2006 Best of Show

– CERAMICS

All original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry. No machine-made or mass produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed, each piece must be signed.

Robert Briscoe
Ceramics, Harris, MN, #3117

– DRAWING

Works created using dry media, including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayons, etc. or from fluid medium of inks and washes applied by pen or brush.

Karin Coron
Drawing, Ypsilanti, MI, #308

– FIBER

All works crafted from fibers, including leather, paper, basketry, embroidery, weaving, tapestry, and papermaking. Machine tooling, machine screened patterns or miscellaneous forms of mass production are NOT permitted. All factory produced wearable items, regardless of additional modification or enhancement by the artists, will not be accepted.

Samuel Yao
Fiber, Ann Arbor, MI, #2302

– GLASS

Glass works that may be functional or purely decorative in design. Works that have been crafted viaglass blowing, molding, or casting, as well as works that have been kiln-formed. Works may be etched or engraved. No form of mass production is permitted.

Tony Cray
Glass, New Melle, MO, #310

– JEWELRY

All jewelry produced from metal, glass, clay, fiber, paper, plastic, or other materials.

Klaus Spies
Jewelry, Chicago, IL, #307

– PAINTING

Works created in oils, acrylics, watercolor and more.

Andy Fletcher
Painting, Kenosha, WI, #405

– PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographic prints made from artist’s original negatives that have been processed by the artist or under his/her direct supervision. Photographers are required to disclose their creative process and printing process.

Daryl Thetford
Photography, Chattanooga, TN, #218

– PRINTMAKING

Printed works of which the artist hand-manipulated the plates, stones, or screens. Prints must be signed and numbered as a limited edition. Printmakers are required to disclose their creative process and printing process.

Steve Nowatzki
Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, #4207

– SCULPTURE

Three-dimensional original work created in any medium.

Thomas Wargin
Sculpture, Menomonee Falls, WI, #1308

– WOOD

Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine worked, turned or carved.

LeRoy Bayerl
Wood, Marshfield, WI, #304

– 2D MIXED MEDIA

Two-dimensional works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production.

Carol Menninga
2D Mixed Media, Roscoe, IL, #402

– 3D MIXED MEDIA

Three-dimensional works that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production.

John Petrey
3D Mixed Media, Orlando, FL, #201