[Woodcarver] RoundUp and other digressions

[Mike Bloomquist]

Dan,
I would not and cannot speak for Floyd, but having met him at Honesdale NEWR
and spoken with him several times privately and in instructor type
gatherings, I heard  nothing of this issue from him or any of the other
instructors there.  Remember that this would have been after the Michigan
event.  My opinion <stress the word "opinion"> is that Cheryl is missing a
great opportunity to experiment with new class topics and such while
volunteering at the workshops.  Maybe when, as an instructor, I reach
Cheryl's level I won't need or value the opportunity as much... I certainly
hope I still do.  It's her loss if she bases her participation on the
comments of an extreme minority of the participants at the Roundup.  My
feeling is that most of the participants have opinions along the lines of
what Maura just expressed.

Before I end my little "rant", I will admit that I don't rely on my income
as an instructor for any significant portion of my livelihood, so I probably
should give Cheryl <and "several others"> the benefit of the doubt in those
regards.  That should qualify my opinion somewhat.  At any rate Dan... I
don't think you're going to see a mass exodus of instructors from these
events.  At the very least, you'll still have part-time amateurs like me
;-).

Keep on Carvin'
-Mike Bloomquist->

Wooden Dreams Woodcarving
http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum



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Subject: [Woodcarver] RoundUp and other digressions


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> 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
>
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