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- Jim Hiser - CARICATURE PROJECTS

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(Gainesville/North Port) Choose your own individual project/blank to work on with the expert guidance of CCA member Jim Hiser. Jim will help you will all aspects of your project including eyes, features, hair, clothing and other caricature techniques. Numerous project to choose from!

Gainesville: Tues #1101, Wed #2201, Thur #3301

North Port: Tues #4401, Wed #5501, Thur #6601, Fri #7701

CLICK HERE FOR JIM's WEB SITE

- Roger Stegall - CARICATURE PROJECTS

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(Gainesville/North Port) Choose from a wide selection of caricature rough outs – Cowboys, Soldiers, Mountain Men, Gnomes, Hillbillies, Hobos, Santas, Wizards and many more! Rough outs range from $15 to $30 so, get ready to turn that block of wood into a “prized possession”! Roger puts a special focus on the eyes and facial features, his instruction provides a strong foundation for both beginner and advanced carvers. Bring your tools and a carving glove and get ready to “keep those chips flying!”

Gainesville: Tues #1102, Wed #2202, Thur #3302

North Port: Tues #4402, Wed #5502, Thur #6602, Fri #7702

CLICK HERE FOR ROGER's WEB SITE

- Randy Hurst - FEATURES & EXPRESSIONS

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(Gainesville/Nort Port) This is your chance to learn to carve facial features (both realistic and caricature!) PLUS finish off some of your current projects needing help with the eyes etc (bring them in)! Try different expressions .... learn from an expert carver step-by-step! BIO: I was born in southeastern Kentucky 1953. I started school in a two room school house with 8 grades and two teachers. In 1964 my dad took a job as a hired hand on a farm in Indiana and left the coal mine. I spent most of my life in Indiana. Then my wife and I moved to Texas . We lived in the hill country for five years before moving to Florida in 2019. I started carving in 1995 in Converse Indiana.

Gainesville: Tues #1103, Wed #2203, Thur #3303

North Port: Tues #4403, Wed #5503, Thur #6603, Fri #7703

- Chris Whillock - WOODSPIRITS / FACES in WOOD

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(Gainesville/North Port) Learn Chris' step by step method for designing and creating your own wood spirit carvings. Useful techniques for the eyes, mouth, hair and other details that bring these carving to life. Finishing and painting techniques will be covered. You can also MAKE YOUR OWN Woodspirit teaching aid! BIO: Chris has followed his father (Ivan) into the world of woodcarving. Chris has taught all over the USA ... from Washington State to Florida! He owns a carving tool and supply web site www.whittlingshack.com and is co-organizer for the Florida Woodcarvers Roundups.

Gainesville: Tues #1104, Wed #2204, Thur #3304

North Port: Wed #5504, Thur #6604, Fri #7704

CLICK HERE FOR CHRIS' PHOTO GALLERY

- Harold Kaltenbach - WHIMSICAL BARK HOUSES

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(Gainesville/North Port) Harold is a master at bringing out the most imaginative and intricate designs out of a single piece of cottonwood bark. Here is your chance to learn the techniques he uses to create these fantastic works of art. He'll have a number of bark/roughouts to pick from.

Gainesville: Tues #1105, Wed #2205, Thur #3305

North Port: Tues #4405, Wed #5505, Thur #6605, Fri #7705

- Chris O'Dea - XMAS STOCKING or XMAS GNOME

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(Gainesville/North Port) You'll love this class! not only do you learn valuable carving techniques ... the woodburing and painting on these "Quilt Style" carvings are mesmerizing. How you keep those colors from running etc I'll never know .... I should take this class. Choose the stocking if you'd like a one day project .. or the gnome if you want something more challenging.

Gainesville: Tues #1106, Wed #2206, Thur #3306

North Port: Tues #4408, Wed #5508, Thur #6608, Fri #7708

- Jim O'Dea - CARICATURE BIRD or POWER CARVING A BIRD

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(Gainesville/North Port) Jim is a co-founder and current co-organizer of these events. In GAINESVILLE follow along with Jim as you carve a cute caricature vulture carving using hand tools. Step-by-step instruction. in NORTH PORT you have your choice between the caricature vulture (with hand tools) or the realistic bird carving with power carvers. Please bring your own power carving set ups and air filtering.

Gainesville: Tues #1107, Wed #2207, Thur #3307

North Port: Tues #4410, Wed #5510, Thur #6610, Fri #7710

- Jeff Morgan - NATIVE AMERICAN FACES / BOTTLE STOPPER

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(Gainesville ONLY) Learn the basics of carving Native American faces while working on your own bottlestopper project. Eyes, features and expressions will be covered as well as carving those delicate and intricate braids that add a unique touch to these carvings. BIO: I am a self-taught carver using how to books by Bob Lundy and Jeff Phares . I have 35 years experience carving Western and Native American realistic busts. I have also done Ozark style carvings from books by Harold Enlow. The last 10 years have been dedicate to learning to carve and paint birds. Most recently I am studying Native American caricatures.

Gainesville: Tues #1108, Wed #2208, Thur #3308

- Rosemary VanWandelen - VARIOUS PROJECTS FROM WHITTLING TO RELIEF CARVING

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(Gainesville/North Port) A woodcarving paradise of projects for you to try ... everything from simple whittling to relief carving, Rosemary will have it all. Try different styles, learn new and valuable techniques to help you in your every day carving!

Gainesville: Tues #1109, Wed #2209, Thur #3309

North Port: Tues #4407, Wed #5507, Thur #6607, Fri #7707

- Curt Hutchens - RELIEF GNOME HOUSES

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(North Port ONLY) Curt has a new project for you to try. A relief Gnome House out of basswood .. choose small, medium or large .. the small can be finished in 1 day, the large will take all three. Step-by-step and many techniques to share. BIO: Curt resides in both Florida and Minnesota and is well-known in both areas for his woodcarving classes. Innovative projects, helpful step-by-step instructions and an easy-going style make Curt a popular instructor.

North Port: Tues #4406, Wed #5506, Thur #6606, Fri #7706

- Jim Mullens - CHIP CARVING

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(North Port ONLY) Learn a new hobby or add to your bag of techniques .. beginners and advanced carvers alike will benefit from spending a day with Jim. BIO: Jim is the local CHIP MASTER .. anyone that wants to learn the intricate cuts and detailed techniques of chip carving in Florida gravitate toward JIm.

North Port: Tues #4409, Wed #5509, Thur #6609, Fri #7709

- Beverly Henrichon - WOOD BURNING

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(North Port Only) Beginner and advanced students are welcome to join in the fun. Bring your own woodburners please ... pick from a couple projects or just learn the basic techniques used for creating beautiful works of art. BIO: Life-loving Beverly will keep you laughing and learning the entire day. Another one of our local Florida teachers that is the go-to-person for woodburing.

North Port: Tues #4411, Wed #5511

Florida Events & Club Links

Other Florida 2023-2024 Events:

• Dec - Nature Coast Carvers Show - Inverness

• Jan - SW Florida Wood Art Expo - Punta Gorda

• Jan - Highlands Woodcarvers Show - Sebring

• Jan - Space Coast Woodcarving Show - Melbourne

• Feb - Peace River WC Show - Arcadia

• Feb - FloridaWoodcarversRoundup - Gainesville

• Feb - FloridaWoodcarversRoundup - North Port

Florida Carving Clubs:

Peace River Woodcarvers Arcadia