They both look awesome. Can't wait to see how the mirror turns out. Are you entering in A&S for a specific reason or just to say you did? (Because you're a smart boy and I know you know the travails of A&S entries under our current system and all that this might entail.)
Travails in the sense of the dangers you'd encounter with judges. Our system isn't perfect. In theory your entry should be judged by someone With A Clue (TM) but the system itself is designed to alllow judging by someone with Half A Clue (TM). Entering in A&S can be an imperfect and disheartening way to have your work viewed by people willing to comment on your item. Now, that having been said, it can also be an invaluable way to have someone With A Really REALLY Good Clue (TM) to make give you some fantastic insights
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I'm just thinking about who the judges might be. At Kingdom, there are half a dozen that come to mind that'd be well-suited. At Regional, um, that's a lip-chewer. There are four names that come to mind (you know them and probably have their opinions already), but they don't generally judge A&S. You'll prolly get stuck with someone like me or Dulci or worse. Between us we have .4 Clue.
Two pieces of advice: let your Regional MOAS know about the entry early so she can try to line up judges With A Clue. And get yourself a copy of the criteria and score the piece yourself (be mean!) so you know about what to expect.
Q) Do I care what my scores are? A) Yes. I want to do as well as possible!Then you need to write your documentation with a scoresheet in hand so that you go through the sheet point by point and answer questions keeping in mind the following
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Having a judging sheet in front of me when I write is a good idea. I'll read up on all the A&S stuff I can find before I do my outline. Also, for extra shiny points: Shawn was telling me that some guy named Dirk does all his own alloys using period scales. I'm thinking of getting a hold of him and seeing what kind accuracy he can get with the scales and alloys, then factor those in when I make my alloys at Tomak's.
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What do you mean about "travails of A&S entries"??
I thought it'd be Regional, then Kingdom, and I'm out?
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I'm just thinking about who the judges might be. At Kingdom, there are half a dozen that come to mind that'd be well-suited. At Regional, um, that's a lip-chewer. There are four names that come to mind (you know them and probably have their opinions already), but they don't generally judge A&S. You'll prolly get stuck with someone like me or Dulci or worse. Between us we have .4 Clue.
Two pieces of advice: let your Regional MOAS know about the entry early so she can try to line up judges With A Clue. And get yourself a copy of the criteria and score the piece yourself (be mean!) so you know about what to expect.
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A) Yes. I want to do as well as possible!Then you need to write your documentation with a scoresheet in hand so that you go through the sheet point by point and answer questions keeping in mind the following ( ... )
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He's so going to hear that phrase all the time from me now.
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Also, for extra shiny points: Shawn was telling me that some guy named Dirk does all his own alloys using period scales. I'm thinking of getting a hold of him and seeing what kind accuracy he can get with the scales and alloys, then factor those in when I make my alloys at Tomak's.
Thanks for the support.
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