The final judging for the Etsy and NASA SpaceCraft contest took place on Friday evening, March 18, 2011 at ETSY Headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. NASA astronaut Steve Robinson, who has flown on four shuttle missions, was a judge of the contest, along with other judges from the science, technology, art, and journalism sectors.
The entries covered a variety of mediums – beadwork, felt, quilting, painting, computer generated art, jewelry, woodwork, clothing, sculpture, mosaics and glasswork. A large number of the entries portrayed images of the planets and the universe, while images of the shuttle and astronauts also were highly represented.
The best of show award goes to Colleen and Eric Whiteley (a.k.a.ColleenWhiteley) for their amazingly detailed Northstar Table. The table is not only impeccably made, but also has a secret mechanism hidden within: press the North Star and a hidden drawer immediately appears
Image Credit: Etsy
Some artists focused on a single image of the moon, or a single planet by using detailed painting or even embroidery. Of course, the theme of dreaming was present in so many of the works – showing once again that the public sees NASA as an organization that has led the way for dreamers to build vehicles that will travel to space and explore the universe.
More than 600 entries were sent to Etsy. Following a public vote, the entries were narrowed to thirty finalists. Judges were pleased by the variety of entries and the opportunity to read the artists descriptions of their work. Most described the connection that the artist felt for NASA and how NASA has affected their lives.
Interestingly, many of the Etsy employees that attended the judging event had actually attended Space Camp when they were young and were thrilled to meet Robinson and hear his stories about being in space. Steve is a former graphic artist and now practices photography and also plays music.
The contest has been a great partnership for NASA and has allowed NASA to tell its story to the Etsy audience. The final entries will be displayed at the April launch of STS-134 and at other future NASA events. Thanks to all the artists that entered – Ad Astra!
Winner, 2D Original. High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon by Rachel Barry Hobson. The winner in the 2D Original category is Rachel Barry Hobson (a.k.a. RachelHobson), whose High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon won the judges' hearts.
Sources: NASA, Etsy
The entries covered a variety of mediums – beadwork, felt, quilting, painting, computer generated art, jewelry, woodwork, clothing, sculpture, mosaics and glasswork. A large number of the entries portrayed images of the planets and the universe, while images of the shuttle and astronauts also were highly represented.
The best of show award goes to Colleen and Eric Whiteley (a.k.a.ColleenWhiteley) for their amazingly detailed Northstar Table. The table is not only impeccably made, but also has a secret mechanism hidden within: press the North Star and a hidden drawer immediately appears
Grand Prize Winner, Best of Show. Northstar Table by Colleen and Eric Whiteley
Some artists focused on a single image of the moon, or a single planet by using detailed painting or even embroidery. Of course, the theme of dreaming was present in so many of the works – showing once again that the public sees NASA as an organization that has led the way for dreamers to build vehicles that will travel to space and explore the universe.
More than 600 entries were sent to Etsy. Following a public vote, the entries were narrowed to thirty finalists. Judges were pleased by the variety of entries and the opportunity to read the artists descriptions of their work. Most described the connection that the artist felt for NASA and how NASA has affected their lives.
Interestingly, many of the Etsy employees that attended the judging event had actually attended Space Camp when they were young and were thrilled to meet Robinson and hear his stories about being in space. Steve is a former graphic artist and now practices photography and also plays music.
The contest has been a great partnership for NASA and has allowed NASA to tell its story to the Etsy audience. The final entries will be displayed at the April launch of STS-134 and at other future NASA events. Thanks to all the artists that entered – Ad Astra!
Winner, 2D Original. High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon by Rachel Barry Hobson. The winner in the 2D Original category is Rachel Barry Hobson (a.k.a. RachelHobson), whose High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon won the judges' hearts.
Image Credit: Etsy
Universal Thoughts by Nikkita Karsan Bhakta (a.k.a. nikkitabhakta) won the 2D Reproduction category. She states, "My original goal was to photograph trails of smoke and succeeded doing so by experimenting with india ink and water. It was later that I discovered the uncanny, visual parallels between the ink trails and images I have seen from space."
Image Credit: Etsy
We had an unbelievable variety of finalists in the 3D Original category, including a hand-dyed dress, needle-felted Hubble and astronauts, hand-blown glass marbles and a clay and wire sculpture of a fantastical "moon man." What really blew the judges away happened to be the smallest item — a titanium ring embedded with silver, gold and diamonds, which represent stars, the sun, moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and an intricately cut Saturn. The ring, entitled Brother Sun, Sister Moon, and was made by Patrick Burt.
Image Credit: Etsy
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