[Jewelry making - Article 00060] - Re: [Orchid] Details about Jury Slides . . .

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    Fishy, If at all possible find a show that is within driving range and
    ask to sit in on the jurying process. It's a real education! You will
    witness slides projected three to five or more at a time for 5 - 10
    seconds per group (depending on the show's entry requirements) on the
    wall of a darkened room while the jurors sit in the dark, staring at
    group after group, trying to  spot something that makes one batch fit
    their show or more likely, any excuse to eliminate a batch from their
    show. (The better and more popular the show, the more entries they
    have to weed out!!) SO, : 

    1. YES, you do need Hollywood production - your competition has it
    and your entry had better look at least as good - or you've just
    wasted your entry fee. 2. Project your slides yourself and pick the
    ones that show best - borrow a bunch of projectors and project them
    in a group - as the jury will - and see - do they look best all
    vertical? all horizontal? Mixed? Does it catch your eye or just annoy
    you? Get some friends together one evening at look at each others
    works this way - you'll be amazed what you can learn. 3. Yes, jurors
    do like to see some sort of theme, something that will unify a body
    of work, something that will seperate a designer/craftsman from a
    dabbler. This does not necesssarily mean all the same stones or all
    the same metals, but rather a similarity of technique, of congruent
    designs - a developing Style if you will. 

Good luck
Mike4 

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