Competitions
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FLEECE COMPETITION
Superintendents: Deborah Peterson and Carolyn Barsness
Judge:Letty Klein
There are a great variety of types of fleece. For judging, they are placed in different groups according to color, white or natural colored, and grade, or fiber diameter, into fine, medium or long wools. There will also be a purebred class for each breed where the fleece is judged according to breed standards.
There were over 100 entries in the 2012 Fleece Competion.
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FELTING COMPETITION
Coordinator: Christie Lasch
Judge: Becky Utecht
Judge: Becky Utecht
Rebecca Utecht is an artist and shepherdess living in rural Mora, Minnesota. She got her first sheep in 2001 and took her first felting class in 2002. Since then she has gone on to study under renowned felt makers from the US, Japan, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Canada. She is passionate about felting and her felt art work has been well-received; winning awards at art shows including the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Competition. One of her pieces was selected for inclusion in the recent publication, “500 Felt Objects.” She has judged art, handspun yarn, and interview competitions in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Becky operates River Oaks Farm & Studio–www.riveroakssheep.com
Show off your felted projects!
CATEGORIES:
- Division 1: needle felted
- Division 2: wet-felted
- Division 3: knitted or crochet and fulled
CONTEST RULES:
- The felter’s name, address, phone # and email address must be affixed to the item.
- The entry fee is $2 per item.
- A limit of one entry per division per person may be submitted.
- Judging will take place on Saturday morning.
- Entries should be brought to the contest area in Building C on Saturday morning between 8:00 and 9:00 am and must stay on exhibit until 3:00 p.m. Sunday.
Disclaimer: We will do our best to secure your entries, but Shepherd’s Harvest is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
SKEIN COMPETITION
Coordinator: Christie Lasch
Judges: Lexi Boeger and Shelley Hermanson
Lexi Boeger works to forge a place for yarn making in the realm of art, not just through her work but through teaching and educational outreach. She has lectured and taught workshops nationally and abroad. (of note: Spinhouse ponta, Sheep’s pallette Festival, Kyoto, Japan, March 2012, Netherlands, Berckepoort, dordrecht, July, 2011, Melbourne, AU, at F.a.r (Future art research), March 2011, lillehammer, Norway, may 2010, New Zealand, majacraft magic camp, Feb, 2010, Tokyo, Japan,
Tokyo Spinning party, Sept. 2009, Minneapolis, MN, the Textile Center, Nov. 2009, the Harveyville Project, Kansas, Feb. 2008).
Shelley Hermanson has taught beginning spinning for the past 12 years at Depth of Field and Creative Fibers. She also offers private spinning lessons throughout the Twin Cities. In addition, she has taught knitting for over 30 years in the Anoka-Hennepin, Saint Paul, and Minneapolis Community School programs. Shelley currently teaches at Steven Be’s in Minneapolis. She is a member of the Minnesota Knitters Guild and for the past 12 years has been the chair of Yarnover, the annual one-day event put on by the Guild.
Show off your spinning skills; enter a skein in competition!
CATEGORIES:
- Division 1: Fine
- Division 2: Sport/Worsted
- Division 3: Bulky
- Division 4: Novelty
CONTEST RULES:
- The spinner’s name, address, phone number, and email address must be affixed to the item.
- Skeins must be 2 or more ounces in weight, and in order to be judged, the yarn should be wound on a 1-1/2 to 2-yard niddy-noddy and gently figure-eight tied in four places.
- The entry fee is $2 per item.
- A limit of one entry per division per person may be submitted.
- Judging will be on Saturday morning.
- Skeins must stay on exhibit until 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
Submission: You may submit your skeins at the Festival on Saturday morning from 8 to 9 a.m. Skeins should be brought to the contest area in Building C. Skeins may also be submitted by mail until May 1. Skeins submitted by mail must be picked up at the festival.
Shepherd’s Harvest Skein Competition
c/o Marianne Billings
11152 Ash Lane
Meadowlands, MN 55765
Include your e-mail address for receipt confirmation.
Disclaimer: We will do our best to secure your entries, but Shepherd’s Harvest is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Coordinators: Sarah Ryan & David S. Schluchter
Judge: Robert Murphy
This year Shepherd’s Harvest is partnering with the Minneapolis Photo Center to host our photography class and teacher Robert Murphy will judge this year’s competition.
Robert Murphy is a Minnesota based photographer and educator who has worked as a curatorial advisor to organizations with photographic collections and he has taught photography and visual communication at the college level for over 20 years.
He has received fellowships from the Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. He has exhibited at major museums and galleries and his work is included in numerous public and private collections. We are excited to welcome him as professional judge of the photography competition.
Have some fun with your camera! Capture those moments with your kids, fiber animals or illustrating some aspect of farm life. This contest is open to anyone–no need to own a farm or a fiber animal to enter.
PHOTO DIVISIONS
The divisions listed below are general guidelines for photographers. Photographs may be taken with film or digital cameras, but submissions must be hard copies. Cropping, color correction, and other minor tweaks are acceptable in all divisions; photos with extensive computer manipulation should be entered in Division 4.
- Division # of entry (see above)
- Photo title (optional)
- Photographer’s name, address, phone and/or e-mail
- For youth division only: age of photographer
DIVISION 1 – Fiber animal portrait: Portraits or shots of shearing, animal care and daily life
DIVISION 2 – Landscape: Pastoral scenes featuring fiber animals
DIVISION 3 – Funny Farm: Humorous photos of farm life
DIVISION 4 – Digital art: Computer manipulated, enhanced, or Photoshopped images of photo subjects from any of the above divisions
DIVISION 5 – Youth Division: For photographers up to 18 years old: photo subjects from any of the above divisions
DIVISION 6 – Festival Retrospectives. Any photographs taken during prior years of Shepherd’s Harvest festival.
CONTEST RULES:
Format: Submit color or black and white photos, at least 4×6” but no larger than 8×10”, unmounted, unframed
Identification: Prepare two 3×5” index cards with the following information:
Affix one card to the back of the photo and include the other for contest records.
Fees: Enclose $2.00 per photo entry.
General: All photos must be submitted in the name of the photographer. Each photographer may submit no more than six photographs (one per division).
Submission: You may submit your photos at the Festival on Saturday morning before 9 a.m. at the contest booth in Building D or mail to David Schluchter:
Shepherd’s Harvest Photo Contest
c/o Sarah Ryan
8680 Magnolia Trail #216
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Include your e-mail address for receipt confirmation.
All photos must be picked up by 5 p.m. on Sunday. Photographs will not be mailed back to entrants unless arrangements are made prior to the contest.
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