Dennis Laidler's
2005 AWSA Instant Gallery Pictures
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Pictures from Association Woodturners of South Africa (AWSA) Conference

1.  Rolly Munro of New Zealand was the guest demonstrator.    Rolly's personal web site is at http://www.rollymunro.co.nz/index.html

4.  Wally Rossini's tall vase judged to be Best on Show

6.  Wally Rossini showing his mettle

7.  Wild olive vessel by Gert Ferreira

9.  Oak burl vessel by Andrew Riley

10.  The Critique was undertaken by Rolly and Kim Sacks a local gallery owner and ceramicist, assisted by Schalk van der Merwe.
The light at the critique venue was really bad for photography!

12.  A general view of the Instant Gallery

14.  Star and lattice pomanders by Winston French

16.  Rimmed bowl in Resin Tree burl by Chris O'Connell

18.  Natural edge bowl in Resin Tree burl by Pierre Bullock

20.  Vase in Kiaat, Jacaranda, Rosewood and Imbuia by David Malan
The second best on show by public vote

22.  The main table.  From foreground right corner, clockwise - Julian Stern, his wife, Viv Martin's wife,  Viv Martin, Izak Cronje, Butch Smuts, Rolly Munro, Chris O'Connell (Chairperson AWSA, 2004-2005)

24.  Beyers Cronje during the auction of Wally's prize piece - "Ek gaan nou duur betaal!" - "Dankie Beyers"

26.  Izak offers a Taza in silky oak turned by Andre Nell of Durban

 

The auction raised a record amount of R15 000 for charity

 

AND AFTER DINNER
PASSING THE BOTTLE!

28.  Rolly has the bottle (and may speak - more or less uninterrupted)
 (Roy Gibbs in the background)

30.  From front left, clockwise, Gert Ferreira, Jez Rowe, Bert Parker, Rolly Munro, Roy Gibbs, Gigi Laidler, John Wessels, Schalk van der Merwe and Mike Kaplan

 

 

33.  "Like herding cats!"
 

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Johannesburg, South Africa
19-21 March 2005

2.  Rolly showed slides of his interesting creations

3.  THE Rolly Munro Hollowing Tool

5.  The LARGE Matumi Bowl by Butch Smuts
The best on show by public vote

8.  Butch had a display illustrating the drying and rough turning of large bowls

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c

11.  Three more large bowls (Eucalyptus burl (a), Bushveld Resin Tree (b) and Buffalo thorn (c)), also by Butch Smuts

13.  From left to right, three tall vessels by At Smit (Oak), Chris O'Connell (Silver Clusterleaf) and Roy Gibbs (Acacia caffra)

15.  Bowls in scorched Jacaranda by Schalk van der Merwe

17.  Vase in Yellowwood burl by
Beyers Cronje

19.  "Between the lines" (or "Off the Rails" :->) in Rhodesian Teak railway sleeper wood by Jez Rowe

21.  Vase in Blue Gum burl by Wally Rossini

23.  Some of the Western Cape delegates.
From left foreground, clockwise - Louis van Niekerk, Gert Ferreira , Bert Parker (obscured), Gigi Laidler, Dennis Laidler (self), John Wessels (obscured), Beyers Cronje

25.  Izak Cronje, the animated auctioneer
 who can squeeze ......
"What offers for this prize piece of jacaranda charcoal!"

27.  Izak offers a pyrographed piece with a bushman motif by Dennis Laidler
 

 

 

 

29.  From front left, clockwise - Bert Parker, John Mills, Pierre Bullock, Schalk van der Merwe, Mike Kaplan and Gert Ferreira

31.  The KZN Contingent

32.  The Western Cape contingent

34.  A visit to Dave and Martie in Knysna on the way home

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