Desert Woodcarving Show & Sale
Open to the Public and All Carvers, Fine Woodworkers and Wood Turners
A Judged Wood Sculpture Competition
Mesa Centennial Hall
201 N. Center St. Mesa AZ (SE Corner University Dr & Center St.)
Advanced Carving Category Definition
Group - A Bark Carving & Found Wood
- A401 - Bark Carving, two dimensional presentation
- A402 - Bark Carving, three dimensional presentation
- A403 - Found Wood
Group - B Relief
- B405 - Relief, natural or stained finish
- B406 - Relief, painted
Group - C Abstract and Ornamental
- C411 - Abstract, no readily identifiable object
- C412 - Ornamental; frames, musical instruments, spoons,
bowls, plaques, furniture, gunstocks
- C413 - Jewelry
- C414 - Canes
- C415 - Walking Sticks
- C416 - Floral in the round
- C417 - Chip Carving, all forms
- C418 - Miniature, Fits in a 4inch cube including the base
- C419 - Mask, all subjects, must be pierced and the back side must be hollowed and/or contoured to be worn
Group - D Animals
- D421 - Full Figure, realist, painted
- D422 - Full Figure, natural or stained finish
- D423 - Non-Full Figure, realist, painted
- D424 - Non-Full Figure, natural or stained
- D425 - Carousel Animals/Menagerie, all forms & finishes
- D426 - Interpretive or stylized
- D427 - Combination of two or more Group D animals in a
Scene, all finishes
Group - E Caricatures
- E431 - Animal Bird or Fish
- E432 - Human, Full Figure
- E433 - Human, Bust or Head, Non-Full Figure
- E434 - Other Whimsical such as flowers, fruit or vegetables
- E435 - Combining two or more Group E caricatures in a Scene, all finishes
Group - F Birds
- F441 - Waterfowl, sea birds, shorebirds, marsh birds, realistic painted
- F442 - Working Decoy, minimal texturing, painted
- F443 - Game Bird, realistic, painted
- F444 - Bird of Prey, realistic painted
- F445 - Songbird, realistic painted
- F446 - Miniature Bird (8" body rule), realistic painted
- F447 - Non-Full Figure, all finishes
- F448 - Interpretive or Stylized
- F449 - Combination of two or more Group F birds in a Scene, all finishes
Group - G Fish, Aquatic Animals, Amphibians
- G451 - Fish, realistic, painted
- G452 - Fish, realistic, natural or stained finish
- G453 - Other Aquatic Creatures, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Dinosaurs, realistic, all finishes
- G454 - Interpretive or Stylized
- G455 - Combining two or more Group G Creatures in a Scene, all finishes
Group - H Humans
- H461 - Full Figure, realistic, painted
- H462 - Full Figure, realistic, natural or stained finish
- H463 - Non-Full Figure, realistic, painted
- H464 - Non-Full Figure, realistic, natural or stained
- H465 - Interpretive or Stylized
- H466 - Combination of two or more Group H humans in a
Scene, all finishes
Group - IAC Mentored, Assisted, or Rough-out
> A Mentored or Assisted entries are done in a seminar or under the guidance of a paid or professional instructor
> A Rough-out entry is made from a machine blank or other mass produced blank
- IAC471 - Human, realistic or stylized, all finishes
- IAC472 - Animal, realistic or stylized, all finishes
- IAC473 - Birds, realistic or stylized, all finishes
- IAC474 - Relief
- IAC475 - Caricature, all forms
- IAC476 - Interpretive or stylized
- IAC477 - Bark Carving
- IAC478 - Combination of two or more Group IAC items in a Scene, all fishes
- IAC479 - Roughout
Group - L Religious and Mythical
- L481 - Mythical, single figure and or group
- L482 - Santa or Mrs Santa Claus, or group. all forms
- L483 - Religious figure and/or group, all finishes
- L484 - Katchina
- L485 - Religious Crosses or other symbols, all finishes
- L486 - Gnomes, all finishes
Group - M Miscellaneous
- M491 - Team Carving - 2 or more artists carving and/or finishing the same entry
- M492 - Wood Burning, natural or stained finish
- M493 - Wood Burning, painted finish
- M494 - Other
Group - N Other Than Wood
- N495 - Any entries not predominately made of wood
Group - FW-410 CNC, Laser, Manufactured items
Group - FW-430 Toys & Games
- Toys & Models
- Puzzles
- Games & Game Boards
Group - FW-440 Turnings (Vases, Bowls,Plates, Pens, etc.)
- Turnings Segmented
- Turnings Center Work
- Turning Face Work
- Turnings Other
Group - FW-460 Miscellaneous
- Musical Instruments
- Mentored
- Other
Group - FW-450 Scroll Saw Work
- Intarsia
- Fretwork
- Other Scroll Saw Work
Group - FW-400 Art & Accessories
- Decorative Accessories
- Functional Accessories maximum dimensions 18" in any one direction
- Marquetry / Veneering
Advanced Fine Woodworking Categories
Group - FW-420 Furniture
