In June I had posted about how I had entered "Beloved" into the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts competition, and had been informed that my piece had won an award. I didn't know what it was at the time because awards are first announced at the opening reception. I promised an update, but then my busy schedule made me forget to do so...

To my great surprise and delight, my piece won 2nd Best in Show for the professional division. Here are some photos from the opening reception:

I was totally gobsmacked when I saw that I had one this award.

My piece was in a nice location, and had good visibility during the state fair.

Yes, I was really happy….

My daughter and I did a selfie with my entry.

This is the catalog page for the Professional Division Awards. They should have used the photo I had provided for my entry…

The music was lovely. They were set up really close to where my piece was on display, so it was kind of hard to talk to people about my piece.

Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Competition 2019 - Part 2

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