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The finals of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) International Framing Competition were held January 21 during the PPFA 2017 Convention at the West Coast Art & Frame Expo/The National Conference, in the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. The International Competition is the grand finale of PPFA Chapter level competitions.
Entries were then displayed on the Expo Floor, on a gallery wall sponsored by Framerica and Frameware Inc., and where visitors could vote for Popular Choice.
Winners were announced Jan. 24 at a PPFA Competition Cocktail Reception sponsored by Tru Vue and WCAF; Popular Choice Awards, sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine, were announced Jan. 25 during the PFM Retail Breakfast Panel.
The PRINT theme was “Grandma’s Buttons,” in which entrants framed their choice of seven antique buttons.
First Place and High Point First Time Entry: Peter Beck, Wall Street Gallery, Madison, Conn.
Second Place: Cathy Webster, CPF, Framing Matters, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Third Place: Robert Grothues, MCPF; Deborah Hill, MCPF; Bonnie Dietering; Lynette Cudworth; Dean Cardenas; Wayne Grothues; and Chris Laune, Art Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas.
Honorable Mention and Judges Award for Creative Woodworking Solutions, sponsored by Vermont Hardwoods: David Pratt, CPF, D. Pratt Framer LLC, Kittery Me.
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Honorable Mention: Christopher J. Rojik, CPF; Paul W. Rojik, CPF; Paula Gannon, CPF, Frame Gallery Inc., Sharpsburg, Penn.
Judges Award for Creative Use of Stacked Moulding, sponsored by Larson Juhl: Ursula Overdiek, CPF, Hang Ups, Cedar Park, Texas.
Judges Award for Creative Use of Fabric, sponsored by Frank’s Fabrics: Sarah Applegate, MCPF, Applegate Gallery & Custom Framing, Vienna, Va.
Popular Choice, sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine (PFM): Emma Weber, Kristen Ling, CPF: A Framer’s Touch, Forest Grove, Ore.
As always, the OPEN category produced an array of unusual items.
First Place and High Point First Time Entry: Tim Franer, CPF, Tim Franer and Co., Corning, Calif.
Second Place, Popular Choice sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine (PFM), and Judges Award for Use of Technology, sponsored by FrameReady by SoftTouch Solutions: Micah Paul Bolton, The Studio Shop, Burlingame, Calif.
Third Place: John Horrocks, CPF, and Victoria Kelley, Blackbird Frame & Art, Asheville, N.C.
Judges Award for Use of Unique Materials, sponsored by Urban Ashes: John Heltman, Esthetic Endeavors, Elida, Ohio.
Honorable Mention: Myrna Dow, High Desert Frameworks, Bend, Ore.
Linda Pujo MCPF, served as head judge for the PRINT Competition, with judges Mark Klostermeyer, MCPF; and Sarah Beckett, MCPF, and Elizabeth Hellsten, MCPF, as secretary.
Ken Link, CPF, served as head judge for the OPEN Competition, with judges Laurel Smith, MCPF; and Harry Gaston, CPF. Competition Board members Alan Abeyta, CPF, and Robin Gentry, MCPF, shared secretary duties
The PPFA Competition Board comprised Kimberley Breil, CPF, as chair; and Robin Gentry, MCPF, and Alan Abeyta, CPF, with Chris Paschke, CPF, GCF, as consultant.
Look for photos and articles in upcoming issues of PPFA CONNECT, PFM, and Art World News.
Entries were then displayed on the Expo Floor, on a gallery wall sponsored by Framerica and Frameware Inc., and where visitors could vote for Popular Choice.
Winners were announced Jan. 24 at a PPFA Competition Cocktail Reception sponsored by Tru Vue and WCAF; Popular Choice Awards, sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine, were announced Jan. 25 during the PFM Retail Breakfast Panel.
The PRINT theme was “Grandma’s Buttons,” in which entrants framed their choice of seven antique buttons.
First Place and High Point First Time Entry: Peter Beck, Wall Street Gallery, Madison, Conn.
Second Place: Cathy Webster, CPF, Framing Matters, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Third Place: Robert Grothues, MCPF; Deborah Hill, MCPF; Bonnie Dietering; Lynette Cudworth; Dean Cardenas; Wayne Grothues; and Chris Laune, Art Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas.
Honorable Mention and Judges Award for Creative Woodworking Solutions, sponsored by Vermont Hardwoods: David Pratt, CPF, D. Pratt Framer LLC, Kittery Me.
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Honorable Mention: Christopher J. Rojik, CPF; Paul W. Rojik, CPF; Paula Gannon, CPF, Frame Gallery Inc., Sharpsburg, Penn.
Judges Award for Creative Use of Stacked Moulding, sponsored by Larson Juhl: Ursula Overdiek, CPF, Hang Ups, Cedar Park, Texas.
Judges Award for Creative Use of Fabric, sponsored by Frank’s Fabrics: Sarah Applegate, MCPF, Applegate Gallery & Custom Framing, Vienna, Va.
Popular Choice, sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine (PFM): Emma Weber, Kristen Ling, CPF: A Framer’s Touch, Forest Grove, Ore.
As always, the OPEN category produced an array of unusual items.
First Place and High Point First Time Entry: Tim Franer, CPF, Tim Franer and Co., Corning, Calif.
Second Place, Popular Choice sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine (PFM), and Judges Award for Use of Technology, sponsored by FrameReady by SoftTouch Solutions: Micah Paul Bolton, The Studio Shop, Burlingame, Calif.
Third Place: John Horrocks, CPF, and Victoria Kelley, Blackbird Frame & Art, Asheville, N.C.
Judges Award for Use of Unique Materials, sponsored by Urban Ashes: John Heltman, Esthetic Endeavors, Elida, Ohio.
Honorable Mention: Myrna Dow, High Desert Frameworks, Bend, Ore.
Linda Pujo MCPF, served as head judge for the PRINT Competition, with judges Mark Klostermeyer, MCPF; and Sarah Beckett, MCPF, and Elizabeth Hellsten, MCPF, as secretary.
Ken Link, CPF, served as head judge for the OPEN Competition, with judges Laurel Smith, MCPF; and Harry Gaston, CPF. Competition Board members Alan Abeyta, CPF, and Robin Gentry, MCPF, shared secretary duties
The PPFA Competition Board comprised Kimberley Breil, CPF, as chair; and Robin Gentry, MCPF, and Alan Abeyta, CPF, with Chris Paschke, CPF, GCF, as consultant.
Look for photos and articles in upcoming issues of PPFA CONNECT, PFM, and Art World News.