Northern California Angora Guild: 3/17/24

Show C Best In Show Judging at Fresno

Show C Best In Show judge is Danielle Lowe of Indiana.

Judge Danielle poses the English Angora.

Judge Danielle poses well, shows off the wool well.

Fluff up the wool.

Examining the front.

Judge Danielle awards the Best In Show to Betty Chu's English Angora.

Reserve In Show goes to Linda Bell's Havana.

Here is a close up of the Best In Show prize. It is a wind chime.

Show B Best In Show Judging at Fresno

Show A was held on Saturday. The first Best In Show judging on Sunday is show B.

The Best In Show judge for show B is Michael Perez of CA.

English Angora being examined.

A look for a bit of distance.

Judge Michael awards the Best In Show to the Mini Satin shown by Bonnie and Megan Achin.

Betty's English Angora gets the Reserve In Show honor.

A close up of the Reserve In Show prize.

Show C French Angora Judging at Fresno

French Angoras being examined by judge Ashley, Bri does the clerking and Carolyn Silvas takes photos.

French Angora judging from the view of the judging table.

There are a good number of colored senior does in the class.

Judge Ashley comments on the broken blue doe.

On the table is a steel doe.

Judge Ashley comments on the second place senior doe.

The first place goes to the fawn senior doe who also goes on to be the BOB.

Betty is the mama of the lucky girl that receives the BOB in show C.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: March 10, 2024 Angora Showing at Fresno (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show C English Angora Judging at Fresno

Show C judge for Angora is Ashley Garza Sweeny of OH. Ashley grew up in CA, she came up the rank as a youth breeder then open then a judge, with her job and marriage, she currently lives in OH.

Judge Ashley is examining the English Angora whites senior doe.

The white senior doe is the BOV.

The colored senior bucks are on the table.

The winner of the colored senior buck class that goes on to win the BOSB.

Judge Ashley checking on the colored senior doe.

The colored senior doe is the BOV colored to compete with the BOV white.

The English Angora BOB goes to Betty's tort senior doe that goes on to win the open Best In Show.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: March 10, 2024 Angora Showing at Fresno (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

White Rabbit at Fresno

While showing at the Cal State Convention at Fresno, saw a Jeep that says "White Rabbit"!

Camellia says that she is a White Rabbit. Mama Betty takes Camellia to visit the White Rabbit Jeep.

White Rabbit Camellia also likes to visit the ourtdoors during the spring time, so comfortable.

Carolyn Achieves the Kimekomi Doll Instructor Status

Carolyn Sawai is honored at my Kimekomi class for completing the series of course dolls, and official a Kimekomi Doll official instructor. It took Carolyn 10 years to get to this point, the process is longer than getting a PhD degree or getting an ARBA judge's license! Over the years we have seen photos of the Kimekomi dolls that were made by Carolyn, and we learned along the way about this Japanese art form. To see some of these dolls, go to:

Northern California Angora Guild (ncag.blogspot.com)

This is Carolyn's certificate this is granted from the Mataro Doll Craft Academy in Japan. Carolyn has been studying under her sensei (master instructor) Masanori Isako Wasano, she is very to grateful to her for her training. Sensei Wasano has been studying and teaching this unique Japanese art for 5 decades.
Information about Sensei Wasano is posted on
Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival - 2012 Masanori-Isako Wasano

The rabbit and the doll displayed with her certificate are two of Carolyn's favorite creations.