2009
Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championship
Competition Rules and Entry Information
The Canadian
Nationals carving competition is organized and managed by the Grand Valley
SHOW DATES:
Friday, March 13, 2009: 12:00
SHOW LOCATION:
Marshall Hall,
Bingeman Park
425 Bingeman Centre
Drive ,
Kitchener , Ontario
Canada
519-744-1555
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Peter McLaren at 519-579-5546 or pemcl@golden.net
Don Price at 519-271-7089 or dprice@golden.net
Larry Livingston at 519-634-5388
ONLINE RULES AND ENTRY FORM:
Please send any questions regarding the competition, including clarification of
the rules, or requests for entry forms to Don Price
at dprice@golden.net
PRE-REGISTERED ENTRIES
All carvers are requested to pre-register their entries for the competition by February 28, 2009 by mailing the completed entry form along with the entry
fees to:
Grand Valley
P. O. Box 25011
Shoppers Drug Postal Station
Kitchener , Ontario
Canada
N2A 4A5
Carvers may also email
the electronic entry form to Don
Price at dprice@golden.net . Electronic
entry forms will also be accepted as pre-registered if received by February 28,
2009. Payment of the entry fees for emailed entry forms may be paid to
the Grand Valley Thursday, March 12, 2009 or Friday, March 13, 2009 when the entries are delivered to the competition.
Carvers who have at
least one carving to enter are strongly advised to pre-register that first
entry.
MAIL-IN ENTRIES
Mail-in entries will be accepted. All mail-in entries MUST:
1) Be properly packed and well-protected to prevent damage
in transit.
2) Be accompanied by:
a) a properly completed entry form
b) a cheque payable to
c) any necessary
d) the name, address and phone number of the person to
whom it is to be returned
e) a cheque payable to
3) Be sent with all shipping costs, including return
shipping, prepaid via by the carver's choice of carrier (courier or other),
with proper insurance coverage (if desired by the carver) to:
Don Price ,
Registrar,
Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championship,
c/o FaithLife Financial,
470 Weber Street
North ,
Waterloo , Ontario
Canada
dprice@faithlifefinancial.ca
N2J 4G4
519-886-4617 Ext. 306
519-886-4617 Ext. 306
4) Carvers who send
mail-in entries should contact Don
Price via email or telephone
as soon as their entry has been sent to advise the number of packages, the
carrier used, and the waybill or tracking number.
ENTRY CLASSES:
OPEN CLASS:
All carvers may enter.
Carvers who have won one Best of Class award, or a total of 10 first
place ribbons in Intermediate class competition MUST advance to the Open
Class. All carvings, including the pattern and the habitat, must be the
entrant's original work (excluding eyes). Cast feet are not allowed.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS:
Open to any carver by
choice, or who has progressed beyond the Novice Class by winning a Best of
Class, or a total of 10 first place ribbons in Novice Class competition. A
carver who has won a first or second place ribbon in Open Class competition
cannot re-enter the Intermediate Class. All carvings, including the habitat,
must be the entrant's original work (excluding eyes). Cast feet are not
allowed.
NOVICE CLASS:
A carver who has won a
Best of Class, or a total of 3 first place ribbons in Beginner Class competition.
BEGINNER CLASS:
A carver who has not
won a Best of Class, or a total of 3 first place ribbons in Beginner Class
competition.
These class regulations apply only to the
Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championship.
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
Admission of entries
to all categories is generally based on the International Wildfowl Carving
Association (I. W. C. A.) rules for inclusion of particular bird familes in the
category. For the latest IWCA rules, please look at the IWCA web site at
http//www.iwfca.com .
Category 1A: Decorative Life Size Diving Ducks
Diving and Sea Ducks.
Carvings in Category 1A are to be life size, and decorative. Carvings
will be floated, but they do not necessarily have to self-right. Bird species
included in Category 1A include all species of Diving and Sea Ducks only.
Category 1B: Decorative Life Size Marsh Ducks
Marsh Ducks. Carvings
in Category 1B are to be life size, and decoartive. Carvings will be
floated, but they do not necessarily have to self-right. Bird species included
in Category 1B include all species of Marsh Ducks only.
Category 2: Decorative Ducks
Diving and Marsh
Ducks. Any scale, excluding miniatures. Bird species included in Category 2
include all species of Marsh, Diving and Sea Ducks only.
Category 3: Decorative Waterfowl
Those families of
waterfowl which include all species of geese, brants, loons, swans and sea
birds. Any scale, excluding miniatures.
