[Woodcarver] Teaching Children to Carve - get a carver

[Merrilee Johnson]

Yes we have talked about meeting 1/2 way but there is little between here 
and there.  The few resturants available probably won't want wood chips 
around either.  And then there's the weather - snow and cold.  As I said if 
they can't find anyone closer we will get together in the spring when the 
weather is better for outdoor carving and for driving.  Until then I am 
hoping they find someone that can help them now so the child doesn't loose 
interest.
Merrilee

>From: Bill Smith <baydolphs at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: RE: [Woodcarver] Teaching Children to Carve - get a carver
>Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:12:04 -0800 (PST)
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>Have u thought about meetin half way from each of u
>sometimes there is a park or some place else that u
>can go to teach the kid that is an hour away from the
>two of you..
>
>WhatI have found that helps me when I am workin with
>kids in teaching them the art of woodcarving I have
>the first two weeks jst the two of us. As the new
>student learns the way to do it then move him into a
>group setting this way he or she is not tryin to meet
>the other young carver in the group, as I found on
>tries to do what the other is doin..
>
>I was teachin my late girlfriend's son to carve and
>his sister was learning to sew she keep watching the
>two of us carving, had her brother all confussed so
>the next time I had him over  by himself n  his sister
>come over lator...
>
>Seems to have been the missin clue to what he was
>tring to learn and being able to see what I was
>doing.. Others  students I have taught have also learn
>faster this way..
>
>Bill
>
>
>--- Merrilee Johnson <merrihat at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > >  So I thought I would post both the question and
> > >my reply for feedback from those of you on the
> > digest that do teach
> > >kids.  Any ideas or suggestions would be fantastic.
> > >>>
> >
> >
> > Great response to the mother, Susan.
> > The only thing I could add is to find a local
> > carving club and someone
> > interested to help get her started.  As you said the
> > books are geared to the
> > older carver and getting the knife in the right
> > postition to "bite" into the
> > wood is hard to see in a printed form.
> >
> > I have 3 kids I am working with.  One girl (16) has
> > been carving with me for
> > 3 years, 1 boy(now 12) started last year and a new
> > boy (probably 11 or 12
> > but both boys are in 7th grade).  The last one is
> > having problems seeing how
> > to hold the knives and gouges that the other two
> > didn't have.  So the muscel
> > control  and hand eye coordination is something an
> > experienced carver could
> > help work with her on how to and talk to her to get
> > her to "see" what she
> > want to do that a book couldn't do.  There is also a
> > 10 year old that wants
> > to carve about an hour away from me that I want to
> > help get started too but
> > the drive for either of us is long so that one may
> > not work or may will
> > happen this summer. (fingers crossed)   Getting the
> > kids interested in
> > creative outlets is the best thing for them - as
> > we've talked about before!
> > ANd us adults that can help need too - even if it is
> > time consuming and
> > frustrating for us.  (the new boy is more
> > frustrating than the other 2 were
> > but I think he's beginning to "get it"  This week he
> > finished a small
> > project he's been working on for about 5 weeks and
> > the other boy finished in
> > 2).  So now he's on his way to becoming a woodcarver
> > too!  That makes me
> > feel great that I could help!
> >
> > Anyways back to your question - find an experienced
> > carver to help one on
> > one.  That's my suggestion.
> > Merrilee
> >
> >
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