Monday, 17 November 2025

Annual exhibition 2025

A selection of photographs of the exhibition entries

 by the members

 





















Categories  winners


Scroll saw and best in show




Bill Johnstone


Most Artistic


Terri Gibson


Plain or embellished bowl



Ross Ferguson

Plain or embellished plate


Mike Skelton 

 

Turned boxes


Mike Skelton

 

Keepsake boxes


 Bryan Hughes

 

Domestic ware


Sylvia Purdue

 

 Natural


Peter Aalders

 

Hollow forms and Vases

Mike Skelton

 

Sculpture


Bev Wilson

 

Clocks


 Barry Mc Laughlin

 

Mixed Media


 Linda Mikulicic

 

Carving


 Bev Wilson

 

Novice Section


 Fran Mikulicic

 Toys for Children (shared)


 Maurice Gorton

Toys for Children (shared)


 Alistair Jukes

Ornamental 
Mike Skelton

Furniture 

Ron Sinclair
 

memorial trophy for woodturning


 Mike Skelton

Monday, 3 February 2025

2025

 Annual Exhibition 

Southland Woodworkers Guild 

 



 This is our yearly woodcraft exhibition which is 
open to the public on above mentioned
 days and time. 

Feel free to pop in and admire the beautifully
handmade wooden items on display.
 
The workshop is also open and you are invited
to have a look and a yarn with members on site.
 
admission is free so please come along and enjoy
what we have on display and also for sale.
 
SEE YOU THERE
 
 
 
 

 
 
Best equipped workshop in the 
South Island
 
 
 

 

 

 

The wheels of the Southland Woodworkers Guild

are humming along and members busy doing their craft

in our fabulously equipped workshop with facilities which

 are among the best in the Southern Hemisphere !! 

If you reading this and are considering to come down
for a look then you made the right choice !

 We have a mixed membership of men and woman who love working
with wood and most are skilled in their subject and available to pass on
their knowledge.

  

Fundraising  ( to pay for our overheads )

It's the time of the year that everyone is stocking up on firewood
or has already done so and with the winter getting closer we
can offer the public again bags of bone dry firewood at a very good price !


small bags are only $ 6
large bags only $ 10

so better be quick before we put the SOLD sign up


 Matariki Art Fundraiser 

( a while ago now )


We have been lucky enough to be commissioned by
one of our members Sharne Parkinson to cut out 2000 Purerehua and Porotiti.
These are traditional Maori instruments that are used for
clearing energy and healing.

It’s been all hands-on deck drawing, cutting, sanding and
counting over the last few weeks.

 














 


Saturday, 2 November 2024

Exhibition 2024

 

 
EXHIBITION Southland Woodworkers Guild

 

 

 Our annual exhibition ( not to be missed )
is on now and open on the following dates

23rd and 24th November
27th November to 1st December
4th December to 8th December

Opening times are   between 10am and 3pm

admission is free

 
Venue is at the Guilds  ' home base ' at 5 Mary Street
more details on the ' CONTACT ' page from the website.
Or view the picture below.

All welcome, this is also a great opportunity
to perhaps purchase your Christmas presents
while you're here , there is a great
selection of Craft items and Toys for sale.

The workshop will be open to the public also
 if you would like to have a look where
members are actively working .



 
 
Judging and price giving on the 22 November with
members having a ' noggin and natter with
some delicious fingerfood .


Digger by Peter Robbie best in show


shield won by Peter Robbie ( left )

Category winners are voted for at the
pre opening evening by the members 
and they are as follows ;

TOYS

Margaret Kamo

MODELS

Peter Robbie




Scrollsaw

 
Ron Sinclair
 
Clocks

Bryan Hughs

Bowls

Mike Skelton

Plates / platters

Barry Mc Laughlan

Vases

Ros Ferguson

Carving

Bev Wilson

Domestic ware

Barry Mc Laughlan

Boxes

Bryan Hughs

Furniture / mixed media

Lynn Patterson

Turned boxes

Mike and Bev

Novice

Sharne Parkinson
 
Most Artistic
 
Barry Mc Laughlan
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS 
 









 some happy snaps from the Friday opening
 




not all members are 60 plussers :)
 

 last but not least is our famous
member, caterer, chef  GLENDA
always good for a yarn and some
great supply of 'tucker'.
 

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One of the exhibition entrees was of the
more unusual kind and entered by
Sharne Parkinson.
She supplied the following information
about this typical musical instrument;

This is a traditional Maori instrument called Pūkāea.
You can get 4 octaves out of this particular
 instrument commonly referred to as
 Taonga Puoro (singing treasures)
This is made out of Totara its 2m long.
 Traditionally played to communicate to
 the paa if there was imminent danger arriving
 or to signal a time of celebration
 like births, visitors and marriages.
 
This is how they sound if played well
https://youtu.be/kQfQ0vOrmsU?t=5
this the link to a video clip
( copy and paste to a new page )
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