Meetings

There will be no meetings in December. The next meeting will be Saturday, Jan 25th 10-Noon @ the Robt Moton Center, 300 South Center St, Westminster, MD

Apple Fest Carve In Sept 28th

Carroll Carvers 2019 - 2020 Events Schedule

Carroll Carvers Events Schedule 2019-2020

Regular meetings are held from 10-Noon @ The Robert Moton Center, 300 South Center St, Westminster on the 4th Saturday of the month, except as noted below. Annual dues are $20.00 per individual/family. Our meetings are opened to the public.



Saturday August 24th Meeting 10-Noon @ Robert Moton



Saturday September 28th Piney Run Apple Fest - Carve In



Saturday October 12th Fall Harvest Days - Demo @ the Farm Museum



Saturday October 26th Meeting 10-Noon @ Robert Moton



Saturday November 23rd Holiday Party



December 1 - 22nd Demos @ Farm Museum



No Meeting in December



Saturday January 25th Meeting 10 - Noon @ Robert Moton



Saturday February 22nd Meeting 10 - Noon @ Robert Moton



Saturday March 28th Meeting 10 - Noon @ Robert Moton



Friday April 3rd 1 - 4 PM Set Up for Show @ Robert Moton



Saturday April 4th 7:30AM - 5 PM 30th Carroll Carvers Festival of Carving!



Saturday May 23rd Meeting 10-Noon @ Robert Moton Center



Saturday June 27th Club Picnic @ Christmas Tree Park 11:30 - ?



July No Meeting

2019 Show Flyer

                                   CARROLL CARVERS 2019 FESTIVAL OF CARVING

DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 13TH 

TIME: FROM 10-4PM

PLACE: ROBERT MOTON CTR, 300 SOUTH CENTER STREET, WESTMINSTER, MD

ADMISSION: $3.00 FOR ADULTS OVER 16

FREE SOAP CARVING KITS FOR THE FIRST 25 CHILDREN

CARVING DEMOS

COMPETION & MUCH MORE

GUEST CARVER: MR. JOHN RIDINGER, AWARD WINNING CIRCUS CARVER

Front Page News

Carroll Carvers Show Flyer

27th Festival of Carving!!

Carroll Carvers 27th Festival of Carving will be held on Saturday, April 14th 10-4PM @ the Robert Moton Center, South Center St, Westminster, MD. Admission for adults & Children over 16 is $3.00, Veterans & active duty military FREE.

Free Soap Carving kits to the first 25 children, free door prizes, silent auction, carving demos & more!

Minutes of February 24, 2018

Carroll Carvers Feb Mtg Minutes

Meeting brought to order by Herb Scott, President

Update on Carving Show April 14th @ Robt Moton Ctr. From 10-4, Pete Turner passed out flyers for the show and will post flyer on Facebook page. Pete also reported that the judges have been chosen and that Buddy Stiffler of Ellicott City will be our guest carver.

Ron Clements & Gary Stenger will bring the tables @ about 1:30 April 13. Herb mentioned the problem with making sure we have enough tables & the need to coordinate tables thru one person and Ed Escalante will be the contact person for tables. Herb also mention we should encourage carvers to bring their own tables if possible.

Demos for the show will be:

 10:30 Herb Scott: Beginning carver project

11:30 Pete Turner: Soap Carving

12:30 Gary Stenger: Sharpening

1:30 Doris Jenkins:

It was also decided that novice carvers will have their own table to show and demonstrate their carvings.

Ed mentioned the silent auction and asked members to donate, tools, books, carvings, etc. This was our biggest moneymaker last year.

The club will also provide snacks, coffee and lunch again this year & Pat Clements has agreed to help w/the coffee & food.

Demos have been scheduled for the following mtgs:

March Mtg- Herb Scott: Easy carving project for beginners

May: ?

August: Ed

Oct: Pete - Spoon Carving

Pete will reserve the pavilion @ Christmas Tree Park in Manchester for the club picnic on Sat. June, 23rd.

Dates to Remember:

March 4th 10:30-3Pm Maple Sugar Fest @ Bear Branch Nature Center and Hashawha Enviromental Center, Westminster. The club will demonstrate carving so if you have a couple of hours to spare come out & join us.

