[Woodcarver] RoundUp and other digressions

[Daniel Heine]

Good Evening,

If someone could forward this to Floyd Rhadigan, I do not have his email
address. I was at the Artistry In Wood show this past weekend in Wheaton,
IL. When someone like myself attends a show of this caliber, he learns to be
truly humble. Much of the work there was incredible. While I was walking
around, I stopped and talked to Cheryl Dow for a few minutes, and asked her
if she was planning to teach at Roundup again next summer. She said that she
may very well not be, and that Floyd and several others felt the same way.
Apparently someone there made a comment to one or more of the persons
teaching that he/she would never pay to attend a seminar when they could
come to roundup and get it for free.

This past summer was the first time I attended, and it was overwhelming. So
many wonderful people sacrificing their vacation time, family time, and even
billing time to come and share their knowledge. It is a wonderful act of
generosity on their part, and for myself at least, it was very greatly
appreciated. I hate to think that some of these persons might have left
there wondering why they did it. I have done a seminar, and the roundup, and
still plan to take as many more seminars as I could. It wasn't just about
the classes there, For me, it was about the classes, getting to meet some of
the legends in person, and meeting people from this email group in person. I
also wanted to learn, and I did. For that I am very thankful to all of the
instructors who took time away from their everyday activities to teach.

Thanks,
Dan Heine