Kimekomi Exhibit during Obon Festival Celebration

Obon Festival is a Japanese Buddhist celebration that commemorates and remembers deceased ancestors.    In this year's celebration at Florin Buddhist Church, there are exhibits of traditional Japanese art.   We thank Carolyn Sawaii for sharing these photos of the Kimekomi dolls and animals.

Kimekomi doll making requires taking rigorous classes and taking on projects to qualify for advancement.   Carolyn has achieved high level of skill to pass many levels of examination. 

 

Craft Exhibit at the Alameda County Fair

 

Alameda County Fair is one of the major fairs in Northern California.   The fair runs for over two weeks and there are tremendous exhibits.   Though the fair is now closed, we can still enjoy some photos of the craft exhibits, we thank Casey Jones for sharing the scenes.     

Eric Visits Polly in Texas

It's so good to hear from Eric and Polly.  Eric Stewart is our ARBA executive director, we all know him.   He travels a lot, and he is in Texas.   Polly Holmes was the president of NARBC in the mid 1990s to 2000, she bred French Angora and Satin Angora.   Both Eric and Polly are colored Angora goat enthusiasts.    

Polly's blue t-shirt is one of the prizes from the 1994 ARBA convention at Tulsa, OK.   Betty has several of these too.

This is Polly's "solar dyed" mohairs from the Angora goats.   It's 105 degrees in Texas!

Eric is visiting with an Angora buck at Polly's property.

We thank Eric for these nice photos and reports.  

 

Bao Bao and Bei Bei Approve of Pattee's Scarf

See what the boys discover!

Bei Bei loves this fuzzy and warm thing.  

Bao Bao agrees with Bei Bei. 

Bao Bao and Bei Bei ask to share it, but ....

... mama Betty says no, this scarf belongs to Pattee.  See how good the scarf looks on Pattee.  

 

Loretta and Drew at Corralitos

Loretta is a long time Holland Lop breeder/exhibitor.   We see each other in shows for many years.

Loretta usually does not come to show with a puppy, but she has the cut pup with her at Corralitos.  

Loretta even has her hubby Drew with her, Drew helps to man the food booth for the Nor Cal Holland Club.

Drew says that he's usually staying home to care for the puppy that is like their child.  Corralitos show gets both Drew and Loretta out and thus the cute puppy has to join the trip too.

 

Three Shows Three Specialty Best In Show

At the Corralitos triple crown shows on July 8, 2023,  three different Angoras wear the crown.

English Angora Chucky opens the gate and becomes the first winner of the day.  

Judge Armando Cabrera likes English Angora Chu's Chucky's firm type and fresh coat, Chucky gets the first specialty Best In Show of the day.

Monique is an oldie but goodie, she has been in shows for over 3 years and still wins big.  She is the French Angora BOB in all three shows and ...

Judge Jeremy Collins awards the specialty Best In Show to French Angora Monique in the second show.  

English Angora colored senior doe Maura wins specialty Best In Show in the third show.

Judge Doug King likes Maura's complete full coat.  

Show C English Angora Judging at Corralitos

The English Angora white variety are on the table.  

Pattee is the table clerk for judge Doug.

Betty carries her colored English Angoras to the table, Pattee helps to clerk.

Judge Doug is checking the wool on a colored English Angora.

The English Angora standard does not favor abundance of guard hairs.  This is a colored English Angora doe that has a re-grown coat.   

This is the second place colored senior doe.

Here is a full coated colored senior doe that has a virgin coat, it is more desirable in English Angora.

Judge Doug awards the BOB and specialty Best In Show to Betty's colored senior doe Maura.

For a list of winner, go to:

 

NCAG Show Results: July 8, 2023 Angora Showing at Corralitos (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)