Meeting host:
The April 2006 meeting was at Pavilion 6 in Bear Creek Park,
Houston, Texas. This was a combined spring picnic and meeting.
Show & Tell Winners:
Beginners group:
1st place - John Van Domelen, spalted hickory Japanese flower vase
(Ikebana)
2nd place - John Van Domelen, prima vera Ikebana
(Ikebana)
3rd place - None
Intermediate group:
1st place - MDave Barziza, mesquite bowl
2nd place - none
3rd place - none
Advanced category:
Items from single piece of wood:
1st place - Brian Liang, curly ash bowl
2nd place - Lune Ford, apple tree open hollow form
3rd place - Bill Tilson, walnut hollow form
Honorable mention: Gene Bradley, two piece vase
Enhanced Items:
1st place - Bill Tilson, natural edge mesquite box with inlayed top
2nd place - Jim Keller, large pecan sculpture
3rd place - Gary Rock, sweet gum lidded vessel with finial
Segmented Items:
1st place - Clyde Collier, mesquite, blood wood & walnut sphere
2nd place - none
3rd place - none
Special Weird category:
1st place - Bruab Kaubg, mesquite with wood burned dream catcher
2nd place - Bill Tilson & Luna Ford, walnut vessel with small vase in it
3rd place - Tom Orton, mesquite blood shot eye ball
Honorable mention: Stacy Hagar, mesquite femisphere
Honorable Mention for Show:
Jerry Bennett, "Agony of de-feet" Asian burl vessel with holly long legs
and feet (a footed vessel)
Judges:
George Kabacinski & Kendall Westbrook
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