2021 Hawaii’s Woodshow, Na Lā’au o Hawai’i
Hawaii Opera Plaza
848 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu
Saturday, November 20 through Sunday, December 5

The 2021 Hawaii’s Woodshow^TM, Na La‘au o Hawai‘i will be the Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association’s (HFIA) 29th annual juried woodworking exhibition.  Attendees will be treated to extraordinary heirloom-quality works made from interesting and beautiful Hawai‘i-grown woods.  Hawaii’s Woodshow encourages an appreciation for the participating artists and the materials they use.   It promotes the positive role forests play in our economy and ecology.

The Show calls for the use of wood from Hawaiian-grown tree species, especially those that have been planted and brought to maturity here in Hawai‘i.  It serves as a reference point for the planting of native and non-native high value hardwoods for future generations.

Stay tuned for more information on the 2021 Woodshow.

Hawaii’s Woodshow YouTube Channel

2020 Woodshow First Place Sculpture “Mother & Child” by Jerry Vasconcellos. Photo: Brad Goda.

2021 INNOVATION+IMAGINATION STUDENT CHALLENGE

2020 Hawaii’s Woodshow, Na Lā’au o Hawai’i

Watch Hawaii’s Woodshow Opening Reception Livestream video

Hawaii’s Woodshow 2020 1st Place Furniture “Sleeping with Rorschach” by Michael Felig. Photo: Brad Goda.

Kyle Metcalf’s 2020 Hawaii’s Woodshow Video Tour

https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/28th-annual-hawaiis-woodshow-is-a-go-with-social-distancing/

2020 Hawaii’s Woodshow Sponsors

Kamani ($1,000-$4,999)
Design Asylum, Inc.
DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Hawai‘i Forest Institute
Paniolo Tonewoods
Tusher Architectural Group
University of Hawai‘i Mānoa School of Architecture
Woodcraft Hawai’i

Hāpuʻu ($500-$999)
Forest Solutions, Inc.
Honua Ola Bioenergy
Royal Contracting Co. Ltd.
Tantalus Studio

Maile (Up to $499)
C. Barton Potter
Hawai‘i Wood Utilization Team
Peter Simmons-In the Woods
Pu’uhonua Society
Scheurenbrand Guitars
Shaun Fleming-Wooden Touches, LLC
Thomas Loudat
Yasuda Designs

HAWAII’S WOODSHOW^TM 2020 AWARDS

 Best of Show
Kahi Ching…Finding the Grain

 Hawaii’s Woodshow Masters

Award of Excellence: Underwritten by Woodcraft Supply
Tai Lake…Nouveau Side Table

Award of Distinction
R.W. Rollo Scheurenbrand…Lefty Rules

Main Division: First Place Awards

Sculpture
Jerry Vasconcellos…Mother and Child

 Furniture, Marian Yasuda Award
Michael Felig…Sleeping with Rorschach

Turning: Form Emphasis
Andy Cole…The Challenge

Accessories
Paul Schürch…Koa Flower

 Musical Instrument
David Gomes…The Fruit of Ululani’s Mango Tree

Turning with Embellishments
Robert Woodward…Tutu’s Bowl

Novice
Gerald Kleyer…Natural Edge Koa Jewelry Box 

Honorable Mentions
Keola Annino…Paper Airplane
Matthew Lund…Lana Lana Nani
Keith Zeilinger…Spalted Blonde Koa Chest
Kelly Dunn…Fluted Duo
David Reisland…Star Compass Table

 Spirit of the Show Award, Underwritten by C. Barton Potter Co.
Sarah Hyun…Kalamahalaikalani

 Kent Award*: Most Promising Young Artist
Nicole Gomes…Maude

People’s Choice Award
Scott Hare…All Heart

Artist’s Choice Award
Tai Lake…Nouveau Side Table

Innovation + Imagination (I+I) Student Challenge Awards

High School – 1^st Place  –  Kent Award*: Most Promising Young Artists
Mid-Pacific Owl Robotics (Team)… Kia’i – Ancient Hawaiian Battle Bot Protector

