WINNER
#1 by Alesia DiFederico
Southbury, Connecticut

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Equus Recyclus

"From the horse's ass ,
Much manure does pass.

The pasture's seed becomes an organic bead,
Made from the horse's dirty deed.

There must be more uses,
For what the horse produces. ... "

#2 by Edith Cheitman
Sarasota, Florida

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Song of the Venerable Bede

"The New Age Market has decreed
there be more Spirit in their beads.
No more sufficient, ostentation;
they now require extrapolation
From world relitions to their jewelry
which tempts designers to buffoonery.

This ugly necklace is evidence
of a bauble fraught with such mystical defense.

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#4 by Kimberly Dods
Peralta, New Mexico

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An Ode To My Ugly Necklace

My so-called "ugly nekclace" has quite grown on me.
It's hideousness bewitching.
Clumsy - yes.
Awkward - a bit.
But, on my neck, a perfect fit.

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#6 by Ruwani Thanuja Rathnayaka
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

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Recycle Me

 

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Toy Soldiers

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#9 by Mandy Allen
Portland, Oregon

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MindSettings

"Of truth and beauty there is much debate,
What one person loves, another may hate.
What has value to us is another discussion,
And it can have an ugly repercussion.
Like buying diamonds even if it puts you in debt
I guess it's all about your mindset."

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Sixth Annual, 2008
The Ugly Necklace Contest
A Jewelry Design Competition
With A Twist 

Visit the web-pages of each of our 10 The Ugly Necklace Contest Semi-Finalists.
Evaluate their images, their poem, and their materials and techniques.
Then use the on-line form you will find on each of their web-pages to Score them in terms of Hideousness, Materials Used, Design Principles Violated, and Artistic Control.
You can vote/evaluate each of the ten necklaces, if you want, or just your favorites --
that's up to you. But all our artists would appreciate your votes and evaluations.

 

When voting closes, voting logs will be reviewed
for any duplicate or otherwise illegitimate votes
(for example, those from the same IP or email address), and these will be deleted. The on-line votes will be tallied and used to adjust the original votes of the Panel of Judges at CBJA, in the selection of a winner. The public's votes will weigh towards 25% of the final tally in selecting the Winner and Runner-Up.

Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry Next open jewelry design workshop: 4/18 thru 4/25, 2009, Cortona, Italy Toscana Americana has invited Warren Feld of Land of Odds and The Center for Beadwork & Jewelry Arts to lead this 8-day Jewelry Design Workshop.   Enjoy the relaxed pace of Italian living with an in-depth educational experience on your sojourn to Cortona and the Medieval hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria. For both beginner and intermediate level beaders and jewelry makers alike. Read a Narrative Summary of the workshop with links to more informaton about itinerary, supply lists, cortona, the hotel, and fees.

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#10 by Lynn Margaret Davy
Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

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I Let Our Love Sing - F(orte)

"Once upon a blowtorch an artist made a pig.
A pretty pink color, and not very big.
She took one look at him and said "Bad luck,
But your face looks like it was squashed by a truck,"

I tried my best, but this hideous creation
Will destroy my perfectionist reputation.
There's nothing I can do, you've turned out so ugly,
I'm afraid you're what lampworkers call: "A FUGLY!""

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