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
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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