The Corn Belt Carving Club of McLean County Illinois held the 10th annual Sculptures in Wood Carving Show and Sale at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center in Bloomington, Illinois. This years show was dedicated to Jim Ego a founding member who recently passed. Jim is pictured in the center below, between club president, Mike Hartzler, left, and founding member and long time past president, Bob Deibert. Jim will be sadly missed as he was an extremely active and dedicated club member as well as a gentleman and wonderful family man.
The Corn Belt Carving Club has been hosting the show to promote the art and beauty of woodcarving to the general public and other woodworkers. The club also teaches a beginners woodcarving class in association with the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, as well as teaching woodcarving to scouts, school groups, and clubs.
Tim Rundall of the Woodchip Shop and wood vendor, Rod Wilcox were there selling a variety of woodcarving products and tools.
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Tim Rundall, The Woodchip Shop. |
Rod Wilcox, wood vendor. |
Contest Winners
All contest entries are judged and voted on by the public.
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Gary McDonald takes first in the Mythical carving category, and Best of Show with these whimsical houses carved in Cottonwood bark.
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Greg Taylor gets the first in Birds and Fish and second best of show with his magnificent Mallard. |
Russell Musgrave gathers the first in Relief with this human mask. |
 Gary McDonald gets another first with his Indian Head cane in the Abstract Division. |
Gary McDonald really cleaned up with another first. This time in Group Carving with the cowboy scene. |
 Gary McDonald gets yet another first with his great rendition of an Elk in the Realistic Animal category. |
 Mike Hartzler gets the first place vote in the Caricature category with this comical version of a worm farmer wrangling a worm on his “Worm Ranch”. |
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Gary Richter takes first place in the Chip carving category with his ornate version of a walking cane. |
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