Last night I attended the annual auction at Bay Area Glass Institute. Lots of beautiful and provocative works of art were auctioned off to benefit the school.
Awards were given, and I am proud to say, I won a Jurors’ Choice Award for Cyclone Expecting. The jurors (judges) chose the best piece in the auction, and three other Jurors’ Choice Awards. The criteria for these awards were uniqueness and creativity within the world of glass as well as for the individual artist, technical mastery, and content beyond mere technical beauty or mastery.
The top prize, the Saxe Award went to Michael Janis for his piece Meridians. The two other Jurors’ Choice Awards went to Paul Cunningham for his Olive Flannela Vase and to Ethan Stern for Nana Span. Also awarded was the People’s Choice Award, voted on by the auction attendees. Two artists tied for this award – Randy Strong for his Blue Orchid and Treg Silkwood and Candace Martin for Nautilus. Congratulations to All!