Artistry in Wood

2024 Artistry in Wood

WOODCARVING JUDGING RULES & CATEGORIES 2024 

RULES

• Each exhibitor is limited to one (1) entry per category. 

• Limited to carvings worked on in the last 2 years. 

• Any item winning a BLUE ribbon in any previous OCWC Show is not eligible. 

• If there is only 1 entry in the category, a ribbon will be awarded based on the judging manual’s point system. 

• Additional credit may be given for originality. 

• If using a roughout, reference the creator, if known. 

• All decisions by the judging committee are final. 

• If a large number of carvings are entered in a single category, it could be divided into separate categories at the discretion of the judging teams.

2024 CATEGORIES

1. Birds (Not Waterfowl): single, any finish.  

2. Birds: (Waterfowl): (i.e., shore birds, wading birds, swimming birds, decoys) single, any finish.  

3. Caricature Animal: single species, any finish.  

4. Caricature Group: any finish.  

5. Caricature Human: single figure, any finish.  

6. Carousel & Mythical Figures: Single or group any finish.  

7. Carved Walking Sticks & Canes: Any walking stick and cane will be in this category, any finish.  

8. Chip Carving: flat, three-dimensional, gouge – any subject, any finish.  

9. Decorative Functional: any carved subject, any finish with a specific function or use (love spoons, bottle stoppers, etc.).  

10. Floral: any finish.  

11. Gourds: Wood-burned, carved, any style, any finish.  

12. Holiday (Santas): any finish  

13. Holiday: any finish (secular holidays such as Valentine's, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.)  

14. Instructor-assisted/Seminar Carving: carvings created in an in-person or online class or seminar. (it doesn’t matter if the instructor touched the piece or not.) 

15. Novice Carvers (17 and older): OCWC welcomes those who have been carving for less than 2 years.

16. Marine Life: any finish.  

17. Miniature: must not exceed 2" x 2" x 2", any finish. (including base)  

18. Miscellaneous: This category is for your most imaginative and creative works.  

19. Pyrography: Non-carved item, any subject, any finish.  

20. Realistic Animal: single, any finish.  

21. Realistic Group Subject: two or more figures, any species, any finish.  

22. Realistic Human: single, any finish  

23. Relief (High): High relief, natural or painted.(includes any undercutting)

24. Relief (Low): Low relief natural or painted.  

25. Religious: any finish (may represent any religious philosophy).  

26. Stylized: any subject, natural finish, grain must show.  

27. Unusual Woods (includes cypress knees, cottonwood bark, and driftwood, which must be an integral element): any subject, any finish.  

28. Youth Carvers: 16 and under.  (Could be separated into categories if a large number of entries are made.)