Local
Woodcarving Club to Host Magazine Editor
July
29 , 2004
East
Berlin, PA:
The East Berlin based Conewago Carving Club is holding a meeting on Sunday,
August 15, 2004, 2 p.m., at the East Berlin Community Center, 405 N Ave.,
East Berlin, PA. The meeting is open to anyone interested in learning
more about the art of woodcarving.
The
guest speaker will be Cathy Hart, editor of Wood
Carving Illustrated Magazine, the
nation's leading how-to magazine for woodcarvers. Hart will provide a
“behind the scenes” look at how a magazine is developed, created and printed
with each issue. Hart will also provide the woodcarvers and visitors in
attendance with information on how to submit articles for publication.
The
Conewago Carving Club was founded in 1992 in East
Berlin, PA
, and has more
than 100 members located throughout the region. The club holds an annual
Woodcarving & Wildlife Art Show that draws many visitors from across
the U.S. They
also host several woodcarving seminars throughout the year, conducted
by local and nationally known award winning carvers. The club meets on
the third Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.
Wood
Carving Illustrated
is
the leading how-to magazine for woodcarvers of all skill levels and styles
providing inspiration and instruction from some of the world's leading
carvers and teachers. A wide range of step-by-step projects are presented
in an easy-to-follow format, with great photography and useful tips and
techniques. Wood
Carving Illustrated
delivers quality editorial on the most popular carving styles, such as
realistic and stylized wildlife carving, power carving, Santas, caricatures,
chip carving and fine art carving. The magazine also includes tool reviews,
painting and finishing features, profiles on carvers, photo galleries
and more.
Wood
Carving Illustrated
is a publication of East Petersburg, PA based Fox Chapel Publishing.
Fox
Chapel Publishing Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading resources for
woodworking books and magazines, and employs nearly 30 people from its
restored 19th century headquarters in East Petersburg, PA.
Fox Chapel publishes two magazines: Wood
Carving Illustrated
and Scroll Saw
Workshop; more than 200 book titles; and distributes more than
1,000 woodworking books from other publishers around the world. Their
website is www.FoxChapelPublishing.com.
For
more information, contact:
Contact: Brenda Wagner
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
1970 Broad Street
East Petersburg, PA 17520
wagner@foxchapelpublishing.com
717-560-4703, ext. 48
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