March 17th Junius Wilson’s reception @ The Creative Alliance 6-8Pm, 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore. This is a major gallery a quite an honor for Junius so let’s support him with a good turnout. If anyone wants a ride down let Pete know maybe we can car pool.

March 17th-18th Lancaster Carving Show @ Millersville University, Millersville, PA  For info go to their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/LancasterCountyWoodcarvers

March 24th: Carving demo @ The Creative Alliance

April 13th: 1-5Pm Setup for the show.

April 14th Carroll Carvers Show

April 27-29th:  46th Annual Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival, Salisbury, MD -  http://www.wardmuseum.org/

January 2018 Meeting

The January 2018 meeting of the Carroll Carvers will take place on Saturday the 27th 10-noon at the Robert Moton Ctr. Paul Wildisan will lead a demo on carving caricature faces.

It's that time of year again to renew your club membership dues are $20.00 per individual & family.

We will also discuss the palns for our Carving Show Scheduled for April 14th.

May Meeting Minutes

Herb Scott brought meeting to order. Discussed show and several issues/complaints.

1. How to increase number of entries in novice & intermediate class: Discussion followed included creating a master class where a carver would have to win blue ribbons in three advance categories to move to master class. The only way to increase entries in novice & intermediate was by increasing number of new members and entries from non members. Members discussed ways to increase membership and exposure of club. This will be discuss @ Club Picnic  June 24th.

2. There was a complaint that we didn't have enough beverage choices. The feeling was that there was no way we could/would supply every beverage choice. The club (Junius & Iloma Wilson) have provided the drinks free and we provide plenty of choices.

3. Issue of having enough tables. The good news is we had just enough, but if someone came to the show and wanted a table we couldn't provide one. Discussion was on how to get people to reserve ahead of the show and to restrict tables to carvers and suppliers. The club has a limited number of tables. Thanks to Ron Clements we have 15 tables and the Rec Center has =/- 10. We have plenty of room in the gym and we discussed asking members to bring in their own tables.

4. Ed reported that the Silent Auction brought in $302.00. It was a great success and special thanks go to Nancy Horn, Karen Escalante & Ed for organizing and holding the auction. The members voted to continue the auction next year.

5. Thanks in a large part to the auction we made a profit of $165.00. We estimate around 96 paying customers attended the show.

Club Picnic: The picnic will be held Saturday June 24th @ Christmas Tree Park, Manchester, MD starting @ 11 AM to ?. Please bring a dish to share and something to carve. The club will provide meat, rolls, condiments, paper products and yes drinks. If you have special drink request (non-alcoholic) BYO.

Junius Wilson will do a power carving demo.

Show & Tell:  Junius Wilson: Bull's Head & Herb Scott : Bark carved gargoyle

WELCOME!

Welcome to Carroll Carvers! We are a wood carving group located in Westminster, MD. We meet every fourth Saturday of the month - except for the following months:

April: This is our annual carving show. Date: April 15, 2017
June:  Our annual Picnic: June 24th  @ Christmas Tree Park Manchester, MD
July: No Mtg
November: Holiday Party
December: No Mtg Christmas

Where: Robert Moton Ctr, 290 South Center Street, Westminster, MD
Time: 10 Am - Noon

All meetings are open to the public. Everyone from non-carvers to expert carvers are welcome to join. Meetings are opened to the public. Come for a visit, meet and our members. Yearly dues: Individual & Family are $20.00. We are a diverse group of experienced carvers and novices. We have books, tools, and wood to get you started, plus lots of helpful advice.

PLEASE VISIT US @ https://www.facebook.com/CarrollCarversMaryland for updates.

or connect Pete Turner Membership Chairman @ papasarmy@comcast.net

2015 SHOW FLYER

CARROLL CARVERS

26th ANNUAL

FESTIVAL of CARVING April 11, 2017

Sat.10:00-4:00

Robert Moton Center

300 South Center Street, Westminster

CARROLL CARVERS FESTIVAL of CARVING

Our annual FESTIVAL OF CARVING is a chance for members and carvers from all over the region to exhibit and/ or sell their creations for ribbons and prize money.