College – 1st Place  –  Kent Award*: Most Promising Young Artist
Beau Nakamori…The Overripe Banana

College – 2nd Place
Sarah Hyun…Kalamahalaikalani

College – 3rd Place
Beau Nakamori..Mini Mid-Century Modern Table

Honorable Mention
Beau Nakamori…BeauTie Bench

Pu’uhonua Society Encouraging Excellence Award
Samuel Mangakahia…Kākano

* Kent Award underwritten by the Myra & Ron Kent Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation

2020 INNOVATION+IMAGINATION STUDENT CHALLENGE

2020 I+I Poster

Hawaii’s Woodshow Masters  Video
https://youtu.be/PqyKoibLMTs

 

2019 Hawaii’s Woodshow Na La‘au o Hawai‘i
Sunday October 20 through Sunday October 27

Chinese Hall at Moanalua Gardens
2850A Moanalua Road
Honolulu, HI 96819

The 2019 Hawaii’s Woodshow^TM, Na La‘au o Hawai‘i was Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association’s (HFIA) 27th annual juried woodworking exhibition.  The Hawaii’s Woodshow was held October 20 through October 27 at the beautiful Moanalua Gardens.    This was the first time the Chinese Hall at Maunalua Gardens his been open to the public since 1903.

HAWAII’S WOODSHOW^TM 2019 AWARDS

Best of Show: Underwritten by Paniolo Tonewoods
Scott Hare…Lunch on the Fly: Extinction
 
Hawaii’s Woodshow Masters

Award of Excellence: Underwritten by Woodcraft Supply
Michael Patrick Smith…Fern Vessel

Award of Distinction
Alan Wilkinson…Indo

Main Division: First Place Awards

Sculpture
Edwin Ikeda…Twirls

Furniture, Marian Yasuda Award
Victor DiNovi..Koa Stool

Turning: Form Emphasis
Robert Woodward…Quilted Sugi

Accessories
Dick Wilson…Path of Pele

Spirit of the Show Award, Underwritten by C. Barton Potter Co.
Lawrence Nitz…The Last Board

Honorable Mentions
Jonathan Wittenburg Jr….Safe
Alan Wilkinson…Arrival
Kelly Dunn…Roots
Robert Butts…Hawaiian Umeke
Joseph Butterwek…Curly Mango Dresser

Kent Award
Most promising young artist Underwritten by Myra & Ron Kent Fund, HCF
Jay Moorman…Ripple

 I+I: Innovation + Imagination Student Challenge

First Place

Underwritten by Paniolo Tonewoods
Alice Sandstrom…Sun Box

Second Place
Underwritten by Forest Solutions, Inc.
Rand Oshiro…Fisher‘s Catch

Third Place
Ethan Christy…A Glimpse Through Time

Honorable Mentions
Elijah Lemusifeauali‘i….Katoua Niue
Elena Lekhter…Untitled
Jhon Cliff Burmaglang…Untitled

HFIA KHON2 Woodshow Calls For Entries8-27-19

2019 Woodshow Photos by Toby Visuals: https://www.tobyvisuals.com/Galleries/Hawaii-Wood-Show-2019/n-RR5KST/i-jk3WhK7

2019 Hawai’i Woodshow Judges

This year, we were very fortunate to have three incredible judges from different facets of our Hawai’i community.

Tom Klobe 

Tom is professor emeritus and founding director of the University of Hawai’i Art Gallery. During his 29 year tenure at UH he organized many international exhibitions and designed over 200 exhibits, five of which received the prestigious Print Casebook Award for Best in Exhibition Design in competition with major museums in the US and abroad.  Tom was named a Living Treasure of Hawai’i by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission in 2005 and was the recipient of the Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service in 2003.  In 1999 he was honored by the Republic of France as a Chevalier de l’Order des Arts et Lettres for his contributions to the arts in France and Hawai’i.

