Theme:
Earthen
Mother
"The
mirror reflects more than my hands can feel.
Lines, edges, shadings, a weariness under the eyes, an awkward stance.
Yet, not reflected is a certain vibrancy --
a compassion and wisdom and wonder so many people rely on.
Only you, my beaded art doll,
capture the fullness of me as I age in place .
You embody changes I want to make, so I aptly name you…"
Sponsors:
Land
of Odds
Be Dazzled Beads
The Center for Beadwork
& Jewelry Arts
The
Open Window Gallery
Click on
each artist's name
to see their gallery of doll images and read their
story.
After reviewing the work of each artist,
Evaluate and Score
[Voting ends 1/15/10]
their beaded art dolls, in terms of
1.
INSIGHT:
The Bead Artist’s inner awareness and powers of
self-expression through sculptural beadwork
2. TECHNIQUE(S):
Creativity of the artist in using various
beading stitches, as well as creating the doll's form.
3. VISUAL APPEAL:
The overall visual appeal of the doll.
4.
QUALITY OF WRITTEN STORY:
How well the written short story enhances
an appreciation of the Beaded Art Doll.
[Please
be patient -
These artist pages are graphics intensive
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About the contest...
This year's (2009) contest rules are found here.
Share your reactions, opinions and thoughts
about
our Beaded Art Doll entries,
or about the Contest as a whole, on our blog.
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2009
Fourth Bi-Annual
ALL DOLLED UP:
BEADED ART DOLL COMPETITION |
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Scroll
down for short synopses about each Doll.
CLICK
the Doll's name to be taken to her special page, with many images,
her full story, descriptions of materials, construction and techniques,
and a link to her voting/evaluation form.
Top
Row, L to R:
“Jolyma”,
Winner
“Aikatrine”
“Willow”
Bottom
Row, L to R:
“Ta
Dah”
“Rachel’s
Dream”, Runner-Up
“Yamka Wuti
Kachina"
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Visit
the web-pages of each of our 6 Beaded Art Doll Semi-Finalists below.
Evaluate their images, their story, and their materials and techniques.
Then use the on-line form you will find on each of their web-pages
to Score them in terms of Insight, Technique, Appeal, and Story.
You can vote/evaluate each of the six dolls, if you want, or just
your favorites --
that's up to you.
But all our artists would appreciate your votes and evaluations.
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Ralonda Patterson
Decatur, Texas
“Willow”
"You were not always as you appear this day.
You were fearful and lonely. You turned to learning for a safe haven,
a place for you to be acknowledged in a positive light. Then sprang
the hunger to be taught, a desire that was placed within the seed from
which you sprang. Your roots began to thrive in the fertile soil that
had been plowed by your ancestors’ faith. They grew deeper and
had tapped into the eternal spring of the Spirit and from it came an
understanding….
Now with such poise, you stand in the garden while
showers of blessing rain down. You are forgiven and redeemed, a most
beloved creation of the Heavenly Father. He gives you rest from your
enemies and an eternity in the most beautiful garden of all.”
[Story
continues...
with more images, details
and voting form ]
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Cathy Helmers
Dayton, Ohio
“Aikatrine”
"You embody changes I want to
make, so I aptly name you Aikatrine, meaning each of the two….
Life-giver, life-taker.
powerful, fragile
serene, chaotic
forgiving, harsh
Compassionate, rageful
…But Aikatrine has no time for self-reflection.
She is busy with self-regeneration."
[Story
continues...
with more images, details
and voting form ]
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Dot Lewallen
Westerville, Ohio
“Rachel’s
Dream”
Runner-Up
"I close my eyes and am transported to a dream
world. My fingers tingle with a sound permeating the forest as my ears
hear the sharp crackling of the pine leaves I step upon. My nose is
being teased with a plethora of smells dancing and embracing with a
promise of more if I would follow deeper into the woods….Mother
Earth takes time to heal one small flower…
Then I am awake lying in my own bed….I touch
the place where the dream woman had kissed me, and can still feel the
moisture from her breath. I know this woman. I’ve seen her before….The
woman was Rachel Carson the author of Silent Sprint, and I had followed
her into her dream….
We should all take the mirror we see ourselves in,
wipe away the fog, and view our beautiful World with a childlike thrill….”
[Story
continues...
with more images, details
and voting form ]
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Joan M. Cromley
Sedro Woolley, Washington
“Yamka Wuti Kachina (Flowering
Woman Spirit)”
"As I sit here and prepare you for
your future, you represent not just me, but also my mother, my daughter,
all the women of the past, present and future….As the sacred
Bead Keeper for the women of our village, my job is to perform the
ceremonies and rituals in creating our precious beaded treasures.
…
Just as my mother made my kachina for my puberty
rite, so I am making you for my daughter. When she comes of age and
goes through the Beadway Blessing, you will remind her of all the
things she has within her, and all the things she can call on as a
woman…."
[Story continues...
with
more images, details
and voting form ]
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Vera Fox-Bond
LaVergne, Tennessee
“Ta Dah”
Vera's
doll is for sale through
The Open Window Gallery
$2500.00
615-292-0610
"I shall tell my story through
TA DAH or TA for short. TA had been to the beauty shop for a new perm
and the latest gossip. Her curls turned out to be a bit much and she
stepped on bubble gum on her way to the car. What a day! Upon arriving
home, TA looked in the bathroom mirror at her new do and the mirror
changed her life and mine forever….
…Don’t discard the older things of this
world as they contain their own kind of beauty, wisdom and peacefulness…."
[Story
continues...
with more images, details
and voting form ] |
Kathy Ford
Deep Gap, North Carolina
“Jolyma”
Winner
"As a child you spoke to me
from mud as I sat at the far end of the garden patting earthen cakes
between my palms. And how luminous that mud like the color of your skin
could be. Chocolate, gold and olive green the fertile soil in which
you breathe. Life survives and thrives in your rich ground….
…In this guise she embodies life as celebration.
My life as celebration. "
[Story
continues...
with more images, details
and voting form ] |
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On-LINE RESULTS (count 25%)
Voting Ends 1/15/10
SCORE 1
Excited |
SCORE 2
Pleased |
SCORE 3
Neutral |
SCORE 4
Displeased
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SCORE 5
Definitely
No Way |
ARTIST
w/Combined Judges (75%) and OnLine (25%) Scores
1/15/10
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#
RESPOND-
ENTS |
ONLINE
SCORE
(1.000 is the highest score,
5.999 is the lowest score) |
Kathy
Ford
Deep Gap, North Carolina
“Jolyma”
WINNER
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394 |
1.120
98% |
Cathy
Helmers
Dayton, Ohio
“Aikatrine”
|
187 |
1.760
87% |
Dot
Lewallen
Westerville, Ohio
“Rachel’s
Dream”
RUNNER-UP
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315 |
1.730
88% |
Ralonda
Patterson
Decatur, Texas
“Willow”
|
263 |
1.820
86% |
Vera
Fox-Bond
LaVergne, Tennessee
“Ta
Dah”
|
99 |
2.020
83% |
Joan
M. Cromley
Sedro Woolley, Washington
“Yamka Wuti Kachina
(Flowering Woman Spirit)”
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129 |
2.230
80% |
Please
vote/evaluate only once for each beaded art doll.
The on-line votes will be tallied and used to adjust
the original votes of the Panel of Judges at CBJA,
in the selection of a winner. The public's votes will
weigh towards 25% of the final tally in selecting
the Winner and Runner-Up.
These final tallies will be posted on 1/15/10.
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