News & Announcements
Our next regular meeting is
June 12th, which is our Annual General Meeting.
Our next Skills Development Night is
May 22nd.
On May 8th, we held our WGO Salon 2008. Follow
this link for
the pictures from this year's annual competition.
Turning Parties
Follow this link
to see what is planned for this year.
Our
April 2008 Newsletter
is now online.
Reminders
... and while we are talking about
newsletters, our
next Newsletter will be published in June. Members should submit
articles for the June Newsletter to
wgoeditor@gmail.com
by mid-May. We would like to have a volunteer to
write up the May Salon (annual competition) for the June
Newsletter. People who feel that are not good writers should submit
articles anyway. Our editor Peter Kaiser will edit them in any
event. Articles with accompanying photos are especially welcome,
as well as turning or tool tips, and books and journals about
turning that you find useful.
Jack de Vos of
Australia will be doing an all day demo at the Thames Valley Woodturners
Guild in London on May 24, 2008. Jack will not be touring other clubs in
Ontario, he will be ending a tour of the U.S. and spending some time
with his daughter in London. Jack is a world class artistic and
sculptural turner with pieces in many galleries and museums all over the
world. Anyone interested in attending Jack’s demo may contact Gary
Miller. There will be a fee of about $35.00 and that includes a light
lunch. It will be at the Royal Canadian Airforce Club (near the airport)
at 2155 Crumlin Side Road in London, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
For more info contact Gary Miller
519-858-2445
garywmiller@rogers.com (don’t forget the “w”).
Kawartha Carving Competition -2008
Sept. 26 - 27 - Bobcaygeon - Bobcaygeon Community Center. Fees:
$6.00 first carving, $4.00 each additional. Classes: Beginner,
Novice, Intermediate, and Open. 21 Categories, including Waterfowl
Decorative, Unpainted, Smoothie, and Stylized; Songbirds, Birds of
Prey, Upland Game Birds, Wildfowl Smoothie, Wildfowl Miniature,
Fish, Amphibians, Marine Mammals, Animals, Human figures,
Caricatures, Novelty, relief, Chip Carving, Miscellaneous and Wood
Burning. Prizes: Rosette ribbons for first, second, third in each
category; Lee Valley gift certificates for best of each class - $75
first; $50 second; $25 third; Best of Show- $50 first; $25 second;
$10 third. Purchase Awards: $1,000 and $500 cash. Contact Kawartha
Carving Competition, P.O. Box 864, Bobcaygeon, ON K0M 1A0, (705)
657-7539,
info@kawarthacarvingcompetition.org,
www.kawarthacarvingcompetition.org.
Remember to check out the
AAW 2008 Symposium
in Richmond, Virginia. Also, learn about the AAW on YouTube
here.
Our next regular meeting is
June 12th, which is our Annual General Meeting.