Bark Faces with Marty Dolphens

Over a span of three days, Marty Dolphens will instruct students on creating bark faces. Come and carve with the Red River Valley Wood Carvers featured artist!

When: Friday, Jan 7th all day, Jan 8th and 9th, 8:00-11:00

Cost: $80 + $20 for blank

Full Size Duck Decoy Head

January 7, 2017  at 9 am                    

Total Class Cost: $40.00

We will carve a full sized duck decoy head only. On this basswood cutout, we will insert glass eyes. This can be a smooth/stylized painted head or it can be wood burned for texture and then painted. We will use hand tools for carving, bring the tools you have and carving glove, I will have tools that can be used during the class. If you are going to texture with a wood burner, bring it with you. I will have paints, but we may not get to painting in this one day class. Cost of cutout and glass eye is $10.00. I will have some decoy bodies, if you want to make a complete decoy. (We will not carve the body in class, but we can talk about it.)

I will offer three types of duck heads: canvasback, redhead and mallard (green head).

-Dick Skauge

Please register at In the Chips. The two duck heads featured in the photo above are the ducks on display at the point of registration.

2016 Red River Valley International Wood Arts Show Photos