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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