LA 2011 Eisteddfod Lovespoon Winner Announced!

 

The Winner - Carey Dietrich

We're thrilled to announce that Carey Dietrich is the winner of this year’s West Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon.  Although I didn’t manage to get down to LA for the event, I have heard that it was a great success which gets better and better each year.   

I would like to thank everyone who donated to the Eisteddfod for their kind generosity and hope that you will be back next year to help again.  I only wish that I could carve a thousand spoons, instead of just the one, so that everyone could win one.  But even if you didn’t win, please know that your donation will help the West Coast Eisteddfod to continue its growth.  It isn’t easy getting a cultural event off the ground in these tough economic times, so it is a great boon to have such great support! 

West Coast Eisteddfod L.A. Lovespoon 2011 - And The Winners Are......

After due deliberation David is pleased to announce the winners of the design element competition for this years West Coast Eisteddfod Lovespoon . The finished piece which will be on display at the event at the Barnsdall Art Center between September 23rd and 25th, incorporates three design elements which were selected by popular suggestion and vote both here and on the AmeriCymru website . From an initial list of about 30 suggestions the final slate was whittled down to just five contenders. Here are the three winners:-

3. Cerdd:  The harp is seen as the symbol of Welsh music (Cerdd is the word for music in Welsh). The Welsh are renowned for their musicality and music is always an important part of the Eisteddfod experience.

2. The Awen:   Awen is a Welsh word for "(poetic) inspiration". Used historically to describe the poetic inspiration of the bards, it is a beautifully apt and very stylish symbol for an Eisteddfod spoon!

1. This lovely design by Laura Gorun includes the ever popular Welsh Daffodils and leeks. These iconic symbols of Wales are always a beautiful addition to any lovespoon design!

The Harp design won outright with 24.36% of the vote whilst the Daffodils and Awen both tied for second place with 21.79%. The winners each of whom will receive a copy of David's book, "The Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons" are:-

1. Jennifer Brodeur
2. Brian Y Tarw Lwyd
3. Laura Gorun 

Many thanks to all who contributed designs and/or voted in the competition. We will present the first two named winners with their prizes at the West Coast Eisteddfod in September and Laura's copy will be mailed.

Please don't forget that the principal purpose of all this is to raise funds for this years event. So if you have a few ( or many ) dollars to spare please consider buying a few tickets for the grand prize draw which will take place at the Eisteddfod. You can enter the prize draw via the 'Donate' button in the right hand column on David Western's Lovespoon Blog or in the left hand column on AmeriCymru.net.

Bookmark this blog for further developments and to follow the creation of this unique work of art.