Awards to Date
THE ART OF WOOD EXIBITION 2023 https://exhibition.naw.org.nz/awards
Plan Bowls Blue Gum Treasure 1st place
Hollow Forms Pohutukawa at Christmas 2nd Place
Natural Mother Nature at its best 1st Place
Natural Leaves on a Burl 3 2nd Place
Ornamental Battle of the Leaves Highly Commended
Boxes Wakahuia (feather box) 3rd place
THE ART OF WOOD EXIBITION 2022 https://exhibition.naw.org.nz/awards
Bowls Chasing your Tail 3rd Place
Lidded Boxes Koru Keeper Highly Commended
Natural Leaves On a Rope 6 2nd Place
Natural Twins with Leaves 3rd Place
Natural Blue Gum Reaching for the Sky Highly Commended
Platters Totara with Kaikaka and Copper 3rd Place
Platters Platter Delight Highly commended
Also primary Sponsor Hollow Forms Timberlywoodturning
The Art of Wood Exibition 2021
Primary sponsor of awards for this event https://exhibition.naw.org.nz/
Kawerau Woodskills 2019
Traditional Woodturning Highly Commended Aspen Platter
Traditional Woodturning Highly Commended Large Blue Gum Burl
Woodturning open Artistic Highly Commended Yew Urn
Royal Easter Show 2019
1st Plain Bowls Ancient Kauri Turned Bliss
1st Decorated Bowls Leaves on Coolibah !st
Merit Decorated Bowls Walnut Leaves
2nd Hollow Forms Gingko 4
3rd Hollow Forms Pohutukawa on Pohutukawa
2nd Small Am I small Enough Olive Box
2nd Natural Edge The Edge Mallee Burl
2nd Overall Woodturner
Franklin Arts 2018
2nd Artistic Woodturning with Rolled edge
2nd Traditional Woodturning with Big is better
Royal Easter Show 2018 http://naw.org.nz/project/easter-show-2018/
Best of Show Leaves on a rope
Best overall woodworker
1st Decorated Bowl Leaves on a rope
2nd Decorated Bowls Mantaray
1st Plain bowls Gum Bur
Merit Plain Bowls Walnut bowl
3rd Natural Mallee Burl
3rd Something Small Sea urchin
Merit Artistic Big Splash
Merit Platters Gecko and Kauri
Kawearu WoodSkills 2017
Ist Traditional Turning Flame Tree bowl
3rd Artistic Leaves around a burl
Franklin Arts 2017
1st Traditional Woodturning Koa Square Edge
3rd Traditional Woodturning Coolibah Burl bowl
Royal Easter Show 2017
1st Platters Deep Blue 2
3rd Platters Walnut and Leaves
Ist Small Koru Box
Ist Hollow Forms Pohutukawa and Gingko
Merit Hollow Forms Pohutuakawa Bud Vase
Merit Lidded Boxes Puriri Leaves
Merit Decorated Bowls Poplar Burl
New Zealand International Woodturning Symposium 2016
3rd Lidded Boxes Ebony and Bone
3rd Woodturning Open
Kawerau WoodSkills 2016
Artistic 3rd Yew Seed Pod
Merit Mallee Burl Natural Edge bowl
Franklin Arts 2016
Open Glass and Sculptural:
1st Reach for the Sky
Traditinal:
Merit Yew Hollow form
Merit Pohutukawa 5
Something Small:
Merit Ebony and Bone
Royal Easter Show 2016
1st Deorated bowl Clematis
1st Natural Leaves on A Rope iv
1st Lidded Boxes Bone ina box
1st Platters Bait Ball
Merit Pohutukawa Derby
Merit Plain bowls Malle burl Bowl
Best over all Woodcrafter of Show
See www.http://www.naw.org.nz/gallery/eastershow_2016/index.html
World of Woodturners (Wow) Featured artist
January 2016
Kawerau WoodSkills 2015
3rd Place Traditional Woodturning Quilted Platter
Highly Commended Carving Open Leaves on Burl 2
Results at www.naw.org.nz
Franklin Arts 2015
2nd Place Artistic woodcraft : Nautalus
3rd Place Artistic WoodCraft Cascading leaves
3rd Place Something Small Checker Box 2
Royal Easter Show 2015
1st Decorated Bowls Mallee Burl with Leaves
1st Hollow Forms She-oak Spirals
1st Plain Bowls Rimu delight
2nd Plain Bowls Totara Burl
3rd Natural Natural Edge Mallee Burl
2nd Platter Gecko and Mallee
Merit Hollow Forms
1st Place Overall Best Woodcrafter of show
Kawerau Wood Skills 2014
1st Overall Traditinal Woodturning Natural (Mallee Burl)
