Snow Bunting: One-Day Carving Class with Dave Tuttle

Precut blocks for a bird carving workshop

Carve and paint in wood during this one-day carving class!
Wood blank and paint provided.
David Tuttle of the Green Mountain Woodcarvers leads the workshop.

All levels welcome. Great for adults and teens. Younger kids need parental permission. Great skill-building for Scouts and 4-H!

Bring mask, tools, gloves, and lunch. (Contact us if you will need tools or gloves; Dave often brings some to sell.)

Must register in advance:

$35 for Museum and GMWC members • $45 for everyone else
Class will be held outside if weather permits.

Class limited to 6 participants to maintain distance. Masks required when indoors or within 6′ of each other (if outdoors).



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Contact us if you would like to hear of upcoming classes.

Visitors from out of state, please take a look at travel advisories posted by VermontVacation.com and the Vermont Department of Health [cross-state-travel map—scroll down]. There are quarantines period for many places. Let’s take good care of each other!

Largemouth Bass: One-Day Carving Class with Dave Tuttle [ FULL ]

Largemouth Bass: small woodcarving by David Tuttle

Carve and paint in wood during this one-day carving class!
Wood blank and paint provided.
David Tuttle of the Green Mountain Woodcarvers leads the workshop.

All levels welcome. Great for adults and teens. Younger kids need parental permission. Great skill-building for Scouts and 4-H!

Bring mask, tools, gloves, and lunch. (Contact us if you will need tools or gloves; Dave often brings some to sell.)

Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org to be put on the waitlist.
Class will be held outside if weather permits.

Class limited to 6 participants to maintain distance. Masks required when indoors or within 6′ of each other (if outdoors).

FULL. Email us if you are interested in being on the waitlist.

Contact us if you would like to hear of upcoming classes

Upcoming Class: Killdeer Carving with David Tuttle

Come to a one-day carving class with David Tuttle of the Green Mountain Woodcarvers. We will carve and paint a Killdeer. Wood blank, eyes, snacks, and coffee provided.

Killdeer woodcarving by David Tutle
Killdeer woodcarving by David Tutle

No carving experience required! Beginners are as welcome as experts. Do bring your tools and gloves if you have them; if you don’t, let us know. Dave often brings some knives, gloves, etc. to sell.

Great for teens and adults.
Saturday, June 21 • 9:00am – 3:00pm
$25 for Museum and GMWC members • $35 for everyone else
Pre-register by email museum@birdsofvermont.org or phone 802 434-2167 .

Please bring your lunch; we will provide coffee, tea, snacks.

 

upcoming event: Woodcarving Demonstration

Woodcarving Demonstration
Woodcarving Demonstration

Wood Carving Demonstration
Saturday, October 20 • 1 – 2 p.m.
Check out our wood carving demonstration upstairs in the Birds of Vermont Museum workshop.

Ask questions, collect fresh ideas, learn a new technique. See what birds are in progress or guess which one will be added next to the collection.

A perfect complement to a museum visit. Appropriate for all ages. Free with admission.

Fabulous Fall Festival

Come to our annual Fall Festival!

Fabulous Fall Festival
Saturday, October 13 • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Live birds, music, soap and wood carving, kids’ crafts, face painting, and more!
$2 / Free if you are 3 and under or show your Museum or Green Mountain Woodcarver membership card

Our schedule of events (but check when you get here to be sure):
10:00    Carving  Workshop : Spirit faces in bark  (2 hours; $10 fee but this includes all-day admission also)
11:00    Soap Carving
11:00    Live Music by Northeast Field (terrific Celtic music)
1:00      Live Bird Talk
2:00      Soap Carving
2:15      Face Painting
3:00      Nature Note cards
3:59      Announcing Winner of the Kids Raffle

 

All Day / Ongoing:

  • Admire the Art Contest Entries and discover the Winners (Pick up your ribbon and prize if it’s you)
  • Used Books and Other Treasures Sale
  • Explore the Museum (can you find all 535 eggs? Did we count right?)
  • Get a ticket for a Raffle: Kids Raffle (Saturday only) and Decoy Raffle (winner announced October 31)
  • Scavenger Hunts
  • Nature Quests
  • Live birds at our feeders, in the woods, in the meadoews
  • Snacks available for sale
  • Yet more games and crafts
  • Walking trails (have you found the pond? The stone wall? The new bench? All the items on the Unnatural Trail?)

 Looking forward to seeing you!