ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS Tai Lake Entry Chair Java Plum (45" h, 29" w, 24" d)
Michael Patrick Smith Blossom Cook Pine (12" dia.)
Hawai’i Wood guilD exhibition The Hawai’i Wood Guild on the Big Island held its 27th annual exhibition, last Winter, at the Isaacs Art Center in Waimea, HI. The exhibition featured well over 50 pieces of furniture, sculpture, turnings, musical instruments, and accessories, ranging from the functional to whimsical. Best of Show went to Tai Lake for his Java Plum Entry Chair. Category winners were Timothy Allan Shafto, Tiffany DeEtte Shafto, & Joshua Johansen for Harmony Table (Joinery); John Mydock & Elmer Adams for Oasis (Sculpture); and Michael Patrick Smith for Blossom (Woodturning). The Artists’ Choice winner—voted upon by the exhibiting artists—went to Timothy Allan Shafto, Tiffany DeEtte Shafto, & Joshua Johansen for Harmony Table. The People’s Choice Award winner—voted upon by show visitors—went to Mats Fogelvik for his Curly Koa Feathers Table. All the exhibited pieces can be seen at the website: www.hawaiiwoodguild.com. John Mydock & Elmer Adams Oasis Norfolk Pine, Koa, driftwood, gold leaf (21" h, 16" dia.)
Mats Fogelvik Feathers Curly Koa (30" h, 30" dia.)
Timothy Allan Shafto, Tiffany DeEtte Shafto, & Joshua Johansen Harmony Table Curly Koa, Curly Mango, Toon (30" h, 90" w, 48" d) Page 34
Woodworker West
May-June, 2013