Manipulated Gourd Art Contest
WINTER 2021 Entries
Judges, Please rank all of the entries for the CRAFTED use of a manipulated gourd. It should (of course) fit the Theme, which for the Winter Contest is "Anything Goes" (which can be any arrangement of 1 or more manipulated gourds (abstract, fantasy or realistic) that has been crafted in some way.
All entries should be scored. After all judges scores have been submitted, I will add them and the gourd with the lowest total will be first place. Do the best you can to judge the art and not the photography.
Please send your scoring ASAP - I always have to have the article written and into the editor in just a few days after judging ends. Thank you again for your help with this!
Judges, Please rank all of the entries for the CRAFTED use of a manipulated gourd. It should (of course) fit the Theme, which for the Winter Contest is "Anything Goes" (which can be any arrangement of 1 or more manipulated gourds (abstract, fantasy or realistic) that has been crafted in some way.
- 50% Originality
- 50% Workmanship
All entries should be scored. After all judges scores have been submitted, I will add them and the gourd with the lowest total will be first place. Do the best you can to judge the art and not the photography.
Please send your scoring ASAP - I always have to have the article written and into the editor in just a few days after judging ends. Thank you again for your help with this!
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Entry 1: "This was grown in the stainless steel cage, burned, dyed with inks and carved/stippled. It will be a donation for the annual Valentine for AIDs silent auction."
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Entry 2: This entry was painted with acrylics and finished with satin varnish. May it serve as a reminder of summer through all the cold months of Winter.
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Entry 3: The fairy house is painted and carved. It has a carved chimney and gourd seed roof. The artist said "the cotton to simulate smoke coming from the chimney looked hokey and was removed from subsequent photos."
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Entry 4: This manipulated gourd was grown and dot painted by the same individual.
Entry 5: These long-handle dippers were green-cleaned, then sprayed several coats of Krylon Fusion Metallic Oil Rubbed Bronze. The display stand was a repurposed doll stand which was painted with Rust-Oleum Metallic Titanium Silver spray paint.
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Entry 6: This manipulated gourd has been painted and opened for a planter