U. Leather/Metal/Wood

DIVISIONS

CHILD - GOLD Up - 8 Yrs YOUTH - GREEN 9 – 12 Yrs TEEN - BLUE 13 – 18 Yrs ADULT - WHITE 19 - 59 Yrs SENIOR - PINK 60 Yrs - Over DISABLED YELLOW

ENTRY DATE: Tuesday, September 21st from Noon until 8 p.m. Judging will be Wednesday starting at 8 a.m. until the judges are finished. The fairgrounds will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 23rd to the public.

GENERAL RULES FOR THIS DEPARTMENT

•Entries must be the work of the exhibitor, completed since October 2019 •Exhibits previously entered in the Nez Perce County Fair will not be accepted. Superintendents decision is final. •Eligibility: A “Professional” refers to anyone who derives or has derived the major source of their income from selling goods or services, or teaching a still closely related to the subject matter of any class in this department and should enter in“Professional”. Professional entries are not judged. Exhibit only. •Only one (1) entry per Class in this department •Entries must be show quality, clean, finished properly. •Department display area is limited. Large exhibits will be accepted subject to space available. Recommend calling fair officeprior to entry day for large exhibits. •Articles to be hung must be provided with a secure means for hanging. •A set of items will be judged as one entry •Great care will be taken, but EXHIBITORS ENTER AT THEIR OWN RISK. •Entry cards MUST be complete and legible or they will be discarded and any premium due forfeited. Use address labels or orderfree labels from the fair office PRIOR to entry day

WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR IN LEATHER/METAL/WOOD

(See each category for specifics) •GENERAL APPEARANCE: Neat, clean, finished techniques enhanced finished item. •WORKMANSHIP: Consistent use of proper techniques, attention to detail, neatness of work, balance of design & color, finishing techniques, workmanship appropriate to age of exhibition. •SUITABILITY OF DESIGN, COLOR, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:

Creativity of design, choice of materials, pleasing color combinations, type of materials appropriate to use of finished item.

AWARDS •RIBBONS: 1st Blue – $3 • 2nd Red – $2 • 3rd White – $1/

STICKER AWARDS: Receive silk ribbon when premium is paid, if desired.

•SPECIAL ROSETTE RIBBONS:

BEST OF SHOW – Adults & Junior (9-18 yrs) Awarded by judges, providing an entry deserves such merit. BEST OF CLASS – Awarded at judges’ discretion. CREATIVITY – Awarded at judges’ discretion.

WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR WITH LEATHER CRAFTS:

•All lacings neat, uniform & hidden from view. Stamping should be done with an even amount of force or pressure.

Stamped design needs to be clear. Accuracy in carving or tooling design.

WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR WITH METAL CRAFTS:

ORIGINALITY & CREATIVITY:

Own idea, uniqueness.

WORKMANSHIP & EXECUTION: Edges turned properly with no sharpness, welding, riveting and connections properly done, degree of diffulty, intricacy.

FINISH: Clean & polished, no finger marks.

ARTISTIC APPEAL: Pleasing to the eye.

CATEGORIES / CLASS NUMBERS Leather Crafts

01. Dream Catchers 02. Tooling 03. Wall Hanging 04. Woven 05. Other

Metal Arts/Crafts

06. Knives 07. Model 08. Pitcher 09. Fireplace Accessories 10. Furniture 11. Frames 12. Household 13. Garden Art & Accessories 14. Wind Chimes 15. Toys 16. Metal item other than listed

Wood

17. Accessories 18. Birdhouses 19. Bowls 20. Furniture 21. Doll House / Furniture 22. Inlays/Marquetry

23. Painted (Not Tole) 24. Picture Frames 25. Rustic (Created from Branches) 26. Scroll work 27. Wood Burning 28. Toys 29. Mosaic (Intarsia Art) 30. Wood Turning 31. Other

Wood Carving

32. Walking Sticks 33. Wildlife 34. In the Round 35. Pierced Carving 36. Flowers 37. Decorative Carvings 38. Other 39. Low Relief 40. Chip Carving 41. Realistic Human 42. Realistic Animal (birds, fish, etc) 43. Caricature 44. Stylized (Humans, animals, fish, etc) 45. Tramp Art

WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR IN WOOD:

APPEARANCE & ARTISTRY: Attractive and well proportioned.

CRAFTSMANSHIP: Skillfulness, Neatness, Finishing. Pieces accurately cut and assembled.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: Scale & Complexity of piece

DESIGN: How well the piece addresses issue of Form,

Function, Materials and Engineering.

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