Outaouais Wood Carvers

Looking for something to do this Saturday, Sept 21st?
Join us at the Cumberland Heritage Museum for the Harvest Farmers’ Market from 9-3 where we will be demonstrating wood carving.
Hope to see you there.

HARVEST Market | Cumberland Market

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding an ‘Introduction to Wood Carving’ class on Oct 5 at the Nepean Creative Arts Center. Go to https://www.owcarvers.com/post/introduction-to-wood-carving-course for more details about the class and registration.

Introduction to Wood Carving Course Presented by Outaouais Wood Carvers, Sponsored by FlexcutSaturday, 5th October, 2024. 10AM to 2 PMNepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Unit 7, OttawaThis one-day course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of Wood Carving.OWC member Bob Gander will guide participants through....

Sadly, the last long weekend of the summer is upon us, but the bright side is that club activities will resume in September.
Our first monthly meeting is on Wed. Sept. 4 from 7-9.
Our first clutch will be in the East End Fri. Sept. 6 from 11:30-2:30
Next clutch will be in the West End Fri. Sept. 13 from 11:30-2:30
Our website has the dates and locations up until the end of the year.

Meetings and Events | OWC

Carving Demonstration
Join us Saturday, August 24, from 9-1 as we showcase some of our work and learn about our carving club.
Good opportunity to pick up some fresh produce and other items too.

Looking for something to do this Saturday?
Why not join us at the Carp Farmers Market, 8:00-1:00 on Saturday, August 17th. We will have our ‘Wood Quilt’ on display.
Lots to see at the market- produce, food, crafts and entertainment.
It's also Garlic month at the market.
Hope to see you there!
https://carpfarmersmarket.ca/

Looking for something to do this Saturday?
Why not join us at the Carp Farmers Market, 8:00-1:00 on Saturday, July 20th. We will have our ‘Wood Quilt’ on display.
Lots to see at the market- produce, food, crafts and entertainment.
Hope to see you there!

Looking for something to do on Sunday, June 30?
Join us at the Cumberland Museum in the Loyal Orange Lodge from 11-3 where we will be doing a carving demonstration. The museum will also be hosting the Ottawa Valley Live Steamers and Model Engineers, and a band playing as well.

Cost: Family - $22.49 (2 adults and accompanying children), Adult - $8.88, Child - $6.28, Student/Senior - $6.28. Free for children 5 and under.

Hope to see you there.

Carving Demonstration
The NCAC- (Nepean Creative Arts Center) will be hosting an open house on Sunday June 23 from 1-4 at 35 Stafford Rd, Ottawa.
A few of our members will be carving on site and displaying some of their carvings to help promote awareness of the club.
There will be various dance presentations, arts and music as well.
Sounds like a fun afternoon with various venues to take in.
Hope to see you there.

Sat, Jun 15 9:30-2:30
3444 McBean St, Richmond, ON K0A 2Z0, Canada

Carving Demo in Conjunction with Garden Quilt Show
A couple of OWC members will be doing a carving demo at the Garden Quilt Show in Richmond. Come on out, something for everyone!
Donations (food or $) for the Richmond Food Bank gratefully accepted

The last West clutch is on the 7th and is a pot luck, and the last east clutch is on the 14, lunch provided. I hope to see a large gathering before our summer break. Trish

Carving Demonstration this Saturday, May 4, 10-4. Sir Wilfred Laurier High School. 1515 Tenth Line Rd, Orleans
Come check us out!

Spring in Bloom Craft Market May 4, 2024 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

We have scheduled an Introduction to Wood Carving class for April 20, 2024. 9:30-2:30
Please go to https://www.owcarvers.com/post/introduction-to-wood-carving for details about the class and how to register.
Pam

Introduction to Wood Carving Presented by Outaouais Wood CarversSponsored by FlexcutSaturday, April 20, 2024 9:30AM to 2:30 PMNepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Ottawa- Unit 7This one-day course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of Wood Carving. OWC member Bob Gander will guide participants through....

CANCELLED- unfortunately we had unexpected difficulty in sourcing the live edge wood for this project. Hopefully we can reschedule once we find the appropriate wood
Hi folks, we will be having a new course on April 13 and 20, a two part class on carving a Wood Spirit.
Please check out our website https://www.owcarvers.com/learning-programs for more details.
Only a few spots left!

