A week at the carving show

Pine needle basket by Louise
Pendent by Louise

Kestrel by Duane

Quite a change for us this week. We left the Coachella Valley and our latest job completed on Friday, March 27th. We drove to Quartzite and hooked for lunch with Class of '06ers Dave and Diane, then on to Congress, AZ and the North Ranch Escapees park. Duane's carving show started on Monday, so he got to hang around with carving people for a while and he also managed to get a few chores done around the coach. I caught up on my next quilt (until I get more fabric), volunteered to help on a couple of sewing projects for the Park, and attended a few of the woodcarvers' tag-a-long activities. I relearned to shuttle tat, learned some new wire wrapping tecniques and tricks, and completed a pine needle basket. Duane spent the entire week learning to power carve the above kestrel. It's wood burned at this point. In the evenings he attended paint classes and learned some tips and tricks for mixing realistic colors for his bird. We also ate a lot. Two breakfasts, and 4 suppers were planned just for the woodcarvers group. Yummy! Escapees do love to eat! We plan to spend a few extra days here before moving on to Benson for some more play time.

Enough for now.

Louise and Duane