Jez Rowe, the AWSA Chairperson opens the event.
Andi Wolfe photographing the proceedings - photographing me actually!
Alan Ferguson - Durban
Left to right:
Let me know who these guys are and I'll name them
Left to right:
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Alan Ferguson - Durban
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The AWSA 2010 committee
Port Elizabeth
Jez Rowe, Nigel Waters and Rolly Pattel
Trent Bosch, the featured demonstrator from near Ft Collins, Colorado, USA
Wonderful guy and excellent demonstrator
Hollowing
Trent produces his own range if tools
The hollow form for Trent's
'Vessel of Illusion'
After morning tea I attended Rolly Pattel's demo on segmented turning
Planning is critical
Gluing the two half rings together with toothpics as spacers
A sneaky way of thicknessing the rings
Here is a link to a very clever mini lathe mounted drum sander by Awilda (Tita) Wilson and ...
here are some additional plans and pics for the same project by Greg Darling
Rolly Pattel finishing off his demo piece
I loved the soccer ball inspired piece by ??? for Schalk's Challange with the FIFA World Cup Poster behind
A wonderful piece by Wally Rossini
African Sun
Juri van den Heever of Stellenbosch
Night sky
Another shining example of work by Jurie van den Heever
An open segmented vase
Jimmy Stephenson
Untitled
Nigel Waters
Sinking Soon
by Nigel Waters
Inter-Planetry Pregnancy - birth of a rock star
Nigel Waters
Searching for Surf
Nigel Waters
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Nigel Waters
Nico Swart
Nico Swart
Nico Swart
Nico Swart x 2
Collin Merry making someones day turning a dinner platter for her dolls house
Collin has a beautiful jewelers lathe for his miniature work
Buffing a miniature vase
Back in another Trent Bosch Demo
Many examples of his work were handed around to illustrate different aspects
Andrew Stephens absorbed by Trent's demo
Nigel Water's demo on colouring and texturing
Burn baby burn!
Carving stands by a local supplier
One of the exhibitor areas
Trent's slide presentation
I really enjoyed his wide range talents including metal casting
And of course a braai at the end of the day
Discussing the dark arts!
Practicing the dark arts
The dark arts spell potions almost brewed
More dark discussions
Sharon Ferreira capturing the action for posterity
Ashwin Ramhith, Peter Nicolle and Gert Ferreira
Gert Ferreira - Cape Town
Peter Nicolle - Franschoek
Gigi Laidler photographer and AWSA's Turnaround Editor extraordinaire - Cape Town
Wendel de Buy - Cape Town
Barbra Mills and Marie Lawson making merry
John Derek - Cape Town
John Derek re-hydrating after a hectic day
Ted Horn? gave us a couple of rousing songs
Wish I had a voice like that!
Ashwin Ramhith - Alice
Schalk van Niekerk - Johannesburg
and
Gigi Laidler - Cape Town
Peter and Ineke Nicole - Franchoek
Another great Trent Bosch demo
Burr Olive Bowl
Rodney Band
??? Bowl
Rodley Band?
Sneezewood and ??? vessels
Nico Swart - Port Elizabeth
Wall plaque
Nigel Waters - Port Elizabeth
Fluted vessel
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Selection of miniature turnings
Dave Stephenson - Sedgefield
'Fire and Motion'
John Wessels - Sedgefield
??? and 'Fire and Motion'
John Wessels - Sedgefield
