Some pics from AWSA 2006 Woodturning Conference ...

Here are some photographs taken at the Association of Woodturners of South Africa 2006 Conference in Stellenbosch, 29 April to 1 May 2006

All photographs are taken by myself unless otherwise credited.
All photographs are copyright of the photographers.
Please contact the photographers at the following e-mail addresses if you would like copies of the photographs for commercial or related purposes:
Stuart Mortimer - stuart@stuartmortimer.com
Dennis Laidler - dennis@laidler.za.net
Gigi Laidler - gigi@laidler.za.net

A CD containing a full set of photographs of all the pieces submitted to the instant gallery will shortly be available from Ken Turner at kturner@iafrica.com . Price still to be announced.

Turners are encouraged to provide me with missing or additional information for the captions. Please refer to the photograph/s by number when doing so.














1
Gigi Laidler at the registration desk














2
Stuart Mortimer demonstrating


















3
Some of Stuart's magnificent pieces














4
Phil Irons demonstrating in his trademark wooden hat














5
Some of Phil Irons coloured pieces


















6
General view of the instant gallery, set up in the zoology lab.


















7
Another general view of the instant gallery. Note the interesting 'works of art' in the background of some of the following pictures














8
Piece in African blackwood(rim) and red ivory (bowl), with pewter work, by John Wessels of Sedgefield. This piece was considered by the judges as the best on show. Congratulations John. (Who celebrated a very happy birthday on the last day of the event)














9
View of the underside of John's piece














9a
Large plaque with lizard in pewter also by John Wessels
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















10
Tall vase by Wally Rossini














11
Assegaai by Jez Rowe of Port Elizabeth















12
Piece in African Paudauk, with resin inlay in the rim, by Ashwin Ramhith of Alice in the Eastern Cape, who generously donated the piece to the charity auction















13
Large red ivory bowl by XXX














14
Minature hats and blue piece by Phil Irons
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















15
Large Araucaria vase by myself


















16
Drozda style box in Red Ivory and African Blackwood by myself
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)














17
Platter by Gert Ferreira. This piece received a very positive crit from the judges. Congratulations Gert.
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















18
Piece in XXX, pierced and guilded by Peter Nicolle
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















19
Piece in Jacaranda, pierced and carved by Peter Nicolle
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)














20
Piece in XXX and ironwood by Ken Turner
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















21
Piece by XXX showing interesting decorative seeds of XXX
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)














22
Piece in Bubinga by Ashwin Ramhith of Alice in the Eastern Cape, decorated with porcupine quills in resin. The subtle use of the quills received positive comment from the judges.
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















23
Pyrographed piece in XXX by Allan Ferguson
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)














24
Piece in yellowwood by Thys Carstens
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















25
Mopane roots in resin by Thys Carstens
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)


















26
Piece by Thys Carstens
(Photo: Stuart Mortimer)














27
The 'Crit Team'
Left to right: Graeme Hill, Eric Thornton, Ralph Johnson, Marilyn Martin, Stuart Mortimer and Mike Richards
(Photo: Gigi Laidler)














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The 'Crit Team'. The guests who were invited to critique individual pieces included Stuart Mortimer, Marilyn Martin (Director of the SA National Gallery) and Dr Ralph Johnson (Chairperson of the Western Cape Region of Ceramics South Africa). The AWSA were extremely lucky to have such a distinguished panel to critique the selection of pieces this year.
(Photo: Gigi Laidler)


















29
Stuart Mortimer


















30
Ralph Johnson


















31
Marilyn Martin criting the piece by John Wessels that was eventually chosen by the judges as best on show. Congradulations John.


















32
Phil Irons being his normal self critting one of Stuart's pieces at the end of the critique session


















33
The Johannesburg club use a piece turned by Phil Irons at a demo a few years ago as an annual floating trophy for the best turner in the club. Here is Phil presenting it to this year's winner, Jack Munting, in person.


















34
Izak Cronje, our inimitable auctioneer. The auction raised just under R16 000 for charity














35
Final discussion session at the end of the conference


















36
Stuart photographs cycad cones at Kirstenbosch














37
Left to right, Stuart and Linda Mortimer, Schalk van Niekerk, Gigi Laidler and Jaco van Niekerk at Kirstenbosch