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Describing the piece and how you made it are perfect. The 'ideal' is to have the reader be able to go out, in theory, and reproduce your piece. <BR> <BR>Take care to describe how it would have been done in period and IF you differed why. For example, I did not use gold leaf in my illumination because the cost is too high or I did not cook this in stone oven as my wife would have throttled me if I built one in the backyard.<BR> <BR>Photographs are always good....of the period example, of the piece during construction etc.<BR> <BR>Answer who, what, where, when, why and how. Who would have used it, where would it have been used, during what period. Why did I do what I did and how did I do it. <BR> <BR>References from a website are fine. In the baronial, don't sweat this, but if you intend to ever enter this piece in a higher level competition, more than one reference is good and books (primary sources) tend to be better than a website (secondary sources). <BR><BR>Your entry will NOT be thrown out, you may receive comments from the judges, but keep in mind, this is a learning experience!!!! Sometimes that is tough to do, even for those of us who have done this a lot, but it really is. If you take the good critique to heart and throw out any comments that are just totally off base, you can take your art to a higher level.<BR> <BR>I am attaching a copy of the documentation I wrote for my last piece for the Kingdom A & S competition for your perusal. Not to brag (REALLY) but I was selected as one of the ten champions to compete for Ansteorra at Gulf Wars. I say this only so you know that my documentation doesn't suck. Feel free to use this in anyway helpful to you.<BR> <BR>Hey, if you have any questions, I am home recovering from some surgery....call me if you like. 735-3466. I love this whole "teaching" and "sharing" thing and my job, after all, as the Northern Regional MOAS is to encourage arts and artisans. This makes me happy!!!!!!!!<BR>
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Melisande<BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR><br /><hr />Express yourself wherever you are. <a href='http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Messenger/Default.aspx?Locale=en-US?ocid=TAG_APRIL' target='_new'>Mobilize!</a></body>
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