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The Eggery Place
Carving Contest
This Carving Contest is an opportunity for egg carvers all
over the world to participate in a contest against other egg carvers, to win
ribbons, certificates, and prizes. It
will be judged by professionals in the egging community. This contest is not affiliated with the
International Egg Art Guild Masters Program.
There will be three levels, Childrens, Novice and Experienced. All eggs submitted must have been completed
in the 12 months prior to the deadline of the contest entry date. (For the 2010 contest, the egg must have been
completed after August 1, 2009).
Childrens is a carver that is under the age of 16 years old as of August 1, 2010. All work must have been done by the child.
A Novice is a carver who has commenced carving only in the two years
prior to close of entries (This would be after August 1, 2008) and has not
won a first place in any competition.
An Experienced would be a carver that has been carving for
more than two years or has won a first place in a competition.
These three levels will be broken down into the same categories.
Categories
1.
Sculpted
- 3 dimensional Relief Carving
2.
Carved Emu or Cassowary
3.
Filigree - At least 50% of the shell removed (lace like)
4.
Scrimshaw
5.
Reverse Relief
6.
Acid Etched
7.
Other- Doesn't fit into any other category
Rules:
1.
Entry fee
is $10.00 USD per egg; with no limit to the number you may enter. Entry fee may be made by credit card, cash, check or Paypal (kathy@theeggeryplace.com).
2.
Photos, entry form and entry fee are to be
received by August 1, 2010. There will
be no extension or exception.
3.
Photos must include views from all sides,
including the top and bottom if not attached to a stand. Reverse Relief must include a photo without
the light. All photos must be taken
within 12 inches of the egg.
Professional photos are allowed.
4.
Photos must not be "enhanced" to change the view
of the egg. (In other words, if someone
were to see this egg in person, it would be exactly as shown in the photos).
5.
Photos will not be returned and become property
of The Eggery Place.
6.
Critiques, ribbons, certificates, trophies and
prizes will be mailed within one week of the completion of the judging process.
7.
No embellishments are allowed.
8.
A light amount of chalking is allowed.
9.
CDs of
the entries will be sold. Entry into the
contest indicates your acceptance to this condition.
10.
Photos and results will be posted to a website
for a period of time.
11.
A stand is not required, but should you choose to use one, the stand should not obscure any part of the
carving.
12.
A short but clear description of how the egg was
done should accompany each entry which tells how the design was selected, what
burs were used, how it was finished or what smoothing techniques were used. Include any other detail you feel is
important in the creation of your carving.
13.
A photo of the carver, at least 350 pixels on the longest side, must
be included.
Criteria:
Originality - 15 Points
Is this
an original design, a copy or similar to another design?
Over all Impression - 5 Points
This is
based of first impression of the piece.
Form and Shape - 5 Points
Does it
retain the shape and form of the egg? Is
the design arranged in a pleasing manner?
Harmony and Color - 15 Points
Are the
colors of the shell used to enhance the design?
Does the stand compliment the egg or do you see the stand before the
egg? Does the design flow pleasingly across
or around the egg?
Balance Overall - 10 Points
Is the
design balanced on the egg? Is the
carving depth balanced?
Neatness - 20 Points
Are
your cuts smooth? Edges smooth? Lines even?
Bur marks? Burns? Break throughs? Even bridges? Membrane showing? If attached to a stand, is there glue
showing? If the blow hole is showing,
was it incorporated into the design?
Degree of Difficulty - 30 Points
How
complex is the design and how well was it executed? Intricacy of the cuts? Depth perception?
Entry Application
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Personal website:
Number of years
carving:
Title of entry:
Level (Novice or
Experienced):
Category:
Description:
Mailing address for contest is:
The Eggery Place Carving Contest
2531 Danny Lane
Dallas, TX 75234
(972) 241-4379
I wish you all the best of luck. I am looking forward to seeing your entries. Be creative! Have fun!
Kathy
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