Articles by: rottier

The Votes are in for the First WCI People’s Choice Contest 2016

The Votes are in for the First WCI People’s Choice Contest 2016

Congratulations to the first winners in the 2016 People’s Choice Contest! We are trying something new this year with our contest. Instead of running one big competition, we are breaking it into ongoing mini-matches. Plus, we are offering cash prizes! Special thanks to our first contest sponsor, King Arthur’s Tools. […]

by February 9, 2016 Best Carving Design Contest, Contests
Chip Carving and Tramp Art Call for Entries – People’s Choice Awards Contest

Chip Carving and Tramp Art Call for Entries – People’s Choice Awards Contest

Do you have a great new carving you can’t wait to share with the world? This is your chance to show it off—and maybe collect some cash! Presenting the 2016 Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards. Entries are being accepted until March 20, 2016 for: Chip Carving and Tramp Art – Painted […]

by January 21, 2016 Best Carving Design Contest

Show Report: Florida Winter National

More than 1,300 carving fans visited the Florida Winter National Wood Art Expo & Competition on January 9 and 10, 2016. The crowd packed the beautiful waterfront convention center to check out hundreds of carvings, as well as to purchase carving supplies and enjoy the fun of a raffle and […]

by January 15, 2016 News
Harley Refsal 2016 Exclusive Three-Day Carving Event

Harley Refsal 2016 Exclusive Three-Day Carving Event

by January 15, 2016 News
Fishing… with a Chainsaw

Fishing… with a Chainsaw

By Kathleen Ryan “I like to go fishing—not with a pole, but artistically, with a chainsaw and some wood,” said Jessie Groeschen, a California chainsaw artist and the author of The Art of Chainsaw Carving published by Fox Chapel Publishing. Over the past 20 years, Jessie has created innumerable carvings […]

by January 15, 2016 Features
Deep Blue Sea Call for Entries – People’s Choice Awards Contest

Deep Blue Sea Call for Entries – People’s Choice Awards Contest

Do you have a great new carving you can’t wait to share with the world? This is your chance to show it off—and maybe collect some cash! . Presenting the 2016 Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards. Entries are being accepted until January 15, 2016 for: DEEP BLUE SEA (fish and […]

by November 30, 2015 Best Carving Design Contest, Contests
VOTE NOW: Realistic Mammals (not human) – PAINTED – 2015 People’s Choice Awards

VOTE NOW: Realistic Mammals (not human) – PAINTED – 2015 People’s Choice Awards

VOTING HAS ENDED FOR THIS CONTEST. Vote now for the 2015 Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards. Here are the finalists for the Realistic Mammals (not human) Painted category sponsored by King Arthur’s Tools. Voting will end on November 15, 2015 and the winners will be announced in the Winter issue […]

by November 1, 2015 Contests
VOTE NOW: Realistic Mammals (not human) – Unpainted – 2015 People’s Choice Awards

VOTE NOW: Realistic Mammals (not human) – Unpainted – 2015 People’s Choice Awards

VOTING HAS ENDED FOR THIS CONTEST. Vote now for the 2015 Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards. Here are the finalists for the Realistic Mammals (not human) Unpainted category sponsored by King Arthur’s Tools. Voting will end on November 15, 2015 and the winners will be announced in the Winter issue […]

by November 1, 2015 Contests
Hun Brothers Build Toys for Homeless Children

Hun Brothers Build Toys for Homeless Children

For the past year, Hun School students Logan and Sam Leppo ’17 have been hard at work in their family workshop constructing handmade wooden toys to donate to local homeless children. The twin brothers are fourth generation woodworkers, and their passion for crafting is a tradition they wanted to share […]

by October 6, 2015 Features, News
Call for Entries – Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards

Call for Entries – Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards

  Do you have a great new carving you can’t wait to share with the world? This is your chance to show it off—and maybe collect some cash! Presenting the 2016 Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Awards. New This Year: Instead of one big contest, we’ll be running small contests all […]

by August 12, 2015 Best Carving Design Contest