Southwest Florida Woodcarving Clubs, Shows and Classes


Myakka River Woodcarvers Club This club and Harbour Lakes Woodcarvers meet jointly on Monday morning from 8am-11:30am at the main community center building of the Harbour Lakes Encore RV Park in ElJobean, FL on Rt 776. The club formerly met at the Gulf Cove United Methodist Church ("Blue Roofed church").

Harbour Lakes Woodcarvers Club - This club now meets jointly with the Myakka River Woodcarvers Club on Monday mornings 8am-11:30am at the main community center building of the Encore RV Park.
The club hosts a Woodcarving Show nwhich is typically on Saturady 6 Feb.

2010 season Woodcarving shows of interest to woodcarvers in the south east Florida region click here

The following seminars are anticipated in the ElJobean/Port Charlotte area in the 2010 season, check back about 15 Dec for the final schedule for the 2009-2010 season:

  • 7-11 Dec 2009 Bud Evans - Full size Kingfisher. class size between 8 and 12 students and he provides the blank, eyes, feet, paint, feather patterns, and color pictures. The total cost is $150. Keep Saturday 12 Dec 2009 open in case we need to have another day to finish. Class held in Englewood area.
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    CCA member Pete LeClair will be in the Englewood area again during the 2009 season. Two seminars are planned caricature seminars in Rotonda West, date in Jan still to be determined (Bust class)and and 9-12 Feb a full figure cowboy class in Punta Gorda

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    If you want information on upcoming seminars, email Jim O'Dea at jeodea @ aol . com

    North Port Woodcarvers Club This club meets on Monday afternoons from 12:30 - 3pm at the VFW post in North Port on Pan American ave. this club use to meet at the North Port Continuing Education Center from 2004 until 2009
    The club provides demonstrations and displays carvings for the North Port Public Library during it's "1800's Christmas" evening in Dec each year.

    Florida Woodcarvers Roundup
    16+ woodcarving classes going at once. Non carving companions and visitors are welcome at anytime during the Roundup. Art and craft classes for non-carving companions may be available.
    Click here for details here

    Interested in ABRANET -the newest thing in sanding wood?? click here

    Classes currently offered to your local club by Jim O'Dea

  • Fundementals Of Woodcarving Click here for information.

  • Carving your own human face study stick Click here for information.

  • Carving a Bellamy style Eagle from a Butternut Roughout Click here for information

    Email me at jeodea@aol.com to discuss details and schedule a class.

    Related Sites

    Woodcarvers Retreat in New England
    at the University of Rhode Island in Oct click here held at University of Rhode Island Enviromental Education Center over Clumbus Day weekend

    NorthEast Woodcarvers Roundup
    at Honedale, PA in June click here held near Scranton,PA last week of July

    Michigan Woodcarvers Roundup
    at Evart Michigan in June click here held in Evart, MI 2nd week of June

    Indiana Woodcarvers Summer Camp
    at Bremen,IN in August Click here

    Quilt Class at the Roundups described here

    Butternut Trees- what is killing them, why it is getting hard to find it click here

    Pictures and descriptions of various woods here

    Wood Toxicity list at the Shopsimth web site click here

    Woodcarvers Illustrated Magazine Project Index by Dave Andreychek, York Carvers,PA click here

    WoodShoppers - a free, yes free website to let users post and sell, trade or create want ads for those interested in the art of Wood Carving here

    Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine

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      Carving Magazine Online - here

      "Arts in The Wild" Bird Carving at Woodland Echoes Cottage Resort, Ontario Canadahere

      Southtowns Woodcarvers, Western NY State here

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