Botanical Arts Division Classes

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“Open the door, my princess, dear,
Open the door to thy true love here!
And mind the words that thou and I said
By the fountain cool, in the greenwood shade.”

And when the princess opened the door the frog came in, and slept upon her pillow as before, till the morning broke. On the third night, he did the same. But when the princess awoke the following morning, she was astonished to see, instead of the frog, a handsome prince, gazing at her with the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen, and standing at the head of her bed.
– The Brothers Grimm (1812)

COURTLY COUTURE created with dried plant materials. A statue of a whimsical frog will be supplied to the exhibitor upon registration. (Statue need not be completely covered.)

• The decorated frog will be displayed atop a pedestal.
• Viewed and judged from all sides.
• Statement of Intent is optional.
• Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet.

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There once was a man who owned a wonderful goose. Every morning, the goose laid for him a big, beautiful egg — an egg made of pure, shiny, solid gold.
– Aesop (620-564 BCE)

AN EGG in the style of Fabergé created with dried plant materials. Egg stand provided to Exhibitor upon registration.

• Viewed and judged from all sides.
• Statement of Intent is optional.
• Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet.

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“Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and then the hair fell twenty ells down, and the enchantress climbed up by it.”
– The Brothers Grimm (1812)

HAIR ORNAMENT(S) embellished with dried plant materials. Embellish man-made hair ornaments. All visible parts must be covered by plant material. Ornaments will be staged on a mannequin head/bust with a long blonde wig within a niche painted Rosecliff White. Wig and mannequin supplied upon registration.

NOVICE CLASS: Open to anyone who has not won a Blue Ribbon in this division of The Newport Flower Show. This class is open to Novices only.

• Viewed from the front.
• The photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet.
• The mannequin may be placed in any position within the niche (i.e. facing forward or to the back.)
• Wigs may be manipulated as the designer chooses.
• Statement of Intent is optional.
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This fairy tale touches on the theme of inner beauty. It emphasizes that outward appearances may be deceiving, and true beauty lies within a person’s qualities and virtues.
– “Beauty and the Beast” by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (1740)

A ROSE design (a central motif in the fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast) using dried and/or pressed plant materials. Upon registration, exhibitors will receive a glass cloche and base (6” wide x 6” deep x 13” high).

• The rose will be staged inside the cloche on a pedestal painted Rosecliff White.
• Statement of Intent is optional.
• Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet.
• Pedestal size: 18” square x 42” high

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“A nicely polished walnut shell served as her cradle. Her mattress was made of the blue petals of violets, and a rose petal was pulled up to cover her. That was how she slept at night.”
– Hans Christian Andersen (1835)

THUMBELINA’S BED created from all dried and/or pressed plant materials. Staged on an 8” square L-shaped stand atop a console with lighting above. The designer may enhance the L-shaped stand.

• Viewed and judged from the front.
• A magnifying glass will be available at each entry.
• Statement of Intent is optional.
• Photo and details of staging will be included in the Exhibitor packet.
• Console size: 35” wide x 15” deep x 49 ¾” high. (Two exhibits per console.)