You be the judge, part 2: quilt no. 3

This is the last of three quilts for you to judge. If you missed the introductory post, read about this little experiment here.

As a judge for a juried quilt exhibition, look at the following full and detailed digital images. Click on images for larger views. Then respond to each of the following nine questions. Or get a score sheet in pdf format for all three quilts here.

quilt no. 3, 21x21 - full view

Quilt no. 3 - detail

Judging criteria from Elizabeth Barton's Ultimate Quilt Judging Algorithm:

1. Did it attract your attention? Yes = 1 or No = 0
2. Did you want to look at it for  5 minutes = 1  or  for 5 seconds = 0?
3. Looking longer, did you see something more?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0
4. Did it stir something in you?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0
5. Was there anything in it that distresses/disturbs/bothers you?  Yes with artist's intention = 1  or  No = 0  or  Yes but unintentional = -1
6. Is it fresh & new = 1  or  is it a development of something familiar = 1 or  is it old hat = 0 
7. Is the value/color strong/balanced/interesting?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0.
8. Do the colors work together?  Yes = 1  or  No, but they clash for a good reason = 1  or  No, colors clash for no reason = 0
9. Does technique awe and amaze you?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0

Total and leave a comment with the score. Further breakdown or additional comments would be welcomed too. Or e-mail me your score sheet.

You be the judge, part 2: quilt no. 2

This is the second of three quilts for you to judge. If you missed the introductory post, read about this little experiment here.

As a judge for a juried quilt exhibition, look at the following full and detailed digital images. Then respond to each of the following nine questions. Or get a score sheet in pdf format for all three quilts here.

quilt no. 2, 16x17 - full view

quilt no. 2 - detail

Judging criteria from Elizabeth Barton's Ultimate Quilt Judging Algorithm:

1. Did it attract your attention? Yes = 1 or No = 0
2. Did you want to look at it for  5 minutes = 1  or  for 5 seconds = 0?
3. Looking longer, did you see something more?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0
4. Did it stir something in you?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0
5. Was there anything in it that distresses/disturbs/bothers you?  Yes with artist's intention = 1  or  No = 0  or  Yes but unintentional = -1
6. Is it fresh & new = 1  or  is it a development of something familiar = 1 or  is it old hat = 0 
7. Is the value/color strong/balanced/interesting?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0.
8. Do the colors work together?  Yes = 1  or  No, but they clash for a good reason = 1  or  No, colors clash for no reason = 0
9. Does technique awe and amaze you?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0

Total and leave a comment with the score. Further breakdown or additional comments would be welcomed too. Or e-mail me your score sheet to maddonaellen-judge@yahoo.com

You be the judge, part 2: quilt no. 1

This is the first of three quilts for you to judge. If you missed the introductory post, read about this little experiment here.

As a judge for a juried quilt exhibition, look at the following full and detailed digital images. Click on images for larger views. Then respond to each of the following nine questions. Or get a score sheet in pdf format for all three quilts here.

quilt no. 1 - 16x16

quilt no. 1 - detail

Judging criteria from Elizabeth Barton's Ultimate Quilt Judging Algorithm:

1. Did it attract your attention? Yes = 1 or No = 0
2. Did you want to look at it for  5 minutes = 1  or  for 5 seconds = 0?
3. Looking longer, did you see something more?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0
4. Did it stir something in you?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0
5. Was there anything in it that distresses/disturbs/bothers you?  Yes with artist's intention = 1  or  No = 0  or  Yes but unintentional = -1
6. Is it fresh & new = 1  or  is it a development of something familiar = 1 or  is it old hat = 0 
7. Is the value/color strong/balanced/interesting?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0.
8. Do the colors work together?  Yes = 1  or  No, but they clash for a good reason = 1  or  No, colors clash for no reason = 0
9. Does technique awe and amaze you?  Yes = 1  or  No = 0

Total and leave a comment with the score. Further breakdown or additional comments would be welcomed too. Or e-mail me your score sheet after quilt no. 3. 

You be the judge, part 1

What happens when judges review entries for an exhibition? Why are some works accepted but others are not? No simple answers to this recurring mystery that continues to vex all artists.

Elizabeth Barton gave this some thought and came up with a simple algorithm: nine questions in four categories for judging a quilt. Read her introductory blog post here and about her nine questions here.

These nine questions are fabulously straight forward and quick. Most are yes or no. Highest score is 9 points, lowest is -1 point. Short and sweet.

Jurying for an exhibition is often done with digital images rather than actual quilts. So with blessings from Ms. Barton, I invite YOU, dear reader, to be a judge.

Here's the plan.

I'll post three quilts on three consecutive days. Each quilt will have two images: full and detail views. The nine questions will be listed at the end of each post. Or print off this score sheet for all three in pdf format. Leave the total score, though I would really love to get the score for each individual question, as a comment. Be anonymous if you want. Or e-mail me your score sheet.

For comparison, local quilters did this same exercise, except they saw the actual quilts. I'm curious if there'll be any difference in the real vs virtual.

Thanks in advance for participating. I'll share results and what I've learned from this experiment.