SWAT Raffle Details
This year's SWAT raffle is called a "3 for 1" or "three for one"... however you would like to call it.
The first opportunity to win something is at the opening ceremony on Friday morning. Isn't that exciting?! The winner will receive a midi lathe or an Arrowmont scholarship.
The second raffle is at the banquet Saturday evening. This opportunity will include approximately 30 pieces of gorgeous art.
The third and final raffle will be held on Sunday at lunch. This raffle will be for tools, wood, a scholarship to Arrowmont and ... yes ... LATHES!
Start buying those raffle tickets now!
Pictures of this year's raffle art updated 8/20/2024
Sally Ault
Sea Urchin Box: Mesquite from Texas, Finial is Mexican Fan Coral picked up from beach in Baja, 8” x 4” wide
Kevin Bassett
Pearwood Live Edge bowl piercing and pyrography, 9”x 6.75” x 2.75” H.
Jim Bob Burgoon
"Only 5 months start to Finish": Lidded Bowl, Dyed figured maple with African Blackwood and Buckeye Burl accents. 5.5" x 2.25"
Billy Burt
Multi-axis bowl, spalted Arizona Ash. "OFF KILTER" Top: laser engraved with flower design, bottom: cut on a bias to better show the flower, gloss lacquer; 9.4" w, 3.25" h.
Andy Chen
Segmented Native American Hollow vessel, purpleheart, maple, bloodwood, walnut, mesquite (the diamonds) and an unknown tropical species (the main body), 8" D, 6" H. Waterborne Bona Mega One semi-gloss poly polyurethane
Gene Colley
Elm Carved bowl. Interior textured with Sorby texturing tool. Exterior is dyed w India ink, sanded back, and then layered airbrushing with Golden acrylic. Interior shaded with airbrush painting then finished w lacquer.4.75" x 8"
Lee Craft
Cherry Bowl with carved leaves and vines. Painted with an airbrush. 8"x4"
James Duxbury
Mahogany Offset Cylinder, 4-center turning, 3 cylinders are each 1.75"x1.5" Spaced 120 degrees base is Maple total size is 3.5" x 7"
Rita Duxbury
"Texas Lighthouse"
Linda Ferber
"Butterfly Story Box" - Maple & Maple Burl, metal, wire & bead butterfly; Acrylic & milk paint, 2"h x 3.375"d
Dennis Ford
Hickory Vase, 9" tall, Tung oil finish
Karen Freitas
Maple Leaf bowl, wood burned leaves, colored with Prisma Color alcohol pens multi-coats of Krylon Acrylic 11.5' x 2.5"
Lloyd Glenn
Walnut Hollow form with green accent band Lacquer finish 6"x 4"
Brad Glock
Textured Water Oak Bowl. Iron acetate on the outside to give it an aged look, 13” x 6”.
John Hayre
Spalted Hackberry Vase with epoxy window and embedded flora. 10.5" x 7.5"
Kurt Hertzog
Madrone Burl pen and stand. Pen is one piece with replaceable full sized Cross ink fill. Ornament is dyed & painted chicken egg under a Cherry roof that has been faux tiled and painted. 15”x6”
Jeff Hornung
Morocco Blue Bowl. Maple, Turned, fully textured and colored with an archival quality ink. Liming wax was then used to create the contrast of the texture details. Spray enamel is the final finish. 11.25 x 2”
Pear vase carved with poinsettias and painted with thinned acrylic over black India ink. Clear gloss enamel finish. 3 ½” by 8” tall. Very delicate thin wall, weighs only 4.3 oz (122 g)
Dewey Johnson
Hackberry carved Dragon Vase. Irridescent acrylic over india ink, with speckled background. Clear gloss lacquer. 13" x 3.5”.
Dewey Johnson
Janice Levi
Ornament on a stand, poplar and cherry with pyrography and colored markers. 9" X 4" X 4"
Sammy Long
Black Walnut Hollow form, the collar and finial is cherry dyed black. Spiraled flutes were power carved, 11” x 5.5”
Steve Mawson
Hard Maple Native American (Apache) Basket Illusion - In Memory of Jim Adkins - India Ink finished with Danish oil/Kylon fixative/lacquer/UV protective finish 12"x 1.75"
Paul Milo
Mesquite hollow form with walnut finial, gloss spar urethane. 19.5" x 11".
Tana Munoz
Bradford Pear
Steve Nix
Red Oak root burl, natural edge Vessel cast in acrylic 6.5"h x 5"w
Mesquite Hollow Vessel, 12" x 3 1/2", not including handles. Finish is Deft and Buffed
Gary Roberts
Gary Rock
Leather-Laced Sweetgum Hollow form, modeling paste-mixed with red, orange and yellow, painted black then sanded to reveal colors, Hi-Gloss Poly, 6.625" x 7.75", with14' white leather Lacing
Rhonda Stelly
Sapele bowl, with clay, acrylics; 7 5/8” X 3 3/4”
Johnny & Marcia Tolly
"The Ubehebe Crater" Boxelder bowl rough turned by James Johnson, Finished turned by Johnny Tolly, Woodburned by Marcia, Deft Finish 19"w x 5" deep
Escarpment Black Cherry Platter, 17" by 1-1/8 inches deep. Rim painted with Iridescent paint then over sprayed with Gloss Lacquer
Jimmy Tolly
Waukeene Vinson
Three-Center Spiral Box. Mesquite. Turned on three different centers 3.5" X 8"
Don Ward
This pen is NOT a kit pen. The parts were made on a PowerMatic 3520B. The material is
an Italian Acrylic resin called Magenta Swirl.
Dwayne Watt
Walnut & Maple Tiger Bowl fashioned from Bowl from a Board techniques 10.5 x 3.5"
Cory White
“Ever Green” Cedar Elm, inside is textured, inked, and dry-brushed with acrylic paint. Clear Danish oil. 12” wide, 6.5” deep, 12” tall (14” tall on base)
If you would like to view some of SWAT's previous raffle winners, click the link below.
SWAT 2024
SWAT 2024