The Entry Deadline has passed. Check back soon to vote for the People’s Choice Awards.
Contest Rules:
- Projects must be your original design and cannot be altered versions of existing patterns by another designer.
- Projects can be hand or power carved and can be finished naturally or with paint.
- Projects must be able to be made from commonly available wood.
- Include the name of anyone who contributed to the carving, including instructors or spouses.
- Projects cannot have been previously entered in a WCI-sponsored contest.
To Enter:
Submit the following information:
- Category of entry: Relief, Realistic, Caricature, Santa, Chip Carving, Stylized, or Junior Carver (16 years and under)
- Clear photographs of your work from multiple views. DO NOT send your carving. You can e-mail photos, send a disk, or send traditional prints. DO NOT send photos printed from your home computer.
- Information on the project size and types of wood used
- Information on special construction or finishing methods, including add-ons
- Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
Category winners receive:
(two winners in each category – one voted on by the public, and one selected by the editors)
- $50 Fox Books Gift Certificate
- Woodcarving Illustrated T-shirt
- Commermorative Contest Pin
Best in Contest Winners receive:
(two best in contest winners – one voted on by the public, and one selected by the editors)
- Category prize package PLUS
- $50 Cash
- Autographed Fox Chapel Book
Submit entries to:
Best Carving Design Contest
Woodcarving Illustrated
1970 Broad St.,
East Petersburg, Pa., 17520
Or e-mail: Editors@woodcarvingillustrated.com
See a few of the Editor’s Choice winners from the 2010 Best Carving Design Contest in the gallery below.
