2014

One of the Caygeon Carvers at work with a life sized Loon.
It is col out there!
Buckhorn January 2014
Starting to carve a Gourd (the one on the left is the real one growing in our garden from seeds send by our German relatives)
It ended up well at the Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championship at the Owls Nest Show in Waterloo.
In the category “In the round others” March 2014
Changed the GROUP OF SEVEN PINE to a scene in winter.
The flag of HUNGARY to honour the work of the very active Emma Perlaki as president of the Ontario Wood Carvers Association. It was displayed in a quilt with small carvings from many more carvers.
Bob Gill with one of his amazing relief carvings.
Trip to Ocean City for the World Carving Championship.
Hundreds of amazing carvings…
Including this Cuckoo , replacing a lost part of a cuckoo clock belonging to one of my wife’s friends. Not as amazing as some of the others…
My little ELF OWL.
Some world class carved decoy ducks were judged in the ocean water.
Now back in Canada and Belleville for a one week carving lesson with John Leeder.
Work in progress with the miniature BLUE HERON.
and all the happy carvers in Belleville.
Adding the habitat back home in Buckhorn.
Some easier work with these BUTTERNUT OWLS
This is a real chipmunk, but would be a great model for a carving…
Gord Black from the Buckhorn Carvers is heading the class project to carve and paint a SUNFISH
The Buckhorn Carvers displayed the various stages of their SUNFISH during the carving show in Pickering.
The Buckhorn Carvers Club received a huge ribbon for their display in Pickering.
Joint Christmas luncheon of the Buckhorn Carvers and Caygeon Carvers at the Buckhorn Community Center.