Kate's Pressed Flower Art

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 3

Class 143 "Vin"

Class Commendation awarded to all for excellent work, and high scores achieved by group.

1st place-Suk-Ching Cheng, Tawain

2nd place- Dixie Nace, USA

3rd place- Micki Wach, USA

HM- Chiyoshi Hara, Japan

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 2

Bon Appetit

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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

LES FLEURS

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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.

Sunday, February 13, 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.

Friday, November 26, 2010

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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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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.