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VWA Artists in Residence Update

26 Sep 2023 Artist in Residence
Brandon Harrison

Most recently I’ve been working on a few cabinets for a local cafe for the display of their bakery items and breads, and I’ve been prototyping a bench seat for an upcoming exhibition.

 Joinery for a cabinet commission for a local cafe.
 Joinery for a cabinet commission for a local cafe.
Maquette of the cafe cabinet.
Prototype for a bench seat for an upcoming exhibition.
Prototype for a bench seat for an upcoming exhibition.

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Isabel Avendano

I am continuing my work experimenting and producing work using segmented circles. This time around the scale is a lot larger. The aim is to turn a bowl on the lathe at the maximum diameter that the lathe allows.

 Stack of segments glued and ready to be turned on the lathe.
Sample of one of the segments.

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Jess Humpston

I’ve been working up some samples trying to achieve strength utilising the least amount of material, similar to a truss system. 

These images shows a sample using 2 dowels elements connected to a central piece; the result being structurally sound and visually light piece. I’m not certain about how this fits directly into a furniture piece just yet but the process has been interesting so far. 

Prototype of the joinery created based on the strength that comes from a truss system.
Prototype of the joinery created based on the strength that comes from a truss system.
 The central segment shape that helps create surface area tension for strength.

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