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Emily Sturm earned best of show judges' choice in the children's division.

Ashley Gotts and June Gotts Clabuesch were awarded best of show for their artwork, voted by both the judges and the general public. 

Not only was the art work on display delightful and refreshing, the cool atmosphere in the building was a relief from the intense heat during this summers’ festival.

Winners in the Adult category were as follows:

Judges selection for Best of Show and also selected by the general public was an eye-popping acrylic pour painting titled “Enchanted Rain Forest” by Ashley Gotts and June Gotts Clabuesch.

Judges selection for Best of Show in the children’s division was “Hidden in Plain Sight” an acrylic painting by Junior High Student Emily Sturm. The public selection was a  photography division entry titled “Eye Spy” by Grace Hancock.

Awards in the adult category were as follows:

Color Photography: 1st Bill Love “On Golden Wings,” 2nd Casey Turner “Lady at Night,” 3rd Carol Diener “Lavender Beauty.”

Acrylic Mount Color Photography: 1st, Carmen Lerash “Orioles;” 2nd Carmen Lerash “Scarlet Tanager,” 3rd Carmen Lerash “Yellow Warbler.”

Digital Enhanced Photography: 1st, Casey Turner “Icy Lighthouse Trails,” 2nd Casey Turner “Wheat Field of Dreams,” 3rd Casey Turner “Pt. Aux Barques True North.”

Black and White Photography:  Bill Love 1st “Beach Guardians.”

Oil Painting: Jenny Turner 1st “Pastel Blossoms;” Sandra Daskam 2nd “Lake Huron Waves” 3rd Lake Huron Beach.

Acrylic Painting:  Ashley Gotts & June Gotts Clabuesch 1st “Enchanted Rain Forest,” “Sunset on Water” 3rd Jenny Turner "Egret.”

Water Color: 1st Sandra Daskam “The Home Place.”

Mixed Media: Duane Wurst 1st “Overlooking,” 2nd Jenny Turner “Triptych”, 3rd Ashley Gotts “Sunset on Water”.

Colored Pencil:  1st Jenny Turner “Lily”; 2nd Kenneth Schulze “Monarch of the Skies,” 3rd  Kenneth Schulze “Flight Interrupted.”

Wood: 1st Dave Thuemmel “Wood Lamp with Wood Shade,” 2nd Dave Thuemmel “Wood Bowl #1,” 3rd  Dave Thuemmel “Wood Bowl #2,”

Wood Burning: 1st Terry Lerash “Innocence,” 2nd  Terry Lerash “Ghost Ship,” 3rd  Terry Lerash “Big Mouth.”

Awards in the children’s category were as follows: 

Color Photography: 1st Grace Hancock “Eye Spy.”

Acrylic & Water Color: Jr. High:1st Emily Sturm “Hidden in Plain Sight.” 2nd Miriam Shupe “Greenfields.” 3rd Zac Trost “Barn,” Elementary: 1st Lilly Kuhl “Tree of Spring,” 2nd Haidyn Krzeszewski “Spring,” 3rd Landon Clouse “New Spring Tree.”

Water Color & Wax: 1st Asa Shelter “Valentine,” 2nd Lily Yackle “Heart,” 3rd Bryce Leipprandt “Valentine Hearts.”

Crayon & Marker: 1st Anna Rochon “Rainbow Shapes,” 2nd Julia Shupe “Neon Girl,” 3rd Leah Clouse “Weirdo.”

Colored Pencil: Elementary: 1st Zac Trost “My Name ZAC,” 2nd Preston Braun “PRESON,” 3rd Conner McLean “My Name CONNOR.” Colored Pencil-High School: 1st: Gracelyn Riske “Last Game.”

Acrylic-High School: Gracelyn Riske “Flight of Fancy.”

Creative Other-High School: 1st Gracelyn Riske “Building Gardens.”

Kites: 1st Inara Schultz “Kite,” 2nd Oliver Oeschger “Fish Kite,” 3rd David McCormick “Fish.”

Mixed Media – chalk & Pastel: 1st Zac Trost “Out of the grid,” 2nd Anna Rochon “Color Wheel.”

Mixed Media – Colored Shapes: 1st Lily Kuhl “Sunset,” 2nd Ainslee Smith “Sun” 3rd Cole Walsh “Sun and Waves.”

Creative Other: 1st Anna Rochon “Heartland.” 

Collage: 1st Nicholas Rujan “Color and Black.”

Miscellaneous: 1st Lily Kuhl “Black with Color.”

Creative Other – Foil Sculptures: 1st Leah Clouse “Woman Trying to Lift Weights,” 2nd Clara Oeschger “The Dance Breaker,” 3rd Anna Rochon “Splits.”

A big thank you to our three judges. Sherri Addy, Donna Martin and Laurie Cook. It was not an easy task.