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GENERAL FINISHES 2018 DESIGN CHALLENGE

Congratulations Wes Jones!!

Long time GAW member Wes Jones has won first place in the General Finishes 2018 Design Challenge”, “Hollow Vessels With Or Without Lids/Finials”  category.

This beautiful piece of Big Leaf Maple Burl was hollowed and then dyed with blue and green dyes to highlight the gorgeous figure.  The removable finial is made of Ebony finished with a wipe-on oil finish.  The hollowform is finished with multiple coats of a clear epoxy.

To learn more about the competition and browse  through this year’s winners, visit their site at: https://contest.generalfinishes.com/winners.

Wes has his work on display until April 28th at the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in Duluth. Yesterday Linda and I had the pleasure of spending some time viewing his exhibit. Some of the work we had seen during show and tell at club meetings, but there was a lot we had not seen before.

We see our members’ work one or two pieces at a time at club meetings, but when we see a collection of one person’s work in a setting such as this, it takes on a new meaning. I would highly recommend stopping by the Hudgens Center. In my opinion it is worth the trip for any woodturner in the Atlanta area.

Wes will be delivering an artist’s talk on woodturning in the gallery on March 17, 2018 at 11 am.

Hudgens Center for Art & Learning
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300
Duluth, GA 30097
February 17 through April 28, 2018
thehudgens.org