Eighty-one artists, members of the Ajijic Society of the Arts (ASA), entered and exhibited 200 pieces of artwork into the 30th Annual Judged Show on March 16 at the Ajijic Cultural Center. It was a stunning show featuring high quality work created by talented Lakeside folks. The categories and winners are listed below.
Best of Show
Sascha Frowine, Talisman of Tranquility (jewelry)
Acrylic paintings
1st: Linda Dunn, Silk Road
2nd: Patti Orsinger, Chocolate Sky
3rd: Cynthia duBois, The Old Road
3rd: Sheran Brackenbury, Birch Bright
Jewelry, Metal1st: Sascha Frowine, Talisman of Tranquility
2nd: Benjamine, Second Glance
2nd: Kate Schomp, Frieda Amulette
3rd: Sascha Frowine, Enchanted Evening
Jewelry, Non-metal
1st: Ena Ruckendorfer, An Evening at the Kremlin
2nd: Lauri Jenson, Hidden Swirl
3rd: Bobbie Rush, Aquamarine Necklace
3rd: Ena Ruckendorfer, An Evening on the Nile II
3rd: Barbara Passarello, Amore
Mixed media
1st: Julie E. Mignard, String Theory
2nd: Linda Dunn, That Lady
3rd: Rick Present, No Title
Photography
1st: Jerry Wolfe, Staghorn Fern #3
2nd: G. Alejandro Sahagun Valdes, Flamingo
3rd: Karen Spencer, Stained Glass Cajititlan
Pottery
1st: Jeanne Green, Raku Mask #2
2nd: Frank Howell, Desert Flower Rising
Oil painting
1st: Sunny Sorensen, Tres Campaneros
2nd: Jennifer Miller, Peckish
3rd: Patty Oullette-Watson, Los Altos
3rd: Cynthia duBois, Morning in Guanajuato
Sculpted Works
1st: Jan Steinbright, Fish Trap
2nd: Jose Duran, Geco Geco
Watercolor painting
1st: Lois Schroff, Spirit Creating Blossoms
2nd: Patti Orsinger, Pink Book on Table
3rd: Maryann Linhart, Egret Convention
3rd: Donna Vernet, Street Dog #3
3rd: Diane Brisse, Grandma
3rd: Marcia Lavender, The Ladies
Textile
1st: Gethlyn L. Soderman,
Canyon
2nd: Gethlyn L. Soderman,
My Very Own Wee Ones
3rd: Andrea Steell, Cranes in Flight
The judges decided that there was not enough work entered in the Drawing and Pastel Categories to determine winners.
The Ajijic Society of the Arts meets the first Monday of each month, 10 a.m. at La Bodega Restaurant at Calle 16 de Septiembre 124 in Ajijic. All are welcome.