- March 21, 2012
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Kina Crow from Pennsylvania hand sculpts whimsical figures inspired by her observations of human behavior.
Clay sculpture artist Kina Crow won an Award of Merit for her work in the 2017 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.
Mark Hale Brown from Pennsylvania makes realistic paintings that look like photographs upon first glance. Brown was also a 2017 Award of Merit recipient.
Fong choo, who won an Award of Excellence, is from Louisville, Kentucky. He has been creating quirky, clay teapots and vases since 1985.
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Charles Hazelaar brought his mysterious artwork that he invites people to interpret and make their own when purchased. He won an Award of Excellence during the 2017 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.
William Armstrong started painting at age 14 by making signs for local butcher shops, but he is now an accomplished scenic landscape artist who lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Daniel Lai, From Tennessee, is a self-taught artist who creates intricate artwork from paper books.
Warner Whitfield and Beatriz Kelemen, from Ocala, Fla, create unique glass sculptures inspired by nature. Their artwork won an Award of Merit in the 2017 Winter Park Art Festival.
Katherine Mathisen from Ocoee Fl has been a ceramic artist for 20 years. She creates pieces inspired by new people she meets, songs she hears or books she reads.
Steven and his dog Zia Top enjoyed strolling around the abundance of art booths in matching sunglasses.
Six-year photographer Jason Pavalonis from Wyoming shoots colorful landscapes in great detail. Behind him is a high resolution photo taken in Greece.
Angelo Fico from Wisconsin has been glass blowing since 1999.
John Scanlan is a photographer from Iowa who frequently shoots landscape scenes in Europe. Pictured behind him is a photo from Ireland.
Angelo and his wife Karen Fico, from Wilmot, Wisconsin, use glass-blowing skills to mold colorful ornaments, cups, vases and the like.
Brenda McMahon is a clay artist from Gulfport, Fla, who makes wall decor and vases. The art piece behind her uses hundreds of pebbles and took her three weeks to complete.
Award of Merit recipient Mark Dickson from Tallahassee creates metal sculptures.
The 58th annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, one of the country's oldest outdoor art festivals, featured exhibits and artwork from more than 250 artists, bringing in hundreds of patrons and art admirers to stroll around downtown Winter Park from March 17 to 19.
The artists compete in about 11 categories for thousands in cash prizes and recognition. This year's top winners were Ken Tutjamnong from Philadelphia, who won a $10,000 cash prize and the Best in Show award for his painting "River Walk;" Carolyn Cohen from Orlando, who won the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Art of Philanthropy Award and a $5,000 cash prize for her piece "Roots;" and David Figueroa from Sanford, who won the Morse Museum Award for a Distinguished Work of Art and a $2,500 cash prize for his sculpture "Altered Surface."
Ten artists won the Award of Excellence along with a $2,000 cash prize, 20 artists earned the Award of Distinction and a $1,000 cash prize, and 30 artists won Awards of Merit along with a $500 cash prize.
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