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The Sound of Night
And now the dark comes on, all full of the chitter noise.
Birds huggermugger crowd the trees, the air thick with their vesper cries,
…and the fat frogs wake and prink wide-lipped, noisy as ducks, drunk
on the bloozy black, gloating chink-chunk.
Crickets chorus hallelujahs; paws, quiet and quick as raindrops…
fish pulse in the lake; the frogs hoarsen.
Now every voice of the hour – the known, the supposed, the strange,
the mindless, the witted, the never seen…
locked black away and tight, we lie, day creatures, overhearing the night.
-Maxime Kumin
Class 1. The Night Chorus… | Mail-In-Class | Salon | 4 Entries
The garden at night is a chorus of song and sound.
A Charm Bracelet, created from dried plant materials. Bracelet must contain five charms inspired by the night sounds of the garden/woods. Bracelet will be staged within a niche on a black velvet stand to be supplied to exhibitor upon registration. Niche lighted from above and painted Rosecliff White. Viewed from the front. Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet. (Please note that any alterations made to the niche such as matting should extend above the interior sightline.)
Class Consultant: Sarah Boynton | sjbgarden@aol.com | 781-771-6947
Class 2 Love is in the Air… | Mail-In-Class | Salon | 4 Entries
Frogs ‘sing’ at night to attract a mate.
A symphony of sound that results in the joining and proliferation of the species.
An Evening Belt featuring Frog(s), created from dried plant materials. Belt will be staged within a niche on a torso to be supplied to the exhibitor upon registration. Niche lighted from above and painted Rosecliff White. Viewed from the front. Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet. (Please note that any alterations made to the niche such as matting should extend above the interior sightline.)
Class Consultant: Susan Winter | susanw@builders-surplus.com | 401-789-1694
Class 3 Whispers in the Dark… | Mail-In-Class | Salon | 4 Entries
The cold-blooded snake hides from the heat of day. Like the wind, the snake’s voice is that of what it touches as it moves, scales gliding across leaves, branches, gravel, water. The snake whispers in the night.
A Snake Brooch, created from dried plant materials. The Brooch will be staged within a niche on a black velvet stand to be supplied to the exhibitor upon registration. Niche lighted from above and painted Rosecliff White. Viewed from the front. Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet. (Please note that any alterations made to the niche such as matting should extend above the interior sightline.)
Class Consultant: Janice Panoff | janicepanoff@post.harvard.edu | 401-782-2256
Class 4 The Night has Eyes… | Mail-In-Class | Salon | 4 Entries
NOVICE Class - Embellishment
As unique as the hoot of an owl, the eyes of owls are said to be jewels in the night. Their extraordinarily large eyes help them take in more light making it possible for them to hunt at night.
A Pair of Glasses, embellished with dried plant materials. Embellishment must cover at least 50% of underlying frame. Glasses will be staged within a niche on a velvet form to be supplied to the exhibitor upon registration. Niche lighted from above and painted Rosecliff White. Viewed from the front. Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet. (Please note that any alterations made to the niche such as matting should extend above the interior sightline.)
Class Consultant: Robyn Spagnolo | ldyrbn@aol.com | 401-849-1955
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