Last Sunday, May 30th, I met up with Jenny and her mom Lisa at the Silver Dollar Fair. It's been over 25 years since I've gone to a fair and I was quite excited about it. Our first stop was the Art Exhibition building. Jenny, Haylee and Ciena all submitted paintings in the Exhibition. I think I was just as nervous as the girls in seeing the results of the judging. Entering the Exhibition Hall, we first saw the school competitions and was quite impressed by both the amount and quality of the work. We recognized many names on some of the work and was excited to see ribbons on those pieces.
Walking past the school exhibits we came upon the individual art exhibits. There was so much to see. The variety of mediums ranged from 3D art such as metal and wood sculptures to textile wall hangings to ceramics. Jenny was the first to spy some of the paintings submitted by her, Ciena and Haylee and there on each of those paintings was a "Blue" ribbon. I don't know who was more excited, Jenny or I, as we continued to fine more of their work, all but one with blue ribbons. The one, Haylee's 'Snow Laopard", had a second place red ribbon on it. Then we came upon a fantastic site. Three of their paintings had won "Best of Show", two of Jenny's and one of Haylee's. Seeing those great big purple ribbons hanging on their paintings gave me such a feeling of pride. And seeing the look on Jenny's face was priceless. Every single ribbon won gave validation to the hard work those girls did. I'm proud of my girls and hope each one will continue to grow with their self expression in art.
You can see these beautiful paintings by selecting the "Past Event" in the left column and then click on "Silver Dollar Fair"
Walking past the school exhibits we came upon the individual art exhibits. There was so much to see. The variety of mediums ranged from 3D art such as metal and wood sculptures to textile wall hangings to ceramics. Jenny was the first to spy some of the paintings submitted by her, Ciena and Haylee and there on each of those paintings was a "Blue" ribbon. I don't know who was more excited, Jenny or I, as we continued to fine more of their work, all but one with blue ribbons. The one, Haylee's 'Snow Laopard", had a second place red ribbon on it. Then we came upon a fantastic site. Three of their paintings had won "Best of Show", two of Jenny's and one of Haylee's. Seeing those great big purple ribbons hanging on their paintings gave me such a feeling of pride. And seeing the look on Jenny's face was priceless. Every single ribbon won gave validation to the hard work those girls did. I'm proud of my girls and hope each one will continue to grow with their self expression in art.
You can see these beautiful paintings by selecting the "Past Event" in the left column and then click on "Silver Dollar Fair"
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