2009 Bead Challenge, a NH Bead Bop Event
Thank you to all who entered our first annual Spring Bead-Off!We offered
First Place and
Honorable Mention in all levels and categories.
First Place winners will receive Gift Certificates to each of the participating bead shops. Each entry will be
judged by an expert in that category and a bead shop owner. The winning pieces will be exhibited at each of the seven bead shops between May 18 and October 4, 2009. After that, your pieces will be returned to you.
Contest Theme: Spring in New Hampshire
Category Winners:
Stringing
Beginner: Winner - Lisa Walbridge Honorable Mention - Linda Webster
Intermediate: Winner - Deb Martin Honorable Mention - Kara DeGregario
Earrings Winner - Deborah Wingard Honorable Mention - Melissa Littlefield
Polymer Clay Winner - Andrea Spiegal
Beadweaving
Beginner: Winner - Priscilla Osgood Honorable Mention - Deb Proulx
Intermediate: Winner - Lana Kangas Honorable Mention - Barbara Clark
Advanced: Winner - Maureen Redmond-Scura Honorable Mention - Rita Goekjian
Wire/Metal Working
Beginner: Winner - Grace Bowie
Intermediate: Winner - Nila Venne Honorable Mention - Katie Chase
Multimedia
Beginner: Winner - Pamela Lacasse
Intermediate: Winner - Sharon Lamoureux
Advanced: Winner - Diane Hulse
Prizes: Prizes will be awarded at a DINNER for all winners on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Unwined in Manchester, NH. Dinner reservations are $22.00/person. Please make reservations at one the participating bead stores - reserve your space by May 29, 2009.
Exhibit: (dates are approximate)
- May 18 - June 7 Bead Bush Studio, Deerfield
- June 8 - June 28 Bead Gallery Inc., Salem
- June 29 - July 19 La Mia Felicita, Plaistow
- July 20 - August 9 The Bead Store and More, Greenland
- August 10 - August 30 The Bead Patch, Manchester
- August 31 - September 20 Bella Beads, Center Harbor
- September 21 - October 4 Bead It!, Concord
Challenge Rules:
1. $10.00 fee for each entry. You can enter more than one category and level.
2. Must be original art, designed and created by the entrant. Designs from books, magazines, etc. will be eliminated.
3. Entry can not have been entered in other contests prior to this contest.
4. Must meet challenge deadlines - no exceptions.
5. Contest is open to all except category judges.
6. All entries must include the name of your piece and a description.
7. Work must be created by and only by entrant.
8. First place winners agree to have their work exhibited at each of the seven shops - pieces to be returned by October 15, 2009.