Sweet Dreams? - WINNERS!

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Sweet Dreams?... Or are they Nightmares? has come to an end. The 2 phases of judging and the voting for the People's Choice Award gave us a long month of waiting - and a bit of anxiety for some of the contestants. I'm very thrilled to announce that all that wait is no longer. Today I'm announcing the winner, runner-up and people's choice, but you are all deserving of claps and cookies, not just those 3 deviants. Thank you for making a dream come true (click that link for a proper wrap-up speech, please)!



And now, without any more delays...


THE WINNERS ARE...


First Place! :winner:

Flight and Fetters by QueenGwenevere
by QueenGwenevere


Words from the jury:

:iconsrsmith: SRSmith said: My favourite of them all without question (...) this I believe is hands down the best piece of work - written or graphic, and even the written explanation of this was engaging, albeit not entirely polished.

:iconburgerbunny: BurgerBunny said: I find this piece the most interesting in concept; it really portrays a dream well. I do like the other pieces but in my mind, this one sticks out the most purely for its visual concept.

:icongaioumonbatou: GaioumonBatou said: I think that in terms of combining the theme of the contest with skill in craftsmanship, this one oughta be the winner.

:iconporcelainpoet: PorcelainPoet said: It's really hard to pick. I'm choosing this one because I feel like the most work went into it and visually, it's very surreal and dream like. And the quality is very good.




:iconqueengwenevere:  QueenGwenevere will get:

A unique bracelet made by SterlingDragon78 with a reflection of how her dreams are constructed and restructured rather than explaining a particular dream sequence. It is a very experimental piece (prototypes ftw!), done with circular brick stitch, partial brick stitch and peyote stitch. (This prize requires that the winner gives SterlingDragon78 her address, so she can send it.) For more details about the bracelet and a preview of how it looks click the thumb: I Dream In RGB by SterlingDragon78

A copy of an urban fantasy novel written by AND from RisingPhoenix89. It is called "Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Revenge, Everything is Nothing". It's about an ex-assassin and his quest not only for revenge on the former allies who killed his family, but to prevent an apocalyptic demonic invasion of our world. You can read more about it in: www.lulu.com/product/paperback… (This prize requires that the winner gives RisingPhoenix89 her address, so he can send it.)

A Wire Dreamcatcher Necklace from pinguino (This prize requires that the winner gives pinguino her address, so she can send it.)

Artwork from shannaroooooo with the following conditions: 1 Full body [digitally colored] picture of a human character.

A customized Journal CSS from LostKitten

A customized stamp by number03

Critique on winning piece from Kaz-D

News Article features from: Helewidis, Ice-11 & Kaz-D [Kaz-D said: Features in Artistic Assortments/Love Lit (whichever it fits)]

300 points from me, Helewidis (already given)

300 points from DAnnsCreations (through me, she already donated them to me so it makes things easier) (already given)

200 points from Kaz-D

1 year sub from hellmet

A virtual lapdance from Choiseul and chadamus  - for contestants over 18 only :giggle: (Please note this is nothing sexual over a webcam, etc. It is open to interpretation, it can be a drawing; an emote… who knows?)

2 totally silent video cards (reviews in: www.newegg.com/Product/Product… ) originally valued at around $300-400 US that were only in a system for about two days for a trade show. So used, but barely. - from chadamus, who is willing to ship them USPS Priority Flat Rate just about anywhere US Customs allows shipping of electronic items. Had to qualify that. There are some places that some items can't be shipped. So not a guarantee that the chosen winner could receive these. The winner must be in a place where these items can be shipped to according to US Customs. (This prize requires that the winner gives chadamus her address, so he can send it.)

Included:
Two (2) ASUS EN9600GT SILENT GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 cards.
One (1) SLI Bridge
Two (2) power connectors
Two (2) DVI-to-VGA/D-Sub adapters
Two (2) DVI-to HDMI adapters
Two (2) S/PDIF Cables

Not included:
Driver discs. (Drivers can be downloaded from nVidia.com easily.)
User manuals. (Also available online.)
Component-Out cable. (Most that he just can't find them at the moment. A cable that 99.994% would not use anyway.)

