WAUSAU, WISCONSIN: Woodcarving and painting techniques are the focus of a fall workshop offered by the Woodson Art Museum and led by renowned carver Bob Guge. During Birds in Wood: Wildfowl Woodcarving Workshop, November 2 – 4, Guge shares how to master skills necessary to achieve his signature soft-textured surfaces resembling downy plumage.
Guge, a northern Illinois woodcarver and veteran teacher, has amassed national awards and recognition throughout his forty-year career.
Awards:
- Five-time Best in World Champion, Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition, Ocean City, Maryland
- Numerous Best of Show nationwide awards
Exhibitions:
- Birds in Art exhibition, 1982 – 1996, Woodson Art Museum
- American Bird Sculpture – Decoys to Decorative, 1987, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Guge work included in permanent collections at:
- Woodson Art Museum
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, Maryland
- Private and corporate collections throughout the world
Workshop instruction includes:
- Discussions about anatomy and pattern making
- Using a cast model of a bird for reference
- Roughing, smoothing, and texturing with power tools
- Color mixing and painting with acrylics
Workshop cost: $395. A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is due upon registration; $295 balance due by September 1. An early-bird discount registration rate of $355 is available; full payment is due by June 15.
Workshop cost includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday lunches, snacks, beverages, cast for painting, and all instruction.
Registration deadline: September 1; space is limited to 12 participants. A registration form is available at www.lywam.org.
Woodson Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
First Thursday of each month 9:00 am – 7:30 pm
Saturday – Sunday Noon – 5:00 pm
Closed Monday and holidays
Admission: Always Free Admission
Phone: 715.845.7010
Fax: 715.845.7103
Email: museum@lywam.org
Location: Franklin and 12th Streets, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403-5007
(700 N. 12th Street)
Online: www.lywam.org