Learning Programs | OWC OWC offers its members learning opportunities in wood carving and pyrography from September to June. We strive to offer a variety of courses for the beginner as well as for experienced wood artists. These one or two-day courses are offered during the weekend.

Carve a Wood Spirit- 2 day course is now scheduled for April 13 and 20.
Please visit the OWC website for info and registration details. Should be a great couple of days!

Carving a Wood Spirit Presented by Outaouais Wood Carvers, Sponsored by Flexcut 2-day course Day one, Saturday April 13, 2024. Day two- Saturday April 20, 2024 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Nepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Unit 7, Ottawa Join Larry Reed, a long-time member of OWC as he teaches how to carve a Wood Spir...

Next Monthy meeting March 6th, at Woodroffe United Church, we will be carving either a fishing lure or a small bunny. Bring a knife, v-tool, small gouge, and sand paper (for the lure). Note we will not be painting the lure.

New course posted on website, "Relief Carving Flowers" by John Bowser. Note: wood provided will NOT be live edge😉
Feb. 24th and March 16th
CLASS IS NOW FULL

Were you thinking about taking the Study Stick for Carving a Human Face class?
Think you missed the deadline?

WELL

we have a few spots left and registration has been extended to Thurs. Feb 15th
for registration details, go to

Create a Study Stick for Carving a Basic Face Presented by Outaouais Wood Carvers, Sponsored by Flexcut Note: we have a few spots left, registration extended to Thursday, Feb. 15th Saturday, 17th February, 2024. 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Nepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Unit 7, Ottawa In this session participants will learn to set up a b...

We will be holding a ‘Create a study stick for carving a human face’ course on Sat, Feb, 17. Please see https://www.owcarvers.com/post/create-a-study-stick-for-carving-a-basic-face for course description and registration information

Create a Study Stick for Carving a Basic Face Presented by Outaouais Wood Carvers, Sponsored by Flexcut Saturday, 17th February, 2024. 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Nepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Unit 7, Ottawa In this session participants will learn to set up a basic face in 12 steps. Students will carve their own Study Stick that will se...

Let's kick start the New Year!

First Monthly meeting is on Jan. 3rd.
• The Wood Wizard for Jan. is a cane or walking stick.
• Show and Tell- bring a carving/pyro or a carved “find”
• This meeting will consist of carving a Moravian Star. Wood block will be provided. If you want to carve a star, bring a knife, safety glove, pencil, ruler and perhaps a strop.
• If you don’t want to work on a star, bring along whatever you are working on 😉

First clutch of the year is Jan. 5th in the east end followed by Jan. 12th in the west end.

Wishing you all a safe and healthy New Year, let the chips fly!

Hi folks,
Just a reminder of our up-coming events to finish off 2023
Dec 1st
The West End Clutch Christmas potluck and raffle.
Food will be served at 11:30. You might even get some carving in after!
Bring along some food to share with others (Rita will bring the turkey) and something for the raffle. It could be carving related but may also be something else like a Holiday food item, drink (think wine😉) or decoration.

Dec 6th Monthly Meeting
Our annual Christmas Auction and finger food potluck
As usual, there will be a live auction as well as a silent auction. Over the past year we have been fortunate to have some great donations to the club (see attached photos of some of the items). Members are also encouraged to bring in items that they wish to donate (e.g. carvings, tools). We usually have a nice assortment of small carvings that have been done by members up for grabs to the highest bidder.
Bring along some nibbles to share with others, something for the auction as well as some money or a cheque. (note we do not have the capability for e-transfers or credit card at the church)

Dec 8th
Last East End Clutch for this year, bring along some finger foods or nibbles to share with others and any UFOs you need to get done before the holidays.

Hope to see you all there!

New class:
Carve a Simple Snowman
December 2nd, 9:30-2:30 at Nepean Creative Arts Center
go to our webpage for details and registration info.

Carve a Simple Snowman Presented by Outaouais Wood Carvers, Sponsored by Flexcut Saturday, 2nd December, 2023. 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Nepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Unit 7, Ottawa Join Bob Gander as he teaches you how to carve a simple snowman clad in a hat and scarf. A perfect gift for someone who is difficul...

A heads up on future Wood Wizard challenges. The response has been great this fall. There will not be a Wiz event in Dec, but January sees walking sticks, staffs or canes. In Feb, there will be two categories, wood burning (pyrography) and kolrossing (look it up on UTube). You may enter one or both, or a combination. In March, it will be a feather, or feathers, as you wish.