AWA Club Projects

Here are some of our projects that members may participate in …

  • Other project ideas on our Tips/Techniques page.
  • Wig Stands for Cancer Victims – June
  • Summer project – Empty Bowls – due at the September meeting
  • October President’s Challenge – Beads of Courage
  •  If you have a project for the club to be involved with – please contact a board member.

Yearly Empty Bowls Project – bowls turned in September yearly.

AWA successfully contributed over 100 bowls each year 2021-2024!

Yearly challenge to make bowls for the Open Bowls Project sponsored by the Sonoran Arts League. This is an annual event to help make a dent in World Hunger by supporting a local Food Bank. Due to an unfortunate occurrence over the past year, they are short of bowls and have asked the AWA for assistance. I think this would be an excellent project for the AWA and the Chair of the Empty Bowls Project indicated that she would welcome our involvement and would advertise the AWA in their publications. We can also have an AWA Banner hung at the Empty Bowls Event.

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This is a great opportunity for all turners, regardless of experience level, to participate in a worthwhile effort and put their turning skills to good use helping our community. The bowls can be of any size, but bowls from 6 to 9 inches in diameter and from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches deep are ideal. The bowls need to be finished with a food-safe finish for they will be used at least once for food. Much of the wood in Arizona tends to have some cracks so fill those whenever possible. Coffee grounds, turquoise, or saw dust make good fill material and often are great enhancements to the finished piece.

Here are some web sites that are pertinent to this project.

Sonoran Arts League  https://www.sonoranartsleague.org

Empty Bowl Project  https://www.sonoranartsleague.org/empty_bowls_project.php

Foot Hills Food Bank  https://www.foothillsfoodbank.com

Click for Video on KLC and Empty Bowls Project from Fox 10!

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YEARLY PROJECT  –  Beads of Courage – turned in yearly in October/November

We’re asking members to turn lidded boxes for children through the Beads of Courage program.  Through this program children receive unique beads that represent procedures or treatments during a serious illness.  For example, they might receive a red bead for each blood transfusion, a yellow bead for each night in the hospital, a star bead for surgery or a white bead for chemotherapy. Their collection of beads becomes a tangible record of their journey.  You can pick up a ceramic “Beads of Courage” bead to be inserted on the knob of your lid at the next monthly meeting.  Find out dimensions and more information below and at the Beads of Courage website. 

PDF Guideline excerpt from Beads of Courage website

Picture below is Dick Jones, Kathi Luksich, Jean Gribbon (founder), Michael Luksich

Donation  Guideline  The club delivers boxes to the headquarters for them to disperse to children around the world.

 

Videos of folks who have made some unique lidded boxes:

 

Wig Stands for Cancer Patients.  Will collect in March 2025.

They don’t have to be fancy, they don’t have to be painted.  They can be tall for long hair.  Read through the different directions, tips/techniques in the links below.  Basic design below.

Basic picture and directions below

Basic printable directions