Public Carving Events
The Smith Studio and Gallery is the exclusive full time shop displaying and selling my works in the Quad Cities area. The Smith Gallery and Studio is an exciting studio for showing, demonstrating and teaching arts in Geneseo, IL. I am very pleased with my association with David Smith and his wife Dale. They are a driving force for the growing art community in Geneseo. Their shop is located downtown at 124 South State Street, Geneseo, IL. Geneseo is a 20 minute drive from the Quad Cities off I-80...you can see the twin wind mill generators for miles away.
My work is now available at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, IA. It is a little greater than three hours from the Quad-Cities but the beautiful drive and beautiful town make it worth the trip. Vesterheim is a destination for many Scandinavians...okay, more Norwegians than Swedes but a destination anyway. Decorah is also home to Luther College which helps give it a bit of a college town flavor.
The Ohnward Art Center in Maquoketa, IA displays and sales my carvings. I have been carving at their Festival of Trees for several years. Maquoketa is also home for the annual International Woodcarvers Congress each June.
The COVID pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of all the events that I had planned on attending. This includes events i was going to display my work and events where I was going to attend classes. Hopefully life will return to a safer stage soon.
Things are not exactly safe, but with our understanding of how to stay safe I will be teaching a class in Bishop Hill, IL on Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 9-5. I will be teaching beginners basic carving skills while learning to carve my stylized tree. Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County and the home of the Bishop Hill State Historic Site. Bishop Hill started as a colony for Swedish emigrants around the 1850's. My class will be in the Dairy Building with limited number of students. Masks will be worn though the room is large enough that we will be able to maintain safe distance.
My work is now available at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, IA. It is a little greater than three hours from the Quad-Cities but the beautiful drive and beautiful town make it worth the trip. Vesterheim is a destination for many Scandinavians...okay, more Norwegians than Swedes but a destination anyway. Decorah is also home to Luther College which helps give it a bit of a college town flavor.
The Ohnward Art Center in Maquoketa, IA displays and sales my carvings. I have been carving at their Festival of Trees for several years. Maquoketa is also home for the annual International Woodcarvers Congress each June.
The COVID pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of all the events that I had planned on attending. This includes events i was going to display my work and events where I was going to attend classes. Hopefully life will return to a safer stage soon.
Things are not exactly safe, but with our understanding of how to stay safe I will be teaching a class in Bishop Hill, IL on Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 9-5. I will be teaching beginners basic carving skills while learning to carve my stylized tree. Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County and the home of the Bishop Hill State Historic Site. Bishop Hill started as a colony for Swedish emigrants around the 1850's. My class will be in the Dairy Building with limited number of students. Masks will be worn though the room is large enough that we will be able to maintain safe distance.