3rd Open Carving : Puriri with Maple Leaves
Franklin Arts 2014
Merit Traditional turning : Natural Burl
Royal Easter Show 2014
1st Plain bowls : Zebrano bowl
1st Decorated plates and platters : Walnut platter
Merit Boxes : Solomon Box
Merit Carving : Leaves around a burl
Kawerau Wood Skills 2013
1st overall traditional woodturning Yew Beaut 4
HC Woodturning Traditional
HC Open Carving The Clam
HC Artistc
Franklin Arts 2013
2nd Hollow forms Yew Beaut 3
Coca Cola Royal Easter show 2013
Best Overall Wood Crafter
Merit Small Bowls Kanza Cherry
1st Large Bowls Leaves on Coolibah
Merit Large bowls Kava & Pohutukawa
1st Natural The Edge
2nd Natural Rocking Burl
National Wood Skills Kawerau 2012
3rd Majestic Burl
Highly Comended carved leaves
Coca Cola Royal Easter Show 2012
Best Overall Wood Crafter
1st Small Bowls Quilted
1st large Bowls Tui's and Pohutukawa
1st Hollow forms Jacobs coat
2nd Hollow forms Pohutukawa Haze
1st Lidded Boxes Ferns in the forest
3rd Lidded boxes Stacked
2nd Plain bowls Plain as
3rd Natural edge Nice one
Merit Natural Bug Escape
Merit Platters Serve it up
Merit platter Pohutukawa in the sand
Porirua Cutting Edge 2011
Juried Exibition excepted works: Mantaray
Franklin Arts 2011
| 1st | Woodturning Artistic | Rimu Leaves platter |
| 1st | Woodturning Traditional | Mallee Burl |
| 1st | Carving | Gingko 4 |
| 2nd | Macorocarpa | Macrocarpa bowl |
National Wood Skills Kawerau 2011
HC Plain Jane (Mallee burl bowl )
Wood Turning Artistic
HC Green Tea
Merit Leaves on Me
Taranaki Wood Craft Festival Waitara 2011
3rd place - Traditional Woodturning - Fern Urn
Royal Easter Show 2011
| 1st | Plain Bowls | Olive Bowl |
| 1st | Large Bowls | Let the Game begin |
| Merit | Large Bowls | Over flowing 4 |
| 2nd | Plates and platters | Rust Never sleeps |
| 2nd | Wood Carving | Fingers and Thumbs |
| Merit | Plates and platters | Pohutukawa and Kauri |
| 3rd | Hollow Forms and vases | Bitter and twisted |
| 3rd | Natural | Coolibah turned thin |
| Merit | Domestic Ware | Spoons |
| Merit | Domestic Ware | Tongan Salad |
| Merit | Lidded Boxes | 3 In One box |
| Merit | Ornamental | Manta ray again |
English Wood carving Magazine in the Round 2011
Fruit de mer - Bronze Award (3rd )
Turning and Burning Wood central 2010
Semi finalist - Tea leaves
National Wood skills competition Kawerau 2010
| 2nd | Traditional Wood turning | Red Gum Burl |
| 2nd | Artistic Wood turning | Tea leaves |
| Highly commended | Pine Cone | |
| Merit | Fern Hat |
Franklin Arts awards 2010
| 1st | Supreme exhibit | La Box |
| 1st | Ornamental | Old Pot |
| 1st | Hollow forms / Vases | Crab Vase |
| 1st | Decorated bowl or platter | Kauri and leaves |
| 1st | Undecorated Bowl | Just Plain (Mallee Burl) |
| 1st | Lidded Box | La Box Iron Manta ray |
The Kauri Museum Matakohe 2010
Matariki Exhibition
| 1st | Bowls and Platters | Matariki reflection |
| 2nd | Bowls and Platters | Koru Bowl |
Royal Easter Show 2010
| Small bowls | First | Manta- ray 6 |
| Large Bowls | First | Trio Burl |
| Merit | Plain Leaves | |
| Plain Bowls | 2nd | Rocky Bowl, Red Gum Burl |
| Plates /Platters | First | Kauri and vertigris |
| 2nd | Gecko | |
| Merit | Red Ceder Leaves | |
| Hollow Forms and vases | First | Puriri Leaves |
| 2nd | Looped | |
| 3rd | Magnolia leaves | |
| Domestic Ware | 3rd | Salad bowl and servers |
| Lidded Boxes | 1st | Nested boxes |
| 2nd | Aged Puriri leaves | |
| Merit | Queens Box | |
| Ornamental | First | At the beach and best of show |
| 2nd | Storm Rider | |
| Merit | Rust |
Lake Taupo Woodturning Jamboree 2010
Woodturning Open Artistic - Best Of Show - Yew Beut
Kawerau Wood Skills 2009
2nd - Woodturning open artistic - Aged wings 2
