Wednesday, July 09, 2008

AWSA Symposium 2008 Gallery ...

The Association of Woodturners of South Africa (AWSA) 2008 Symposium was held in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa from 3 July to 6 July, 2008

This is a photographic record of the gallery.

This year's guest turner was Nick Arnull of Norwich, UK.




Some of Nick Arnull's pieces that he brought along












More of Nick's pieces, including his recently released coral series












CB vessels by Wally Rossini












Beethoven vessel in Yellowwood by Gert Ferreira













Platter in Pencil cedar (Juniperus sp.) by Perrie Bullock













Thin stemmed goblets, "Long Walk to Freedom" in wild olive by John Speedy











Natural edged pot in Resin tree (Ozoroa paniculosa) burl by John Mills












Small segmented bowl by the master, Bert Parker












A variety of small vessels by Dave Stephenson













Vessels by Pierrie Bullock (left and centre) in sneezewood and yours truly, Dennis Laidler (right) in pod mahogany

















Wooden geared clock by Andre Esterhuyze


















Turbulence series - fire, in jacaranda by Andrew Riley


















Turbulence series - confusior, in jacaranda by Andrew Riley












Left: "Out of Africa" in camphor by Willie de Wet

Centre: A vase by Tony Lewis

Right: A carved hollow form by Winston French









Left: "Gecko bowl" in brazilian pepper by myself

Centre: Shallow bowl in mulberry by Tony Lewis

Right: Bowl with flame in coastal red milkwood by John Mills








Large platter in ??? by Clyde Neumann













Tree bowl in ??? by Clyde Neumann













A selection of bowls













Only one club, WCWA, participated in the club collaborative challenge

The theme was "climate change"

Powering a treadle lathe produces minimal carbon emissions

Excellent idea WCWA





A set of nested bowls in Pod mahogany by me

Nick Arnull commented on the environmental benefit of maximising the use of a single bowl blank by turning nested bowls









Left: A re-turned curio bowl by Bert Parker

This bowl has been re-turned from a bowl bought as a curio from a street vendor

Right: Staved bowl by Tony Lewis








Bowl in wild olive by Gert Ferreira













Left: segmented bowl by Bert Parker

Right: Pierced vessel in camphor by Andrew Bourke










Weathered piece by Winston French













Bobbins by ???














Gorgeous pieces by Butch Smuts












"Square circle" in cocobolo and kiaat burl inlay by Butch Smuts


















Piece in red ivory and african blackwood by Butch Smuts


















"Choppy Waters II" in cocobolo and kiaat burl inlay by Butch Smuts












Minature turnings by Chris Morewood













John Wessels managed to obtain a couple of Japanese bowl blanks left over from the AAW's "Japanese Bowls - A Western Perspective"

This is what a few of us did with those bowl blanks. Read more about the "Japanese Bowls - A Western Perspective" on one of my earlier posts and download a beautiful pdf catalogue of all the wonderful pieces from the AAW web site (1.2Mb)





Another view of our Japanese bowls













Dave Stephenson, his mom Joy and sister ???


















A beautiful pyrographed platter by Butch Smuts













The cutest mouse box by Peter Nicole


















And an armadillo box by Peter Nicole













"Basket Leaves" in jacaranda by Allan Ferguson


















A multi-centred bowl in ??? by Butch Smuts













A pyrographed platter by Butch Smuts













Another multi-centred bowl in ??? by Butch Smuts












A stunning carved bowl in ??? by Butch Smuts













Another large carved bowl in Jacaranda by Butch Smuts


















"Fire and Motion" by John Wessels













A tall oval turning in ??? by At Smit



















A natural edge bowl in pine by At Smit


















Front: Bowl in Rubber tree (Ficus nitida) by Greg Christians












Pyrographed vessel in Jacaranda by Allan Ferguson and a vase in Jacaranda which is a collaboration between Clyde Neumann and ???











Natural edged bowl in burned resin wood by At Smit












Bowl in red ivory by Clyde Neumann













"Vasgevang" ("Captured") in Chinaberry, Melia azedarach by Leon Langenhoven



























John Wessels large "platter", left, that won Schalk's Challange

Chris Morewood, left, showing some guests around the gallery

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