The exhibit was a big hit and the auction on Sunday was very successful, raising more than $80,000. Funds to the Professional Outreach Program will be used for future programs at the AAW symposium, including the artist-in-residence program. I don't have pictures from every entry (some didn't turn out or weren't easily photographed). There's a very nice catalog for this (and last year's) exhibit, available from the American Association of Woodturners. Where I could find them, I added links to the artists' websites.
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L to R: Marilyn Campbell, Bill Luce
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L to R: Andi Wolfe, Neil Scobie
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This and the next two pictures were the ones I had Jerry Anthony Photography take before I shipped my piece to the exhibit. The title is "When I let go of what I am, I can become what I might be." - Lao Tzu
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This is about 4.5 inches in diameter, made from redwood burl. The carving was a bit challenging, but certainly a lot of fun for me to do.
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I really liked working the redwood for this project. I was able to achieve an interesting surface texture through sanding out the soft part of the growth ring.
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Binh Pho's entry raised $15,000 at the auction. This is an amazing piece, best appreciated in person.
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L to R: David Nittmann, Christian Burchard
Benoít Averly
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L to R: Steve Sinner, Hans Weissflog
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L to R: Eli Avisera, Curt Theobald
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L to R: Jason Schneider, Betty Scarpino
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Mark Sfirri
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Top L to R: Joey Richardson, J. Paul Fennell
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Marc Ricourt
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Ron Gerton
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Jean-François Escoulen
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David Springett
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Bill Smith
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Stephan Goetschius
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Michael Kehs
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Art Liestman
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David Ellsworth
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L to R: Derek Weidman, Julie Heryet
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Malcolm Tibbetts
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Gerrit Van Ness
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Tucker Garrison. I enjoyed having Tucker in one of my hands-on classes last year when I visited the Carolina Mountain Woodturners.
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L to R: Michael Hosaluk, Douglas Finkel
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L to R: Christian Delhon, Dale Larsen, Dennis Laidler, Bonnie Klein
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Angelo Iafrate
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Virginia Dotson
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Steve Loar/Stephan Goetschius, Ward Stevens, William Moore
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Christian Delhon
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There was a good crowd for the Thursday night opening of the exhibit.
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Here are a couple of friends, too - Art Liestman (L) and Pascal Oudet (R). Pascal came over from France for the symposium. Art, Pascal and I went to the opening of the Turned for Use exhibit, and then on to dinner. I'll do a post on the other exhibit next.