Five club members hit the road to visit our favorite wood and tool stores. We covered East Wake Hardwoods. We then visited the Woodworking Shop and Woodcraft for tools. After eating lunch, we stopped by the North Carolina Museum of Art to look at a 15th century limewood carving by Tilman Reimenschneider – which was very cool.

Jim Eatmon provided a short seminar on making canes. He had a variety of examples and explained the process he uses from start to finish. About 6 members attended.

Christian Wessels was the featured artist at the monthly Wilson Active Artists meeting. Christian provided a talk on his work and his sources of inspiration.

Christian Wessels was a featured artist at the grand opening of Studio One in Wilson.

Jim McGuire, Jr. brought the Tormek machine to the Arts Council for a sharpening seminar. Four members attended and several tools got sharper than they were before.

Five members setup a display along Nash Street for the all-day Whirligig Festival. A great day watching the people and talking about carving. We hope to be invited back for this year’s festival and this time we intend to try and do some sales.

Various club members participated in both the Rocky Mount and Tobacco Farm Life Museum fall festivals. Each was one day with displays setup showing carvings, and a few sales as well. We have been invited back for both this year.

Future Events

Club trip to Washington, NC for the annual Wildlife Art Festival

Club trip to Charlotte for the annual Woodcarving show

Club members showing their work at NC Woodcarving Festival

Spring Tobacco Museum festival

Wilson Woodcarvers Show in Boykin Gallery

Tobacco Museum Fall Festival, Rocky Mount Fall Festival, Wilson Quilt Show, Wilson Whirligig Festival.