BLACK HILLS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE - SOUTH DAKOTA

I taught Cottonwood Bark Classes

at the

65th Annual Leadership Conference

at the

Black Hills Recreation Leaders Laboratory
October 1-7, 2011 - Outlaw Ranch

Custer, South Dakota

The students bark carvings
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Santa Claus was in my woodcarving classes.
Our grandchildren wanted several pictures of Santa.

Here they are!

 

THE LITTLE HIKING BUDDY FOUND A NEW HOME

Brock Sheldon

Our neighbor, Brock, received the Hiking Buddy

as a graduation gift.

Have a good year in college Brock.

We will miss you.

Read about the Little Hiking Buddy in the Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine.
http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/f38/little-hiking-buddy-40149/

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LITTLE HIKING BUDDY STICK TOPPER

This hiking stick

is

5'5"

The height could be adjusted
by cutting off the bottom.

The topper is carved

from

Basswood

$85.00



AN OWL BARK CARVING

A customer from New Mexico saw the
Owl with the Owlets Bark Carving.
She emailed us and ordered an Owl
Bark Carving.

This 7" x 15" Cottonwood bark carving is painted with acrylics then lacquered.
It is further ornamented by the addition of Reindeer Moss and a partial inscription from the poem, The Solomon of Fowl.

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A VISIT FROM 2 STRANGERS THAT IMMEDIATELY BECAME OUR FRIENDS - LIZ & SAM

Liz (Baton Rouge, La) and Sam (Tulsa, Okla)

stopped by to look at woodcarvings

on their way to the races in Topeka, KS.
Thank You Liz and Sam!

They were wonderful customers and delightful people to have in our home.

 



Liz had been looking at the hiking sticks on the Woodcarving Web Site and she chose both of the ones that she had been looking at to buy.
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She also chose the Wood Spirit with the leaf.  →

 

And, Liz  purchased the Wood Spirit with the ruins.
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Sam walked in the house and he immediately said that the minute he saw the Kansas Wood Spirit with the Sunflower on the blog, he knew that was his.
He was thrilled that we still had it.  
He puchased it for a friend in New Mexico.  →

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BARK CARVING FEATURING AN OWL AND TWO OWLETS

A customer ordered a bark carving with owls.

 

















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THE FAT FRIAR

Being asked to carve a Fat Friar for a tap handle for the

Renaissance Cellars Winery

was a new experience

.

The Renaissance Cellars Winery

St. Mary's, Kansas 
was selected as

The #1 Best Wine

in the

Kansas Best 150

April - Cuisine

.

http://www.kansasbest150.com/

.

Click on April  "Cuisine"

Scroll down to bottom center to

Best Wine

.

Their debut and tasting of the

"Fat Friar's Honey Mead" wine

was at the

Frances O'Dooley's Irish Pub and Grille

May 13, 2011

Carving the Fat Friar

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Upon purchasing this original woodcarving
in the

“Fat Friar Honey Mead” Series - 2011

# 1

Renaissance Cellars

Tim Akers (Proprietor) & Eric Stevenson (Chief Winemaker)

have received the benefits of Foundwood Carvings

total commitment to authenticity and verification

that this is an

original piece of art produced

with
traditional hand carving tools.

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