Entries - Bowls

Salvaged from wood stack with natural holes, cracks and knots.

Bowl walls 6mm approximately, top wing 2mm thick.

The border is made of lancewood and rimu, the pohutukawa bowl had to be turned to an accurate size to fit the border.

Size is 24.5cm wide, 4.5cm high

Finished with Osmo oil

This beautiful 175mm wide x 100mm high Banksia bowl was turned 2 months ago, wood is from a close neighbour and sourced about 1 year ago, it has a beal buff finish.

A rolled edge bowl with pyrography and oil pencil embellishment. Matte finish.

Timber: Spalted Poplar

Dimensions: 255mm diameter x 70mm height

Large Blue Gum Burl 400w x 150H

A stunning piece of timber that has had Copper inlay placed in the voids typical of this timber.

A real focal point that would enhance any foyer or entrance  

Potpurri bowl

Wood is Pururi

Sanded to 600 grits and finished with Food safe Danish oil.

Hand crafted whittled chain link bowl which has 129 individual links attached to the frame. Made of Redwood from one solid piece of timber. Initially turned and then the links whittled by hand using knives. Size 280mm wide and 170mm high.

Brown Mallee fruit bowl 

360x320x110mm h 

The inspiration for this piece came from when I went into my woodshed and a family of Geckos had made this burl their home .

Chip and Dip Bowl

A glass/ceramic bowl is placed in the center for the dip.

Wood is Young totara

Sanded up to 400 grits and finished with Food safe oil {Ece Wood oil; organoil - Ecowood oil}

Laminated Kauri and Siligna 235mm in diameter sitting on 3 feet.

Pohutukawa dish with a diameter of 285mm. 

Natural edge macrocarpa burr bowl, from trees planted on Banks Peninsula around 1860. 220 diameter x 150 high. Finished in clear lacquer.

Wood Paulonia with Acrylic painted Rim

Size 350 mm Diameter

Height 60mm

A deep 'begging bowl' bowl, with pyrography embellishment depicting a dragon clutching a pearl and a phoenix in flight on opposite sides of the bowl. Manuka beeswax finish.

Timber: Poplar

Dimensions: 160mm diameter x 80mm height

Great for colouring, carving and texturing with so many artistic opportunities.  Diameter is 220mm and height 45mm.

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.

Mottled salinga gum with french polish/shellac finish.

Height 10.5cm.