NZ RIMU Bracelet

Bracelet   21/11/2010

Object1 2008 photo by Scott Venning   11/9/2010

[mahogany box] My mahogany box is featured on Fine Wood Working.com (The Editors Mailbox 'Photo Essay: Building an Elegant Mahogany Box' by Kirsten Lie-Nielsen) Books and magazines published by The Taunton Press have been my textbooks for years, having learned about sharpening tools to finishing, so I'm really excited about being featured. The Taunton Press Fine Wood Working.com photo by scott venning

Fine Wood Working    21/2/2009

[gust] at the Depot Artspace	[alive] work in progress
[gust], [alive]    20/2/2009

	gust [concrete + walnut] While making this piece, I kept imagining what people's hopes and desires would look like. These could be a desire to live peacefully, a desire to get job and feed one's family, for a sense of fairness, or simply to be recognised. The ‘gust’ being the moment between a feeling of disappointment or hopelessness, and that desire and hope that reappears.
gust    8/2/2009

improvisation2    12/1/2009

improvisation2    10/12/2008

Thanks to everybody who visited my first solo exhibition, and to The Depot for the chance to show my work. And a special thank you to my wife, and New Zealand family and friends. tatsuhiko oga

exhibition    23/11/2008

boxes   photo by scott [www.scottvenning.co.nz]  11/11/2008

object 01 [ an ordinary day (或る１日)]   photo by scott [www.scottvenning.co.nz]  7/11/2008

object 03&02 [improvisation] & [secret]    4/11/2008

object    27/10/2008

I-stool   [www.scottvenning.co.nz]  21/10/2008

object   19/10/2008

improvisation(no plan)   14/10/2008

object for my first exhibition   6/10/2008

objects for my first exhibition   3/10/2008

objects for my first exhibition   29/9/2008

objects for my first exhibition   25/9/2008

trays for my first exhibition   20/9/2008

trays for my first exhibition   18/9/2008

tray   17/9/2008

tray   16/9/2008

mahogany box   15/9/2008

mahogany box   12/9/2008

mahogany box   11/9/2008

mahogany box   10/9/2008

mahogany box   9/9/2008

mahogany box   8/9/2008

box   7/9/2008

mahogany box   5/9/2008

varnishing   5/9/2008

workshop(1.2m x 2.4m)   2/9/2008

Tray   28/4/2008

Tray -work in progress-    18/4/2008

I have been making these bracelets. Making small objects like these fills the gap in between projects. And making them doesn't require noisy tools, so it is good work for weekends as it doesn't disturb neighbours! These bracelets will be available at a local gallery in Devonport. [Left to right: Back row(2 coats oil): White Oak x2, Anegre, Black Walnut x2                     Front row(7 coats oil): Quarter-Sawn Sapele, Anegre, Figured Sapele, Black Walnut]

Bracelets    13/4/2008

I have finished and installed the louvre doors. I think I did good job and I am very happy with the result. Most importantly, the client looked very happy and that's worth every effort I put into them. Although this whole process - making the doors and frame, and hanging them - seemed in a completely different league from what I've been doing, I've learned a lot from this project and am sure that I can use this experience in the future. Materials: Western Red Cedar [doors/frame] Cherry [handles] Finish: Teak Oil

Finished!    1/4/2008

Handle mock-up [cherry]    20/3/2008

Louvre Doors (5) Brass Pins and Astragal [Before Finishing]    6/3/2008

Louvre Doors (4)    29/2/2008

Louvre Doors (3)    7/2/2008