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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hello Mahee,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not a competition driven artist, but I like
going to kingdom level competitions because I have always gotten good
feedback. I haven't entered any local level competitions for awhile, so I
can't speak to them. Showing my stuff to people that will be excited
and may be interested in trying it themselves, as well as getting feedback
from people above my skill level, is what I like about competitions - or
Laurel's Prize, which is not a competition. I guess mostly I like the
interaction between artisans. I always get so excited about art, even arts
that I haven't tried or done well at yet. For me, that is separate from a
score.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To me the score is a tool to let me know where I'm
at, with that particular medium. I try to be as honest with myself as
possible, so I generally have a rough idea of what the score might be. I
also take the judge into account. Good day vs. bad day. Opinion I
respect vs. opinion I don't. Helpfulness of critique.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know some have had bad
experiences. Sometimes, though, I've seen artisans with wildly
inaccurate expectations of competitions, especially Kingdom level
ones. I think that naturally leads to disappointment for the
artisan. I am not saying that is the reason for every bad experience, just
ones I've seen. Having watched Laurel foo, through friends and husband,
for awhile, the Laurels I know are extremely conscientious about giving feedback
in as fair and as helpful manner as possible. They know that beginners can
get scared, and that more advanced people sometimes need a kick in the
butt. That attitude does not represent all judges but only the ones I am
aware of.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, while I'm not competition-driven, I am
deadline-driven. I've found that if I don't decide on an external deadline
(like a particular event or competition), I'll just poke along and may never
finish a project because something else shiny has passed into my field of
view.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope that's helpful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Radegund of Tours</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mahee_of_acre@yahoo.com
href="mailto:mahee_of_acre@yahoo.com">Mahee</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ansteorra-textiles@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ansteorra-textiles@ansteorra.org">Spinners, weavers, knitters and
other Textile makers in Ansteorra</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:02
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra-textiles]
question A&S</DIV>
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<DIV>What could be done to A&S competitions for you to like it?</DIV>
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<DIV>What is it about A&S competitions that you do not like?</DIV>
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<DIV>I truely would like to know.</DIV>
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<DIV>your humble servant,</DIV>
<DIV>mahee<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>