Category 4A: Decorative Life-Size Songbirds A
Songbirds in Category
4A include all species of Anis, Barbets, Bee Eaters, Bluebirds, Catbirds,
Chickadees, Creepers, Crows, Cuckoos, Dippers, Doves, Flycatchers,
Gnatcatchers, Goatsuckers, Hoopers, Hornbills, Hummingbirds, Jays, Kingfishers,
Parrots, Pigeons, Roadrunners, Swifts, Toucans, Trogons and Woodpeckers.
Carvings in Category 4A must be mounted on a base.
Category 4B: Decorative Life-Size Songbirds B
Songbirds which
include all species of Kinglets, Larks, Magpies, Mockingbirds, Nuthatches,
Pipits, Robins, Shrikes, Swallows, Thrashers, Titmice, Thrushes, Vireos,
Wagtails, Warblers, Waxwings and Wrens. Carvings in Category 4B must be mounted
on a base.
Category 4C: Decorative Life-Size Songbirds C
Songbirds which
include all species of Blackbirds, Boblinks, Buntings, Cardinals, Cowbirds,
Crossbills, Finches, Grackles, Grosbeaks, Juncos, Meadowlarks, Orioles,
Redpolls, Sparrows, Starlings, Tanagers and Towhees. Carvings in Category 4C
must be mounted on a base.
Category 5: Decorative Birds of Prey
Those families of
wildfowl which include all species of eagles, falcons, hawks, owls, and
vultures. Any scale, excluding miniatures.
Category 6: Decorative Others
Those families of
wildfowl which include all species of Shore Birds (Avocets, Cranes, Flamingos,
Godwits, Herons, Ibises, Limpkins, Oystercatchers, Plovers, Rails, Sandpipers,
Snipe, Stilts, Storks and Woodcock), and Upland Game Birds (Grouse, Pheasants,
Quail and Turkeys). Any scale, excluding miniatures.
Category 7: Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
Any species of
wildfowl included in categories 1 through 6. Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
shall be one-half life-size, or less, to a maximum length of 8 inches (beak to
tail). Entries will be measured at the show. Entries longer
than 8 inches will be moved to other categories at the discretion of the
Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club.
Category 8: Working Decoys
Any species of
waterfowl included in Categories 1A, 1B, 2 or 3 (excluding non-game species of
Sea Birds). Must be practical and durable. Decoys will be floated and must
self-right from any position. Geese, Swans and their subspecies will be
required to self-right from the side. Combing, blending and scratch painting
will be acceptable, but no burning or fine texturing. Keels by which an anchor
line could be attached are required, but anchor lines and anchors are not
required.
Category 9A: Decorative Life-Size Smoothie
Any species of
Waterfowl included in Categories 1A, 1B, 2 or 3. No burning or fine texturing.
Decorative painting to the artist's highest ability.
Category 9B: Decorative Life-Size Smoothie
Any species of
wildfowl, excluding all species in Categories 1A, 1B, 2 or 3. No burning or
fine texturing. Decorative painting to the artist's highest ability.
Category 10: Stylized Wildfowl
Any wildfowl species,
scale or finish. Ribbon only, no cash prizes, except if awarded Best of Class.
ENTRY FEES: Pre-registration deadline is February 28, 2009.
Beginner, Novice, and
Intermediate Classes:
$10.00 (Canadian) for the first carving,
and $7.00 for each additional carving.
Open Class:
$16.00 (Canadian) for
the first carving, and $10.00 for each additional carving.
Purchase Awards:
$35.00 (Canadian) for each Common Goldeneye Drake carving.
$25.00 (Canadian) for each Red Morph Eastern Screech-Owl carving.
$25.00 (Canadian) for each Male Indigo Bunting carving.
$25.00 (Canadian) for each Male American Golden Plover carving.
IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES:
Friday, February 28,
2009:
Deadline for
pre-registration entry form submission to obtain 2 complimentary 3-day show
passes.
Thursday, March 12,
2009 from 6:00 pm. - 8:00 pm., and Friday, March 13, 2009 from 10:00 am. - 8:00
pm.:
Deliver exhibits to
carving registration area in Marshall Hall at Bingeman Park.
Saturday, March 14,
2009 to 8:30 am.:
Extended delivery of
exhibits for carvers travelling over 150 km. (90 miles). Entries arriving after
8:30 a.m. will NOT be accepted unless the entrant is waiting in line to
register by 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 14,
2009 at 9:00 am.:
Judging begins.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
at 3:30 p.m.:
Presentation of
awards, including the Purchase Awards.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
at 5:00 pm. - 5:30 pm.:
Pick up exhibits at
the carving registration area. Exhibits may NOT be picked up prior to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14,
2009 at 9:00 am.
OTHER ENTRY RULES:
Only Wildfowl carvings will be accepted. No Domestic
Birds.
An entrant may enter carvings in ONE class only. Purchase
awards are not considered to be a class - all carvers may enter the Purchase Awards,
but only Open Class carvers are likely to win these awards.
