Progress at the Workshop

Carving the Figures

The photographs below are of some of the volunteers and “ponies” in various stages of carving and painting in June 2012.

Arhur Rosen fine carving the body of this “headless” figure.

 

Phyllis Kingsley demonstrates fine detail work with the figure’s teeth and mouth.

Heddi DeWinkleller is busy at sanding

Veteran carver, Doug Cowan, busily works toward the July goal of completing Dunmore

With Dunmore complete Doug is heading for his next carving task.

Arthur, Ralph Lichtenstein, Phyllis, Doug and Maria Caccaviello (Director) in the back. Heddi DeWinkleller in the front.

Artist/Art Director Sue Edwards has become a seasoned carver too.

Kathy LeClair

Detail figure carving (left) and on the wheelchair accessible chariot (right)

Maria with painter, Dan Narkowicz                           Maria gives the Golub Family a Tour 

Charlie Zawistowski working on a head

Ed Cormier busy sanding

Basket on the side of Lydia                                                    Brass Name Plate on Lady Joan Marie

Syncho and Sam’s Painting are Complete

Teri Davis Blends Local History and Art

Berkshire Carousel Artist, Teri Davis, whose Boxcar Studio is in Hinsdale, loves the history of the Berkshires and also loves to include the local history in her artwork. At the recent Art Show and Black and White Auction, Teri had painted a Triptych of a diving horse. This was based on famous diving horses that appeared at Pontoosuc Lake in the early 1900s. These steeds, King and Queen, owned by Prof. G. F. Holloway, would jump from a 35-foot platform into water. The horses appeared throughout the US and in Canada as well. The act was very popular and watched from the shore and boats at the lake.

In addition to her carousel artwork and her own studio, Teri also teaches Carousel Figure Painting at the Berkshire Carousel Workshop. Classes are free and children are welcome. There is a $10 fee for supplies. Please call Maria at 413-499-0342 to sign up for Teri’s classes offered three times a week.

  Teri Davis and her Diving Horses

Carousel Frame Restoration 

Carousels and Carvings, Inc. of Marion, Ohio continues the total 1928 Herschell frame restoration for the Berkshire Carousel.  The initial stages of restoration involve cleaning up and replacing the metal parts of the frame and mechanism. The photos below are recent ones from the metal work.

                                                           Metal parts have been sandblasted

                                    Mudsills  

                                                 Reinforcement installed in the Mudsills 

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