Pics: :thumb160734060: :thumb160734547:

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Journal features from: Helewidis, eschlehahn, the-arkz, zungzwang, Ice-11, alexandrasalas, catsagecat & gesastock, rydi1689, GaioumonBatou, Infinite705, WineWriter, AskGooroo, kiwi-damnation, GinkgoWerkstatt, LostKitten, vicexversa, boredwithreality, SaTaNiA, LuciaConstantin,  ChewedKandi, EveryNextDream, shannaroooooo, number03, SanIakob, Aspiring-writer16, SterlingDragon78, Dan4ArChAnGeL the-photographicpoet

Llama badges from: Helewidis, cocinando-colores, rydi1689, Infinite705, execoot, kiwi-damnation, GinkgoWerkstatt, vicexversa, boredwithreality, LuciaConstantin, DAnnsCreations, shannaroooooo, Ayame-Kenoshi, SaTaNiA, number03, Pantathena, SanIakob, Aspiring-writer16, Dan4ArChAnGeL  





Runner-Up! :dummy:

Sweet Dream? by quybaba
by quybaba


:iconquybaba:quybaba will get:

A copy of an urban fantasy novel written by AND from RisingPhoenix89. It is called "Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Revenge, Everything is Nothing". It's about an ex-assassin and his quest not only for revenge on the former allies who killed his family, but to prevent an apocalyptic demonic invasion of our world. You can read more about it in: www.lulu.com/product/paperback… (This prize requires that the winner gives RisingPhoenix89 her address, so he can send it.)

A customized Wooden Door-Sign from me, Helewidis, so you can let everyone in your home know that you're sleeping and are not to be disturbed. (This prize requires that the winner gives me her address, so I can send it.)

A customized stamp by number03

Artwork from shannaroooooo with the following conditions: 1 Full body [traditionally colored] picture of a human character.

2 stock requests (photography) from Pantathena

Critique on winning piece from Kaz-D

200 points from me, Helewidis (already given)

200 points from DAnnsCreations (through me, she already donated them to me so it makes things easier) (already given)

3 month sub from Kallipolis

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Journal features from: Helewidis, eschlehahn, the-arkz, zungzwang, Ice-11, alexandrasalas, catsagecat & gesastock, rydi1689, GaioumonBatou, Infinite705, WineWriter, AskGooroo, kiwi-damnation, GinkgoWerkstatt, LostKitten, vicexversa, boredwithreality, SaTaNiA, LuciaConstantin,  ChewedKandi, EveryNextDream, shannaroooooo, number03, SanIakob, Aspiring-writer16, SterlingDragon78, Dan4ArChAnGeL the-photographicpoet

Llama badges from: Helewidis, cocinando-colores, rydi1689, Infinite705, execoot, kiwi-damnation, GinkgoWerkstatt, vicexversa, boredwithreality, LuciaConstantin, DAnnsCreations, shannaroooooo, Ayame-Kenoshi, SaTaNiA, number03, Pantathena, SanIakob, Aspiring-writer16, Dan4ArChAnGeL  





People's Choice! :clap:

Sweet dream? by ThuyNguyen13
by ThuyNguyen13


People’s Choice Award was decided in a community poll answered by almost 300 deviants!!!



:iconthuynguyen13: ThuyNguyen13 will get:

A copy of an urban fantasy novel written by AND from RisingPhoenix89. It is called "Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Revenge, Everything is Nothing". It's about an ex-assassin and his quest not only for revenge on the former allies who killed his family, but to prevent an apocalyptic demonic invasion of our world. You can read more about it in: www.lulu.com/product/paperback… (This prize requires that the winner gives RisingPhoenix89 her address, so he can send it.)

1 (one) dA sticker (it's a surprise which one) from me, Helewidis. (This prize requires that the winner gives me her address, so I can send it.)

A customized stamp by number03

Artwork from shannaroooooo with the following conditions: 1 Chibi [digitally colored] picture of a human character.