3rd - Traditional Wood turning - Queens Box
Wood Carving Magazine Cruise contest April 09
2nd prize - Catergory 8 - Sailing Boat
Wood Central Elegant Forms April 09
Franklin Arts festival 2009
| Best Overall Exhibit | Aged leaves |
| 1st Hollow forms | Ginkgo leaves 2 |
| 1st Undecorated bowls | Red mallee burl |
| 1st Decorated Bowls | Manta Ray leather 2 |
Taranakai Wood Craft festival 2009
| 1st Open carving | Puriri Leaves |
| 2nd Artistic Wood turning | Manta-ray Leather |
| 3rd Artistic Woodturning | Puriri leaves 2 |
| 2nd Traditional Woodturning | Rose waves 2 |
Royal Easter show 09
| Best Overall Woodturner | |
| 1st Hollow forms | Butter Flies converging |
| 2nd Platters | Pohutukawa Platter |
| 3rd Small bowls | Curls 3 |
| 3rd Domestic ware | Walking sticks and stand |
| Merit lidded boxes | Aged wings 2 |
| Merit Plain bowls | Sugar Gum Burl |
| Merit carving | Fleur de mer |
Kawerau wood Skills Exibition 08
3rd Artistic woodturning - Fly in for tea
Franklin Society of the Arts 2008
1st Hollow forms and vases Ginkgo 2
Thames Society Of The Arts 2008
1st Woodcraft open - Manta ray with feathers
2nd Woodcraft open - Anyone for Soup
Waimate Wood Craft Exibtion 2008
1st Artistic - Sea Coral
1st Hollow forms
2nd lidded boxes
3rd Artistic
Royal Easter Show 2008
Supreme Exhibit - Curls 1
Best Overall Woodturner
1st Lidded Boxes - Aged wings
3rd Lidded Boxes - Russian Boxes
1st Platters - Triangles
1st Small bowl less than 250mm - Curls 1
2nd Ornamental - The Beach
3rd Ornamental - The Fig
Merit Ornamental
2nd Hollow Forms
Thames Society of the Arts 2007
2007 Summer Exhibition Best of show Woodcraft - Manta ray Starfish
Highly commended Woodcraft
Royal Easter Show 2007
3rd Hollow forms Vases
3rd Small bowls
Merit Plates and platters
Franklin Arts Festival 2007
2nd Miniatures / lidded boxes
Taranakai WoodCraft Festival 2007
1st Traditional Woodturning
2nd Traditional Woodturning
Merit Artistic Woodturning
Waimate WoodCraft Expo 2007
1st Traditional Woodturning
2nd Artistic Woodturning
National woodskills Kawerau 2007
1st Traditional Woodturning
Merit Artistic Woodturning
The Thames Society of the Arts Woodcraft competition 2006
1st Woodcraft open
2nd= Woodcraft open
Woodcraft Highly Commended
The Autumn Home show /The working with wood show 2006
Best of Show
1st Woodturning open
Royal Easter Show 2006
Best Overall Woodturner
1st Bowls over 250mm
1st Plain Bowls
1st Plates/ Platters
1st Lidded Boxes
2nd Lidded Boxes
2nd Bowls over 250mm
3rd Bowls over 250mm
3rd Hollow Forms Vases
The National Wood skills Festival Kawerau 2006
2nd Traditional Woodturning
Highly Recommended Traditional Woodturning
Highly Recommended Woodturning Open Artistic
Northland Kauri Festival
Unearthed Beauty Competition Sept 2006
Highly Recommended
Tree Works /Creative Wood /Spring 2006
Best of Best Overall winner
Royal Easter show 2005
Best Overall Woodturner. 1st Hollow forms/vases
1st Lidded boxes
1st Sculptural/Abstract
2nd Miscellaneous
2nd Large bowls
2nd plain bowls
2nd = Platters/plates
2nd = Domestic ware ornaments
Merit Large bowls
Timber and Working with Wood show April 2005
Best of Show
1st Woodturning open
Taranaki Woodcraft Festival may 2005
1st Conventional Woodturning
Franklin Arts June 2005
1st Decorated bowls and platters
1st Bowls
1st miniature
1st lidded boxes
Merit hollow forms
The National Wood skills Festival Kawerau 2005
Tasman Mill 50 years Pinus Radiata award highly commended
Woodturning open Traditional Highly Commended
Royal Easter Show 2004
Best of show
1st lidded boxes
1st Sculptural/Abstract
2nd hollow forms /Vases
Merit platters
Best overall woodturner
