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| Joe Schumacher
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Joe got interested in woodcarving watching carvers demonstrate their art in the early 70's in the Valley Road Woodcarving shop at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. He wanted to give it a try, but he, like a lot of people who see carvers in action, thought that he did not have the ability to carve. After 20 years of hearing this lame excuse, his wife bought a set of carving tools as a gift for his birthday and made him finally to give it a try. He began carving in 1990. Soon after, Joe became a member of the St. Louis Area Woodcarvers, the Belleville Holzschnitzers, the National Wood Carvers Association, and the Affiliated Woodcarvers Congress. He was the seminar chairman for 7 years with the Belleville Holzschnitzers, so he knows the benefit of taking classes and practicing. He scheduled many of the C.C.A. members to teach classes with the Holzschnitzers over this time. He has taken over 80 classes, 28 with past and present members of the C.C.A. Classes he has taken include clay, stone, drawing, and caricature drawing. He has taught a number of classes in the Midwest. He has also judged several woodcarving shows. He enjoys both realistic and caricature carving. Joe became a member of the C.C.A. in the fall of 2005. Joe has been married to his wife Fran for 34 years. They live in Imperial, Missouri. They have four sons Joey (32), Matt (25), Jon (23), and Nick (21). Joe retired in May of 2000 from Daimler-Chrysler after 32 years as an auto-worker. Joe enjoys watching people's expressions as they look at his caricature carvings to see if they do or do not get the idea he's trying to get across. He starts his original pieces up as drawings or in clay. Joe now goes back to the Valley Road Woodcarving shop , this time, as a guest carver demonstrating for others who hopefully will give woodcarving a try. Joe is available to judge exhibits and shows and to teach seminars on woodcarving. His carvings are available for sale. You can e-mail him at jfshoes@sbcglobal.net Contact info: Joe
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