30th Annual Christmas Show and Sale

Carving By Ron Schulte

Believe it or not, thirty years have gone by since the S D Woodcarvers started having a Christmas Show and Sale at the Park Ridge Mall (as it was called in those days).  The walkway was not heated and it required a trip outside and down the stairs to the find a restroom near the Park Ridge Shoes and Shoe Repair shop.

In 1990 sixteen exhibitors set up displays for a three-day show, and a silent auction consisting of donated carvings raised money for the Sioux Falls Children's Inn.

Since 2002 the annual Christmas show was limited to just one day, the first Saturday in December, and the number of exhibitors was rarely more than half a dozen.

This year the date is December 7.
Set up time is 8-9 AM. There is no fee for space, but you will need to bring your own table and Christmas decorating.

Contact stumpkicker@hotmail.com for more information.

Amazing Holloween Pumpkin Carvings

Need some inspiration for pumpkin carving?

Watch this

 Amazing You Tube Video

PIctures from the Exhibition

Horse and Rider by Arlan Thomas
First Place in Intermediate Animal

Big Horn Sheep By Mell Anderwson
Second Place Novice Animal

Lunch by Don Clemetson
First Place Advance Animal

Scatering Seeds by Dave Johnson
First Place Advanced Fins and Feathers

Kubba Stol (Log Chair) by Arne Bortnem
Blue Ribbon and Best of Show
at Vesterheim National Exhibition of Folk Art
in the Norwegian Tradition

Caricature Horse Carving Project

Band saw blanks will be available at the next meeting, Satuday, Aug 17th, for carving the caricature horse featured in the latest issue of WOODCARVING ILLUSTRATED.

David Nye Fan Bird Raffel

A chance to win a fan bird, donated by David and Sally Nye of Fennville, MI, encouraged visitors at the 2013 Sioux Empire Woodcarving Exp to write in the name of their favorite contest entry as a vote for the People's Choice Award.  By the end of the week over 100 ballots were stuffed into the pickle jar.  Since a "Miss Sioux Empire Fair" was not available this year to make the drawing official, a young lady named Paige, who helped out all week in the Arts Building, agreed to preform this important task--even though she admitted her own name was in the mix.  The ballots were dumped into a large plastic pail, stirred up and shaken, and Paige, with her eyes tightly closed, reached in and pulled out...can you believe...the name of her own sister!  Congratulations Kiah Boetel!

For information on Fan Birds: http://fancarversworld.com/home.html