About Us
THE ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE UK FLORISTRY JUDGES GUILD
Chair
Julia Ryde - [email protected]
Vice-Chair
Tracy Benton
Past Chair
Sarah Hills-Ingyon
Treasurer
Tracy Tomlinson
Secretary
Karen Armstrong
Assignment Officer
Tracy Benton
Membership Officer
Konomi Yajima
Schedule Committee
Karen Barnes - (Chair), Jane Benefield, Karen Armstrong, Sarah Cunningham, Isabel Wilton
Newsletter Editor
Jane Benefield
Training Committee
Julia Ryde (Chair), Konomi Yajima, Lynda Owen, Sarah Hills-Ingyon
Website/Social Media Officer
Kate Whelan
Competition Committee
Sarah Cunningham - (Chair), Karen Barnes, Kate Whelan, Kathryn Sherwood
UD 07/04/2022
JUDGING CRITERIA
Regardless of what floristry competition a competitor enters, the following principles of evaluation will be used by Judges from the UK Floristry Judges Guild
- To read and interpret the intentions of a schedule, understand the words used and emotion involved
- Enter the competition room with an open mind receptive to all interpretations of the schedule
- To appreciate and understand a wide range of floristry and connected subjects and to understand the principles and elements of good design
- To judge fairly the elements of idea, colour, composition and technique and the facets within each category
- To mark consistently and impartially between one design and another
- To recognise a wide variety of flower and plant material
- To assess accurately the quality and condition of the flower and plant material used
- To observe accurately, recognising the merits and distinguishing between major faults and minor carelessness in each design
- To be decisive and impersonal in judgement
- To express any of the above in writing and in speech. To justify a mark or a decision made confidently and eloquently so that the Judges authority can be respected
- To speak in public with confidence, authority, assurance and ease
- To use designs from competitions to teach and encourage competitors and florists, helping achieve a higher standard of professional floristry
- To help observing (shadow) trainee judges understand the judging process
- At all times seeking to enhance the profile of the UK Floristry Judges Guild