[Woodcarver] WOODCARVERSPOETRY COMPETITION

[harry hadadi]

  "WOODCARVERSPOETRY" COMPETITION

Hello Woodcarvers of the World,

For all of us carving and working with wood has always been a passion,
a hobby, a profession and even a part of our lives that we have loved sharing with each other.

The art of carving comes in many forms and has been around for as long as man can possibly remember and will be around to inspire many more people for ages yet to come.

It certainly has inspired me and still inspires me , it makes me feel like I belong to this big circle of friends , creating, molding, learning , sharing, teaching, even writing poetry about carving...

For a while now I have wondered why there are so few of those inspiring poems around about carving wood.
I have only found 2 and that was it, then again there is probably more out there somewhere.

That is why is have decided to organize the first  "WOODCARVERSPOETRY" COMPETITION
for all woodcarvers and woodworkers worldwide.

As I said, let "WOOD" be your inspiration and let us enjoy what ever creations come from it and learn.

There are no entry fees and anybody that wants to participate is more than welcome.

To give some greater incentive to the "WOODCARVERSPOETRY" COMPETITION, there will be great prizes you will be able to win.

There will be 4 categories and 4 different prizes;

Category one will be for "BEST CARVERS POEM OVERALL"
Category two will be for "BEST CARVERS RHYME"
Category three will be for "FUNNIEST CARVERS POEM"
  Category four will be for "BEST "TRY AT CARVERSPOETRY" POEM"
   
  The prizes for category one will be " A $150  GIFT CERTIFICATE ",
  donated by "HAROUN FROM FINLAND" to "THE WOODCRAFT SHOP",
  Bettendorf, Iowa USA (wdcrft at revealed.net),
  a "WOODSPIRIT" carved and donated by "JAN OEGEMA",
  http://www.janscarvingstudio.com/
  
  and a "ONE YEAR "CARVING MAGAZINE" SUBSCRIPTION",
  donated by " CARVING MAGAZINE".
  http://www.carvingmagazine.com/
   
  The prizes for category two will be " A $100  CASH ",
  donated by "JOE DILLETT", from the " ASK JOE" column in "Carving Magazine", 
  http://www.thecarvingshop.com/
  a "HANDMADE FINNISH CARVING PUUKKO KNIFE" donated by 
  "HAROUN FROM FINLAND", 
  made by the "TRIBAL "SAAMI PEOPLE" OF FINNISH LAPLAND",
  http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=26473
  and a "ONE YEAR "CARVING MAGAZINE" SUBSCRIPTION" ,
  donated by "CARVING MAGAZINE".
  http://www.carvingmagazine.com/
  
   
  The prize for category three will be "A $75 GIFT CERTIFICATE"
  donated by "LARRY (BIG DOG) YUDIS", from " THE WOODCRAFT SHOP",
  Bettendorf, Iowa USA (wdcrft at revealed.net),
  "CARVED FLOWERS" carved and donated by "CATHY KRUMREI",
    http://www.thecarverscorner.com/ ,

  and a "ONE YEAR "CARVING MAGAZINE" SUBSCRIPTION",
  donated by "CARVING MAGAZINE".
  http://www.carvingmagazine.com/
  
   
  The prizes for category four will be " A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE"
  donated by "LARRY (BIG DOG) YUDIS", from "THE WOODCRAFT SHOP",
  Bettendorf, Iowa USA (wdcrft at revealed.net),
  
  
  a "FANCARVED BIRD" carved and donated by "SALLY NYE",
  http://www.fancarversworld.com/
  and a "ONE YEAR "CARVING MAGAZINE" SUBSCRIPTION",
  donated by "CARVING MAGAZINE".
  http://www.carvingmagazine.com/ .
   
  HOW TO PARTICIPATE;
   
  Send one poem at a time to woodcarverspoetrycompetition at yahoo.com 
  or to;   
   " WOODCARVERSPOETRY" COMPETITION
  RUORITIE 2 A 2,
  80160 JOENSUU,
  FINLAND.
   
  Poems must be carving "wood" related, you can write about caricature, sculpture, relief, chip c., lovespoon, stick or walking stick carving, woodburning, pencil carving, Santa carving, woodspirits,dryads, ornament carving, fancarving, stylized carving, friendship carving, scroll sawing, sharpening, learning to carve, basically anything that talks about how you feel about carving and a wide variety of things more, etc, etc, etc,... .
   
  Each poem must have at least 15 lines.
   
  Each poem must be given a title.
   
  Entries must be in English.
   
  Your name , address and or email must appear on each entry submitted, Addresses and emails will never be used for any advertising and will never be given to 3rd parties ever. They are only going to be used for shipping when you win one of the prizes. After the competition addresses will be deleted.
   
  There is no restriction on the number of poems submitted by each participant.
   
  Each poem must be emailed separately EXCEPT for snail mail to cut the cost on postage.
   
  RULES;
   
  Poems must not have been previously published, self-published, published on a website or broadcast and must be the original work of the author.
   
  This competition is open to anyone aged 7 and over.
   
  Last entries must be submitted before JULY 1ST.,2006.
   
  The winners will be announced on INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4TH. 2006.
  on this website;
    http://woodcarverspoetry.tripod.com/ 

   
  All poems are judged anonymously and the poems will be numbered and nameless when judged to keep the judging fair, all decisions will be final.
   
  All 4 winning poems will be published in "carving magazine" issue # 16 , permission to print the winning poems is automatically granted by each participant, to "carving magazine". For all other use read the next rule following this one.
   
  The copyright of each poem remains with the author. All authors automatically grant permission to "Haroun from Finland" to publish all submitted poems chosen in a NON-PROFIT booklet called "woodcarverspoetry". All other use of the poems must be granted by the authors first.
   
  Copies of the booklet called "woodcarverspoetry" can be obtained at cost of copying and shipping after the announcements of the winners.
   
  This competition is entirely and utterly organized out of love for the art of carving.
  No money will be made under any circumstances .
   
  Have fun, carve on.
   
  HAROUN FROM FINLAND
   
  PS. Feel free to copy this post, hang it in your local carving or woodworking club, pass it on to likeminded friends and / or send it to who you think might like the idear to.



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