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2019 Battle Of The Beadsmith Tentative dates and rules

Steven Weiss·Понедельник, 22 апреля 2019 г.
In an effort to create more awareness of some of the incredible bead artistry being executed by bead masters worldwide, I thought it would be fun to set up a beading «tournament» where original works can be viewed, shared, and celebrated both by the participants, and the beading public alike.
128 seed bead artists have been invited to participate in an elimination «tournament» to determine which piece of their original beadwork best captures the imagination of their fellow designers, and the beading public.
On June 28th 2 groups of 64 battle artists will be announced. 32 artist vs. artist «battles» in each group will be announced shortly thereafter. (For example, Group«A» might have the work of Californian Linda Roberts «battling» against the work of Vermont"s Nancy Dale, and so on.)
On July 18th 2019, Battle artists will start a single piece of ORIGINAL BEADWORK. All necklaces, bracelets, earring, brooches, headpieces, belts, handbags, or any other wearable adornments are acceptable for submission.
Competitors can use almost any beads or materials, so long as the piece falls under the umbrella of beadweaving, bead embroidery. or soutache. Japanese seed beads***, Metal seed beads, Preciosa Czech seed beads, Czech shaped glass beads semi precious stones, Swarovski and Preciosa Crystal, fire polished glass, and individually created art glass and ceramic beads etc are all perfectly acceptable.
***As the Beadsmith has a relationship with the Miyuki Company of Japan, we have requested that competitors preferably use Miyuki Seed beads when using Japanese beads for this competition.
Artists will then have until September 19th to complete and photograph their designs.
Four photos best highlighting their works most important elements will be emailed to the one of the two email address" listed in the photo submission section found below.
A Jury of 13 well known Bead Artists, Magazine Editors, will vote for the designs that best captures their imagination.Winners of each battle will then move on to the next round of the competition.
Round 1: 64 Artists, 32 Battles
Round 2: 32 Artists, 16 Battles
Round 3: 16 Artists, 8 Battles
Round 4: 8 Artists, 4 Battles
Round 5: 4 Artists, 2 Battles
Round 6: 2 Artists, 1 Battle
Winner of Group!!!
The winners of group A, B will enter Battle in the Champions Round to determine a winner
RULES FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:
September 20th will be the submission date for photos of your original work.
Please submit up to 4 photos of your work best highlighting it"s most important elements........battle@beadsmith.com (will take up to 5m & beadsmithsteven@gmail.com are both good email address" to send your submissions to.
You will be allowed to add one new photo for every battle your work advances to. It is highly recommended that you take 10-15 photos at one time to avoid the pressure having to set up new photo sessions as the Battle reaches it"s later stages.
Even though pretty models make me happy personally, you are are NOT required to use them to photograph your designs. Many people do like to see designs worn on people to better highlight the scale of a design.
We would like the Battle of the Beadsmith logo to appear on your photo"s. You can find them here…
Link to “Battle Of The Beadsmith” logos that can be used in print, on websites, or blogs: www.helby.com/battle/
You are permitted to have your logo or mark on the photo opposite the Battle Logo. Please do not put your mark on the design itself. The dimensions of your mark should be close in size to the the Battle logo please.
You are welcome to submit a 50-75 word introduction to yourself, as an artist.
Plus +
1) Name of your piece
2) Name of stitch, stitches used
3) Name of products used, size and material
4) overall size of piece
5) time to complete
6) notation to other artists in work (i.e. Lampwork focal...etc)