Steve Grimes

The focus of Steve Grimes’ woodworking career forty five years has been guitar making. He moved from Seattle to Hawaii in 1982 and has been building ukuleles and guitars for players from all over the world. He will be celebrating his 1000th instrument in February 2020. He has built instruments for some well known clients including George Benson (4 guitars), Larry Coryell (3), Leo Kottke, Keola Beamer (4),  Walter Becker(11), Steve Miller(12), Pat Simmons, Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne and is currently working on a guitar for Paul Simon.

Joshlyn D. Sand

Joshlyn is the Director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens which includes five gardens encompassing 650-acres of diverse tree species from around the world.  She has been an ISA Certified Arborist since 1999, and considers working with trees, the arboriculture industry, and the local woodworking community the best part of her job.  She has a B.S. in Horticulture from the University of Illinois – Urbana and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Hawai`i  at Mānoa.

2019 Hawaii’s Woodshow Na La‘au o Hawai‘i Sponsors

Milo

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Community Enrichment Program
Kamehameha Schools
Paniolo Tonewoods

Kamani
DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Hawai‘i Forest Institute
Ron and Myra Kent Fund, HCF
University of Hawai‘i Mānoa School of Architecture
Woodcraft Hawai’i

Hāpuʻu
Forest Solutions, Inc.
Honua Ola Bioenergy
Tusher Architectural Group

Maile
C. Barton Potter
Peter Simmons-In the Woods
Scheurenbrand Guitars
Shaun Fleming-Wooden Touches, LLC
Thomas Loudat
WhiteSpace Architects
Yasuda Designs

2019 Hawaii’s Woodshow Na La‘au o Hawai‘i

2019 INNOVATION+IMAGINATION STUDENT CHALLENGE

2019 I+I Brochure

2019 Hawaii’s Woodshow I+I Student Challenge

Mahalo to INNOVATION + IMAGINATION (I+I) Student Challenge Sponsors:
Hawai’i Tourism Authority Community Enrichment Program (CEP)
Paniolo Tonewoods
Forest Solutions

Mahalo to I+I In-kind Donors: Steven Hill; JP Damon; Kawena Wise; C. Barton Potter; Jorma Winkler, Winkler Woods; Craig Swedburg: Craig’s Creative Style

Hawaii’s Woodshow Na La‘au o Hawai‘i 2018

Hawaii’s Woodshow^TM, Na La‘au o Hawai‘i is Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association’s (HFIA) annual juried woodworking exhibition.  The 2018 Hawaii’s Woodshow was held September 22 through October 7, 2018  at the beautiful Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery.

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Kyle Ketcalf’s 2018 Hawaii’s Woodshow Video

2018 Hawaii’s Woodshow Winners

2018 Hawaii’s Woodshow Sponsors

Milo ($5,000-$9,999)

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Community Enrichment Program

Kamehameha Schools
Paniolo Tonewoods

Kamani ($1,000-$4,999)

C. Barton Potter, Co.
Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Hawai‘i Forest Institute
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Craig Swedberg – Craig’s Creative Style
Tusher Architectural Group
Jorma Winkler – Winkler Woods
Woodcraft Supply, LLC

Hāpuʻu ($500-$999)

Ferraro Choi And Associates, Ltd.
Forest Solutions, Inc.
Hawai’i Wood Utilization Team
Honua Ola Bioenergy

Maile (Up to $499)

J.P. Damon
Shaun Fleming-Wooden Touches LLC
Steven Hill
Ron & Myra Kent
Thomas A. Loudat
Scheurenbrand Guitars
Peter Simmons-In the Woods
Tantalus Studio
WhiteSpace Architects, Inc
Yasuda Designs

