Decoy Carving Workshop

Co-Sponsored By

Of Virginia	Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Date: September 7-11, 2008

Registration Deadline: August 22, 2008 Click here for a registration Form.

Carve your own high quality decoy! Long time carver Ed Morrison provides all instruction and materials.

About the decoy you would carve:

• A canvasback duck, a very popular duck and decoy, will be carved and painted by each student.
• Just a little over 3/4 size. (10" long).
• Tupelo or juniper, the general woods of choice for decoys will be used with acrylic paint.
• The student can choose to have the duck facing straight ahead or turn the head to add interest.
• Returning Srudents have the option of carving and painting a decoy of their choice.

About this program:

• Participation is limited to 15 participants for a better instructor participant ratio!
• The decoy you carve is yours to keep!
• Meals and lodging the entire workshop time!
• This Workshop is designed for adult time participants 18 and older.

Cost: Only $265.00!!

About the Instructor:

Ed Morrison lives in Virginia Beach, VA and has been carving since 1982. He is a member of the Back Bay Wildfowl Guild and the Albemarle Craftsman's Guild. His working style decoys are carved with traditional spoke shaves, knives and chisels to help preserve the "old way" of folk carving in the midst of a real trend toward power carving.



For more information, contact Nate Mahanes at 434-248-5444 or nmahanes@vt.edu.