Tuesday, May 7th at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273
NCWA woodworker Stuart Welch will present “Roots of Current American Woodworking”. Several well known woodworkers of the 1950’s – 1970’s will be featured with photographs of their work. Stuart will also present some of his woodworking projects which he displayed at the Skagit County Historical Museum this past winter.
Tuesday, April 2nd at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273
Our April program will be a presentation by Port Townsend woodworker Kevin Reiswig. Kevin’s creations stem from his fascination with plants, animals and the land. A natural born forager, his work frequently incorporates scavenged materials from his environment. Since moving from Chicago in 2010 his work has consisted mostly of studio furniture and projects that reimagine wood salvaged from alleyways and gutted buildings.
From Kevin: “Work builds me as much as I build work. I have spent the last decade studying traditional craft techniques and expanding my understanding of wood. I have spent thousands of hours practicing the processes of milling, joinery and shaping wood as well as more obscure methods such as steam bending and coopering.”
Kevin is a graduate of the College of Wooster in Ohio where he studied sculpture under the guidance of Walter Zurko. He has lived at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado twice, once as an intern and again as an artist-in-residence. He also had an artist residency in China
Tuesday, March 5th at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273
The March Program will be given by three of the top woodworkers in NCWA.
It will focus on design and design choices.
Andrew Pellar will discuss selecting wood for a major piece.
Tom Dolese will use his chair design to illustrate the evolution of a design.
Mike Chaplin will talk about his current project and some of the design choices he has made.
The program promises to have a lot of great information and useful “takeaways”.
Come and learn from your talented club members!
Tuesday, February 5th at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273
Due to icy road conditions, we’re going to opt for the safety of the group and cancel tonight’s General Meeting. I’ve gathered input from Board members spread across the four corners of our club’s membership area, and the consensus is that the risk of injury is too high to take the chance. While a few small areas are reasonably clear, many are still quite treacherous. Main roads are mostly dry but the side streets getting to them are still very icy. Also, the school was closed yesterday and is closed again today, so the parking lot is not completely cleared of ice yet.
If you know of any other members who may not check their email regularly, please contact them with this info.
We’ll hold our next General Meeting on March 5th. Thank you for your understanding.