In 1989, a group of ten wood carvers, with the common goal of promoting the art of

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, met in the back room of Paxton Lumber Co. in

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to discuss the formation of a national organization to further that goal. From that meeting came the Caricature Carvers of America (CCA). The founding group consisted of fifteen nationally recognized wood carvers representing a broad geographical distribution as well as diverse styles of caricature carving. Since the inception of the CCA, two members have resigned, four have converted their membership to "emeritus" status, three are deceased, and eighteen new members have been elected, bringing the 2003 membership to 25. The newly formed organization made no claims of being "the best," although many of the members are readily recognized as being among the elite in the carving community. The combined membership has garnered several hundred first place ribbons, including many " Best-of-Show", in carving competitions across the nation; they have published over 80 books on

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; and they regularly teach wood carving seminars throughout the

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and

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Purpose

# To promote and elevate the appreciation of caricature woodcarving within both the

community and the general public. # To provide an environment that will encourage growth in skill, creativity, and excellence among its members and the carving public.

Leadership

*President — Dave Stetson *President-Elect — Tom Brown *Secretary — Randy Landen *Treasurer — Dennis Thornton

Membership

Current members

* David Boone * Tom Brown * Harold Enlow * Gary Falin * Gene Fuller * Eldon Humphreys * Marv Kaisersatt * Randy Landen * Pete LeClair *

Keith Morrill Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

* Vic Otto * Steve Prescott * Doug Raine * David Sabol *

Harley Schmitgen Harley may refer to: People * Harley (given name) * Harley (surname) Places * Harley, Ontario, a township in Canada * Harley, Brant County, Ontario, Canada * Harley, Shropshire, England * Harley, South Yorkshire, England * Harley Street, in Lond ...

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* Dave Stetson * Dennis Thornton * Bob Travis * Jack Williams *

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Dwayne Gosnell Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubh ...

Emeritus members

Gary Batte Gary may refer to: *Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran * Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;Uni ...

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* Desiree Hajny * Will Hayden * Peter Ortel * Jack Price * Harley Refsal * Cleve Taylor * Rich Wetherbee

Members honorarius

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* Dave Dunham * Tex Haase * Dave Rasmussen

References

* * http://www.cca-carvers.org/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Caricature Carvers Of America * Woodcarving