So you aren’t kept in suspense, Bruce Quigley took the Best Overall category in the Platter Challenge with this platter. He used a technique, pull string art, that has become quite popular in the flat painting world to create this very striking flower arrangement.
Bruce had a a couple more that would have been contenders if the rules didn’t limit him to just one entry. Here’s Bruce accepting his cash prize and his experiments with iridescent paints and dabbed acrylics.
Doug James won the category of Best Use of Wood Grain with his spalted wood platter.
Mark Lipstein won Best New Turner for his Black Limba platter that was inlaid with epoxy and copper powder.
Kyle Stier, also new to turning, took the award for Best Innovation for his novel incorporation of stained glass into his platter.
Ed Ryan won the award for Best Texturing. Check out his signature carving on the back of the platter.
One thing for sure was that the judging was not easy. Matt Overton, Joe Seltzer and Ward Stevens all remarked on how impressive all the entries were! Here’s a gallery of those submissions. Click on a photo to enlarge it and then hover with your cursor to see who made it.
Platters weren’t the only thing that made it to the meeting. Here are some of the pieces folks brought in for the Show and Tell. Click on any of the photos to see the detail and who made the piece.
( I could use some help identifying the makers, especially the top four, or if I’ve made an attribution mistake. Please email me: wardcstevens@gmail.com.)
To cap the evening off, we had a wood auction to raise money to support the club and bring in demonstrators. Here’s a few pictures of the fun we had raising over $500. Thanks to all for bringing or buy wood!
by Ward Stevens