GALLERY 1 – Members’ Gallery
March

 

 

The gallery critique was given by Alan Sturgess.

Don’t forget that you can donate any of your future gallery pieces to CLIC Sargent, if you wish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The star, not least in terms of size, was Adrian Smith’s spalted beech platter. The rim was carved with a powered carving gouge.

Adrian’s second piece was from a split rough-turned bowl in spalted beech. He cunningly hid the cracks with stain and a random piercing pattern, formed by used a drill saw.

Lynda Clark brought along two splendid burr bowls; the first in elm

…and the second in oak.

 

 

 

 

B White brought along this veritable haul of eggs & cups, boxes, vessels and his first bowl in camphor.

 

  

John Bovis had turned this Sapele platter.

Roy Holder’s small Jarrah bowl was exquisitely textured on both the top and the bottom – my photo does not do it justice. The Jarrah was from Hythe pier, which reminds me that before sheep (!) were introduced, Jarrah was Australia’s main export.

Don Donaldson brought along two bowls. The first was an Aussie burr, which he says he didn’t enjoy turning. Whilst the second was more of a signature piece for him; being a real tour de force with different stains on Sycamore.

 

 

 

 

Alan also had two pieces in the gallery; an Elm bowl with undercut rim, and an Ash vase//hollow form with beaded exterior.

(He did admit that the beads were cut with a beading tool)

Martin Stallard made this skeleton clock with Oak surround reminiscent of a ship’s wheel.

 

By a strange coincidence Graham Barnard and I both had a “Multi-centred” moment. My three boxes in Yew are turned on 3, 4 and 5 centres, whilst Graham’s Sapele box is turned on 7 centres.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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