Hourly Door Prizes, Demos, Exhibits and items for sale.

All are welcomed: Admission is $3.00 at door children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. Free Soap Carving Kit for first 25 children.

FEATURED ARTIST: HOWARD GERMAN: AWARD BAS RELIEF CARVER

The show has attracted international attention with entries from as far away as England and Canada, and nationally from as far as Arizona.

Competition is in four classes: Youth, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced in 25 plus categories including animals, sticks and canes, waterfowl, song birds, birds of prey, human figures, caricatures, relief carving, chainsaw carving and carvings in materials other than wood.

Directions:  From Baltimore
Baltimore Beltway (695) to Northwest Expressway (795) to RTE. 140. Proceed north on 140 to Center St (Mall is on the right) Turn Left at light on Center ST. Proceed on Center ST. (Become S. Center) Go straight through light at Main St. Go thru second light. At bottom of hill turn right into the Robert Moton Ctr. 

From RTE 97: Go North to RTE 140 turn left onto RTE 140. Proceed to Center St.

From North: Proceed to RTE 140 to Center St.

From East: RTE 27 to RTE 140. Proceed to Center ST.

CLUB MEETINGS:

CARROLL CARVERS is a club open to anyone with an interest in carving.  The club meets the 4^th Saturday of the month at The Robert Moton Center, 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD  from 10:00-Noon.  Visitors are welcome.  Bring a knife and wood block, and a bag lunch.  The club has a supply of knives, books and wood blanks to loan to beginning carvers.

Next Meeting: March 25, 2017

CARROLL CARVERS PROVIDES   CEREMONIAL WALKING STAFFS TO WOUNDED VETERANS.

For further information contact:

Pete Turner

443-798-0642

Email: papasarmy@comcast.net

Information can be found at:https://www.facebook.com/CarrollCarversMaryland

SHOW UPDATE

It was decided at our Feb Mtg that inactive members who haven't paid their 2012 dues will be charged the $3.00 admission fee and higher entery and table fees. They can of course pay their 2012 dues at the door and be entitled to all the benefits of active/dues payning members.

Here a great link from a new member Melanie http://thinkersoftware.com for free you can have a picture/photo turned into a line dwg. This is a great timesaving for a relief carving. Thanks, Melanie

SUMMER PICNIC

The summer party will be at Cordorus State Park, Hanover, PA on Saturday June 18th - raindate July 9th. PLEASE let me know ASAP if you are coming and how many in your party.

The picnic will start at 11 am. and end ? But I'll be there early to reserve tables.  Click on the map to enlarge it and you can print it out. I'll be glad to mail a copy if needed. The club will provide cold cuts, rolls condiments and drinks. Members have volunteered to bring chips, salads, plates, cups, napkins, utensils, ice. We still need desserts, veggies and dips, salads and anything else you want to contribute.  There will be no electricity so make sure you have a way to keep things cold. Also bring a chair or blanket and something to carve.

If you haven't been to Cordorus it's a beautiful place and one of the top 10 state parks in the USA. Plenty to do bird watch, walk, disc golf, rent a boat, fish if you have a PA license. Hope to see you there.

2011 Summer Party

Here's some photos of two picnic areas for the proposed picnic @ Cordorus State Park.  There are lots of picnic areas, plenty of parking, restrooms, great views, bird watching (eagles) walking, etc. You can even rent a pontoon boat or kayak  Also a map of the park.

Cordorus State Park Info & Maps

I picked two dates for consideration: June 18/July 9th

2011 Carving Show Photos

Here's some photos from our show. Special thanks to Doug Miller abd his wife Pat for taking the photos. We sure have a lot of talented carvers!

CARVING PROJECT

Here's a picture of the plaque we carved and presented to the Carroll County 4-H in 1997. Phil Adams is the man on the right doing the unveiling. I should also point out that Harold German a professional sign maker did a lot of the signage and assembled the plaque. Each member did a square. The plaque now hangs in the Agricultural Bldg.

PICNICS PAST

Here's a picture of a picnic we had back in '94" at Piney Run.