Australian Wood Review - June 2018

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EXHIBITIONS

Opposite page: Roy

Schack, Kyoto, wenge,

Tas blackwood, urushi

lacquered linen, Japanese

teapot by Yumiko Ilhoshi.

Photos: Jesse Smith

1. Peter Young, Kumiko
   Cabinet, northern silky
   oak and Qld silver ash.
   Photo: Andrew Porfyri


2. Espresso Chair
   by Michael Lau in
   American black walnut.
   Photo: Naman Briner


3. Thirston Morris, Three’s
   Company, Outeniqua
   yellowwood, American
   oak. Photo: Roy Schack

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hatoyance is that shimmer,

that refraction of light that can

occur when wood is viewed from

different angles and in varying light.

For members of Studio Woodworkers

Australia, it was an opportunity to

play with and present the effects

gained through juxtaposing and

sometimes contrasting the figure

and grain patterns of wood.

Forty items of furniture and other

objects were lovingly crafted

by members of Australia’s only

association for professional

woodworkers who have reached

a juried level of expertise. As a

departure from earlier exhibitions,

work by both accredited and general

members was presented.

Shown at Sturt Craft Centre from

February 18 to April 9, 2018,

Chatoyance was an eclectic mix

of furniture, lighting and objects

which spoke of contemporary

interiors and styling.

Roy Schack’s Kyoto cabinet sold at

the opening. Dark wenge, scarified

with bandsawn texture, was a moody

backdrop to a glowing drawer front

of figured blackwood. The interior

was lit by a brush stroke of light

coming through a panel of urushi

linen at the rear. This was a small

cabinet with a large presence, and

during the opening it was a focal

point for many.

Damion Fauser’s simply titled Box

was anything but simple in design

with sculpted sides that held and

raised a compartment with inner trays

and a lift-off lid. Contrasting woods,

delicate stringing on the lid along

with decorative wedged tenons into

the lid handle made this a complex

piece with an eastern influence. A red

dot also appeared next to this piece

during the opening.

Alby Johnston’s Botanical Tables and

Ruth Johnston’s Reading Chair and

Footstool formed a floral focal point,

positioned centrally as they were. The

small sculptural side tables tell a story

as their dark and delicate ‘tree stem’

supports taper upwards and outwards

from lighter Huon pine forest floor

bases to support canopy tops above.

As part of SWA’s mentoring program,

Ruth Thompson was paired with

founding and accredited member

Leon Sadubin who gave feedback

as the design of her Reading chair

and footstool developed. Inspired by