Entries by Artist

Wood: Apple

Length: 160mm

Height: 60mm

Finish: Oil

Turned from a wet piece of gnarly apple wood and left to dry, which has created a very textural leathery feel to the piece.

Wood: Tawa

Texture: Pyrography with iridescent metallic acrylic paint

Legs: Stainless steel

Multi axis turned.

Length: 185mm

Height: 50mm

Turned on one axis to create the outer form then rotated to create the bowl and top edge.

Wood: Jarrah Burl

Length: 230mm

Height: 35mm

Texture: Pyrography

Finish: Oil

Turned on one axis to create the outer form then mounted on a faceplate to create the bowl and top edge.

Wood: Black Maire

Length: 220mm

Texture: Pyrography
Finish: Iridescent acrylic paint and lacquer, inside oiled.

This is a multi-axis turned and carved artwork made from Black Maire.

The vessel is turned on multiple centres to create a three sided vessel.

Wood: Rimu

Texture: Pyrography and iridescent metallic paint

Height: 355mm

Width: 215mm

Solid Rimu board about 8mm thick and framed by me. The leaves have multiple layers of iridescent metallic coloures. 

Height: 540mm

Texture: Pyrography

Named for the black tree-fern, Mamaku is a musical themed artwork, turned and carved from one piece of Pohutukawa. I added the top/bottom bridges and legs, also from Pohutukawa, and the “strings” are stainless steel wire.

Wood: Black Maire
Height: 215mm
Diameter: 175mm
Texture: Pyrography
Finish: Iridescent acrylic paint and lacquer, inside oiled.
Nexus 7 was turned and carved from one piece of Black Maire one of New Zealand's hardest timbers.

Diameter: 365mm

Turned from a beautiful piece of Jarrah burl, bought back in the late 80’s in Western Australia. Turned to an even thickness of 7mm, apart from the rim, with Haarlem oil finish, pyrography and weaving.

Width: 195mm

Planted by us 25 years ago, this young red beech tree died recently before developing any red wood. Turned wet to about 3mm then lightly sandblasted when dry, with delicate carved feet, and an oil and wax finish.

Length: 265mm

Inspired by Pacific voyagers, this multi-axis turned piece from Black Maire has turned mast and boom, steam bent and ebonized with indian ink. The sail, turned to about 2mm thick is nicely figured Rimu.