AAW Fall 2009 Contest

[KurtB]

AAW Fall 2009 Contest - Contest Results!!!

Well, the new issue of the Journal is out, including a very good article on turning a pierced and colored egg, by Patricia Spero and Gabor Lacko. Because not everyone has access to a high speed piercer, our new contest will be modified slightly.

Entries must be wood, at least four inches tall, and must be hollowed. It can be box style in two pieces, or one single piece. Piercing, pyrography, decorating and carving are all allowed, but the main shape and figure must be an egg. Pedestals and finials are also permitted.

The contest ends at Midnight GMT, October 1st. I realize this is a little short, and apologize. However, if we go to six issues next year as planned, and have a contest for each, the contest time will continue to be shorter than before.

The winner will be included in the Winter issue of the Journal, along with the winner of the Summer contest, because I missed the deadline for submittal.

The entries will be judged on the basis of form, creativity, overall design and workmanship.

Entries should be submitted with the title AAW Fall 2009 Contest. You can enter only one piece, but can submit up to two photos.

Patricia Spero and Gabor Lacko have agreed to be our judges for this contest. Good Luck!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

[KurtB]

Contest

Just a reminder, the contest ends on Thursday, October 1! Coming up pretty fast!!!

 

[KurtB]

Well, congratulations to everyone who posted an entry! These will now go to the judges, and we will have a winner shortly. Thanks to all who entered.
Kurt

 

[George Foweraker]

I could not work out how to enter.

 

[KurtB]

George,
I responded with a PM.
Kurt

 

[KurtB]

AAW Fall 2009 Contest Results!

Our judges, Patrica Spero and Gabor Lacko, have reviewed all of the entries; here are their comments:

Pascal Oudet - First Place
We liked the shape and the washed up on the beach feel of this egg. It is very well turned to a minimal wall thickness and the bleaching and sandblasting are very effective. The sandblasting is very well controlled on such a thin piece as to almost lose the growth rings and yet have it stay together without disintergrating. It would be interesting to see it with a light inside.

Kurt Hertzog - Second Place
This is a nicely shaped egg box with a well balanced finial and base. We liked the pyrographed leaf shape decoration, but, even though we both use color on our turnings, we prefered it without the colors. The natural wood we found more expressive and less busy.

John Beaver - Third Place
A very well turned piece, but we felt the base was a little too large in proportion to the egg. The lid arrangement is clever and we assume it fits in any orientation, and the contrasting colors of the maple and bubinga are very effective.

Petteri Leppikallio
Interesting idea to show the abandoned egg after the chick has hatched. We liked the sandblasted and airbrushed finish, and the way the natural breaks are clearly shown.

Robert Manning
We have never seen canyon oak turned before, and this piece has a very good finish, which must have been difficult to achieve on such a hard green wood.. The egg could easily have been found, like the fossil, at the mountain excavation site.

Joe Landon
This egg is a lovely color ( duck egg blue ? ) with a good finish, and the shell is well defined, with the colors of the maple enhanced to complement the inside of the egg.

Bernie Hrytzak
Interesting use of different woods, and the insertion of the square shapes and eccentrically assembled circles must have been very difficult, but we felt that less of them would have enhanced the overall effect.

Here are the photos of the entries: http://www.aawforum.org/photopost/search.php?searchid=10948

Congratulations to our winner, and thanks to everyone for their participation in the contest. Look for details on the new contest to be posted very soon.