Association Executive              Committee Chairpersons 
President      Thelma Galletly 469-0354     Newsletter  Roger Beaupre     434-4123
                                            Library     Doug Gregory      469-7641
Vice President Carl Purcell    466-3024     Workshops   Ed Dawson         883-1364   
                                            Phone       Daphne Coveyduc   464-0997
Treasurer      Brian Galletly  469-0354     Membership  Brian Galletly    469-0172
Secretary      Richard  Bone   469-0172     Publicity   Clarence  Spencer 463-7938

From the President:

Carl Purcell,Jim Bracket, Wilson Crowell, Brian Galletly and I made a trip down to Bridgewater to visit their group. The coffee pot was on when we arrived and the fellowship and warm welcome we received was fantastic. We were able to answer some of the groups concerns and exchange information about the library and what the association had to offer. Jim, Wilson, Carl, and Brian were able to share some of their carving with the Bridgewater Carvers. It was nice to see you guys again and we hope to see you in the near future.

As you have heard at the meeting on March 12, I will not be letting my name stand for President. I have served the N.S.W.C.&A.A. for the past two years and it is time to let someone new take over. I know it will bring in new ideas to the Association. I hope during my tenure as President, that I was able to satisfy the needs of the carvers, and to see that the Association was for all members to enjoy and learn the art of carving.

I was very fortunate to have the support of the Executive working with me and I would like to thank Carl, Brian and Dick for all the support the gave me. I would also like to thank the Chairperson of each of the committees; Daphne Coveyduc for phone, Ed Dawson for workshops, Doug Gregory for library, Dick Bone for competition, Roger Beaupre for the newsletter, Brian Galletly for membership and Ken Woods for ticket sales. I would also like to thank the members who gave me their support for without you I would have been lost. It is your hard work and dedication that has made the Nova Scotia Wood Carvers and Artists Association what it is today. I thank-you from the bottom of my heart, and I hope I will always be here to lend a helping hand to the Association.

Yours Truly
Thelma Galletly

Association Trivia
- We now have 202 paid members.
- The International Competition will be in Maine this year.
- Out of town members may now sign out library materials for a three week period to compensate for postal time.
- T-Shirts are now on sale for $12.00, they are very nice. Contact Carl Purcell.
- There will be not be a competition in Sackville N.B. this year.
- There were 2667 visitors to our exhibit at the Mary E. Black Studio. It was a very successful event and we are looking forward to repeating it in our 10th anniversary year in 1999.
- The President thanked Bill McNeil for his bountifulefforts in fund raising.

May Elections

As you all know May is election month. All members in attendance at the meeting were canvased for someone to head the Nomination Committee. As no one was willing to take on the tasking Thelma Galletly volunteered, as she is withdrawing from the Presidential position. All committee members were canvassed at the meeting as to whether or not they would let there names stand for another term of office.Having said that,here is a list of the positions to be filled for the upcoming season:

a. President;
b. Treasurer/Membership; and
c. Publicity.

If you are interested in filling any of these positions please contact Thelma.

Colchester Chapter Report

The Colchester Chapter of the Nova Scotia Wildlife Carvers & Artists Association has been quite active since its creation. We are advertised on cable TV several times a day on a daily basis, and are listed in the Red Letter Days of the Daily News and Community Callander if the same publication.

We had a workshop on airbrushing with carver Ron Fancy on January 20th which was very informative. Thanks Ron. Then on February 8th, we were fortunate to tap into the wonders of Wilson Crowell's approach to carving in a Sunday workshop. This was a joy, and well attended, and led us into a three day workshop to be held 4,5 and 6th of April in Truro. We are really looking forward to this, and will be carving a Black- Capped Chickadee.

On February 17th, Ken Peterson spent the evening in a workshop answering our many questions, and still managed to find time to give us a few pointers in burning and texturing. This was another great evening, and much appreciated.

