"Gourds in the Wind"
2011 Theme Gourd Contest
Join in the fun
and enter
in our second
Theme Gourd Contest!
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
Wind Instruments
Wind Chimes
Wind-Related Transportation
Air planes, sail boats, hot air balloons, etc.
Wind-Powered Miscellaneous
Wind mills, turbines, kites, weather vanes, etc.
Winged Things
Birds, insects, fairies, etc.
People's Choice (overall favorite)
Each entry will be displayed with an assigned number, along with the 'name' of your art work if you desire. One item per category may be entered (except for People's Choice).
YOU are the judges of this contest!
Ballots will be available for all attendees to cast a vote for the entries they like best. The Ballots will be distributed in the Registration Packets, so be sure to pick up your packet!
"People's Choice" is your favorite of all the entries. It may or may not fall into any of the other categories.
Voting will take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday,
so be sure to stop by and cast your ballot during lunch or a class break!
To enter the contest, bring your entry to the THEME GOURD CONTEST area during
Registration periods, which are:
Thursday evening from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday morning from 8:00 - 9:00 am.
If you will be arriving at the Gathering after the Registration periods, you can still enter until 9:00 am on Saturday. Check with the folks in the Registration Area and they'll point you in the right direction!
If you will be donating your entry (optional) to one of the fundraisers - Auction or Raffle - you will also be given a donation form to fill out, and your entry tag will include the assigned number, entry name if you have one, and an 'A' or 'R' (Auction or Raffle) so folks will know where it's headed in the grand scheme of things - or you may choose to place your entry in the Gourd Art Exchange ('E').
Winners will be announced before the Auction gets underway on Saturday night. Winners will receive monetary prizes (a little extra shopping $$$)!
Bird of Paradise
Sue D'Antonio, FL
Gourds in the Wind
Projects by Gourd Patch Members & Gathering Attendees
Helicopter with a Grin
Jerry Lewis, CA
If you have pictures of wind-related gourd projects that you would like to share, please send them to:
Coordinators for this activity are:
Jeannine Thames, KY
and
Susan Byra, MS
