Official press release is posted on PMA Newsline, should go live later this morning - will feed into Announcements here at the Framers Corner.
But for a sneak peek, here are the winners: and we'll post photos at ppfa.com as soon as possible - I'll get them from Fran Gray, MCPF, who was our PPFA photographer onsite.
In the OPEN category Sara Applegate, owner of Applegate Gallery & Custom Framing in Vienna, Va., took First Place as well as High Point First Time Entry.
Second place went to Donna Erwin, Columbia River Gallery, Troutdale, Ore.; and third place went to Deborah Hill, MCPF, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas.
Mikki Kavich, MCPF, Mikki’s Frame Shop, Crossville, Tenn., won a Judges Award for Conceptual Design, sponsored by SoftTouch Solutions; as well as a Popular Choice award sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine. Myrna Dow, High Desert Frameworks, Bend, Ore., won a Judges Award for Best Use of Fabric, sponsored by Frank’s Fabrics. Trevor Yates, CPF, and Jenny Yates, owners of Just Frame It, Gladstone, Australia, won an Honorable Mention.
In the PRINT category, all participants framed “Petroglyph/Rock Art,” a hand-carved native American design on slate or shale by artist Ron York. Trevor and Jenny Yates, Just Frame It, Gladstone, Australia, took First Place and won the Popular Choice Award sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine. Glenn Renick, FastFrame of Lakeville, Lakeville, Minn; won Second Place and a Judges Award for Creative Use of Wood, sponsored by Vermont Hardwoods; and John Barlowe, The Frame Shop Art Gallery & Gifts, Holland, Ohio, came in Third Place.
Mikki Kavich, MCPF, Mikki’s Frame Shop, Crossville, Tenn., won a Judges Award for Creativity, sponsored by PPFA. Cathy Webster, CPF, and Jo Shore, CPF, from Framing Matters, Canberra, Australia, won First Honorable Mention and High Point First Time Entry; Deborah Hill, MCPF, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas, took Second Honorable Mention; and Donna Erwin, Columbia River Gallery, Troutdale, Ore., won Third Honorable Mention.