Franklin Arts Festival 2004
Best Of show
Turnz Putaruru 2004
Merit Hollow forms
Merit Pine Award
Merit decorated bowl or platter
Merit undecorated platter
Royal Easter Show 2003
2nd Lidded Boxes
2nd Plates and Platters
2nd Sculptural/Abstract
3rd Hollow forms vases
Merit Small bowls under 250mm
Franklin Arts Festival 2003
Best Of show
Ist Hollow forms
1st Miniature
2nd Decorated bowls /Platters
2nd Bowls
Merit Lidded boxes
Royal Easter Show 2002
2nd best of Show
1st Sculptural/Abstract
1st lidded boxes
2nd Lidded boxes
3rd Lidded boxes
2nd Miscellaneous
2nd Plates and platters
Franklin Arts 2002
1st lidded Box
2nd Miniature
2nd bowls
2nd Hollow form
2nd Decorated bowl or Platter
National Woodskills Kawerau 2002
2nd Natural edged bowl
Turnz Putaruru National woodturning competition 2002
"First time winner"
1st Vivian Timber award
Merit "Platter"
Royal Easter Show 2001
1st "Bowls over 250mm"
Merit "Plates and Platters"
Franklin Arts Festival 2001
1st "Decorated bowl or Platter"
1st Lidded Box
2nd "bowls"
National Woodskills Kawerau 2001
Highly commended: "Engineered wood"
Commissioned pieces
"The Mists of Time "
Bruce Pulman events centre: 2002 foyer display
The New Zealand Olive Growers Association 2002
"Prime olive oil award trophy"
Cornwall Park Trust 2002
"The birds" Made from One Tree Hill Monterey Pine
Exhibited at the Cornwall park visitors centre
The Ring 2005: Displayed at Harcourt holiday park upper Hutt where a Scene from the Lord of the rings was filmed, made from an oak tree used in the set in the giants feeding of the furnace.
Vodaphone Wellington Lions RFC Japan Tour Trophy 2006
Country Garden China .Office Entry display 2007
Events attended have included:
The "Down under turn around" 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005 2006 2007
"Collaboration of the arts" 2001,2003
The Down under Collaboration Newcastle 2005
As well as many workshops and symposiums
Demonstrations of Note.
Demonstrator at The Utah Woodturning Symposium 2004
BYU University Usa Utah
Demonstrator At Turnfest Brisbane Australia 2007
Demonstrator At The Utah Woodturning Symposium 2007
Demonstrator At The NewZealnd Woodcraft Symposium 2007
​Demonstrator Brisbane working with wood show 2009
Exhibitions
2010
Dunn Gallery Box exhibition
Emerging Art Show - Alexander park race way
Kauri Museum - Matakohe Matariki exhibition
Royal Easter Show 2010
2009
Kawerau Wood skills Kawerau City Council
Objective Arts - Manakau City
Taranakai Wood skills festival 09
GDunn gallery Hawaii
Dunn Gallery Wood Box Exhibit July 09
Royal Easter Show 09
2008
Small packages Papakura city art gallery
Objective Arts Manakau city
Thames Society Of The Arts
Waimate Wood Craft Exhibtion
Royal Easter Show
Morgan Street Gallery Parnell Auckland
Franklin Society Of The Arts
The Papakura Art Gallery Exhibition
2007
Thames Society of the Arts 2007
Franklin Arts Festival 2007
Taranaki Wood Craft Festival 2007
Waimate Wood Craft Expo 2007
National Woodskills Kawerau 2007
2006
The Thames Society Of The Arts Woodcraft Competition
The Autumn Home Show / The Working With Wood Show
Royal Easter Show
Textures Gallery Parnell Auckland
The National Wood Skills Festival Kawerau
Northland Kauri Festival
2005
Royal Easter Show
Timber And Working With Wood Show April
Taranaki Woodcraft Festival May
Franklin Arts June
The National Wood Skills Festival Kawerau
2004
Royal Easter Show
Franklin Arts Festival
Turnz Putaruru 2004
2003
Royal Easter Show
Franklin Arts Festival
2002
Royal Easter Show
Franklin Arts
National Woodskills Kawerau
Turnz Putaruru National Woodturning Competition
2001
Royal Easter Show
Franklin Arts Festival
National Woodskills Kawerau