1 stock request (photography) from Pantathena

100 points from me, Helewidis (already given)

100 points from DAnnsCreations (through me, she already donated them to me so it makes things easier) (already given)

1 month sub from cocinando-colores

1 month sub from zungzwang

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Journal features from: Helewidis, eschlehahn, the-arkz, zungzwang, Ice-11, alexandrasalas, catsagecat & gesastock, rydi1689, GaioumonBatou, Infinite705, WineWriter, AskGooroo, kiwi-damnation, GinkgoWerkstatt, LostKitten, vicexversa, boredwithreality, SaTaNiA, LuciaConstantin,  ChewedKandi, EveryNextDream, shannaroooooo, number03, SanIakob, Aspiring-writer16, SterlingDragon78, Dan4ArChAnGeL the-photographicpoet

Llama badges from: Helewidis, cocinando-colores, rydi1689, Infinite705, execoot, kiwi-damnation, GinkgoWerkstatt, vicexversa, boredwithreality, LuciaConstantin, DAnnsCreations, shannaroooooo, Ayame-Kenoshi, SaTaNiA, number03, Pantathena, SanIakob, Aspiring-writer16, Dan4ArChAnGeL  



You Were Almost There! :eager:
There two deviants almost made it to Runner-Up. Their works are so good that I wish I had more prizes to give. They both got 20 :points: from me and this special feature, with the addition of knowing what was said about their pieces.

Do Not Fall Asleep by youngmoons by :iconyoungmoons:
:iconsalshep: salshep said: Excellent art, a poem in a picture, with beautiful detail and well-drawn figures. It appeals to the archetypal mind in exactly the way a dream does, kicking off reams of meaning and interpretation.

by :iconyourpleasantdarkness:
:iconlostkitten: LostKitten said: I just love it because it's visual and rhythmic, shows real talent. They not only put a picture in my head, but made it rhyme.



Special Mentions
These are the works that almost made it to the final phase of voting. Their authors got 5 :points: each and a feature in a previous journal.

:thumb175303599: :thumb175042980: was it a dream? by Oussika
Paranoia's Baby SisterThese are the things,
you and I
were never and/or always
meant to be meant
for.
Burning  c o n f e t t i  fills cardboard mansions
in the waxy skies above pinky-chalk oceans
that are filled with overripe manatee's feet.
Slivers of irony slide off my outstretched tongue
because I am trying to catch the scales that fell
from the elevator's plexiglass-free ceiling before.
Before, hurricane wind chimes would only rattle
bones when I was trying oh-so-hard to stay
stiller than a proper lady from eighteen eighty.
I'd take my raspberry bath in the little dipper
and my virgin gin and tonic in the bigger one.
(Just how you taught me way back then.)
Back when the clock got stuck and the sun
flopped up onto the shores of the curls I had
always known would spin away like rockets.
Until that day when cricket chirps ring loudest
when they're inserted in-to prodigious symphonies
like the one you purchased for your aqua girl.
And then we might just find whatever
it is we were suppos
:thumb164075189: Thou Shalt Not StealSamhain night comes once a year,
Candy bringing children cheer.
Costumes aim to give a fright
To all those wand'ring through the night.
My parents ran low on supplies,
A mistake I sought to rectify.
So to the grocery store I went,
Seeking sweets, that we might repent.
Shortly did I arrive there,
But found no cashier anywhere.
I thought I could pay on the morrow
For the candy that I borrowed.
'Twas not 'til I was driving home
That I found I was not alone.
I looked in my rearview mirror
To see a puma drawing nearer.
Even though I really tried
To get away, my engine died;
Leaping out the door, I ran,
Only to be tackled in the sand.
A large paw turned me on my back;
I thought I'd have a heart attack,
When the mountain lion growled at me,
"Why did you steal my candy?"
I tried to insist that I meant to pay,
But he wouldn't listen to what I had to say.
"There's a penalty for those who steal."
I opened my mouth in a frightened squeal,
And found myself sitting in bed,
Clammy sweat upon my head.

