Ottawa Carving Show
I attended the Ottawa Carving Show this past weekend hosted by the Outaouais Carving Club. Again, this show was well attended and approximately 180 carvings were entered in all classes. The event attracts many competitors from Eastern Ontario and Quebec who bring along outstanding carvings. A very friendly gathering with an opportunity to meet some really nice people.
I entered my two bark carvings along with Cpl. Duncan Sowerby. Registration was Friday evening so I made the quick trip to Ottawa and again on Sunday afternoon to spend some time taking in the show. The club always puts on a great prize presentation at the end of the show on Sunday and has a lot of fun with the process. You would never guess by their light-heartedness that so much gruelling work had gone in to making the event such a success.
I was very happy to take away a 1st Place in Class and 3rd Best in Division for the “Castle Cottonwood” and a 2nd Place in Class for the “Cottonwood Mill”. But what really knocked my socks off was a 1st in Class, 2nd in Division and a 2nd Best in Show for the Corporal. He seemed to be standing a little taller…I know that I was!
Be sure to check out the Outaouais Club’s website ( I’ve included it in the links to the right of this page ) and plan to attend this event next year. I’ll upload all of the photos that I took at the event on the Tributesinwood Flickr Photos link soon.
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