News Archives - Nutmeg Woodworking & Carving Shop
2013 Hamilton Wood Show
Posted on July 16th, 2012
The 18th Annual Hamilton Wood Show and Canadian Woodcarving Championship will be held January the 25th, 26th and 27th (Friday to Sunday) at it's usual venue, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope (Hamilton), Ontario.
Please visit their website for updates and more information as it's released:
Nutmeg Woodworking will not be attending the show this year but we hope everyone will have a great time!
Whitevale School of the Arts Offering Woodcarving Classes
Posted on April 4th, 2012
The Whitevale School Of The Arts (North Pickering) will be running a series of creative classes including carving, painting, knitting, gardening, etc. during the month of August from Monday to Friday.
There are several wood carving classes to choose from including Carving a Haida mask, Cane Making, Miniature Caricatures, Totem Pole Carving and more.
Please visit their website for more information and to register for classes:
www.whitevaleschoolofthearts.com
Quinte Wood Carvers Association's Carving Show & Sale
Posted on April 1st, 2012
The 25th Annual Show will be held on Saturday, April the 14th at the Quinte Sports Centre on 235 Cannifton Road in Belleville.
Registration for the competition will be at the Sports Centre on Friday, April 13th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturday, April 14th from 8:00 am to 9:30 am. The entry fee is $10 for the first entry, $5 for each additional entry.
For more info, please contact Ken Hicks at (613) 966-4457 or khicks000@sympatico.ca
2012 Niagara Woodcarvers Show Poster
Posted on March 19th, 2012
Click below to download the poster for the Niagara Woodcarvers Association's 32nd Annual Show and Competition:
And don't forget to visit their website for more information
2011 Wood Show Photos Added To Gallery
Posted on February 28th, 2012
We've uploaded photos from several 2011 Wood Shows to our Gallery, including the Kitchener/Waterloo Show, Niagara Woodcarving Show and Brampton's Flower City Seniors Show.
Click here to see all the albums.
Niagara, Hamilton & Kitchener (NHK) Woodcarvers Roundup
Posted on December 20th, 2011
The 2012 NHK Roundup will be held on Saturday, May the 6th at the Copetown Community Hall and will feature over 15 instructors.
Due to the increasing interest in the roundup, they are encouraging carvers to pre-register.
For more information on the roundup, please visit the NHK website
Flower City Seniors Show Info
Posted on December 16th, 2011
The 5th annual show and competition at the Flower City Seniors Recreation Centre will be held on Saturday April 21st, 2012 and will feature wood carving, pyrography, hobbies, crafts and demos.
The Recreation Centre is located at 8870 McLaughlin Road in Brampton. Admission is free and there is plenty of parking. For more information, call 905-874-3500.
Click here to download the flyer
Lindsay Seniors Carving Club Info
Posted on December 13th, 2011
We've added a new entry to our clubs listing; Lindsay Seniors Carving Club!
They will also be co-hosting at the Kawartha Carving Competition along with the Buckhorn Carvers and Caygeon Carvers.Please visit their website for more information and don't forget to check out our chapters page for other carving clubs and news.
Carving Classes with Jan Oegema
Posted on December 13th, 2011
'Woodbutcher' Jan Oegema is offering weekly woodcarving classes beginning in January 2012.
Here are the start dates:
Monday January 2nd, 2012 @ 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
Tuesday January 3rd, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Thursday January 5th, 2012 @ 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Please contact Jan for more info and be sure to visit his website & PictureTrail Gallery to see his great work:
Telephone: 905-623-2318
Email: jancarves3@rogers.com
Website: www.janscarvingstudio.com
Photo Album: www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher
2012 Kawartha Carving Competition Info
Posted on November 30th, 2011
Next year's Kawartha Carving Competition (co-hosted by the Buckhorn Carvers and Caygeon Carvers) will be held on Saturday, September 8th, 2012 in the Bobcaygeon Curling Club at the Fairgrounds (note that this is not the same date as the fall fair).
Please visit Kawartha Carving Competition's website for more info about the show and change of date.
Our clubs page also has more info about the competition - click the link to read more.
Prize Winners from the Ottawa Woodworking Show
Posted on November 19, 2011
From left to right we have: Armando Baisas' entry in the 'Relief Carving' category, Ben Benedict's entry for 'Animal in the Round', Bill Naylor's 'Song Bird' entry and Elaine Burnette's entry in the 'Bark Carving' category.
All of the carvers have won gift certificates from Nutmeg Woodworking and Armando Baisas has also won a Proxxon Reciprocating Power Carver courtesy of us here at Nutmeg Woodworking and Proxxon.
Congratulations to all of the winners and we hope to see you again next year!
(Click on photos to enlarge)
Youth Wins Flexcut Carving Set for his 1st Place Win
Posted on November 13, 2011
Here we have 10 year old Braden Sargeson of Niagara Falls receiving an award for the wonderful loon that he carved and entered into competition. Braden won both 1st-place and best of class ribbons for his entry at a carving show earlier this year.
The Flexcut 21-pc Deluxe Carving Set prize was co-sponsored by Nutmeg Woodworking and Flexcut.
Congratulations Braden and we look forward to seeing more of your great carvings!
New Woodburnings by Michael Soares
Posted on October 20, 2011
Michael has sent us photos of some of his latest pyrography.
He has also begun to sell his work, and the ones on the second line are available for sale! We've added a section of Michael's work on our website along with his prices and contact info.
Click here to go to the Artists page and see more of Michaels' artwork
(Click on photos to enlarge)
OWCA General Meeting
Posted on September 15th, 2011
For members of the Ontario Wood Carvers Association, the next general meeting will be held on Monday, September 19th at York Mills Collegiate (490 York Mills Road).
The meeting will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Magic In Wood 2011 - OWCA's 32nd Annual Competition and Show
Posted on July 15th, 2011
The Ontario Wood Carvers Association's 32nd Annual Competition and Show will be on October 29 and 30, 2011 at the Recreational Complex in Pickering, Ontario.
We hope to see you there!
Visit the OWCA website for more information about the show.
Invitation to Opening Exhibit of Award-Winning Master Carver, Fred Zavadil
Posted on June 10th, 2011
Passion In Wood - June 16th, 2011
The Windsor Wood Carving Museum is inviting you to attend the opening art exhibit of Fred Zavadil, on Thursday June 16th from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the Windsor Wood Carving Museum (inside the Main Central Library) at
850 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario.
Please RSVP the museum by June 14th at 4pm if you plan to attend the event.
Phone: 519-977-0823 or E-mail: woodcarv@windsorpubliclibrary.com
Click here to view the flyer (PDF file)