[Woodcarver] Time Machine Journey

[Donna Menke]

Joe- most shows I have attended have tables for people to exhibit their work. That would be a place to showcase some work.
I would still like to see some pics of your work in the new media you have been working in.
Donna Menke

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--- On Sun, 4/4/10, Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.net> wrote:

From: Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.net>
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Time Machine Journey
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>
Date: Sunday, April 4, 2010, 9:52 AM

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Hi Pat,
 
Thanks for including me in the list, however I don't know if it's deserved. 
When I was in full swing, making a living at carving, I considered myself as a 
business man first and a carver second. I recognized there is a big difference 
between good work and museum quality. Rarely, if ever, have I done what I 
would consider museum quality work. The work I did, I considered it good quality 
and I felt gave the customer good value. In my mind, to take that work to 
museum quality, where everything is as perfect as I could make it, would have 
required twice as much time and add very little value for my customers'. That is 
just my philosophy and the way I had to do carving to survive as a business. 

 
You may have noticed that I never enter shows. I feel if I entered 
something in a show it would have to be up to the museum quality standard, which 
I didn't have the time and had little desire to do. Now that I retired the 
carving business I may consider doing some higher quality work but I still don't 
think I would enter in competition. I think some shows should have a category 
where you can enter things for show but are not part of the competition, just 
for show.
 
Sorry to hear about your surgery on your wrists. I hope everything goes 
well.

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 
3
Somonauk, IL. 60552
 
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(815) 498-9249 fax
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web site]
http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask 
Joe' column]
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  P 
  Sherman 
  To: [Woodcarver] 
  Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 8:00 
  AM
  Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Time Machine 
  Journey
  
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  matt. afraid my all time carver i would love to 
  spend a week with learning is still around.
   
   if i could change time and go back 20 years 
  ago. i would love to take lessons and learn from Ivan willock.
   
   to me he is one of the best all around 
  carvers i have ever seen.
   
  so many carvers i have met and admired their 
  works. 
   
  but ivan is one of the best. and i admire him and 
  his work.
   
   next on the list would be any one of the 
  cca members.
  and joe dillett also.
   
    and t.j. tangerman would be in there 
  also.
   
   
    but for now i admire all. i have to have 
  surgery for carpel tunnel. so i an not carving right now.
   
     
  
Pat
psherman at suite224.net
   
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