THE NATURAL EDGE GALLERY

Showcasing original handcrafted art furniture, fine woodturning, wooden sculpture and quality wooden gift items.

I have teamed up with furniture maker Richard Henley and turner Dave Stephenson of The Natural Edge gallery outside Sedgefield. We have doubled the floor space to exhibit original art furniture, fine wood turning, wooden sculpture and a range of quality wooden gift items. Both Richard and Dave are master craftsmen who do work of the highest international standard and I am very pleased that I have been invited to become a partner.

This is an exiting new venture for me and I will be showcasing a selection of my work at The Natural Edge gallery on a permanent basis. Apart from my popular range of wooden bird sculptures that has been part of the gallery’s exhibit for quite some time; I will be adding a variety of original art furniture pieces. Another exiting new development is my WAWA(Wooden Abstract Wall Art) series which was very well received on the first day of exhibit – Saturday 16 April 2011. The piece entitled “The boxed Comparisons Cabinet” sold within a few hours.

Some other interesting items for sale at The Natural Edge gallery include:

-A selection of finely crafted miniature wooden planes, fully capable of making shavings.
-A range of pen turning blanks in various indigenous timbers, even Pink Ivory!
-The full range of Penetrol oils and products.

We are located in the Scarab art & craft village just outside Sedgefield.

The Natural Edge gallery is open Monday – Friday, 09h00 – 16h30 and Saturdays, 08h00 – 13h00.

Check in for a chat and a coffee!

Hallo to all my friends, clients and enemies!

I have been invited to participate in an upcoming exhibition at Strydom Galery. I will be showing a variety of art furniture pieces as well as sculpture. This exhibition promises to surprise, so do try to attend!

Below is an official invitation. I hope to see you there!

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You are cordially invited to the opening of our annual theme exhibition,
"OUT OF THE WOOD"
3 - 30 April 2011
by a choice selection of our country’s artists.
Sunday, 3 April 2011 at 11h00
RSVP to gallery (acceptances only)

STRYDOM gALLERY
79 Market Street
Marklaan Centre
PO Box 144
George
Tel: +27 44 874 4027
www.artaffair.co.za

Fine woodwork Exhibition – George Cheese Festival

An exhibition of fine woodwork will take place at the George Cheese Festival happening 11- 13 June 2010. Works by the following craftsmen/artists will be on display:
Div de Villiers – Sculpture, Furniture and small items
Hennie Goddard – Furniture
Richard Henley - Furniture and Turned vessels
Dave Stephenson – Turned bowls and vessels

Our stall will be at the Outeniqua Primary School. Come pay us a visit!

East London Home Expo.

The following week above craftsmen/artists will be displaying their work at the East London Home Expo.

The next SANPARK wood auction will be held on 25 and 26 May. For those not in the know, here’s how it works. Indigenous logs harvested from the State forests in the garden Route are stockpiled at dedicated depots in different forests. On auction day each prospective buyer receives a list with lot numbers. Each lot contains one or more logs and details on type, length and volume of the log(s) are given. Lots are auctioned off one by one. Price can be as low as R200/m3 depending on species, size and buyer’s interest.

Removing logs from the depot is the buyer’s responsibility. Added to the cost of the log is transportation and off course, sawmilling. Keep in mind that around 50% of log volume is lost in the sawmilling process (sawing round into square, sawdust etc.) R200/m3 becomes R400/m3. I have bought some of the less popular species like Assegai, Candlewood, Forest Elder, and Boekenhout at that price in the past. Off course, popular woods like Yellowwood and the large Black woods fetch much higher prices with Stinkwood normally the most expensive.

Harvesting of these logs is done according to principles laid down by the Forest Stewardship council (FSC) and all timber is FSC certified. The FSC is an international control organization who aims to regulate the extraction and marketing of timbers derived from natural forests, thus ensuring sustainability of the resource.

On 25 May 2010, the first auction will take place at the Diepwalle depot at 09h00. The next auction is at 11h30 at the Harkerville depot. On 26 May, all the action will be at the Covie depot near Nature’s Valley.

If you want more info, email me: info@woodspark.co.za and I can forward the auction notices.

The next indigenous timber auction will take place on 25 and 26 May 2010. I will post more details as soon as I receive it.

The Art furniture of Richard Henley and Div de Villiers will be on exhibition at Tom's Mill in Oudtshoorn for the duration of the KKNK festival 1-8 April 2010.

Richard will also be exhibiting turned wooden bowls and Div will be showcasing some of his wooden sculptures. There will also be paintings by Marittie de Villiers and various other artists.

Attend if you can, bring your wife and your credit card!

Die Mosselbaaise Houtwerkersgilde nooi al sy lede en belangstellendes uit na ons maandbyeenkoms op Dinsdag 6e April 2010 om 19h00 by Sias Coetsee, Katjiepieringstraat 27 Hartenbosheuwels. Daar gaan geluister word na verskillende metodes van afwerking. Elkeen het sy eie manier van afwerk, hier is n paar nuwe idees, kom doen dus mee en wees verseker dat jy iets nuuts gaan leer. Onthou ook ons gaan gesellig verkeer na die tyd om n bring en braai vuurtjie.

Indien enige verdere inligting verlang word skakel gerus met Pikkie Malan by 044 698 2186 of Stoffel Bester by 044 879 0003.

Call for entries. Strydom Art Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of furniture, sculpture, turning work and wooden objects in April 2011. I know it is early days but a year will give you enough time to create that masterpiece! The emphasis will be on innovative and unusual design and quality of craftsmanship so start dreaming and doing!

Richard Henley and I had a meeting with Prof. Strydom recently to confirm the event and outline the basics. Thanks a lot to Richard who initiated the whole idea and set up meetings with the gallery.

This is going to be a very unusual event in the art world and we are privileged that it will be hosted by a respected gallery. It will be a golden opportunity for us to showcase our work in all fields of woodworking. Don’t be scared off by the art word. An exquisitely made recurve bow will also do the trick