Like a sugar bowl entered in the “vegetable bowl” class, or a glass vase submitted to the “decorated china vase” category, one-off mistakes are certainly bound to happen when there are more than 1,000 entries in the Antiques competition at the Indiana State Fair.
Located on the second floor of the Home and Family Arts Building at the Indiana State Fair, this year’s selection of Ugly Lamps is guaranteed to stimulate your senses.
This year’s Ugly Lamp Contest at the Indiana State Fair managed to pique my interest in this most interesting of categories.
I enjoy judging several categories at the Indiana State Fair. It is always fun to see not only how the items in my categories are ultimately displayed, but the winners in other categories as well.
Due to the coronavirus cancellation last year of the Indiana State Fair, waiting two long years in order to judge this year was akin to a child counting down the days until Christmas. Judging a total of 30 categories this year—mostly china and pottery—I was truly excited for the return of the Ugly Lamp Contest.