Hawaii’s Woodshow 2018 Jurors

• Irving Jenkins, Author and Artist – Hawai‘i-born scholar, writer and artist, Irving is celebrated for his award-winning books and artwork that reflect Hawaiian culture. Irving’s artwork references Hawaiian feather capes and niho palaoa adding patterns based on traditional calabash wood repairs and stylized letters evocative of Hawaiian designs and symbols. His work is in the permanent collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii State Art Museum, and Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA). Irving was a juror for the first Hawaii’s Woodshow in 1993, and he brings his knowledge of traditional Hawai‘i wood working and of Hawai‘i history to this year’s exhibition.
• Sean K.L. Browne, Sculptor – Sean draws on his Hawaiian heritage to reference cultural and historical symbols in his work. Best known for monumental site-specific sculptures, he also creates smaller works for indoor display and figurative work honoring important Hawaiians such as the recent image of Pauahi at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. He has taught at Kapiolani Community College, received an HSFCA Individual Artist Fellowship and many public commissions, participated in HSFCA Acquisition Award Selection Committee as a Visual Arts Consultant, and has work in museum and private collections. Sean brings his ability to place contemporary artwork within both Hawai‘i and international traditions as well as his innate sense of Hawaiian place to this year’s exhibition.
• Alan Wilkinson, Wilkinson Koa Furniture – Alan moved to Hawai‘i in 1962 to surf, work and continue his education, majoring in Asian Art History and Sculpture at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. In1968, he opened Wilkinson Koa Furniture to design and build custom furniture. Among the collections that hold his work are the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Permanent Collection of the Royal Family of England, and numerous private collections in Hawai‘i and on the US Mainland. Although Wilkinson’s main focus has been commissioned pieces, he has shown his work in every Hawaii’s Woodshow™ since 1993 and is a Hawaii’s Woodshow™ Career Recognition/Master Artist. He has been a full-time custom furniture designer for 50 years.

 Innovation + Imagination (I+I) Student Challenge

An exciting new component of Hawaii’s Woodshow is the Innovation + Imagination (I+I) Student Challenge, a division that was initiated last year to introduce students to the diverse world of Hawai‘i woods. Students are challenged to construct artwork using a mixture of donated Hawai‘i-grown wood and other materials of their choice. At the inaugural launch of I+I, 40 students participated from Moanalua High School and the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Department of Art and Art History and the School of Architecture. The goal of this program is to expose students to a hands-on experience of design and production as well as familiarize them with the value of using locally sourced resources that will influence them in their future professions.

Mahalo to INNOVATION + IMAGINATION Student Challenge In-kind Donors: Steven Hill; JP Damon; Kawena Wise; C. Barton Potter; Jorma Winkler, Winkler Woods; Craig Swedburg: Craig’s Creative Style

Welcome to new Wooodshow Coordinator Beth Kuch

We are delighted to welcome Beth Kuch to the Hawaii’s Woodshow ‘Ohana. She brings an enthusiasm for the Hawaii’s Woodshow mission and an awareness of Hawai‘i forest concerns and conservation projects. Her background in current communication trends supports Woodshow efforts to increase our audience and bring more visitors to see the world class woodwork created in Hawai‘i.

Hawaii’s Woodshow 2017

The jurors for Hawaii’s Woodshow 2017 were:

Mark Sfirri, Pennsylvania

Mark Sfirri runs the Fine Woodworking Program at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania. While he was trained in furniture design and production at Rhode Island School of Design, his current work is sculptural. His interest in creative aspects of wood turning led him to pioneer the use of multi-axis spindle turning to create objects that range from sculptural figurative forms to table legs. He has lectured and demonstrated throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, France, England, and New Zealand, and has written numerous articles about furniture and wood turning.

John Gonczar, Washington

John Gonczar has been designing and building fine furniture for more than 30 years. He began building unique furniture while residing in the Waiawa Valley on O‘ahu. Interesting note, John had an entry in the first Woodshow in 1993. He now lives in the Northwest where inspiration comes in combining big leaf maple with Hawaiian woods.

