Wednesday, August 20, 2014

TBAI 2014 – More Gallery Pieces

Continuing my post from yesterday, I present the rest of the gallery pieces. It was during the opening of the gallery that the People’s Choice Awards were voted on. There were two categories Over 8 Inches and Under 8 Inches. We were able to vote for our top three choices. Take a look and imagine if you had been there, which pieces would you have voted for?


Barbara Ayars – “Suzanne” Memories from the 1950’s


Susan Smith – First Love Floating on Cloud Nine!


Candi Taylor - Endangered Species


Margaret Jackson - Hagar the Horrible–The Mottley Crew


Dagmar Seibel – Rainforest in Asia


Shane Elliott – Doodle


Ginger Brame – Stairway to Imagination (looks vaguely familiar, right?)


Amy Thornton – NOLA (New Orleans, LA)


Donna Manthey – Almost One…..Hickory, Dickory, Dock


Johni Jacobsen – Three Men In A Tub


Cindy Malchoff – Rockford Peaches-Millie


Dian Pete – Pierre


Lin Chamberlain – Hello Dolly!  Dollibear!


Judith Eppolito – Wildlife Preserves


Darlene Allen – Alice Through the Looking Glass


Sharon Edwards – Poseidon, King of the Sea


Pam Pontious – Inchworm Express Mail


Susan McKay - Beagle & Batwing


Mary Kolar – Titanic Polar Bear


Larry Ransom – Lion King


Martha Burch – I Made Miniatures-A Fairy Forest


Donna Nielsen – In the Rainforest


Vicki Stephan – Tom’s Fence Paintin’ Revelation

It is difficult to choose just three in each category, isn’t it? It was definitely a challenge. After a lovely dinner with all kinds of delicious dishes, they announced the winners. In the Over 8 Inches category the winners were:

1st place: Stevie T – Searching for a Friend
2nd place: JoAnne O’Hanlon – America, the Beautiful – Fourth of July Parade
3rd place: Candi Taylor – Endangered Species

In the Under 8 Inches category, the winners were:

1st place: Ginger Brame – Stairway to Imagination (This was wonderfully exciting!)
2nd place: Katherine Hallam – Alice Falls Down
3rd place: Martha Burch – I Made Miniatures Fairy Forest

Here’s a photo of the winners.

Here’s the crystal they gave the first place winners. Pretty cool huh?

My next post will feature a selection of artist tables that I managed to photograph during set up for the show. See you then!

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10 comments:

  1. HI Ginger, well it is always hard when you can only pick 3. The littlies I would have picked exactly the same. Especially the 1st. place. With the bigger ones I would choose the first two places the same, but 3rd place I would have given to Wanda Carson, Friends of the rain Forrest. I adore the expression of that bear.
    Congratulations, I hope you are still living on a high.
    Hugs Kay

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    1. Hi Kay,

      It is hard to choose just three! You are so kind! Wanda is very talented. She has had some terrific pieces and many have won awards so I imagine you have some company in admiring her work. Thank you very much! It's been great fun.

      hugs,
      ~ginger

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  2. Oh, Miss Ginger, CONGRATULATIONS!!! We are so excited and happy for you, but not surprised. You and Sebastian should take a ride in his Mini and have a special sweet treat - something r-e-a-l-l-y sinful. (o:

    Heaps of Hugs
    Prudence ♥

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    1. Hi Prudence,

      Aren't you a dear! Thank you very much! I think you have a good idea and riding in Sebastian's mini would be a treat in itself. I'm sure we could find at least one or two places to stop and indulge.

      hugs back to you Prudence,
      ~ginger (& Sebastian too)

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  3. Congratulations, Ginger, on a WELL DESERVED win! Your creations are always so full of creativity and delight!

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    1. Hi Jeanie,

      Thank you! I appreciate it so much and am happy to meet you through bearbits! :D

      hugs,
      ~ginger

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  4. It's been an interesting series of posts Ginger, and many congratulations on winning first prize. I must say I'm not surprised. I can't think of anyone else with your wacky imagination Sorry, great inventiveness :-)
    Hugs,

    Alan (and Jock, Zeke, Tom and Ruby of course).

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    1. Hi Alan and all the bears,

      Thank you for the congrats! Yes, wacky imagination is a very good description - although I appreciate the alternative choice (great inventiveness) as well! Heck, I'll take them both! Thanks my friend!

      hugs,
      ~ginger

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  5. Well of COURSE we would have picked Stairway to Imagination, we couldn't have imagined the judges would choose otherwise either!

    Besides them, we liked Hagar The Horrible and Beagle & Batwing, and LT liked Rockford Peaches Millie and Tom's Fence Painting Revelation. We were all rather disturbed about the ones in jars, so we're off to have a cookie to console ourselves...

    Hugs

    Jack, Boo and The Clan

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    1. Hi Jack, Boo and The Clan,

      Ha ha! You guys - too funny! I think you should come next year and vote! I won't bribe you with any cookies or anything. I think you have very good taste in your choices and the Wildlife Preserves - was quite funny - just don't dream about it and you'll be okay. Cookies will help I am sure!

      Thanks guys!
      hugs,
      ~ginger

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