Entries are to be handmade, predominantly of wood. Any
other materials, except eyes, are to be for structural use only. Cast legs are
allowed in Beginner and Novice Classes only.
All carvings in categories 1 through 9B must be painted.
Carvings must have been completed in the 12 months
prior to the opening date of the show, that is since March 17, 2008.
All entrants must complete and sign the entry form.
Entry fees are non-refundable. Post-dated cheques will NOT
be accepted.
All entries should be pre-registered and accompanied by a
cheque payable to Grand Valley Woodcarvers, and post-marked not later
than February 28, 2009.
All carvings must be delivered to the registration area of
the competition in Marshall Hall at Bingeman Park, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2009 or from 10:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2009 MAIL-IN ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED, IF
RECEIVED BY DON PRICE ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009.
Judging will begin on Saturday. March 14, 2009 at 9:00
a.m. SHARP!
Entries must remain on display until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday,
March 15, 2009. Carvings must be picked up between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on
Sunday.
The decisions of the judges will be final!
NOTE: Carvers with entry forms mailed prior to February 28,
2009 will receive two complimentary carver’s passes to the show.
AWARDS:
First, Second and Third Best of Category Ribbons will be
awarded in all categories.
Honorable Mention Ribbons will be awarded at the
discretion of the judges.
First, Second and Third Best of Class Ribbons will be
awarded in all Classes.
Cash prizes will be awarded in the Open Class only
Categories 1 through 9A and Best of Show.
Al Forler Best of Show Award: $300.00 (Canadian) -
Sponsored by Chipping Away
Best of Class (Intermediate): $150.00 (Canadian) Gift
Certificate from Lee Valley Tools
Best of Class (Novice): $100.00 (Canadian) Gift
Certificate from Lee Valley Tools
Best of Class (Beginner): $50.00 (Canadian) Gift
Certificate from Lee Valley Tools
First in Category 8 (Working Decoys) in Intermediate
Class: $50.00
First in Category 8 (Working Decoys) in Novice Class:
$50.00
Open Class Only - Categories 1 through 9A:
First: $300.00 (Canadian)
Second: $150.00 (Canadian)
Third: $75.00 (Canadian)
FOUR PURCHASE AWARDS:
DON HAYCOCK SPONSOR
AWARD
Subject: Decorative
Life-Size Floating COMMON GOLDENEYE DRAKE
Flat bottom, textured and painted in breeding plumage.
The Purchase Award is $4,000.00 (Canadian), plus a Rosette Ribbon.
M & T PRINTING GROUP SPONSOR AWARD
Subject: Decorative
Life-Size RED MORPH EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
NO prey species should
be included. In full breeding plumage, textured, painted and mounted on a
base.
The Purchase Award is $2,500.00 (Canadian), plus a Rosette Ribbon.
ONTARIO DIE COMPANY SPONSOR AWARD
Subject: Decorative
Life-Size MALE INDIGO BUNTING
In full breeding
plumage, textured, painted and mounted on a base.
The Purchase Award is $1,900.00 (Canadian), plus a Rosette Ribbon.
RUBBERLINE PRODUCTS LIMITED SPONSOR AWARD
Subject: Decorative
Life-Size MALE AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
In full breeding
plumage, full-bodied, textured, painted and mounted on a base.
The Purchase Award is $1,900.00 (Canadian), plus a Rosette Ribbon.
PURCHASE AWARD RULES:
1) Open to all carvers.
2) Cash prizes of $150.00 and $75.00 (Canadian) will be
awarded to the second and third place carvings respectively.
3) Carvings are to be life-size, in breeding plumage.
4) Carvings, including the pattern and the habitat,
must be the original concept and design of the carver.
5) All entries are to be textured and painted.
6) Judging will be based on accuracy, artistry,
creativity, essence of the species and quality of carving.
7) Permission is granted to show winners to compete at
"The Worlds".
8) Entry Fee: See ENTRY FEES (above) or obtain an Entry
Form.
9) The General Rules, Regulations, and Entry procedures
for the Open Class apply.
10) While the purchase awards are open to all carvers,
they are intended for those whose work has reached a VERY high level of
expertise. To assure the purchaser of a quality carving, a first prize may not
necessarily be awarded (at the discretion of the judges). The same restriction
applies to the awarding of the second and third place awards in the purchase
award categories.
DISCLAIMER:
While the organizers of this competition agree to take every reasonable precaution
to ensure the safety of articles submitted to the competition, it must be
understood that the owners are required to directly assume all risk. Should any
article be accidentally damaged, lost or stolen, the organizers will provide
assistance for the recovery of the same, but will not recognize any claim for
payment of the value, or any portion thereof.
Canadian Nationals, Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club
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