SchwartzClasses:
Jo picked up her first burning tool in 2005. She loves everything about pyrography, including the smell of the burning wood. Her gallery, Burning Tree Art, is in Abilene, Kan. For more of her work, visit www.JoSchwartz.net. |
Scroll Sawing Instructors
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Judy Gale RobertsClasses:
Credited with reintroducing the technique of intarsia to the United States, Judy Gale Roberts has been designing and creating intarsia patterns and designs since the 1970s. IN addition to being one of the 10 initial inductees in the Woodworking Hall of Fame for her design, craftsmanship, and education in intarsia, Judy has created 350 intarsia patterns, 300 scroll saw fretwork patterns, and published 14 books, numerous articles, and a number of DVDs. For more of her work, visit www.intarsia.com. |
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Carole RothmanClasses:
Carole is a retired psychologist and college professor. She is also a crafts person and an award-winning cake decorator. In her new passion, scroll sawing, she has used these experiences to author two books on bowl and box making using the scroll saw. |
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Ray SeymoreClasses:
The president of Seyco, Ray has been supplying scroll saws, blades, and accessories to scrolling enthusiasts for more than 25 years. Visit www.Seyco.com. |
Woodturning Instructors
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Barry GrossClasses:
Barry Gross is a best-selling author, a scroller, and a world-renowned pen turner. His pens are highly sought after and can be found in the pockets of Steven Spielberg, Jimmy Buffet, Greg Norman, and Dick Cheney. Barry owns BG Artforms, which sells pen kits and accessories, and scroll saw supplies. Visit www.BGArtforms.com. |