Theme: Childhood Nostalgia
Categories:
Category 1 – A World of Make-Believe
Create a bear(s) or other soft-sculpture animal to represent childhood characters and stories. Fairies, princes and princesses, pirates, wizards and any other childhood characters¡¦..
Category 2 – In the Nursery
Create a bear(s) or other soft sculpture animal that would be at home in a nursery. Soft pastel colours, baby blue/baby pink, cuddly critters, bunnies, ducklings, lambs¡¦¡¦.
Category 3 – In the Attic
Create a bear(s) or other soft sculpture animal that would be reminiscent of bygone years. Old-fashioned, traditional, care-worn, well-loved bears¡¦.
Category 4 – Childhood Memories and Events
Create a bear(s) or other soft sculpture animal to portray a childhood memory or event. First steps, starting school, new baby, Christening, games, playing with friends, birthdays, parties¡¦¡¦
Guidelines:
• You may enter as many of the categories as you like, but you may only enter each category once. • The challenge is open to exhibitors at the 2010 Teddy Bear Artist Event only.• A first place, second place and third place will be awarded in each category. • All entries will be displayed in their category on the Stage Area at the venue on 6th June 2010.• Each entry can include a maximum of three bears/critters.• Your bear can be of any size. I only ask you to remember that space is limited so please do not go too large! • Judging will be by way of public vote. Each entry will be placed next to a labelled box. Members of the public will be asked to make a small donation to the British Heart Foundation, and will then be given four voting tokens, which they can place in the boxes of the entries that they would like to vote for. The winner will be the bear in each category with the highest number of tokens. • One entry overall will be chosen by me, the organiser, to be awarded a free stall at the Teddy Bear Artist Event in 2011.• Challenge pieces can be labelled with your name, and can be for sale. Simply produce a small, neat sign to go next to your entry, with your name, price and stand number on it, so that if anyone is interested in purchasing your bear during the day, they can visit you at your stand.• Entries must remain in place until the winners are announced at 3:30pm on the day of the event. (Therefore if your bear is adopted during the day, you will need to ask the collector to collect their bear after 3:30pm)• Entry costs £5 per category. This money will go to the British Heart Foundation.