Rich Smoker is a master carver from Marion Station,Maryland. He is originally from the Susquehanna River area of Pennsylvannia. For 18 years Rich was a noted taxidermist. He now creates wildfowl he has observed in both PA and the Chesapeake Bay region. In competition, Rich has won over 400 ribbons, including 50 "Best in Show" and a third in the 2001 Ward World Championship Carving Competition with a Long Eared Owl. In 2001, he was inducted into the Carver's Hall of Fame at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, MD. He is also the secretary for the Carver's Committee for the Waterfowl Festival and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Ward Museum. In 2002, Rich was the featured carver for the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, MD. His project for the festival titled "Hardscrabble" is pictured above. Rich has taught classes for the Ward Museum, The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Whitehall Studio, the University of MD Eastern Shore Elderhostel Program and various clubs throughout the region. He is a much sought after instructor and presides over some wonderfully fun and enriching classes.