[Woodcarver] RoundUp and other digressions

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Mike,

I carve for a living. I also teach but don't rely on my teaching for income.
For the last 2 years Evart Roundup has been a wonderful teaching experience
for me. That is why I tried to model the GOW to the Evart Roundup. I plan to
be back in Evart next year teaching because I also learn every time I teach
and I get to meet other wonderful carvers.

In organizing the next Gathering Of Woodcarvers (GOW) September 19 through
24 of 2005, I going to make a few changes. Namely to schedule the classes
and registration ahead of time so the students will know if they can get in
and the instructors know how many students to expect at a minimum.Other
non-registered students can come to try and find open seats. For Evart the
sheer number of people would make it a big job keeping track of classes and
registration. I only have about 75 here at the GOW instead of over 500 at
Evart. Bob Mau and Sandie Roosa help me organize the GOW and many others
come to help it run smoothly. The teachers are the most important part of
the GOW so we must be mindful of their needs.

There is some truth to what Cheryl says. She made the same comment to me. If
I was in the same position I might feel the same way. When she taught here
we had the freedom to charge for her class. At Evart I understand that they
can not charge except for material and such. The chemistry at the Evart
Roundup is perfect and that's why I believe people will always come and
there will always be teachers. I'm already trying to come up with an idea of
what class to teach at Evart. Any ideas?

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552
(815) 498-9290 phone
(815) 498-9249 fax
http://www.thecarvingshop.com
jdillett at thecarvingshop.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bloomquist" <m.bloomquist at verizon.net>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] RoundUp and other digressions


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> 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->
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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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