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6 JUDGES’ TIPS ON ENTRY DESCRIPTIONS
This is the time for you as a maker to tell the story of your piece and fill in the gaps that even the most professionally presented images can’t show. – Phoebe Everill
Furniture pieces should largely speak for themselves, so long-winded explanations and extravagant metaphors do not necessarily add anything...it is better to just have the back-story if it’s interesting and relevant. – David Haig
Your piece should speak for itself. The descriptions are helpful in drawing attention to particular aspects of your piece but don’t write an essay. The competition is judged on the strength of the design, quality of execution, and originality.
– Simeon Dux
Don’t overlook the written part of
your submission. Explain your design concept and describe how the details support your design. Outline some of the technical aspects, which can often not be seen after assembly. This does not need to be an exhaustive how-to, but a simple description of how the piece is constructed. – Leslie Webb
1. Hamish Southcott, NZ, First Light, recycled rimu. ‘New Zealand is one of the first places to see the sun rise each day, inspiring the name. The vertical slats were clamped together and carved with a disc grinder to reflect the landscape’s valleys and ridges.’
2. Vince Rush, Remembering Neil, jacaranda. ‘A friend and mentor, Neil, died from cancer a few years ago and I wanted to dedicate a piece to him.’
3. Brian Davey, Kumiko Lamp, recycled pallet timber.
4. Francis Jerome, Nullarbor Guitar, various timbers.
5. Andrew Rankin, Still life of mass and void, kauri, 1250 x 990 x 490mm. ‘Explores the relationship between object and image.
6. Andrew Tatnell, Handmade Mandolin, western red cedar, blackwood, gidgee. ‘It has the aesthetic quality that I aspire to, and it sounds very loud and full of overtones.’
7. Geoffrey Marshall, Plywood Twin Fin Surfboard. ‘A passion project devised to utilise leftover and scrap plywood from a home renovation.
Photo: Bruce Moyle
8. Paul Duff, Style O Archtop Guitar, Adirondack spruce, sugar maple, ebony and mahogany.
‘A modern interpretation of a classic, discontinued design.’
9. Warwick Jones, Halo Light, solid Tas blackwood. Photo: Carmen Glenn
10. Anthony Drabsch, Jigsaw Clock, reclaimed fence posts, floorboards and an old tank stand. ‘With any at-hand material the dimensions are predetermined.’ Many of the joints are a press fit, not glued – much like a jigsaw.’
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