[Jewelry making - Article 00321] - Re: [Orchid] The philosophy of choosing jury photos

[Lisa Gallagher]

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    I think this is an interesting query. I'm by no means a "show
    expert", I've been doing "real" shows for only a few years now, but
    I've done research & I pay attention, all in efforts to get my own
    show materials up to snuff. I've also heard that it's best to have an
    array of images that look like the same person did the work, not an
    effort to show how broad your skill set is. That being said, if I was
    a juror looking at 5 images of Viking Knit, I might assume that the
    artist only did Viking Knit. I also do Viking Knit, and I am proud of
    the fact that I actually make all of my chains, and I like the jurors
    to know that the pieces will really all be made by hand, that the
    work is different than the norm, but at the same time try to keep the
    general feel of the pieces similar. Not the technique, just the
    general feel, the general style. My overall collection of pieces is
    actually QUITE varied in both technique and style, but there are
    certain things I like to focus on when I'm showing a jury or some
    similar group of people what I do, certain things I like to promote.
    Those are the types of pieces I then put into my slides. I know that
    there will be enough examples of those types of piece such that it
    doesn't look like I misrepresented my work, it's just that I do a lot
    of things & I can only show a bit for the jury. I would submit pieces
    that show your different ways of making your chains, that in itself
    is a body of work, I think. Just make sure they do look like the same
    person made them. I live in PA, though, so I can't really say what
    the juries of south FL are looking for, but that would be my 2 cents.

Lisa
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