:thumb175269085: .: Slave to the Dark :. by KuramaPhoenix sWEeTDream by Danghieu
SD?--A Girl and Her DogI'm running.  Am I myself?  I don't know.  I might be someone else.  But this is my yard, my neighborhood...unless I am not me.  I think I'm younger than I'm supposed to be. 
I'm running.  I have to run.  He's chasing me.  Who?  Who is chasing me?  I don't know.  I think he's supposed to be my father.  But he's not my father...or is he not my not-me's father?  I don't know.  But he's chasing me.  He's trying to catch me.  Why?  Why does he want me?  Because I'm escaping.  Why am I escaping?  I don't know.  But I'm afraid of him.  
Yet, not as afraid as I should be.  Or as I think I should be.  Or as I think now that I should have thought I should be?  I'm rather detached, actually.  Do I know I'll get away?  I th
The Shadow Man       You lie in bed, resting in that state that is not awake, but also not asleep.  That in between state of awareness, where you see things, creatures, that aren't there, can't possibly be real…or are they? Are these creatures and not-quite-things always around you?  Watching you, following you, shadowing your every move?
You twist slightly in your too heavy duvet, trying to free yourself, even if it's only slightly, from the oppressive feather comforter that weighs down on your body, hampering movement, preventing escape.  As you continue to twist, trying to free an arm that has gotten caught in the twisted mass of clothe and feathers, you see something on the edge of your vision.  You turn your head just a bit more, so you can see more clearly.  Your heart races and chills race up and down your spine, hairs and gooseflesh rising on your arms and legs.  Your blood pumps faster throug

:thumb174404135: :thumb163343369: Decay And Dissolve by LT-Arts
Sweet RecluseEnveloped; drowned.
Cerise softwood lucid reverie.
Laying; falling.
Caressing Princess on me.
Sublime vermilion locks -
Amalgamated -
Viridian surveillance, gazing.
She parts my princely lips; royal grace.
Veneration of Her flows within...
Only to never be seen again.
Docile to compassion was I
Not looking in to thine.
Sincere mask; crumbling.
Precious lips; bubbling.
Tongue flicked; coiling.
Lacing, soiling, destroying
My heart.
Midst of sweet requiem.
Truth beset crimson mask,
Glimpse of real panoply
Resentment; cascading.
Revulsion; suffocating.
My blood?
Dissipating; traumatized.
Love laced tongue...
Such poisonous addiction.
:thumb163890733: :thumb174496353:
:thumb174157970: :thumb170041227: The Most Bittersweet GiftThe birds are singing, the suburban houses surrounded by forest. We're on a gravel road, sometimes we meet people, but we're alone a lot too. Everything is green and sunny and there is only a slight breeze. It's perfect weather, not too warm, but it would be, if any of this was real. But I don't notice that. I'm too caught up in talking and joking and just being with him. We're biking to the store. And we really should hurry, cause it's closing. But somehow, being with him makes that so much less important. I have time to notice flowers, friendly faces, and your smile. Even if we're hurrying we're having fun at the time, enjoying life.
Life.
I haven't really known him for that long. He's a friend's friend. He's real. Even if I now think back and could almost take him for a dream. I found a guy who was perfect for me. We had the same interests, the same sense of humour. And when I told him of my horrible mother and how we always fight, he was the first person ever to take my side. And a
We make immortality look good. by frisbii



Relevant Links
Contest Headquarters
Contest Announcement - News Article
Contest Entries
Finalists & Special Mentions Announcement
People’s Choice Award - voting poll (CLOSED)
Wrap-up Speech w/Features and "thank you's"
Winner’s Announcement – (this journal)

Sweet Dreams - Contest by Helewidis Sweet Dreams - Contest by Helewidis Sweet Dreams - Contest by Helewidis



:note: The winners and the prize givers will be noted shortly. Please remain patient while I do so. There are many involved in this and it may take me all night to note everyone and I don't want to rush things and miss someone or something.

:heart: Once again, thank you very much to everyone involved in this contest. It was the most awesome contest I ever ran and I owe it all to you!

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zeruch's avatar
Jesus, I missed the judging notification in a raft of stuff...bolas.