Summer 2008 Contest WINNERS!

[Steve Worcester]

Well I finally had the time to look over the pieces.

Everyone should be congratulated on a job well done it is obvious these were all well thought out and executed ideas.
a quick disclaimer before I talk about the pieces. Judging woodturnings through just a few pictures is difficult to ascertain the true quality and give useful feedback. Ideally, I would have the piece in person and be able to discuss it with the maker so I'd have some background of where the maker is at and where their pieces may be going. This was hard to put into a 1,2,3 places as the work was all nice. Also keep in mind that these are only my opinions and if yours was not one of the pieces that placed it does not mean that it is not a great piece. Anyway here goes

1st Place Pascal Oudet: neat idea, nice use of the grain,has a very primitive feel to it gives a sense of twisting which I really like.

2nd place Berni Hrytzak: Wow great piece. Very fun idea. Well executed. Great story from the auction as well. Keep up the great work.

3rd place Keith Burns: Nice form. I like the use of bark and the orientation of the gain. Finial works well with the piece.



The rest in no particular order:

Dreher: Neat concept. I enjoy the fact that they are separate but connected so that the contents from one could spill into the other

Mark S Nadeau: Well done box. Very clean lines. Good use of different woods.

Jeff Greenwood: Fun idea. Well executed I like the piece as a stand alone piece of sculpture.

J Pence: Nice job on the flute. I like the use of color dyes in the wood - it gives the piece a nice depth.

Robert Davis: Well done. Great idea to store spices and make them look good.

Dixwood: Neat idea. So nice to make something that you will use as part of your woodturning. Keep up the great carving - looks good.

Paul Norman (forestgrmp): Nice stand - good color choice. Clean lines- very contemporary.

rmuniak: simple shape, great choice of wood. Nice work!


Thanks for the opportunity!
Trent


Trent Bosch Studios Inc.
10520 North County Road 17
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone / Fax 970-568-3299
http://www.trentbosch.com
trent@trentbosch.com

[Keith Burns]

My congrats go to all who entered this contest ! They are all winners in my book. Thanks Trent for taking the time to judge and offer your comments !

[Ed Davidson]

Results of the summer 2008 Forum contest have been posted on the homepage.

[Jeff Greenwood]

My Congratulations to the winning entries also.

[Robbie Graham]

Congratulations to all the winners, well done. Robbie

[Truffuls]

Congrats to all the winners, some amazing pieces here.

I will really try to get in on the next contest. I think it's a good push to try something new.

[Pascal Oudet]

wow, thanks to Trent for choosing my piece, there was some great work submitted.
without restarting the debate, I'm a bit surprised by the low number of entries, Steve said he expected a record number because of the theme, and it didn't seem to be the case.
I encourage all of you to participate, it's fun, and it pushes you to be creative.
Pascal