1. Entry form must be completed for all entries.

2. Up to five carvings per category except cat 35.

3. Entries must have been completed since 1/1/2021.

4. All entries must have been handcrafted by the person entering. Roughouts are permitted only in the roughout category.

5. Molded feet and glass eyes are permitted. Use of plastic, fabric, metallic additions, or any other non-carved item is not permitted. Non-wood materials are permitted on the base or habitat, provided they are handcrafted.

6. The CVWC reserves the right to refuse any entry deemed to be “not good taste, or offensive”.

7. Entries will be returned to the exhibitor at 4:00 p.m. on the day of the show.

8. Entries are submitted at the discretion and sole risk of the entrant. CVWC will not be financially responsible for loss or damage regardless of cause.

9. All entries must be hand-delivered.

10. The final placement of the entry into the proper category is at the discretion of the show referees.

11. The decisions of the judges are final.

12. The artist’s name shall be obscured with tape. However, you are encouraged to place name cards or business cards on your carvings after all judging is completed.

13. The Show Committee has the right to add, delete, or subdivide categories.

14. Realistic – Exactly proportioned carving in the round.

15. Stylized – Fully carved with careful deliberate, flowing, curved, and oval surfaces. Simplicity, beauty, and identification with minimal natural details. Realism is not the objective.

16. Caricature – imitation of a person or animal in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. The subject must be carved in the round.

17. Habitat is not a category subject. Subjects that do not qualify within any category are considered habitat. Example: a dragonfly and a fish in a scene. The dragonfly does not qualify the carving as a group since there is no insect category.

18. No CVWC blue ribbon carvings can compete unless the carving is entered in a higher division than previously entered.

19. Group carvings are any combination of carvings within a category. Must be mounted on a single base. For judging purposes, the dominant subject will determine the category in which the multi-subject group will be placed.

20. CVWC has the final decision over any and all competition-related questions and placement.

21. Non-carved Pyrography can only be entered into Categories 32, 35, 36, and 1 (must be wood only). No Instructor assisted pyrography entries allowed!

1. Show Theme – “Sea Life”

2. Caricature up to 8” – (Excluding base) From bottom of feet to top of head. Single subject.

3. Caricature over 8” – (Excluding base) From bottom of feet to top of head. Single subject.

4. Animal Caricature – Any single subject or size.

5. Caricature Group – 2 or more subjects or any combination from categories 2 through 4. No roughouts permitted.

6. Caricature Busts – Any subject.

7. Roughout – Any subject(s), non-instructor-assisted carving carved from a roughout.

8. Bottle Stoppers – Any subject, must be affixed with a cork and displayed in a bottle.

9. Ornaments – Any subject, must be hanging on a stand that is made or purchased.

10. Santa’s – Full-bodied, caricature or realistic, any style.

11. Wood Spirits – Human-like faces carved on the surface of bark, limb, knot, etc.

12. Human Figure – Realistic, proportioned, man, woman, or child. Single or Group.

13. Human Busts – Realistic, proportioned head and partial shoulder of man, woman, or child.

14. Mythical / Fantasy – Any genre of myths, folktales, or imaginative fiction.

15. Songbirds – Realistic – e.g. Robin, Wren, Woodpecker, etc.

16. Ducks – Realistic – e.g. All Ducks, Geese, Swan, etc.

17. Gunning Decoy – Contemporary and “Antique Style” judged in hand.

18. Birds of Prey – Realistic – e.g. Hawk, Owl, Falcons, Eagles, etc.

19. Game Birds – Realistic – e.g. Dove, Turkey, Quail, etc.

20. Sea / Shorebirds – Realistic – Tern, Pelican, Gulls, Plovers, etc.

21. Feathered Groups – 2 or more subjects or any combination of categories 15 -20.

22. Animals – Realistic, proportioned, e.g. Deer, Rabbits, Dogs, Buffalo, (includes reptiles) etc.

23. Aquatic Animals – Realistic, proportioned, e.g. Fish, Sea Mammals, etc.

24. Animal Group – 2 or more subjects or any combination from categories 22 through 23.

25. Carved Found Wood – Wood found in its natural habitat e.g. driftwood, roots, limbs, stumps, knots, etc.

26. Stylized – Any subject that retains identity with minimal detail.

27. Cottonwood Bark – Any carving made exclusively from cottonwood bark (excludes base).

28. Walking Sticks / Canes – Any style, any subject.

29. Cypress Knee – Complete knee, any subject, any size. No inserts, attached or glued are allowed.

30. Chip Carving – Precise, regular, triangular, or wedge-shaped chips of wood to form engraved patterns.

31. Relief Carving – Dimensional images carved in the front of a flat surface or background

32. Pyrography – Divided into categories Wood (painted or natural), Leather, Gourds, Paper, Misc.

33. Miniature – Any style, any subject. Carving (including base) must fit inside a 2-inch cube.

34. Miscellaneous – Wood carvings not listed in any other category.

35. Swap – Any style, size, or subject, painted or natural.

36. Youth -This new category has been added to encourage young carvers to expand their skills by participating in organized competitions at a level appropriate for their age group. Age groups are 11 and under, 12 to 14, and 15 to 17. There will be no entry fee for youth contestants. (This Category Only).

37. IWCA Style Decoy Championship. Rules can be found at IWFCA.COM. Mail-ins must be received no later than Wednesday, October 23rd.