The Rochester Woodcarvers Club supports the annual Hiawatha Homes Festival of Trees event by designing and building a tree base complementary to the theme of the tree and carving all the ornaments used to decorate the tree. Click here to visit the Hiawatha Homes site.
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2010
Rochester
Woodcarvers
Tree
For 2010, the Rochester Woodcarvers are building a "Woodcarver's Cabin" with the theme "Carving the Dream" for this year's "Design a Tree" program.
This will be a special effort by the Rochester Woodcarvers to recognize Hiawatha Homes and their service to the community.
(The cabin and tree ornaments are still under construction... check back for updates)
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9/1/2010 - shutters have been installed and base/trees have been stained.
8/7/2010 - base has been built and trees cut.
The 2010 Rochester Woodcarvers Festival of Trees project will be a "Woodcarver's Cabin" with the theme "Carving the Dream".
Chuck
Johnson and Gary Berg are making great progress on the project base. The internal framing, siding and shingles are complete
and they are applying the final details.
The 2010 Hiawatha Homes Festival of Trees will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary of the event.
To help celebrate the 25th Anniversary, our plan
is for the club to carve any type of
tree ornaments that you think
appropriate for the event. In the past, we have had a theme of "birds",
or "Santas", or "bears" - but this year, anything goes. Carve what you like
to carve and we can have a mixture of carving items to fill the tree -
celebrating our history with Hiawatha Homes.
The Festival of
Trees committee is working with a
carefully prepared list of carving
items to be inside and near the cabin. If you have ideas, talk with the
committee to see how they will fit into the appearance they have in
mind.
It ought to be another great project! As we have updates, I'll add them to the web site... TomS.
2009 Rochester Woodcarvers Tree
The 2009 Festival of Trees theme was "Cabin In The Woods". The cabin was designed as a rustic log cabin representing the traditional 20x30 layout with a loft in a 1'=1" scale. The property has a lake with fish and boats. Check out the photos below to see all fine details and tree ornaments created by our club's creative and dedicated carvers.
Wayne Hendrickson reported that the tree generated $3,500 at the opening night gala live auction.
Click here to see photos of the 2009 tree and ornaments.
2008 Rochester Woodcarvers Tree
This year's theme was "Santa's Workshop". Here is a summary from Laurie Reed, our project chair:
"I would like to personally thank everyone involved with the tree this year.
The Festival of Trees committee included: Laverne Schettl, Karen Reilly, Robert Ricks, Dennis Tooley, Delphine Nelson, Gary Berg and myself. It does not stop at the committee. I would like to also give a big thank you to Gary for the idea, the construction of the beautiful workshop (base) and the story to go along with Santa's workshop. Another big thank you to ALL the woodcarvers who participated in donating an ornament or ornaments. We had 160 ornaments total on the tree with 170 pieces on the base and in the workshop. Because the whole club is involved, the tree a success each and every year. I would like to extend a special thank you to the set up bunch that came to Gary and Nancy's to glue the pieces in the workshop: Karen Reilly, Delphine Nelson, Mary Severson and myself. Also, the set up crew at the Festival of Trees on November 24th included: Delphine Nelson, Laverne Schettl, Gary Berg, Mike "Elfie" and Mrs. Snyder, Vonnie Weeldreyer, Jim Walts and myself. We all had such a nice time with all the festive music and others setting up as well.
When the Festival of Trees live auction was held, Jack Remick bought our tree for $6000.00!
CONGRATULATIONS to our club for another successful tree for Hiawatha Homes! Merry Christmas to everyone.. Laurie Reed"