Randy Farris Award
Please submit your work to be judged by our guest speakers
Entry Requirements/limitations:
- Maximum of 3 entries per club member.
- Entry item must have been completed within the last 12 months.
- Entry must contain some elements that were turned on a wood lathe.
TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK: Please submit a picture of your work, along with a short description and we will get it posted . CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT IMAGES

Entry #1 This Bowl is 14” in diameter and 4” deep piece of Poplar.

Entry #2 This Hollow Form is 5” in diameter and 7” tall piece of cherry with a basket weave illusion.

Entry #3 10” Cherry Peppermill Grinder that involved multi-axis turning then cut on a bandsaw and glued back together in a different orientation.

Entry #4 7" wide and 4"deep Chokecherry and Blue Resin

Entry #5 Pen is made of ebony wood with Swarovski clear crystals and black enamel findings.

Entry #6 This is an open form vase made from Apricot wood

Entry #7 Zircote bowl. 1-3/4” x 3/4”

Entry #8 Set of plates. Padauk. Six plates at 9-1/2” and one at 7-1/2.

Entry #9 Moose

Entry #10 Nested Bowls - Bark Inclusion

Entry #11 Nested Bowls - Birch Burls

Entry #12 Civil War Mountain Howitzer 1/4 Scale The processes I used included: turning, casting, forging, welding and finishing. The barrel was cast in bronze from a turned maple split pattern. The segmented wheels were turned with walnut. The remaining parts of the carriage were made with mild steel, brass and walnut

Entry #13 Birch end grain vase with epoxy crack filler.

Entry #14 Natural edge birch "P" pot.

Entry #15 Cotton wood natural edge vessel.

Entry #16 Southwest Bowl Madrone burl with carved Pueblo design. 9” diameter

Entry #17 Redwood burl vase; 7” high, 3.5” dia., wall thickness:1/16”, 2 ounces

Entry #18 Cherry burl vase; 8” high, 3.5” dia, wall thickness: 3/16”, 8 ounces

Entry #19 Cherry burl form; 7” dia

Entry #20 8” in diameter and 3 ½” tall Chokecherry bowl

Entry #21 Made from Baltic Birch plywood and walnut. 9 1/2 by 3 1/2

Entry #22 Jewelry boxes with multiple levels

Entry #23 Jewelry boxes with multiple levels

Entry #24 Nested claro walnut burl bowls with mother of pearl inlay.

Entry #25 Live edge maple burl bowl with basket weave illusion.

Entry #26 Stingray lidded box... Maple burl, myrtle, walnut and resin

Entry #27 Hollow Form Turned from cured moose poop with willow fiber accents. .68” dia x 1.0” high

Entry #28 It is 8" in diameter bowl. Wood is cherry. It is a water drop illusion with a carved star. It was photographed on a mirror to a bit of the beads on the side.

Entry #29 8” in diameter and 4” tall Cherry

Entry #30 8” in diameter and 4” tall Maple

Entry #31 Painted cherry yarn bowl 8” diameter and 4” tall.

Entry #32 Spalted Birch Burl, 11" x 5.5", Natural edges and color, Carnauba wax finish.

Entry #33 Abstract tree-fruit bowl, 27"L x 7.5"W x 5.5"Ht: Made from Mesquite Branch segments. Represents the various aspects of the trees we use to form our bowls and other objects from a different point of view. Also makes an interesting fruit bowl.

Entry #34 Sunset at Hooper Bay, Segmented 13" x 6.5". Woods: Dark Walnut, Maple, Bloodwood, Yellow and Red Heart. Feature ring: closed chain ring with Scallops above. Represents some of the amazing sunsets viewed in Western AK. with a native twist

Entry #35 Natural Edge Spalted Birch 8x4

Entry #36 "Haida Frogs". 14" diameter, 2-1/4" high. Birch, pyrography, acrylic paint. 2021.

Entry #37 "Corvus Corax". 11 3/4" diameter x 2" high. Birch, pyrography, and one tiny dab of white acrylic paint. 2021.

Entry #38 "A Pod of Orcas". 8-3/4" diameter, 4-1/4" high. Birch, pyrography, acrylic paint. 2021.

Entry #39 SAPPLEE PLATTER WITH MARBLE INSERT – 11-3/4” DIAMETER WALNUT OIL AND WAX FINISH

Entry #40 11” ASH PLATTER, STAINED AND LACQUERED

Entry #41 BOTTLE STOPPER ASSORTMENT LEFT TO RIGHT, MAPLE, SPALTED TAMARIND, PURPLE HEART, BLACK PALM AND RED HEART. SPRAY LACQUER FINISH

Entry #42 Spruce Bowl with Drawing 9 inches in diameter and 5 inches high, with drawing

Entry #43 Small Iroko Bowl with Wings 4x4x2

Entry #44 maple spinning tops

Entry #45 beehive bowl
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