VP Challenge

for

August 2026

Who's Up For A Challenge?



The challenge for this month is to display your work in a way aside from simply sitting it on a flat surface. It could be displayed hanging from something, be wall mounted, be worn like jewelry, or displayed on a stand.

I will have some simple stands available for platters and something to hang ornaments from, but I encourage everyone to choose or make their own to display their piece.  Large platters are often best displayed on a stand or hung on the wall so people see the intricate embellishments you have done on the inside. If you are a pen maker, you could make a custom stand to display your pens on. Christmas is approaching, as well as an upcoming ornament demo, so ornaments are encouraged for this challenge. Bonus points if you also make the stand.

Janice Levi’s bracelet box is an excellent example of a set that is meant to be worn and is displayed on the box when not in use.  Another wild example I saw was a turned magic wand that levitated from its stand. The challenge piece could also be mounted to the wall, like a clock or turned wall piece.  I decided I am not going to make a clock this time, but I encourage someone to make one because I think timepieces and mechanical things are beautiful.

I chose this challenge because this is an area that I have struggled with in the past, not thinking enough about how my work is displayed, whether in a loved ones home, or in a booth at the art show.

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Be advised - no man has ever returned from SWAT without a new tool. Often many new tools. Some of which come unhandled. Inside sources indicate that the September challenge might have something to do with handles.