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Utah Valley Wood Sculpture Show 6th Annual Show, Competition, and Sale Provo City Library at Academy Square 550 North University Avenue, Provo, UT  2011 Show Dates: Friday, September 23, 11 AM to 6 PM
Saturday, September 24, 9 AM to 4 PM Project Registration/Exhibitor Set Up (no Public Viewing) Thursday, September 22, 10am to 6pm "Live Bird Show with Ben Woodruff" 1:00 to 2:00pm and 2:30 to 3:30pm, Saturday only. Come early for a seat. See both the Bird Show and the Wood Sculpture Show for $4. Free for Children 10 and under, accompanied by an adult. For more information contact: Susan Hendrix, 801-471-0758 (shendrix@byu.net) Mary Dame, 801-798-8884 (maryd@sgcn.org) PJ Peery at Treeline USA, 801-373-3348 (pj@treelineusa.com) Check out our Website Event to be held in the Ballroom on 3rd floor Parking: Underground parking, street parking, ground level parking. If Guests/Exhibitors park on the West side in the underground parking, you will see a double door to enter the Library.
Inside, at the end of a hall, an elevator will take you to the 3rd floor.
Utah Valley Woodcarvers Club Mission Statement The goal of the Utah Valley Woodcarvers Club (UVWC) is to promote and increase interest in and appreciation of woodcarving; including intarsia, woodturning, pyrography, gourd carving and other mediums. This is done through club meetings, shows, classes, demonstrations, newsletters and socializing. All ages, genders and nationalities are welcome. Spouses of members are always welcome to attend and be involved in every way.
Registration Information for Competition Entry Fees: The entry fee for each piece registered is $5.00.
Registration: All entries must be registered on Thursday, September 22, between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. Entries checked in later, will be for "Display Only" and will not be judged.
All entries must be registered in the name of the person who did the work. Entrants are responsible for bringing pieces to be judged to the Entry table, filling out a Project Registration Form (holds up to 10 entries). Volunteers will help entrants fill out a Claim Check Form, one per entry. Please cover all identifying marks or names with masking tape. To speed up your registration process, have your Project Registration Form filled out before going to the entry table Registration. (see attached form at bottom of this webpage).
All entries must remain on exhibit for the entire show, until 4:00 pm, Saturday. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!! Registration Claim Receipt(s) must be shown to remove carving(s) from the show.
Each registered entrant will receive one Show Entrance Ticket and one free Drawing Ticket (for drawing held Saturday at 4pm).
Vendor/Exhibitor: First Come First Served! Pre-payment required. We welcome Vendors who sell carving-related items and Exhibitors who want to showcase or sell their work. Contact PJ Peery at pj@treelineusa.com or at 800-598-2743. Set up is Thursday, September 22, between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. You will be given a setup time to facilitate the use of the elevator. Tables may not be dismantled until after the show, Saturday at 4:00 pm.
Mail-In Instructions: Entries must be small enough to be picked up and handled by one person. Entrants must pay to ship their pieces both ways and must include completed Registration Form. Send a check or money order for return shipping. Mail-ins must be packed properly to keep project from being damaged and received prior to 5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Damaged pieces will not be judged. If piece arrives damaged, it will be the entrant's responsibility to make a claim with the shipper. For information, contact: PJ Peery at 1-800-598-2743 or pj@treelineusa.com. Mail forms and entries to PJ Peery at:
Treeline
1221 E. 1120 S.
Provo, UT 84606
Selling: If entrant wants to sell any piece, a business card may be placed next to the piece after the jedging is done. Any tax is the sole responsibility of the vendors and exhibitors.
News Release: The ONLY official news releases or announcements are those approved by the Show Chair, President or designated representative.
Judging: Please remember that judges give their best but are not perfect and are not experts in all fields of carving, burning, turning, intarsia, etc. Learn from them, don't abuse them. From Janet Denton Cordell, "If you put a piece in competition, you are asking for an opinion, but it's only an opinion, not a decree handed down from above." Judges will be filling out a Score Card for each Competition Entry. For viewing, go to the Membership Table.
Judging will begin at 9:00 am on Friday, September 23, 2011.
Liability: The participating club, officers, members, or the Host Facility, or employee, cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage from any cause before, during, or after the show. The club, officers, or members cannot be held responsible for any checks issued for sale of carvings during the show.
Problems: Any problems, disagreements, complaints or special attention must be filed with the Show Chair for review. A review of Skill Level must be filed in writing to the Show Chair.
