Rendezvous
A time for carvers
This weekend
and part of next week is the annual chainsaw carving exhibition where carvers
of all kinds make a trek to Ridgeway Pennsylvania to showcase their talent and
to pick up pointers for the next year. I have never been there even as a
spectator but I always try and follow the events on my puter.
I would like to go,
but I am not sure about the accommodations and have no desire to sleep in my
truck in subzero weather as it is always held in February. A camper wouldn’t be
bad, but still I have to haul all my equipment and drag along some carvings, to
join in with about 150 plus carvers, in a free for all competition to sell. Over
300,000 people will probably view the weeklong event.
I occasionally
like to feature artists with talent, and will post on Facebook as well as on my
blog works of other artists. It inspires me to try harder and to stay on top of
my game when I am creating.
Anyhow we are not
that far away so I thought I would provide some links and you could possibly
drive over this weekend and view the various works, and possibly buy something
at a bargain as competition will be tough when trying to scare up a dollar. This
will give you a chance to view various carvers and carvings, and give you an
appreciation for the amount of work involved.
Another local carver in Ridgeway is Grandpa Elf from Massillon area (Jerry France)
I am in no way
authorized to speak for any carver and all I am doing is promoting an event
that I wholly believe in. I feel chainsaw carving is an art form, some say it
is folk art, but I believe the effort is more worthwhile when you consider the
effort involved to create some of these works. Some are just mass produced BS. We
have that in all forms of art. Walmart is full of it. But some really are
worthy of mention and the artists who are producing the work may not have come
from educated backgrounds but still know their craft better than any professor
out there teaching , or as well as any student in art.
I may get some
flak for the unauthorized pics but hope that the carvers and the organizers of
the event see it as free publicity in an area accessible to those being
featured there. That what I may say, will have an effect on the attendance at
the event. I believe it is just a couple of hours away and if you are up for a
road trip , the weather may moderate enough to make it all tolerable and a fun event
as well as something to do. Check it out. I will try and provide links on my
page as to where it is, as well how much it will cost and driving directions as
well as a few pics . Enjoy if you may.
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