CA State Fair 2012 - Part 5, Fine Arts

California State Fair
July 12-29
1600 Exposition Blvd
Sacramento, CA

The Fine Arts Exhibition at the fair is recognized as one of California's largest and most prestigious juried art shows. It is always an interesting collection of pieces. As I viewed and admired the works, I wondered how some of the artists transported their pieces to be judged, then again to be displayed.

This piece is a mosaic made of colored paper--they looked like paint chips.


Donn and LaMoyne
Kurt Thomas, Fresno, Fresno County
Other Two Dimensional Artworks - Mixed Media (Colored paper mosaic)
Award of Merit and Northern California Artist's Award


Donn and LaMoyne

Cupcakes anyone? Children and adults liked this one. I think it made everyone hungry.


Cupcakes
Robyn Slakey, Carmichael, Sacramento County
Fine Craft - Ceramics
Juror's Award


Cupcakes

Here's a piece that reminded me of something from an H. G. Wells novel.


Device for Creating Stars, Model A
Dave Lane, Sacramento, Sacramento County
3-D Artworks - Mixed Media Sculpture
Juror's Award

I didn't realize that this next one was sugar art until I read the description. Not sure how it held together in the heat.


MIJA
Rob Owens, Elk Grove, Sacramento County
3-D Artworks - Single Medium Sculpture (Sugar Art)
Award of Merit and Valley Sculpture Artist's Award

Drift wood. Wow.


American Express
Matt Torrens, Maxwell, Colusa County
3-D Artworks - Recycle
Award of Merit

A giant Octopus.


It's Complicated
Jerrod Mays, French Camp, San Joaquin County
3-D Artworks - Single Medium Sculpture
Award of Merit

Pine needle baskets. I saw a lot of these, or maybe I saw *these*, at the CNCH Convention in Oakland earlier this year.


Beaded Basket with Imbedded Stone and Dancing Basket with Kelp
Melissa Woodburn, San Rafael, Marin County
3-D Artworks - Recycle
Award of Merit

Okay, how many of these did you have in your kitchen when you were growing up? How many do you still have? (We had quite a few and if I'm not mistaken, many were acquired with Blue Chip Stamps.) Click on the photo for a closer look if you can't tell what they are.


Beet Horseradish
Emily Swinsick, Carmichael, Sacramento County
Other Two Dimensional Artworks - Mixed Media
Award of Merit

A "thinker" in recycled steel.


Agustus
Austin Kramer, Woodland, Yolo County
3-D Artworks - Recycle
Award of Merit