Categories
Plain Bowls/Platters
Wooden items made to a bowl or platter shape. No detailing, decoration, colouring, texturing or embellishment.
Embellished Bowls/Platters
Wooden items which have been made into a bowl or platter shape which have been decorated, coloured, textured, embellished or otherwise enhanced.
Hollow Forms/Vases
Hollow forms must have been made from a single piece of wood and hollowed through a hole which is significantly smaller than the diameter of the finished work. Vases must be higher than they are wide and have been hollowed. Hollow forms and vases must be predominantly wood but may be decorated with other materials.
Domestic
Any wooden item the maker believes to be utilitarian in a domestic situation. This item may incorporate other materials that are integral to the function of the piece.
Boxes
Any wooden item with a lid that fits into or over the body of the work to enclose a usable space within.
Furniture
A piece of furniture made predominantly from wood which combines design, comfort, appropriate strength/structure and functionality.
Ornamental
Any item made principally from one or many pieces of wood which may be embellished with other materials. This item may be decorated, coloured, textured or otherwise enhanced. For example, the work may be a carving; a carved, textured, or painted item of woodwork; or a piece of marquetry, intarsia, or scroll saw work.
Sculpture
A three-dimensional representative or abstract form of art work made principally from wood which may be embellished with other materials.
Wall Art
An item made principally from wood which may be embellished with other materials. The item must be designed to be secured on a wall as a decorative item. This work may be a carving, scroll saw work, marquetry, intarsia or any other form of woodwork.
Natural
Any single piece of wood which retains a part of the natural surface of the wood as it was found.