Happy New Year
I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year brings you prosperity and good health. The What's On section of the site has now been updated. If you are aware of any other shows that you would like to see listed here please let me know.
Carving Course Success
The first Introduction to Bird Carving Course to be run at Kingshill House near Dursley in Gloucestershire took place on the weekend of 20th & 21st October. On this initial course we had four extremely keen students and only one of them had any previous but limited carving experience. The course commenced at 09.30 and thereafter it was rather difficult to get the students to put down their carvings knives as they were so intent on what they were doing (see photos below).
There was an option of carving a Ringed Plover or a Long-tailed Tit to be carved and painted in the Smoothie style. Three opted for the Ringed Plover and one for the Lon-tailed Tit.
The aim of the course was to ensure that the Students left the course on the Sunday with a piece of art they could be proud of. In the event they each managed to carve, paint and mount their birds on a suitable base for display in their homes. No small feat in just a weekend, well done to each of them. I am please to say that two of the students were so taken with the course they are going to attend our November meeting at Slimbridge, hopefully will they will become members of our group.
So successful was the course and the student feedback that we have be asked to run some additional courses in the future. Discussions are still taking place but at the moment we anticipate running a course in December this year and one in both the Summer and Autumn next year. Details and dates when confirmed will be published here so please check back over the coming weeks or use our Contact & Membership form. Dates will also be published on the Kingshill House website - http://www.kingshillhouse.org.uk/workshops.html
There was an option of carving a Ringed Plover or a Long-tailed Tit to be carved and painted in the Smoothie style. Three opted for the Ringed Plover and one for the Lon-tailed Tit.
The aim of the course was to ensure that the Students left the course on the Sunday with a piece of art they could be proud of. In the event they each managed to carve, paint and mount their birds on a suitable base for display in their homes. No small feat in just a weekend, well done to each of them. I am please to say that two of the students were so taken with the course they are going to attend our November meeting at Slimbridge, hopefully will they will become members of our group.
So successful was the course and the student feedback that we have be asked to run some additional courses in the future. Discussions are still taking place but at the moment we anticipate running a course in December this year and one in both the Summer and Autumn next year. Details and dates when confirmed will be published here so please check back over the coming weeks or use our Contact & Membership form. Dates will also be published on the Kingshill House website - http://www.kingshillhouse.org.uk/workshops.html
BDWCA Festival of Bird Art 2018
The BDWCA British Carving Championships will be taking place at the Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell over the weekend of 8th and 9th September.
A number of our members have entered carvings in various classes and we also expect to have a good display of Nuthatches for the Regional group completion which will be judged on the Sunday. This a great event and if you can make I am sure you will have a great time.