Neil Cox of Ingersoll is a renowned artist who will be at show Sept 30 - Oct 2
By
Mark Schadenberg
Wood
carving is an intricate form of art with patience and creativity as important
traits.
There
are many other forms of art and several forms of sculpturing, including various
types of stone and clay.
Neil
Cox is a local treasure when the arena (Wood show is at Civic Centre Arena and
Oxford Auditorium) of wood carving is considered. He will be among the
headlining guests at the annual Woodstock Woodworking Show this weekend (10
a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday to Sunday) at the Woodstock Fairground on Nellis Street.
(www.woodshows.com)
You
could call the guests as performing artists and not be wrong as their final products
are often master pieces, and that most certainly includes more common wood
working like building furniture of perhaps a grandfather clock.
Cox
is from Ingersoll and I know his abilities from many commissioned pieces I have
seen or read about. For example, at the former St Rita’s Church on Dundas
Street in Woodstock, it was Cox who was paid to design and create the stations
of the cross. Keep in mind, that’s not one wood sculpture to depict the
happenings around Easter, but 14 works of art.
Other
seminar series speakers and demonstration wood workers this weekend include Vic
Tesolin, Rob Cosman, Alex Snodgrass, Mark Eaton and Laney Shaughnessy. According
to the website, Cosman has seven workshops (pun intended) scheduled.
Paul
Frenette from the HGTV show Carver Kings is also on the weekend’s agenda.
Admission
is $12 daily or $15 for a weekend pass. Be sure to grab a copy of the Oxford
Review as there is a $2 coupon in the ad on the front page.
There
is also an antique car show as part of the festivities on Sunday.
The
Woodstock Woodworking Show is marking its 31st year. The website
notes it’s Canada’s oldest consumer wood show. Over the years it has fluctuated
in size, but the weekend has been a large tourist attraction for Woodstock for
more than three decades. It’s also a great location to talk to equipment manufacturers
if you’re considering upgrading your shop equipment.
Neil
Cox, who is also a sculptor in marble and other products, has seminars
scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30.
Watch
the Rogers TV video from Oxford County Living as it looks back at the 2014
show, but includes quite a thorough interview with Neil Cox.
The
wood show also includes the Ontario Wood Carving Championships, which does
include youth divisions and many other categories up to expert.
Neil Cox work - The Woodsman
LINKS:
Mark Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist
(SRES designation)
Royal LePage Triland Realty
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