"Blue Maize" Receives Award of Excellence

June 10, 2025

Happy to receive notification that "Blue Maize" received an Award of Excellence at the 73rd Annual Chesterton Woman’s Club Community Art Show running June 5–28, 2025. This is an experimental piece with loose expressive marks focused on vibrancy and bringing "life" to "still life". Info on the show here: https://www.chestertonart.org/galleries

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