Competition Guidelines
1. Eligibility: This is an open show and everyone is eligible to enter under “Competition Guidelines”. Membership in the club is not required but encouraged.
2. Limits: There is a limit of two (2) entries in the same numbered category by the same carver, in one level of competition. There is NO LIMIT on the total number of pieces per person entered in the show.
3. Skill Levels of Entry: ribbons are counted from all shows entered.
4. Entries: An entrant may enter a total of one carving in a Skill Level above their recorded Skill Level, if they wish to see how it will do. If the piece wins a first, second or third, in a level above the carver's “recorded skill level”, the carver will be required to move to that skill level the next show year. An entrant cannot step down to a lower Skill Level, even if the person has changed to a different style of work. Each entrant's projects must all be entered in the same Skill Level with the above exception.
5. Repeat Entries: No work submitted should be more than two years old. A carver may enter a carving from a previous show only to see if a better award can be won, unless the carving won a “Best of Division”, in which case, the carving needs to be moved up a Skill Level the following year.
6. Collaborative pieces: If an entry is the work of two or more people, all names must be on the registration. All group entries will be entered at the level of the most advanced entrant.
7. Seminar or Class Pieces: At this time, any entry done as a class project or is instructor assisted can be entered in any skill level. These are not considered Collaborative pieces. Rough-outs and blanks may also be entered in any skill level. Original pieces will be given higher consideration. This rule may be changed in the future.
8. Skill Level Standing: If an entrant believes they are subject to unfair competition or are being forced to compete above their present ability, they may petition the Show Chair for a review of their Skill Level.
9. Changes: A judge or show chairman may move a piece to a more appropriate Section, Division, or Category, if deemed necessary for equality of the competition. Categories may be added, combined, or deleted, depending on the number of entries in the category. This is a family show. Entrants are asked to use good judgment. The Judges and/or Chairman may refuse any entry deemed not appropriate and their decisions shall be final.
10. Judging: Entrants will not be allowed in the judging area (other than the Judges and Assistants) during the judging session. No critique will be given during the judging.
11. Non-Wood Materials: Limited use of non-wood materials allowed on carvings (i.e. metal feet, glass eyes, habitat) as it pertains to categories such as birds, fish, canes/staff, jewelry, etc.
12. Bases/ Hangers: Entries must be securely affixed to any base used. All eggs entries are to be encased for safety. All wall-hangings, plates, etc. must include a display stand or plate holder furnished by entrant.
13. Display: Arrangements must be made in advance for special handling, especially for large, delicate or unusual pieces. If an entrant wants to place their own entry on the table, they must have a Show Volunteer escort them.
14. Carving Terms:
· In the UVWC Show, the word "Carving" embraces wood and non-wood carving, pyrography, wood turning, intarsia, and marquetry
· Abstract / Stylized creation of form but not the detail
· Caricature a distortion or exaggeration of distinguishing features
· Found Wood cypress knees, bark, driftwood, root, or any form of natural weathered wood
· Relief carving on a flat surface to give an illusion of depth. Carved from a single piece of wood. High Relief: cut depth 1" or more, undercut 3/8" or more. Low Relief: cut depth less than 1", undercut less than 3/8"
· Realistic work detailed to the extent of closely resembling the real object and/or its habitat
· Scene/group 2 or more animal, plant, human, etc. on a common base
· Smoothie painted bird with no burning or carving on surface
· Miniature under 2" including base, any subject less than 1/2 size
· Religious depicts religious theme, includes angels, Kachinas, totems, crosses, etc.
· Mythical elf, fairy, gnome, wizard, witch, snowman, troll, mermaid, Uncle Sam, dragon, leprechaun, clown, unicorn, etc.
· Wood Burned woodburning is the featured portion of the entry
· Intarsia and Marquetry style involving mosaics in wood
· Fretwork, Scrollsaw flat work, cutting out holes for design
· Woodturning work turned on a lathe
· Chip Carving a style of carving in which knives are used to remove small chips of wood from a flat surface
JUDGING CRITERIA
ORIGINALITY AND DESIGN:
1. Unusual and exceptional interpretation of the subject matter, piece show action (head turned, arms /legs in motion), original design, well designed
2. Balanced, good perspective, proper anatomy (if applicable)
3. Accurate proportion, realistic or true to life (if applicable)
4. Use of light, shadows, and color: recesses darker, the high spots lighter
5. Arrangement with display ability: base durable and complimentary to piece, tight laminations, hardware hidden, habitat complimentary
SKILLED EXECUTION:
1. Artist’s techniques: use of tools for carving, painting, burning, turning, etc.
2. Details well done, properly fitted add-ons (object in hands, inserted feathers, etc.
3. Clean up of piece: ragged edges, tearing evident, fuzzies left in recesses, clean up of burned and painted areas, dust, original saw marks, blemishes removed, etc.
