Turning of the Week for April 11, 2022

[Emiliano Achaval]

My choice for the TOTW of April 11, 2022, goes to Dave Landers " I Was Told I should Remove the Pith" I don't think he thought he had a chance of winning the TOTW or he would have chosen a more artsy title for it, LOL His piece intrigued me the moment I saw the thumbnail. Sometimes, as I'm scrolling I'm not sure what piece I want to choose to look into it further. This one stopped me right in my tracks. is not easy to create something different, out-of-the-box to improve on someone's idea. He did, and IMHO it is his OWN work. The icing on the cake are the Pewa. There is no plural in the Hawaiian vocabulary, one pewa, two pewa. Something was added in front of the word to indicate quantity. The Pewa are flawless, and with square edges, he did a great job cutting the corners. Well done Dave! I'm looking forward to seeing where this idea takes you. Well done. Aloha

I was told I should remove the pith

Inspired by John Beaver (hopefully that's obvious). Not trying to copy him, but rather this is an initial piece to explore some new (to me) ideas. Walnut, about 5" diameter, Maple pewa. Turned and finished green (not dripping, but still damp if...

www.aawforum.org

 

[Bill Boehme]

Congratulations, Dave. You did a great job cutting corners by not cutting corners.

 

[Dave Landers]

Thanks Emiliano, and I really was not aiming for any recognition. I have found, however, that exposing a piece to public viewing (like the gallery here or at a club meeting) helps me to see my likes and dislikes about it - even if no one else says anything, just being in that public eye gives me a different view.

 

[Randy Anderson]

Great piece. I'd like to try my hand at doing some PEWA work at some point. Will definitely need some pointers.

 

[Dave Landers]

@Randy Anderson you should get @Emiliano Achaval to do a demo for your club.

 

[Emiliano Achaval]

Thanks Emiliano, and I really was not aiming for any recognition. I have found, however, that exposing a piece to public viewing (like the gallery here or at a club meeting) helps me to see my likes and dislikes about it - even if no one else says anything, just being in that public eye gives me a different view.

I was joking about that, LOL I think that most of us make things because we are makers. We do not expect awards or recognition. I do get satisfaction when I sell my work. A very worldwide famous artist told me his biggest inspiration was a looming deadline, not the awards that knew were probably coming... Love your work. Aloha from Maui.