National Wood Carvers Association
PO Box 43218 Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

Phone (513) 561-7045
Email nwca@chipchats.org



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Apply by October 15, 2024

Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is pleased to invite applications for the Windgate Foundation Fellowship. Since 2015, VSC has partnered with the Windgate Foundation to support visual artists working in traditional craft with fully funded residency fellowships. This year the Windgate Fellowship will support visual artists working in traditional craft with a full fellowship. All eligible visual artists working in traditional craft are invited to apply. Applications will be evaluated based on the strength and quality of the work and financial need.
Explore fellowship offerings and apply today for a 2025 residency. For more information visit vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships - email info@vermontstudiocenter.org - call 802-635-2727

Windgate Foundation, based in Little Rock Arkansas, is a private foundation established in 1993 whose purpose is to advance contemporary craft and strengthen visual arts education in the United States.
Vermont Studio Center (VSC), founded in 1984, is an international residency program for visual artists and writers in Johnson, a village nestled in the Green Mountains of northern Vermont. VSC’s mission is to provide studio residencies in an inclusive, international community honoring creative work as the communication of spirit through form. All residents are provided with private studio space, lodging, fresh meals, and access to local amenities.

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The National Wood Carvers Association maintains an audience of nearly 5000 carvers from the USA, Canada, and International.  As we celebrate over 70 years of promoting the art of carving we are setting our sights on new ways to support the carving community.

Our sponsorship program is being developed to expand the opportunity for businesses to reach their target audience through the NWCA.  Multiple sponsorship levels and media provide options to choose from website, publications, and more.  Oopportunities that we would like to discuss with you.

Contact our publisher, Julie, at nwca@chipchats.org for more information.  We look forward to working with you.

We are excited to announce the first-ever NWCA Holiday Ornament Share & Care Campaign, an event to showcase creativity while supporting a charitable cause, with the added incentive of awards. Carvers of all ability levels are encouraged to participate. We aim to keep this campaign simple, fun, and impactful, raising awareness of the generosity within the carving community.  Rules are provided on the  holiday ornament  page in the menu. 

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At the National Wood Carvers Association, we are grateful to each and every member.  Every contribution you make helps the organization and community thrive!  Please know that you are appreciated every day.  We wish you much joy today and every day.   

                                                                       

      

For  over 70 years the NWCA has been promoting woodcarving and fellowship among its members, encouraging exhibitions and area get-togethers, listing tool and wood suppliers—in short, anything that aids the carver and/or whittler.

Many distinguished professional woodcarvers in the U.S. and abroad share their know-how with fellow members. NWCA proudly lists several internationally famous authors of woodcarving books on its roster.

Please complete our survey to help us better provide you with the articles and format that you prefer.  Click here to take the survey:  NWCA Carving Survey

Here is an overview of upcoming events.  For a detail listing of future events and to register your upcoming classes and events on the website - click on the calendar tab in the menu above.  

For even more events check your copy of Chip Chats.  To register your event in the Chip Chats publication, send the information to NWCA@chipchats.org.

Upcoming events

MEMBER / WOODCARVER INTEREST SURVEY

To better serve your interests as a wood carver,  the National Wood Carvers Association would like your input on a survey of carving interests.  Your feedback will help us provide articles and formats that promote carving and fellowship.  Thanks for taking the time to complete the survey.  Results will be published in a future issue of Chip Chats.

Click here to take the survey:  NWCA Carving Survey

Table of Contents for the Fall 2024 issue of Chip Chats.  Join/renew the National Wood Carvers Association to receive your copy.

 Contents
   2 … Letters to the Editor
   3 … Next Deadline: November 1
   3 … NWCA Membership Application
   4 … Become a Sustaining Member of NWCA
   5 … Wood Side Chat  by Charles Sapp
   5 … NWCA Holiday Ornament Contest Rules
   6 … How to Submit an Article to Chip Chats
   6 … Coastal Carvers Show, Lincoln City, Ore.  by K. Jensen
   8 … Themes Announced for Upcoming Chip Chats
   9 … Keeping It Fun  by Robert Rangel
 10 … Fraser Smith’s Textiles in Wood  by Hayley Saxon
 11 … Buy an NWCA Patch or Decal
 12 … Bear-faced Holders for Picks, Sticks  by John Carleton
 14 … Raising Cane with Norb Hartmann  by M. E. Hartmann
 16 … Never Too Old, Never Too Young  by Paul MacHardy
 17 … Christmas Tree Ornaments  Blast From the Past
 18 … Carve What Brings You Joy  by Sara Reinthaler
 19 … Bella Vista, Arkansas, Show  by Sharon Chappell
 20 … Carving Wood with Power  by Rick Pass
 21 … Chip-carving Santa Cartoon  by Paul MacHardy
 22 … SW Art Expo in Punta Gorda, Florida  by Jim O’Dea
 25 … NWCA Member Show & Tell
 26 … North Jersey Show in Wayne, N. J.   by Jerry Cetrulo
 30 … Catatonk Valley, New York, Show  by Dave Baldwin
 33 … British Member Offers Advice  by Hazel Coupe
 34 … Basics of Painting: Part 3  by Christy Smith
 35 … Mid-south Show in Huntsville, Ala.  by Paul Freeman
 38 … NWCA Financial Report
 38 … Christmas Themed Carvings
 40 … Artistry in Anchorage, Alaska  by Cindy McDowell
 44 … Flying Eagle Neckerchief Slide  by Robert Motal
 44 … How You Can Help the NWCA  by Charlie Sapp
 45 … Clubs Partner with Civil War Museum  by Keith Shumaker
 46 … Desert Show in Mesa, Arizona  by Kira Weiss
 50 … Carve a Mouse with Cheese  by Frank Napoli
 51 … Classical Corner: Astghik Box  by Edgar Hovhan
 52 … Christmas Tree Caricature  by Bob McGinnis
 52 … Instruction                        52 ... Upcoming Events
 53 … Cartoon in Wood: ‘Gratitude’ by Jim McGrath
 54 … Advertisements              55 … Obituary  



 





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National Wood Carvers Association

PO Box 43218
Cincinnati, OH 45243

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