Monday, January 13 is competition day for Botanical Arts and Flower Design. (The photo at right shows a page from Emily Dickinson's Herbarium.)
Remember, to compete you MUST sign in by THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 with Florence Leyssene at florenceleyssene@gmail.com for Botanical Arts and Barbara Baletti at bbaletti@me.com for Flower Design.
Here are some important notes from the chairs.
BOTANICAL ARTS
Botanical Horticulture: Dried and Preserved Specimens: HB p.92
3 to 4 of the same dried, preserved or pressed specimen (the schedule on website says by mistake 3 to 4 different specimens but they must be from same specimen.
Pressed plant material (3 or 4 of same) is not artistically arranged as a 'design' or 'artwork’ but displayed on a white cardboard 11” x 14”.
Any other dried or preserved specimen (3 or 4 of same) exhibited on a white cardboard 11” x 14”.
ALL plant material must have been grown by the exhibitor.
ALL plant material must be identified by the current scientific / binomial designation. (Genus, specific epithet, variety/cultivar.)
No artificial treatment is allowed EXCEPT to prevent shattering of seed heads, etc. on Dried/Pressed material.
Judges will/should look at:
Did the Exhibitor actually grow the specimen?
Is it exhibited as a specimen and NOT as Botanical Arts Artistic Craft? How is it exhibited?
Can you pick up the specimens? Is there more than one?
Are they uniform?
Botanical Photography: HB p.95-96
A Black and White Photo of a winter landscape. Must be 8” x 10”, matted in white with a maximum size of 11’ x 14” including the mat provided by exhibitor. Staged on a table 30”high using an easel provided by the exhibitor.
Be familiar with the Scale of Points for Photography in HB p.131 as judges will look at these criteria:
Conformance = 5;
Interpretation of title class = 10;
Composition = 25;
Artistry/Creativity = 25;
Technical Achievement = 25;
Distinction/Wow factor = 10.
FLOWER DESIGN
Instructions for Flower Design can be found on the main Flower Design page.
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