Half-Body Flying Canada Goose Carving Workshop
Friday, September 24, 2010 to Sunday, September 26, 2010
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Carve and paint a Crowell-Style Miniature half-body Flying Canada Goose under the tutelage of Steven Weaver similar to those in our current exhibition, Bird in the Hand: The Carvings of Elmer and Cleon Crowell. Accomplished carver and exhibiting artist, Mr. Weaver will return to Heritage and lead students of all levels through this project. You will begin with a rough cutout that you will refine into the very essence of a flying Canada goose! Final carving is 7" in length and be complete with life-like glass eyes.
Steven Weaver of Wakeby Wildlife Studio began carving in 1981 and over the last fifteen years has developed a style that is uniquely his own, heavily influenced by Cape Cod’s master carver A. E. Crowell. An award-winning carver, Mr. Weaver was chosen by Gov. Bill Weld to create a rendering of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Black Capped Chickadee for a display of all fifty State Birds. His carvings may be found in fine collections across the United States and in Europe and have been exhibited at The Ward Foundation Museum in Salisbury, MD, The Duxbury Art Complex, The Cahoon Museum of American Art as well as the Museum of Natural History.
A list of tools and supplies needed for this hands-on workshop will be furnished upon registration. Morning refreshments will be provided but please bring your our own bag lunch for this creative workshop!
For further information or to register for this popular program, please call the Public Programs Department at 508.888.3300 ext. 102.