2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 2

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Class 142 "Bon Appetit"

1st place- Shin-Chien Lu, Tawain

2nd place- Theresa Phillips, USA

2nd place-Ludmilla Garro, USA

3rd place- Sarah Samsel, USA

Honorable mention- Chiyoshi Hara, Japan

2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 1

PRESSED PLANT MATERIALS CLASSES REMINDERS
• Read all the rules and guidelines in the Exhibitor’s Guide.
• Be sure that the theme of each class you enter is represented in your art. • Place your name and class number on the back of your work.
• Take care not to have any pencil lines or glue showing, as these will detract from your art.
• Please use wire for hanging all frames. Sawtooth hooks, ribbon, and cords do not hold.
• All exhibitors will receive judges’ comment forms in the mail after the
conclusion of the Show.

This is the judging criteria and scoring sheet found in page 14 of the artistic exhibition guide: http://www.theflowershow.com/Exhibits/Images/2011/2011_artistic_handbookfinal.pdf

PRESSED PLANT CLASSES SCALE OF POINTS
ORIGINALITY
• Imaginative interpretation of class title 10
• Originality of depiction 10
DESIGN
• Creativity and scale of piece 10
• Unity and rhythm 10
CONDITION AND CHOICE OF MATERIAL
• Difficulty of pressed plant material 10
• Imaginative choice and quality of pressed plants (no tears, wrinkles, enhancements) 10
COLOR
• Harmony of color to enhance design 10
• Balance in texture and shape of material 10
CRAFTSMANSHIP
• Mechanics 10
• No mechanical faults (glue, pencil lines, etc.) 10
TOTAL 100

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Create a scene containing a vase filled with flowers. A minimum of five different types of flowers must be incorporated into the art. Open only to exhibitors who have not won a blue ribbon in the Pressed Plant Classes of the Philadelphia International Flower Show prior to 2011.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I have discovered the Golden Gel Mediums at the Blicks Art Supply store in Philadelphia last year with friends after we attended the flower show. I love its ability to form various texture and mixing with colors. It is flexible and clear after dried. I bought one to make cards.

Sometimes I just love designs like this. It is totally spontaneous. Just draw out something free handed without any pre-plans. The result is so carefree and relaxed. I love the texture of this card. The gel hearts, the skeleton leaves, the pressed roses, and paper all having different texture. I think handmade cards are such that we not only have the visual effects but are also having interesting texture. After call, cards are meant to be held in hands and meant to be touched.

2010 WWPFG Conference Part 2

There are 5 categories in the competition.

Cellestine Hannemann Best of the Show Award – Shelley Xie (USA)

Category 1 (A Beautiful Arrangement)

1^st place – Yingying Li (China)

2^nd place – Huayu Yin (Korea)

3^rd place – Bin Huang (China)

Honorable mention – Yujin Cheng (China)

Fine work – Denise Stirrup (UK), Yue Wu (China), Lihuan Zhuo (China), Mingli Chen (China)

Category 2 (Beauty of the Nature)

1^st place – Yulan Zhou (China)

2^nd place – Qinzhi Yang (China)

3^rd place – Yunying Yang (China), Yujin Cheng (China)

Honorable mention – Dongju Gao (China)

Fine work – EunKyoung Seo (Korea)

Category 3 (A Beautiful Place)

1^st place – Shelley Xie (USA)

2^nd place – Jingjing He (China), Xianghuan Liu (China)

3^rd place – Qin Wang (China), Yi Liu (China, Yingying Li (China)

Honorable mention – He Cang (China), Huixin Lu (China), Cui Liu (China), Yuefang Wang (China)

Fine Work – Qingjun Fu (China)

Category 4 (A Beautiful Garden)

1^st place – Jia Xu (China)

2^nd place – Hui Chen Wu (Taiwan)

3^rd place – Elaine McMahon (USA)

Honorable mention – Yujin Cheng (China)

Category 5 (My Beautiful Gift) Age 9 and under

1^st place – Stella Zhu (Canada) 5 years old

2^nd place – Yuejun Liu (China) 9 years old

3^rd place – Zhuolan Li (China) 9 years old, Helen Pham (USA) 8 years old

Honorable mention – Remi Nguyen (USA) 7 years old

Fine work – Xinyi Yang (China) 9 years old

Category 5 (My Beautiful Gift) Age 10 and above

1^st place – Panfeng Xu (China) 10 years old

2^nd place – Catlinh Nguyen (USA) 10 years old

3^rd place – Tracy Nguyen (USA) 10 years old

Honorable mention – Yin Huang (China) 12 years old

Fine work – Zhiying Zhu (China)

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2010 WWPFG Conference Part 1

The 2010 World Wide Pressed Flower Guild Conference was held in Guangzhou, China Oct 28 – Nov 1.

The judges have just finished their works and announced winners.

Shelley Xie from Michigan, USA has won the Best of the Show and 1st Place in Category 3 (A Beautiful Place). 

Zhou Yu Lan from Beijing, China has won the 1st place in category 2 (Beauty of the Nature).

My children students were doing very well. Catlinh (10 years old) has won 2nd place. Her little brother (7 years old) has won honorable mention. Tracy and Helen (10 and 8 years old sisters) have both won 3rd place awards. 

Little Stella (5 years old) from Canada has won 1st place award in children age 9 and below category 5 (My beautiful Gift). 

Looking at pictures with school and province officials.

Our opening was help in Hometown Hall in the South China Agricultural University.

Attendees and award winners at the opening.

Opening Ceremony was hosted by the dean of College of Horticulture.   

Chair of 2010 Conference Dr. Guoju Chen

Award Ceremony

I have received a gift from the vice chancellor of the university.

Award winners

2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 2

The pressed plant competition is very exciting. It just gets better every year. What a tough job to judge! We started at 8 in the morning but did not finish until after 1:30PM.
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2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 1

The record breaking snowstorms did not stop this grand show. It is the best ever.
Theme this year is Passport to the World. Sure enough, we have seen landscapes, arrangements, and pressed flower art illustrating the colorful world that we all live in. It was a great time for me to spend in Philadelphia.

The snowstorm that started on Thursday just before the show was not as bad as the first two. Being a California girl, I was fully prepared for very cold weather going to Philadelphia although I really did not have the right cloths and shoes. I was lucky that it was not as cold as I thought it to be. My plane landed on schedule. Rushing to the hotel, Micki, Li, and Bridget were there waiting for me. Li wasn't sure if she was able to make it with heavier snow in NY but she made it safely.

We went to China Town after checked-in. After a very delicious meal, we went to the convention center to have a quick preview.

The entrance of the flower show.

A corner of a garden. This would make a good pressed flower picture too.

The African Themed Garden. This garden has won the best of the show. It is rather large with animals, birds, and lots of masks. It is very creative and unique.

An English Garden. Isn't this a great theme for pressed flower landscape design?

A floating garden featuring the sea, the land, the trees, and the snow mountain. I have discovered a new flower - Dianthus barbatus Green Trick. This flower does not look like our familiar carnation but is related. Its petals are finely cut so the flower forming a pom-pom. It is the green flower in this floating garden. I think it will look great for pressed flower landscape design. I am going to see if I can find it in LA Flower Market.