4. Difficulty of piece (wood, gourd, egg, found wood, bone, etc.) and subject matter
5. Use of grain, color of surface, knots, defects, etc., to enhance appeal of piece
SURFACE FINISH:
1. Finish appropriate for the piece
2. Application of colors, stains, or finish; too heavy or too light, grain/texture showing, drips, consistent finish, no visible scratches, dried glue showing, etc.
FINAL PRESENTATION: (In review of all the above)
1. Artistic appeal
2. Continuity; all parts, color, design, subject matter, execution etc. work together to make a finished piece
3. Judges over-all critique
ENTRY CLASSIFICATIONS
Youth (Division K), Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert
Division A – Waterfowl, All Birds
100 Realistic
101 Stylized, abstract, smoothie
102 Caricature
103 Other (group/scene)
Division B- Aquatic, Amphibious and Reptiles
200 Realistic
201 Stylized, abstract
202 Caricature
203 Other (group/scene)
Division C – Animal
300 Realistic
301 Stylized, abstract
302 Caricature
303 Other (group/scene)
Division D – Human (all nationalities)
400 Realistic
401 Stylized, abstract
402 Caricature
403 Other (other styles, groups/scenes)
Division E – Mythical/Religious (any finish)
500 Mythical Characters, (elf, gnome, fairy, wizard, witch, snowman, troll, Mermaid, Uncle Sam, clown, leprechaun, dragon, unicorn, etc.)
501 Santa, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Mrs. Claus, etc.
502 Christmas Ornaments
503 Religious Theme (crosses, plaques, angels, kachinas, totems, etc.)
Division F – Special Type (any finish)
600 Relief carving (high or low)
601 Chip Carving
602 Gun Stocks
603 Furniture (carved only) (mantles, doors, frames, mirrors, clocks)
Division G – Special Type (any finish)
700 Canes, Walking Sticks
701 Found Wood
702 Chainsaw Carving
703 Miniature
Division H – Special Type (any finish)
800 Wood Burning, Pyrography
801 Intarsia, Marquetry, Fretwork and Scrollsaw
802 Wood Turning
Division I - Non Wood, Natural Material
900 Bone, Antler, Ivory, Tagua nuts (all)
901 Eggs (all)
902 Gourds (all)
903 Other, must be carved or burned
Division J – Miscellaneous
1000 (entries not covered in any other categories)
An entry cannot be entered into Miscellaneous if there is a category appropriate to be put into.
Division K– Youth
2000 All
Show Chairman: Susan Hendrix Co-Chairman: Debbie Brock Club President: Mary Dame Awards
Special Events
Silent Auction: Bring a piece of work to sell at our Silent Auction. Open to the public with donations being accepted from all entrants to the Show and Competition. The Club will receive 10% of the sales price to help pay for future shows. Forms will be available with the artist’s minimum bid listed. The highest bid at 3pm Saturday wins the piece. This could be your opportunity to collect a piece from an artist you have always admired. The friendly rivalry of bidding is fun! Payment is made directly to the artist who then gives the Club 10% of the sale price.
Whittling Contest: Bring your tools to the Show! We will be having a Whittling Contest at 1:30 pm Saturday. This year each contestant will get to choose 2 carving tools, a pencil and a strop. Subject is kept secret until carving time. A blank will be furnished to the carvers. The contest will run for 1 ½ hours. There will be $50, $25 and $15 award for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes.
Carving Class: Marilyn Ure, a great carver from the Salt Lake City area, will be teaching on Saturday from 9 am to 12:30. For more information or to register, email her at marilyn@marilynure.com or call her at 801-942-1556. Price is $10 and minimum age is 16 yrs.
Driving Directions from I-15 :Take Exit 263 from I-15. Turn left at University Avenue and go to 500 N. Library is on the right side. The easiest way to get to the 3rd floor is to drive to the E. side of the Library, enter the underground parking, drive around to the West side of the building, go inside double doors to take the elevator to the 3rd floor.
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