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2012 Symposium

Due to circumstances it appears that there will not be a symposium held in 2011.

It is believed however that the next symposium will be held in Cape Town around September 2010.

Details of the 2012 Symposium will be posted below as they become available.

 

Registration: Date here

The Symposium organiser is xxx.
xxx's contact details:
E-mail : email address
Mobile phone : +27 00 000 0000

The Programme is now available. Download it from the link in the right hand side bar.

See the hyperlinks for all the other resource documents at the top of the right-hand sidebar of this page.

There are hyperlinks to the symposium, instant gallery, tiny treasures and auction registration forms in the right hand sidebar of this page.

Background to the symposium here

GUEST TURNER: xxx

The international woodturner demonstrating at this years Symposium will be xxx.

We have a renowned demonstrator this year - xxx. Background on the turner

 

 

 Photograph of the turner above

Link to the turners website

VENUE: xxx

INSTANT GALLERY: each delegate to the conference may exhibit three pieces in the Instant Gallery that will run for the duration of the symposium.

COLLABORATIVE CHALLENGE:   Details here.

JOHN WESSELS CHALLENGE: John Wessels' challenge xxx.

SCHALK'S CHALLENGE: xxx.

AUCTION: each delegate to the conference is encouraged to donate one or more pieces to the auction.  Our favorite auctioneer, Izak Cronje, will be approached to officiate this year.

RAFFLE:  The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to charity. 

Photographs on CD of past AWSA Symposia

(2006, 2007):
Contact Ken Turner at kturner at iafrica.com

(2008):
We have 9 DVD’s of presentations done at AWSA 2008.

 These include:-

  • Exploring surface decoration using colour and texture – Nick Arnull
  • Turning a celestial bowl – Nick Arnull
  • Pewter decoration of turned work, Sheet Pewter – John Wessels
  • Pewter decoration of turned work, Cast Pewter – John Wessels
  • Resin composite bowls – Ashwin Ramhith
  • South African Indigenous Woods – Rob Scott
  • Natural edge Bowls – John Mills
  • Pyrography for the Woodturner – Alan Ferguson
  • Spiral turning – John Speedy

The DVDs are available at R65.00 each or R500.00 for the set of 9.  Once again the simplest way to handle your orders is for you to deposit your money into the AWSA bank account and fax or E-mail your orders to Winston French. See the order form (Excel 24KB) for e-mail address, fax number and AWSA banking details.  Please don’t forget to fill in your postal address on the order form. Unfortunately we cannot E-mail you these DVD’s.

(2009):
 

We have the following DVD’s for sale at R60.00 each or R800.00 for a set of 15:

  1. Turning a thin walled goblet – Dries Blignaut
  2. Turning and burning from less than perfect wood – Nigel Waters
  3. AAW report back – John Wessels
  4. Sphere/ Ball turning – Alan Ferguson
  5. Shape and form. Seeking inspiration from ceramic shapes – Michelle Rall
  6. Adding Value to your work. Carving, Texturing and finishing large bowls – Butch Smuts
  7. Bagpipes – Chris Terry
  8. Developing an African Theme – Juliet Armstrong
  9. Little Treasures – Dennis Laidler
  10. Tool Sharpening – Perrie Bullock
  11. Ornamental Turning on a Holtzapffel type lathe – Robin Reynolds
  12. Pen Turning – Shabbeer Mohamed
  13. Pepper Grinder, using off the shelf turning tools – Piet Smith
  14. Quick and easy projects – Fred Wright, Chris Morewood, Winston French and Clyde Neumann
  15. Photos of items exhibited at instant gallery.

 You may place orders with xxx and make payment to the AWSA account.. xxx’s email address and fax number are given below.

Cheque deposits or Internet Transfers to:  Association of Woodturners of SA, FNB, Port Elizabeth, Branch No: 261050, Acc No: 62263990626 

E-mail a copy of the deposit slip to : pmsouthworth@global.co.za

Cash deposits only to: Association of Woodturners of SA, FNB, Port Elizabeth, Branch No: 261050, Acc No: 74270734757

Please include your surname as reference on electronic payments and deposits to help identification and e-mail a copy of the your order and deposit slip to:  pmsouthworth@global.co.za

 

 

 

  


2010 Symposium
Resources

The Programme
 Pdf (2098KB)

Registration Form
MS-Word (114KB)
Pdf (49KB)

Instant Gallery,
Tiny Treasures
and
Auction
Registration Form
MS-Word (35KB)
Pdf (6KB)