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CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS IN THIS YEAR'S
28th Annual Juried Winter Arts Festival 2025
1ST PLACE "Rippling Realities," Kendra Postma
shown on left
2ND PLACE "Purse Snatcher," Catherine McClung
3RD PLACE "All Summer Long," Greg Ellis
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"The Reporter," Mike Westra
"The First Butterfly of Spring," Mary Sundstrom
"Color Play II," Anne Rivers
Kendra Postma
Kendra has been awarded Best of Show for her piece in
the International Society of Experimental Artists
INNOVATIONS 2024 exhibition.
This clay and wood piece titled “Nestle” is the recipient of
the Max and Gracie Founders Award
in the 2024 ISEA 33rd Annual Innovations
Juried International Exhibition. @grandhavenCC
CONGRATULATIONS, KENDRA!
Artist statement
“Nestle” is experimental due to the abnormal use of clay. The pieces, or “shards,” are made from the leftover clay from my extruder. After each clay extrusion, the extruder tube is left to dry out until the next use. When I saw how thin and fragile the dried clay had become, I thought it would be a challenge to see how many pieces I could save without breaking them. I love how they stack inside each other and create dimension and structure, hence the name Nestle. The best part is when light shines onto the piece, creating all kinds of interesting shadows. Sometimes, when the light is shown onto it, they almost look like birds nestling together.
50 years and counting...
Gallery Uptown artists and friends celebrate
the 50 years they have successfully been together
as an artist-owned, cooperative gallery!