This two day event was wonderful. It was held in Spanish Fork at the VFW Bldg. The show had over 200 entries with most of them in the Intermediate Carving Level. I’m very proud of our West Point Woodcarvers. We had several First Place Ribbons and a Best of Division. We will soon have pictures of our entries into the show. There’s a lot of talent out there. Thank you guys for supporting the show!
23 Apr
In Memory of My Flute – Red Fox
I lost my Red Fox Flute when it was crushed in the car door on the way to playing songs in the park while the children played off in the distance. I have since dissected it and now use it to help me build other flutes and to tune them.
A good friend wrote a little epitaph to my flute and I quote:
“In Memory of the Red Fox”
“High up float the notes so free
But long ago, it was first a tree
Though all was hidden ‘neath the bark
A nimble hand would release a heart
Only the expert eye could conceive
The journey beyond branch and leaf
For it takes long hours and hands of skill
To find such treasure takes great will
He whittles both night and day
At his feet wood shavings lay
It becomes his focus and his goal
In this fine wood he’ll find a soul
From simple and rough is the birth
To final triumph of great worth
The carver toils long and lovingly
He fashions a work of love you see
A beauty to behold, words can’t convey
The joy it brings to one and all, in so many ways
He’s now content, finished piece in hand
An accomplishment few can understand
Together God and master carver
Take these elements so much farther
Wood, skill, labor and conception
A process deserving of our appreciation
An arduous voyage of discovery
He searched and found it carefully
Only a true artist with patient, careful knife
Can bestow this gift, can bring it to life
Crafted with such tender care
A pleasure to both eye and ear
The masterpiece has been achieved
Long will live the memories” jn
I miss the first flute I had ever made and yet it tutors me with each new flute I make.
15 Apr
Holy Hogwarts!
Holy Hogwarts! The Koster’s had a Harry Potter Party. I came home one day and my wife, Verlynn, was reading my Carving Magazine;
“Hi, Honey. What are you looking at?”
“Can you make this?” she asked. It was a wizard’s staff featured as a project in the carving magazine.
“Well! I’ll try!” I said sheepishly.
Weeks later I had the staff carved and the party was under way. Go to the following link to see the party (there’s also a Making of Hogwarts album showing the work put into transforming our home):
Highlight the link above (and copy into your browser) then be sure to Click on the link at the top of the site to read the newspaper article about the party! And, Click the Hogwarts symbol at the bottom to see the party albums.
West Point Woodcarvers 