The 2010 Out West Challenge Participants

As you can see below, we had quite a group of carvers sign up for this event.  Hopefully, the next Challenge will have such a turnout.  Originally published on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 Here is a list of those signed up to participate in the Out West Challenge. If you sent me an email and…

Updates and Old Photos

Okay….before we get to the less important ramblings, just wanted to mention that these two urchins have both graduated from college.  Hannah, on the right, from Oklahoma State and Miriam, on the left, just last week from University of Arkansas.  Time moves waaaay too fast!  Now, on to the other subjects. As it’s been awhile…

Prairie Edge Store

If you’re ever travelling through Rapid City, South Dakota, make sure you take the time to visit this store.  You can bet we do.  I buy a lot of my Native American craft items here that I use on my carvings but the best part is to just wander around checking out the wonderful native…

2009 Out West Carving Challenge

Now here’s something from the Out West Way Back Machine!  “The Original Out West Carving Challenge“.  Talk about fun….it makes me think of having another.  Anyway, if you follow along with the next few posts you’ll see some great carvings by some great people and the eventual winner.  Oh…and if you think this would be…

Tex

Originally published on December 3, 2009 I finally got old Tex over to the paint table for a little makeup. I really like this figure and some of you might recognize him if you happened to stop by our table at the Dayton show. I had his head and hat finished but completed the body Saturday…

Tex

Originally posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 This is the project I’m taking along to the show in Dayton to hopefully complete but also to use in explaining the various techniques I used in making the videos should someone happen by ande ask a question. I haven’t glued anything together yet so it can be…

Sly Fox

As I normally do on Tuesday afternoon, down at the Grove Senior center, I carve heads.  This is the latest one.  I don’t really plan on what to carve other than it’s going to be a cowboy or a Native American.  I’ll cut out a generic head shape before I go and let it go…

Okie Joe Raffle – The Winner Is………

          Kevin Mielcarek Congratulations go to Kevin Mielcarek of Larkskpur, Colorado!  To cement the deal, Kevin must send us a confirmation Email giving us his current mailing address within the next 7 days so we can prepare Okie Joe for his trip Out West!  If  no response is received by that…

Smoke Break

Originally published on October 26, 2009 I’ve always been fascinated by the Buffalo Soldiers, probably because they were headquarter just up the road from us in Fort Scott, Kansas. They patrolled the military highway between there, Fort Gibson, Ok, and Fort Smith, Arkansas. Just maybe they rode right by the Out West Gallery. Whatever, I carved…