[Woodcarver] International Woodcarver's Conference

[sally nye]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the review.  Glad to hear your class went well.  I have no 
doubt you have "Rick" stories.  Isn't he a riot?  He's a stand alone 
entertainer.  I hear he stopped by on his way to the IWC but we missed 
him.  Drat!

And "Honky" in a troll class?  There must be more to that story as 
well. LOL

Glad to hear you all had a good time.
Sally
http://www.fancarversworld.com

On Sep 22, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Mike Bloomquist wrote:
snip...being a teacher this year gave me more opportunities to rub 
elbows with the other instructors like Marv Kaisersatt, Peter Benson, 
Ol’ Don, Rick Jensen, etc.

snip...Rick Jensen (Mr. Carving Bark) in-the-flesh… what a character… 
and caricature.  He joined Yvonne and me for dinner and breakfast a 
couple times, and have I got stories!

snip...All of my “Flat Plane Santa” classes were well attended, even 
the late Sunday time slot.

snip...three folks braved the possible troll curse and we had fun at a 
hands-on class I taught Saturday.  One of my students was a guy named 
“Honky” who was a friend of Rick’s.

snip...The next IWC is scheduled for 2008, so mark the calendars

Oh, a quick carving book tip; copies of Marv's book, "Creating 
Caricature Heads in Wood and on Paper" are reportedly getting scarce

Keep on Carvin'
-Mike B.->