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Finishing up some Wood Ducks.

The purpose of this page is to catalog news and events , both past and present , that are relevant to Hillman Decoys  . I will be listing new events here such as show dates , demonstation schedules and auction news. 

UPCOMING EVENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spring 2008-  I have been selected to participate in the National Endowment for the Arts "Artist in Residence" program.  I will be working in conjunction with the Tuckerton Seaport in this project. Dates for the residency are April 19th, May 18th, and June 21st. 
 
 
April 24th-27th- A nice selection of my decoys will be on display at the St. Charles Illinois Show. A  decoy will  also be given-away to one lucky  show attendee. I can be emailed or phoned  for more information.
 
 
NEWS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 2005- Best of show Honors at annual Toms River Decoy Show.
 
 
 
Sept 2005 - New Jersey Decoy collectors featured  "Alive" carver at Fall kick off meeting. 
 
 
 
Jan 2006 - Drake Wood Duck choosen for the 2006 NJ Waterfowl Stamp.  Stamp released  August 2006.  See NJ duck stamp page for more information. 
 
 
Feb 2006- Had fun Judging  the Delaware  River birds at the Toms River show !  
 
 
 
Sept 2006- Article written by Allen Linkchorst  covering some of my work, featured in "Decoy Magazine"   ( May-June
2006 cover date)
 
 
 
Sept 23+24 2006-  Enjoyed judging the Green-wings at this years Tuckerton show!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dec 2006- Green-Wing Teal pair on display in the Marshelder Gun Club at the Tuckerton Seaport.  Wood Duck pair on display as part of the Duck Stamp exhibit in the Main Seaport Museum.   
 
 
January 2007- One of my Curly-neck Black ducks featured in Rod Taylor's  "Fresh from The Bench " series in "Hunting and Fishing collectables "  magazine.  
 
 
 
May 2007- Crow sculpture featured in the May-June 2007 "Hunting and Fishing collectables" magazine.
 
 
May 2007-  Profiled in "Decoy Magazine's" story  about the Tuckerton Seaport. 
 
 
 
 
 Sept-2007- Enjoyed being one of the judges for this years Delaware river contest at Tuckerton!
 
 
 
 
Sept-Oct 2007- My Huck Caines inspired Drake mallard featured in Fresh From the bench series in "Hunting and Fishing Collectables" magazine.
 
 
 
 
Oct 7th + 14th 2007-  I enjoyed teaching the advanced carving class at the Tuckerton Seaport.  It was focused on techniques and processes used in carving one of my favorites, the pintail drake.  
 
 
January 2008-  Best of Show  honors at the 2008 Ocean County Art and Decoy show.
 
 
June 2008-  A Black Duck  featured in Ron Koch's article "Another View on Decoy Collecting" in Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Magazine.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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