 

 Noe Tanigawa, O‘ahu

Noe Tanigawa grew up in Hawaii.  As an apprentice to a tea ceremony potter, Baizan Nakamura, in Japan, she learned appreciation for the off kilter, and wabi sabi.  American ceramics with Peter Voulkos in Berkeley instilled in Tanigawa the love for manipulating forms.  Darryl Hughto, in Clement Greenberg’s collection, was her rough and tumble painting mentor in New York.  In Hawai’i, she studied with Helen Gilbert and Fred Roster.  Tanigawa works primarily in encaustic (wax) and gold leaf or in wax and oil on lutrador. Her paintings are in corporate and private collections in Japan and across the U.S.

2017  Hawaii’s Woodshow Video

2017 Hawaii’s Woodshow Sponsors

 Milo

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Community Enrichment Program
Kamehameha Schools

Kamani

DLNR – Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Hawai‘i Forest Institute
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and Arts
Woodcraft Supply, LLC
Tusher Architectural Group

Hāpuʻu

Ron Kent

Maile

Peter Simmons-In the Woods
Shaun Fleming-Wooden Touches LLC
Steven Hill
Thomas A. Loudat
WhiteSpace Architects, Inc.

2017 Winners

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2016 Hawaii’s Woodshow Masters  Video
https://youtu.be/PqyKoibLMTs

2016 Hawaii’s Woodshow Jurors

• Contemporary artist, sculptor and Woodturner, Betty Scarpino is recognized as one of the masters of the genre.  Her work is held in private, public and museum collections throughout the world.  Betty works full time teaching, writing, sculpting and printmaking from her home in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Her work is available for purchase at some of the finest galleries in America and she exhibits widely in juried shows.  Betty was awarded her second Creative Renewal Fellowship by the Arts Council of Indianapolis in 2007.  Learn more about Betty Scarpino here.
• Artist, author, and teacher, Duane Preble is a University of Hawaii Professor Emeritus.  He has taught a wide variety of courses, including introduction to the visual arts, art history, photography, drawing, color and design. In 1969 he was awarded a UH Excellence in Teaching Award and in 1975 was selected for listing in Outstanding Educators of America.  He has exhibited paintings, photographs and sculpture since the early sixties.  After 30 years of teaching, he retired from the University to further his own art and to help the arts become a catalyst for effective public education.  He is the original author of Artforms–an introduction to the visual arts, used by approximately 300 colleges and universities nation-wide now in its 11th edition.
• R.W. “Rollo” Scheurenbrand, Oahu Luthier began his woodworking career in the mid-70s as a carpenter. From there he moved on to cabinetry, furniture building, woodturning and eventually found what has become his passion — building stringed instruments. Working with Hawai‘i grown woods and other tonewoods, Rollo creates one of a kind instruments emphasizing tonal characteristics, playability, craftsmanship and aesthetics. He first entered Hawaii’s Woodshow in 2002. He is now in the Career Recognition category after having won awards including Artists’ Choice and Best in Show.  He hand builds custom acoustic steel string guitars and ukuleles full time in his Kailua shop. Learn more here.

2016 Hawaii’s Woodshow Sponsors

Milo
Kamehameha Schools

Kamani
DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Hawai‘i Forest Institute
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Woodcraft Hawai’i

Hāpuʻu
Tusher Architectural Group

Maile
Akamai Glass Company
Bubbies Ice Cream
C. Barton Potter
Gregg Smith-Wood Turner
Halekulani
Ron Kent
Scheurenbrand Guitars
Shaun Fleming-Wooden Touches, LLC
Thomas Loudat
WhiteSpace Architects, Inc.

2017 Winners

People’s Choice – Scott Hare #43 Now You See Me; Now You Don’t: Extinction

Artist’s Choice – Francisco Clemente #20 Makau

Jurors selected for 2016 Hawaii’s Woodshow

Kyle Metcalf video of 2016 Hawaii’s Wooshow

Kyle Medcalf video of 2015 Hawaii’s Woodshow

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