This post is best viewed immediately above this note. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube. The votes are counted and the results are in from the 2021 Christmas Ornament Challenge. With 207 ornaments, that is a lot. Thanks to everyone who contributed an ornament. Top winners are: #21 Christmas Cat-tastrophe […]
Read More...2 ways to view and vote: Static web page: (Link here) Video (above); This is a great display of talent and creativity. Let us hear your choices. Pick 5. and leave your vote as a comment. Put them in order from High to Low. Thank you.
Read More...This post is best viewed above on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This week I turn a stand for my Christmas Ornaments. Trees come and trees go – but ornaments may be displayed anytime. The stand is figured poplar turned on two axes for an off […]
Read More...This post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This week I am taking last week’s ornament to yet the next level. It follows a similar process as last week but yet is different. Both are multi-axis turning. In this one the multi-axis […]
Read More...This post is best viewed right here (above here). But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. One reason I love the annual Christmas Ornament Challenge is the diversity of creativity that jumps out at me as I view the challenge submissions. From novice to confident to expert, the opportunity […]
Read More...This post is best viewed right here(above). In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. T’is the season to be turning decorative trees. Two different clubs that I attend have not demonstrated turning trees. It is interesting to see the variety of concepts: cove-centric; bead centric; rustic; refined; natural edge. So, […]
Read More...For the convenience of some or if there are issues viewing this video, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this year’s Christmas Ornament Challenge, I saw an ornament that I would like to emulate for my last ornament for this season. Kurt Wolf-Klammer entered his ornament in the challenge. I thank him […]
Read More...In case this video has difficulty playing, it is also posted on YouTube. Wow. The results are in for this year’s Christmas Ornament Challenge. Thank you to everyone who entered an ornament and the clubs that helped spread the word. With 199 ornaments, there are a lot of beautiful work and examples. It is up […]
Read More...In case of difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube (Click Here) and FaceBook. For this project, I am crossing the concept of a salt urn with the seasonal concept of an ornament. A salt urn differs from a usual salt shaker in that it does not need to be turned upside down to […]
Read More...This video is much longer than normal. If there are streaming issues, please use the web page to view and vote. Here’s the link: www.OrnamentChallenge.com. To vote, please identify the numbers associated with your top five choices. For an example, let us say you picked 25,40,75,23,2 Rank from High to low. For example. my top […]
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