Our last workshop was a sculpting demonstration by a local sculptor, artist and carver Bruce Wood. This was a terrific session in that Bruce showed us how to use modeling compound to work out problems in clay before starting on your wood. We also got to see the end result in 3 Horses he is doing. We would like to thank him for his knowledgeable contribution to the club.

We are presently selling tickets on a Grizzly Bear, carved in Maple and donated by fellow carver Kim Crowe. The draw will be held at the end of March and will be our first major fund raiser. Thanks to Kim for parting with his creation in support of, "the cause".

We have had newspaper coverage in the Daily News and The Weekly Record on both the workshop put on by Wilson and on the Bear raffle.

To date we have received two local sponsors for the Competition in May, and are hoping to acquire a few more before the deadline.

We have been happy to share some great reference material with the Association and our fellow branch members in Bridgewater, compliments of Gerald Gloade. Thanks Gerald, you can never have enough reference material.

We have approximately fifteen regular members and are gaining more as we become better known. Most are new carvers and if it wasn't for the tremendous help of Gerry Simpson, we would all be very frustrated. We would like him to know how much we appreciate all of his efforts on our behalf. Thank you Gerry.

Margie Shaw

B&T Carving and Supply

They will be closed from 17th April to 5th May do to the World Carving Competition. Orders will be taken after 5th May. Thank you.

Downeast Wood Carving and Wildlife Art Show

This will be held on the 20-21 of September at Wells Junior High School Gym, Rte. 1 Wells Maine. For more information contact Lou Wilcox at 1-207-993-2080. The Wells-Qgunquit Resort Motel will charge you $30.00 per night for a two night stay or $25.00 per night for a three night stay. Both of these rates include breakfast. All reservations are first come first served, so if you want a room, call early. The Wells Qgunquit Resort Motel is located three miles South of Wells Junior High School on Route 1.

Prince Edward Island Carving Competition

This will be held from the 11th to the 13th of July at St. Mary's Hall in Souris PEI. The Theme Bird will be the Common Tern, with judging by Jim Edsall.

Entries will be accepted on the 11th July from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and for out of province carvers on the 12 July from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Sunday there will be a head carving competition, carving a Eagle's head. Fee for this will be $10.00 and a head will be supplied along with three cash prizes, ribbons and a trophy. Entry fee for carvings will be $5.00 for the first entry and $3.00 for each additional entry. They follow the same rules as our competition with the addition of Relief and Caricature Carving categories.

For more information call 1-800-463-4PEI, or contact Cameron Ross at 902-687-3047 or Carol Carter at 902-687-4087.

The following is a list of accomodations in the Souris area:

Singing Sands Inn 357-2371
Hill Top Motel 687-3315
Rollo Bay Inn 687-3550
Nautical Nook (B&B) 687-3329
Frank Macintosh (B&B) 687-1527
Church Street Tourist Home 687-3065
Aplace to Stay Inn 687-4626
Campbells's Cove Prov. Park (camping) 357-2067
Souris West Light House Motel 1-800-689-2339
Greg Francis Cotages 687-2159 or 368-3099
Red Point Prov. Park (camping) 357-2463
St. Peters Park (camping) 961-2786

Internet Web Site

The NSWC&AA now has 2 pages on the World Wide Web thanks to the efforts of Alan Dorey and the latest addition Doug Gregory. Doug's page is new and will be moved shortly to an independent server so as not to use Doug's personal home page.

Here are the E~Mail addresses of both Web Sites.

Dal Web Site (Alan Dorey) http://www.mcms.dal.ca/carvers/carvers.html

Doug Gregory sympatico site http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dgregory

You will find some interesting links on Our Web Site as well as up to date information on the competition and upcoming events. In the future, we are also hoping to make the newsletter available on the WWW.

In Residence Carving/ Painting Course

In May of 1996 the Executive of the Carving Association asked its membership for ideas to expand its program and reach its members.

One of the ideas suggested was a comprehensive carving/painting course by a world renown carver.

The following information is submitted to the membership for comment and decision making at the May 1997 meeting.

