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2017 PETER ANDERSON
FESTIVAL WINNERS HONORED
STORY BY LYNN LOFTON PHOTOS COURTESY OF OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
paintings using soil and minerals, functional wheel-thrown pottery, jewelry fashioned with ancient techniques and whimsical clay characters, are Some of the unusual artwork represented among the winners of last year’s festival.
LEGACY AWARD
JASON WILSON
The 2017 Best of Show Award went to Marshall Albritton of Whittier, North Carolina, for his soil and mineral earthscape paintings. The Peter Anderson Legacy Award was presented to Jason Wilson of Sumrall, Mississippi, for his handmade and wheel- thrown functional stoneware pottery. The Mississippi Press Award of Excellence was given to Vaughn Millner of Bay Minette, Louisiana, for her art jewelry made from ancient metalsmithing techniques such as Keumboo. The Award for the Creative Arts was given to Sam Clark of Madison, Mississippi, for his handmade original clay characters. The Booth Award was presented to Chase Mullen of Galvez, Louisiana.
BOOTH AWARD
CHASE MULLEN
THE MISSISSIPPI PRESS AWARD
OF EXCELLENCE VAUGHN MILLNER
CREATIVE ARTS AWARD
SAM CLARK
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