[Woodcarver] Only 10 weeks to our FESTIVAL

[jefpretz at ptd.net]

Lancaster County WoodCarvers'

47th Annual Woodcarving & Wildlife Art Festival

Student Memorial Center, Millersville University, 

opposite side of street from 101 Shenks Ln, Millersville, PA 17551

March 21&22, 2020. 

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

                        & Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free Parking

Festival Admission: $5.00

Free Admission for those with Military ID!

Free Admission for Students with High School or College ID!

 

The theme for the Festival is "Spring to Life!"

 

Featured / Guest Carver will be Mike Dieter, Bird, Decoy, and Santa Carver.
See biography at the end of this document.
<mailto:DieterRetreater at yahoo.com> DieterRetreater at yahoo.com, (717) 653-4839

 

Exhibits and Displays of Wood Carvings and Wildlife Art are hosted by the
artists. 

 

Competition is open to exhibitors and club members only. Entries must be
entered Friday between 4 and 8 p.m. or Saturday between 7 and 8 a.m.
Competition pieces must remain in the show for the duration of the show.

 

Sister Clubs Exhibiting:

American National Cane Club (ANCC), a sister club that focuses on canes and
walking sticks and meets monthly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Conewago Carvers, a sister club which is very active west of the Susquehanna
River, meeting in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. 

Cumberland Valley Wood Carvers, a sister club from the Chambersburg -
Scotland area of Pennsylvania.

West Shore Woodcarvers, a sister club which is very active west of the
Susquehanna River, Mechanicsburg (Hampden Township), Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.

Yorkarvers, a sister club from the York area of Pennsylvania.

Carrol Carvers, a sister club from southern Maryland.

PA Delaware Valley Woodcarvers, a sister club from Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.

            William Rush WoodCarvers, a sister club in Media, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Gourd Society, a sister club will be present with a display of
their art on / with Gourds.

Pennsylvania Wood Turners, a new club for our show will be present with a
display. 

 

Woodcarving Illustrated and Fox Chapel Publishing are planning to host an
area called "Spit and Whittle" for carvers and attendees to sit and share
information and to carve and to watch demonstrations. 

 




Demonstrations / Lectures / Presentations of one-hour duration will be given
every hour starting on the half-hour by various carvers including our
featured carver and other local carvers.

 

Carving "5 Minute" Owl or Hedge Hog - hands on carving for beginners, or new
carvers, or those who just want to try carving. All supplies and tools will
be available for use with basic safety and techniques shared. Instruction
and guidance will be provided by club members. Each session will take about
an hour and will start on the hour and on the half-hour. At the end of the
hour most will leave with a completed owl. Must be at least 14 years old and
everyone must sign a waiver to participate in a session.

 

Woodcarvings and Wildlife Art are available for purchase from many of the
artists and carvers. Many pieces of original work by carvers and other
artists will be available.

 

Vendors expected this year will also be selling carving and art tools,
supplies, books, wood, etc. 

Hillcrest Carving, Don Swartz, proprietor / carver, from Lancaster County,
PA

            John Dunkle Knives, John Dunkle, proprietor / knife maker from
Archbold, OH

Art From the Bark: Carving Supply, Kathy Overcash, proprietor / bark carver
from Rhoadesville, VA 

            Ritter Carvers Inc, Barbara Ritter, proprietor from Colmar, PA

            Stadtlander Woodcarvings, Bob Stadtlander, proprietor / carver
from Mantura, OH

            The Carving Glove Guy, Donald Butler, proprietor / carver from
Saline, MI

 

Silent Auction will be held for a number of carvings and wildlife art
donated by exhibitors and club members, as well as a variety of other items.
Proceeds from the Silent Auction will be split evening between the club's
Beginner Carver Fund and a local non-profit organization.

 

Door prizes of carvings done by the Lancaster County WoodCarvers will be
awarded regularly throughout the Festival.

