The winners of Princeton Community Arts Council “Silver Lining” contest are:
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CHILD Tied for first: Mackenzie Rubis, Lily Traverse Second: Sasha Olynyk Third: Savanah Jwaszko Honourable Mention: Taven Jwaszko |
ADULT First: Sharon Basanti Second: Joann Esselink Third: Karen Cummings Best Community Spirit: Dana Slatten |
Adult Entries
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Barb Chapman
Medium: Acrylic Paints Title: The Love of Nature How much I love nature (really who doesn't) and how nature loves us back. Being able to get outside has really fortified us so we can get thru this pandemic. |
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Dana Slatten - Best Community Spirit
Medium: Mixed We have had a lot more home time together. Just enjoying life as it is at this time. 
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Hanna Gould
Medium: Pyrography My passion for Princeton's wildlife. It was completed April 1 2020 when shed season started up for the big game species in town. |
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Joann Esselink
Entry#1 - Adult 2nd Place Medium: Acrylic on Copper If it where not for Covid, I would not have had the time to experiment with copper and the elements. I added to it to get the destressed colours I was looking for. It took about a month to clean the copper and another one to get the desired effect. The piece of copper was given to me for a Christmas present in 2020 by my daughter. The only point on the piece is the tree. 
Entry#2
Medium: Acrylic on Copper Spring as an abstract |
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Karen Cummings
Entry#1 - Adult 3rd Place Medium: Collage, Fabric Title: Hungry Our family used to be separated by continents. Now we are separated by health regions. Not seeing family this past year has been incredibly difficult. Entry#2 Medium: Collage, Fabric, Paper Title: Keystrokes Social media friends are not as fun as dinner guests. I so miss seeing friends and sharing my work, even though I have had more time to create work. |
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Linda Dechamp
Entry #1 Medium: Canvas Painting/Acrylic Title: Purple Haze Purple/orange colours are considered coming colours. They help lighten your mood and can relax you. Entry#2 Medium: Canvas Painting Title: Home Grown I love gardening and I grow many different colours of sunflowers. These sunflowers were grown in my garden during 2020. Entry #3 Medium: Canvas Painting Title: Juvenile Golden Eagle I just adore birds and enjoy getting outside to photograph them. I sometimes enjoy painting what I saw. |
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Sharron Basanti - Adult 1st Place
Medium: Watercolours The pandemic has left even those of us who are introverts craving humxn connection. I never thought that sipping on a cup of tea with another kindred soul at a café would become a privilege until Covid-19 struck. More than a year later, I still find myself holding a cup of tea as I gaze at my friends though a computer screen. I am grateful for the technology making these "tea dates" possible via zoom. I now see the world through another lens like many other people. I have slowed down...but so has the world, as these ordinary human experiences once take for granted, now feel extraordinary. |
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Suzanne Hoffman
Medium: Tapestry Weaving Title: My Crazy Garden Called "My Crazy Garden" was inspired by my new grand-daughter. To show her that life is full of beautiful colours and textures. |
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Child Entries
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Mackenzie Rubis - Child Tied 1st Place
Medium: Creative Writing My entry expresses my wish to write a fantasy like those of which I've enjoy. It stated when my 3rd grade teacher gave up an assignment "The thing in the sky". My story started as a two page short story and gradually grew into a novelette. The reason I have added in so many different creatures is because I am fascinated by dragons and other mythical creatures such as Sirens, a winged lion, and a witch. 
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Lily Traverse - Child Tied 1st Place
Medium: Pencil Crayon, Pastel, Paint. What People are learning, some diseases can't get to people without wearing a mask like the flu. What my painting is saying, sickness can get to your mask not you. So that's what i think is the bright side of Covid 19. 
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Sasha Olynyk - Child 2nd Place
Medium: Pencil Crayons Title: The 3 Days During the summer last year my friend Savannah and I went to the river by my house and swam and swam! I drew the 3 days we did this. 
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Savannah Jwaszko - Child 3rd Place
Medium: Felt Pen Title: Picking Flowers in the Spring Picking flowers in the springtime. 
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Taven Jwaszko - Honourable Mention
Medium: Felt Pen Jumping on the trampoline. |
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