tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post2465971344299432075..comments2023-10-18T14:21:41.925+01:00Comments on From down the well: Festival competitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589254083891378425noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-90753493717117078672008-08-25T11:58:00.000+01:002008-08-25T11:58:00.000+01:00Your comments are excellent. I have also found ju...Your comments are excellent. I have also found judge's comments totally useless. On technical issues they tell me what I know already or are contradictory. (I've had good and needs improvement on the same quilt, same binding, different shows.) And I disagree that this part of judging has to be subjective. A flat, straight binding is a flat, straight binding, so let's agree on standards, look closely and evaluate consistently.<BR/><BR/>As far as the "je ne sais quoi" that makes a winning quilt, I guess that's subjective. Clearly, I don't have it :), but no comment has ever told me why, or been helpfulKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669924514599648160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-89077168580174395752008-08-22T23:09:00.000+01:002008-08-22T23:09:00.000+01:00I doubt that the judges had any more than a few mi...I doubt that the judges had any more than a few minutes to spend on each quilt, so a reasoned critique was probably never going to happen. Each judge brings her own background and experience to the judging process and, because she is human, some degree of subjectivity. I really wouldn't rely on this process to provide useful feedback, Helen.<BR/>EricaErica Spinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203668357399019127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-82532286172769784992008-08-22T22:07:00.000+01:002008-08-22T22:07:00.000+01:00Hi HelenI really know where you are coming from on...Hi Helen<BR/>I really know where you are coming from on this one. Your educational and professional background quite rightly see these remarks as total nonsense. I don't have my judging sheet yet for my piece but after reading your post I don't hold out much hope of it being any use. I have had to completely rethink my reasons for entering competitive quilting after the FOQ experience but strangely it has not put me off. Have you thought of entering juried competitions? I am illogically attracted to entering quilt 2009 (illogical since I know I cannot win!) I really enjoyed seeing your quilt especially as I felt that I 'knew' you from reading your blog! So I think us C&G girls should keep at it - this judging lark is so subjective and illogical - I'm sure we have as much chance of winning as anyone else!!<BR/>Janet xJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339002160815405018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-57263026339206033972008-08-22T19:09:00.000+01:002008-08-22T19:09:00.000+01:00Art is so subjective that I think it would be hard...Art is so subjective that I think it would be hard NOT to have varied remarks. Of course, that doesn't help us much as "students." I think that the truly useful critiques are those you get one on one from a trusted mentor/teacher/peer. That way you have a better idea of where they are coming from, and you probably also have a chance to ask for explanations of their decisions. As for juror comments from shows, I generally take them with a grain of salt. Sometimes they are telling me what I already know, sometimes there's a good bit of constructive criticism, and sometimes it just doesn't apply. Keep entering the shows, but look for really valuable feedback elsewhere (and I think you have lots of opportunities for that with your 12x12 and C&G work).Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-44525968038709131732008-08-22T18:06:00.000+01:002008-08-22T18:06:00.000+01:00I think your quilt is fun. From this "juror" you w...I think your quilt is fun. From this "juror" you will get high marks. It is a quilt I'd love to have around my house to make me smile.Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-48112450327982162682008-08-22T15:30:00.000+01:002008-08-22T15:30:00.000+01:00seems reasonable to me -- if one enters a juried s...seems reasonable to me -- if one enters a juried show one wants the input of others about what worked or didn't... If one only wants praise, or to show, one does so in a different, non-juried, venue.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763869971803840742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129786.post-77562136317842901742008-08-22T12:43:00.000+01:002008-08-22T12:43:00.000+01:00Hi Helen, I don't think you are over reacting; the...Hi Helen, <BR/>I don't think you are over reacting; these comments are illogical and useless and not what you'd expect from judges at a major quilt show.<BR/>I love (and admire) the way you write about these things; you nearly had me falling of my chair with your root canal surgery remark ;-). And yet I completely recognize your feeling of wanting to be the best but not having the talent...<BR/>I will be entering a quilt in a juried show for the first time in October and can't wait to see the coments here...<BR/>Greetings from Brisbane,<BR/>LindaLinda Robertushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365513049100120011noreply@blogger.com