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16th June 2014, 09:07 PM #16
Thanks for the vote of confidence Jim, much appreciated. I support what you say, it is not intimidating and is a very good experience to enter to see how your efforts are appreciated by the public and how the judges view them.
I have had three goes at entering AWTEX and have been to one in person with a couple of firsts in novice first time around, then 2 firsts in intermediate the next, and then trumped by Tealady and a few others second time around in intermediate. Unfortunately I have had a few issues over recent years & this year I was not prepared to put in work I was not satisfied with. Plus postage is a bit of an issue as it is costly and you have to be well organized - no last minute opportunities when you are looking at up to a week even for express post at times.
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16th June 2014, 11:20 PM #20Senior Member
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Hi Fellow Wodies
thanks for the pics posted they are great to see is there any chance of the organisers posting a list of prise winners as it is very disheartening for distant entrants to get results. Its wait till your entries return or when the discs comme out in August I had five entries in intermediate can any one give me a clue who won what.
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16th June 2014, 11:34 PM #21
Tony
I believe the full set of results will be posted on the AWTEX website very shortly (within the next 24 hours)
http://www.theaustralianwoodturningexhibition.net
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Soren
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17th June 2014, 02:19 PM #22
And that is no exaggeration. In the five years I have entered, the postage has more than doubled. It would be nice to hand deliver, that would eliminate the stress post creates, will it get there or will it be damaged.
I missed out on "five in a row", that's life.
This years entry was the most difficult and original design to complete. It took four attempts to get the techniques to the stage where I had reasonable control over the design components, and not to mention the method of construction.
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This one was awarded third in the "built up" section.
JimSometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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That's magnificent Jim. Congratulations.
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17th June 2014, 09:24 PM #24
Awesome Jim, your most challenging yet. I know we have discussed the degree of difficulty in creating these many times and a turners ability to pull them off with confidence. I'm glad you chose to take the difficult road rather than the safe road. If it got a third I'm quite sure the others must have been very well executed to bump you off.
On the postage side I think last time I entered all up the cost of entry fees, packing & postage plus return post was well over $200 from Townsville.
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If the volunteers are doing the best they can do in the circumstances then I will never have a problem with any errors made. Better any volunteer than "no one."
Any more photos Peter?
Maybe others have some they can post, else we have to wait on the DVD to become available.
Peter.
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22nd June 2014, 11:19 AM #26Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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Major dissapointment i arrived home form trip up north today to find my entries had returned good. On opening them up up all had travelled well, started looking through paperwork and find no pieces were selected for judging fair enough but then i find that my entries had been changed from intermediate to OPEN yes i have previously entered but only achieved a third placing and less than the 180 points allowed . From the comments from last years and what happened this year I doubt if I will bother again.
Cheers TonyTony
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23rd June 2014, 05:46 AM #28
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23rd June 2014, 09:47 AM #29
Thanks for posting the piccies
some incredible work there - makes one want to hone his skills somewhatregards
Nick
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23rd June 2014, 10:22 AM #30
I thought this piece was a standout in the comp/exhib. I have done very little laminated work but recognised the craftsmanship in this piece. Superb design and execution, beyond my comprehension on how you did this. Well done Jim, I don't know how you didn't tkae out first place in this category and I say this with hesitation, knowing the judges very well.
This category always was problematic for me when I have judged in the past. I understand the 'finish' criterion but what percentage of the 'level of difficulty' marks are awarded to the difficulty in the laminating and what percentage to the difficulty in turning. The same is the case with the 'design' criterion. If I were judging this would I award equal marks to the design of the laminating and design of the vessel itself. Or should I award more marks (because it is in the laminating category) to the laminating work. This is not stipulated in the information given to the judges so it is left up to them how they split these criteria.
But having said this, I know the judging is a difficult task and generally speaking the right pieces win the prizes and there is always someone who is left upset.
Jim, I'm glad you continue to enter and I hope to see more of your spectacular work in the future.
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