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December 2007
Meeting Gallery
"Faces in the Crowd"
pictures are
at the bottom of this page
Best of Show
(The best of the best of the best . . . )
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Best of Show
Kevin Turco
Big Leaf Maple
Closed Form
11"W x 8-1/2"H |
Kevin Turco with his Best of Show
closed form and ribbon. |
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Advanced Category
(Items made from one piece of wood
by advanced turners)
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Honorable Mention
Bill Tilson
Mesquite Box
2"W x 2-1/2"H
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Segmented Category
(Items made from more than one
piece of wood by turners of all levels)
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1st Place
Eddie James
Tall Multi-wood Vase
6"W x 22"H |
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2nd Place
Sam Canatella
Maple-Cherry-
Bloodwood Bowl
11"W x 6-1/2"H |
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3rd Place
Jeff Marks
Black Walnut
Bowl
10"W x 3-1/2"H |
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Honorable Mention
Ronnie Hubbell
Multiwood Plate
14"W x 2-1/2"H |
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Enhanced Category
(Items that incorporate
embellishment of the item by turners of all levels)
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1st Place
Bill Tilson
Mesquite Sculpture
10-1/2"W x 1"H |
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2nd Place
Dale Barrack
Mesquite Veneered
Sweetgum Vase
5"W x 9-1/2"H |
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3rd Place
Kendall Westbrook
Elm Weed Pot
2-1/2"W x 4"H |
Intermediate Category
(Items made by intermediate turners)
Beginner Category
(Items made by beginning turners)
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1st Place
Tom Hamilton
Quilted Maple Bowl
8"W x 2"H |
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2nd Place
Tom Hamilton
Maple Bowl
8"W x 2"-1/2"H |
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3rd Place
Stacie Grange
Three Wood Pens
Various Sizes |
President's Challenge
(A monthly challenge to promote creativity)
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1st Place
Bill Pottorf
Pecan Christmas Tree
2-1/2"W x 5"H |
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2nd Place
Frank Campbell
Popular Christmas Tree
2-1/2"W x 5"H |
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gallery photography by
Dale Barrack
Judges
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Clyde Collier (l) and Greg Gonsalves (r) judged
December's Show & Tell entries.
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Faces In the Crowd and Other Pictures
If it's December, then it it's also
Christmas ornament exchange at GCWA!
Christmas ornament exchange wouldn't be the same without GCWA's own
Jonathan Bartz, who did another great job coordinating the event. |
By the time the exchange actually occurred, everyone had picked their
favorite ornament. |
One side of Bill and Susan Lewis' entry. |
The other side. |
A good picture of the exchange tree. |
A good crowd was in attendance at December's meeting in Jim Keller's
spacious Foxfire Studio. |
One of the reasons for the good turnout was the prospect of winning a
RINCON lathe in the raffle. Here Reggie Keith is shown with a similar
lathe on which he did December's demo. |
Demo watchers. |
David Morley and Jay Ebner couldn't sell raffle tickets fast
enough. |
Eventually, the crowd became boisterous and riot
police had to be called in to restore order!.. |
Tom Hamilton shared his development technique with the crowd as MC Bill
Berry looks on. |
Doug Olesen talked about his prize-winning entry. |
Brian Laing told the crowd how he made his first
place Advanced Category box. |
New member, Eddie James, didn't waste any time proving that he's
mastered the art of segmented turning. |
candid photography by
Ric Taylor
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