 

See our Website for more information:  <http://www.lancarvers.com/>
http://www.lancarvers.com 

 

Festival & Club information contact: Pete Kovarovic, (717) 392-4814,
<mailto:Woodchips at comcast.net> Woodchips624 at comcast.net 

Exhibitors information contact:          Bob Hershey, (717) 951-5569,
<mailto:LancCarvers at Gmail.com> LancCarvers at gmail.com 

                                                               Andy DiPace,
(717) 394-2262,  <mailto:LancCarvers at Hotmail.com> LancCarvers at gmail.com 

Competition information contact:      David Parker, (410) 867-2214,
<mailto:daveparker1000 at gmail.com> daveparker1000 at gmail.com 

Silent Auction information contact:    Tom Longenecker, (717) 468-2556,
<mailto:thomasclp at comcast.net> thomasclp at comcast.net 

Publicity information contact:             Jeff Pretz, (717) 940-3311,
<mailto:jefpretz at ptd.net> jefpretz at ptd.net

 

Lancaster County WoodCarvers meet monthly on the 3rd Tuesday evening from
6:00 to about 8:30 p.m. at the Community United Methodist Church, 130
Tennyson Dr., Lancaster, PA 17602. June's meeting is a picnic at Lititz
Springs Park. Open Carve Session on the first Thursday of the month at 9:00
a.m. to Noon and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Community United Methodist
Church.

 

The Lancaster County WoodCarvers is a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation
for educational and charitable work especially to promote, foster and
encourage the arts of woodcarving, whittling and sculpturing.

 

 

 




Our Featured Carver for 2020 is our own Mike Dieter. Here is a brief
biography of Mike.

 

            Mike Dieter began carving back in 1980 as a way to be able to
have some decoys for waterfowl hunting. At the time, finances were limited,
as he had a growing family to support. This served as an alternative to
buying them outright. He was invited to some Lancaster County Woodcarvers
meetings by fellow member and friend, Galen Shelly, that were held at the
"old" rec center in Lititz. That was it.he was bitten by the carving bug!!

            He enjoyed the comraderie of the guys in the club, and they were
very helpful in teaching what they were skilled at. As time went on, he
started making more detailed, decorative pieces for show and to sell. Using
patterns gleaned from the few books available on the subject matter at the
time, he began experimenting with poses of the birds. He started making his
own patterns, as he continues to do today. Being a traditionalist, he
prefers using knives as opposed to power carving. He has used many different
brands of knives over the years, even including a pocketknife owned by his
father. But for now, his favorite knife is one by Mike Shipley. 

            Some of the different woods used for carving are jelutong (from
the latex tree), basswood, white pine and cypress knees. The internet is an
invaluable tool in providing reference materials for different aspects of
the birds' anatomy as well as feather placement and coloration. He tries to
have as many pictures as possible before starting a new subject. His
painting style is also traditional, as he paints with brushes. He has
mastered the skill of making them realistic looking without the use of an
airbrush. He uses acrylics to do his painting, as they dry fairly quickly.

            Shorebirds are his specialty, but other things he has done to
date include duck decoys, songbirds, birds of prey, fish, Santa Claus, and
many other subjects too varied to list individually. He's always up for a
challenge. Mike has won hundreds of awards over the past 40 years. He's done
group demonstrations on how to carve; he's participated in club projects;
he's participated in and won numerous decoy competitions, including the Ward
Foundation World Competition in Ocean City, MD. He has taught classes on the
subject at several clubs and will be offering some new classes in 2020.
Watch for more details in the near future.

            Thousands of pieces are out there that have been lovingly
crafted by his own hands. No two pieces are alike. They may be similar, but
each is a one-of-a-kind project - no duplicating machine used here. He
starts with a single block of wood, then proceeds to bring out the inner
piece from there.  

            Mike had an article published in Woodcarvers illustrated
entitled "Folk Art Santa", Holiday 2013 edition - issue 65.

            As his love of carving moves into the future, you'll usually see
him with a block of wood in his hands and a knife at the ready.

            (Please note that while he has created many carved pieces in his
lifetime, he still has not accumulated that first set of decoys to hunt
over.)

            Contact information:  <mailto:DieterRetreater at yahoo.com>
DieterRetreater at yahoo.com  (717) 653-4839

 

 

Jeff Pretz

jefpretz at ptd.net <mailto:jefpretz at ptd.net> 

www.lancarvers.com <http://www.lancarvers.com>  

https://www.facebook.com/LancasterCountyWoodcarvers/ 

 

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