[Woodcarver] Re: state of woodcarving today project...withpermission

[jaycee at earthlink.net]

couldn't agree with you more......in fact i'm going to take a years sabbatical (sic) and just volunteer my services at the shows of the organizations i belong to.....just gonna carve for ME for a while.

John aka Mr Chips
Forest Grove, OR



My opinion may not be worth too much as I'm out of the carving "mainstream" here in far northern California.  I don't get to more than one or two shows a year.  That being said, my opinion is that interest in wood carving is declining a bit.  I'm primarily a figurative or caricature carver and it seems like the bloom is off or at least a bit tarnished in that genre.  I could be wrong, but it feels like there are fewer new books on the subject as well, which is an indication of lessening interest.  I hope I'm wrong as I still enjoy my carving and want to see new and innovative carving subjects and carvings.

Barney Elking
Fortuna, CA
  
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