Santa Carving Contest

Blake Lunsford · #31 10-24-2007, 10:40 PM

Great job BobD and Shannon on the Santa Contest and the ability to view the pictures! Very nice work!

Blake

Mark N. Akers · #32 10-25-2007, 05:28 AM

I also want to thank the staff at WCI/Fox Chapel for doing a fantastic job on taking over the Santa Competition.Thank y'all for hard and dilligent work efforts you put into making this what it is.

woodspiritslover · #33 10-25-2007, 10:45 AM

Mark, I fell in love your Santa right from the first glance. Of course I voted for that optimistic Santa and I hope one day to be able to carve a similar one myself. God bless your hands. Lots of love from Central Europe (Hungary). Mary

real good · #34 10-25-2007, 01:23 PM

thank you all veary much for a job greatly appreciated .I learned a great deal from it thanks Jack

Kenny_S · #35 10-25-2007, 01:44 PM

Thank you to Shannon, BobD and the staff at WCI. After looking at the enteries, I did not envy you guys. Great carvings!Great Contest!

Mark, Congratulation on a well deserved honor.

Just Carving · #36 10-25-2007, 02:15 PM

I have to say I was absolutely amazed at the entries to the Santa competition--and the number of them, too! If WCI didn't give Shannon and BobD and the judges a vacation--they sure do deserve one! Wow! I wouldn't even know where to begin to start to sort through all the entries, and then, to judge them, too?!?!? FUHGEDABOUDIT!!!

So, I'll simply say hats off to all involved, particularly, Shannon! Job well done, both on the Santa competition, and WCI magazine. Thank you.

Bob L

carvingfish · #37 10-25-2007, 06:15 PM

So lets put some names on here with those entries be proud of your work show us which one is yours.
Thanks Shannon and Bob Great Job well done.

Guess I can start it off Here's my Entry

more carvings at this link Hi New member from Hillsboro Or.

missioni · #38 10-25-2007, 11:46 PM

Here are the ones I entered. The judges saw fit to select three of them to be in the final 28 and the people voted me their champion (Carving in the first thumbnail). I mean no offense to the judges by what I am about to say, I know how difficult it can be to judge a contest of any kind especially judging art, I have always treasured People's Choice awards above awards from judges. In juried shows it is usually one or two judges deciding the winner, in this case it was hundreds of votes to decide the People's Choice. I was shocked when Bob called me and told me I had won, my carvings usually dont do that well because they are not your typical jolly santa. Thank you all. (Of course I probably just killed my chances of ever winning in the future

)

Thanks to Shannon and Bob, all the judges and to all the carvers too that I will now be able to steal ideas from for next year!

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #39 10-26-2007, 09:12 AM

There are some really outstanding santas in the bunch! congratulations to the winners

Mark Gargac · #40 10-26-2007, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by missioni

Here are the ones I entered. The judges saw fit to select three of them to be in the final 28 and the people voted me their champion (Carving in the first thumbnail). I mean no offense to the judges by what I am about to say, I know how difficult it can be to judge a contest of any kind especially judging art, I have always treasured People's Choice awards above awards from judges. In juried shows it is usually one or two judges deciding the winner, in this case it was hundreds of votes to decide the People's Choice. I was shocked when Bob called me and told me I had won, my carvings usually dont do that well because they are not your typical jolly santa. Thank you all. (Of course I probably just killed my chances of ever winning in the future

)

Thanks to Shannon and Bob, all the judges and to all the carvers too that I will now be able to steal ideas from for next year!

Wow! Your Santas are fantastic!