Event: 4 Day Carving / Painting Course
Place: Liscombe Lodge
Time: Week of the 1998 May competition
Lodging and Meals: $89.00 per day per person or $356.00.
Registration Fee: To be determined

Cost to the Association
Instructor's daily rate $350.00 for a total of $1,400.00.
Liscombe Lodge will subsidize this amount $400.00 leaving the instructor fee at $1,000.00.

The instructor's lodgings and meals are also provided free.

Air fare for the instructor would be approximately $630.00. If we were to bring in an outside World Class Carver to judge our competition this fee would be automatically paid as part of the competition.

Carl Purcell

Workshops

The final workshop will be on 19 Apr. And it will be on eye placement done by George German.
Mays' workshop is cancelled due to conflict with the competition.

Theme Bird

Don't forget to get your entries ready for this years theme bird.

This Years Theme Bird

The American Woodcock

Competition Dates and Events

Thursday 15 May
- Set up at Cole Harbour Place

Friday 16 May
- Registration 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.

Saturday 17 May
- Judging starts approximately 9 A.M.
- Competition and Show open to the public Saturday 9 A.M to 5 P.M.
- Awards Night 8:30 P.M.

Sunday 18 May
- 9 A.M. Open to public
- 2 P.M to 5 P.M. Head Carving Competition,
- 5 P.M. Raffle Draw and Head Judging
- 5:30 P.M. end of Competition and Show
- Competitors collect their carvings. Flat Artists collect Paintings.
- 6 P.M. Dismantle display area

DON'T BE SHY- BE A VOLUNTEER.

Main Judge for the competition will be Glenn Ladenberger from Niagara-on the-Lake, Ontario. He may be able to offer critiques on Saturday afternoon. The assisting Judges are Ron Gagnon, Fred Kendall, Wilson Crowell and Margaret Crowell.

Additional Activities

Retriever Demonstration on Saturday and Sunday
Photo seminar by Carsand-Mosher

Booths allotted as of 1 April

Kelly's Curios - Wooden Display Cabinets
Jim Hnatiuk - Taxidermist
Carsand-Mosher Photographic Ltd.
Busy Bee Machine and Tools
Endangered Species Guardians - Piping Plover Guardians

Ward Foundation has also requested table space for information pamphlets.

Special Awards

Bowater Best of Show Purchase Award $1500.00
Lee Valley Tools $25.00 gift certificates for Best in Division Novice (15 Certificates)
Foredom Electric $150.00 gift certificates for Best Novice, Best Intermediate and Best Open Carvers.
Ocean Contractors Purchase Award of $300 for Best Novice Duck Carver.

For Our Artists

Free space is available for displaying your work. Please put a price on your work if you wish to sell, as well as your advertising or calling card. Space is available for up to three paintings per artist. (Negotiable)

General Note for All

Raffle tickets are enclosed at a selling price of $1.00 each. The carving by Fred Kendall is a real steal. If you are unable to sell the tickets please return them to the competition site on Saturday or Sunday so that our booth volunteers can sell them to the public.

T-Shirts will be available at the show for $12.00 each, sizes Large and Extra Large.

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR WORK AT THE SHOW UNTIL 5:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY; OTHERWISE THE WHOLE SHOW WILL LOOK LIKE A HONG KONG FIRE DRILL.

AFTER THE JUDGING IS COMPLETE, FEEL FREE TO PLACE YOUR CARDS WITH YOUR WORK.

Glenn Ladenberger may provide a seminar on Friday evening at Cole Harbour Place.

Publicity

Space is already booked with the Seniors Network (Access TV), Breakfast Television (ASN) & the following are in progress: Information Morning (CBC), Maritime Noon (CBC), Mainstreet (CBC), MITV, CHNS Morning Show, The Chronicle Herald, Moncton Times-Transcript, Truro Newspapers and Radio Stations, as well as Chip Chats and Wildfowl Carving and Collecting.

If you can help with others, call Dick Bone at 469-0172 or Ed Dawson at 883-1364.

Richard Bone
Competition Chairman