Congratulations to the following Rockford High School art students for earning top ten honors in the “ART IT UP” contest: Lauren Gantz, Sarah Puett, and Emily Welsh. This contest was created by Mr. Jerry Berta as a 2012 Art Prize Entry. For the “ART IT UP” contest, students were asked to create artwork that could [...]
By Cindy M. Cranmer A Rockford man, who has been making balloon animals for children for more than 20 years, has sold the first art piece sculpture he has made of balloons to Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums after it was noticed at ArtPrize 2012. James Perry’s ArtPrize piece, titled Clown Fish, consists [...]
by Cindy M. Cranmer A Rockford man is one of the co-creators of an ArtPrize entry being discussed locally and internationally after thousands and thousands of participants and spectators gathered Friday night to help Mark Carpenter and Dan Johnson realize their vision for ArtPrize and landing their entry in the top 10. Dan Johnson, of [...]
by BETH ALTENA When you have over 200 beautiful white tailed deer fenced adjacent to a major road, people will stop and want to see them. That’s the experience of the Powell family, who opened their working deer farm in 2003. Located at 7850 14 Mile Road (M-57), their 80-acre business has received a lot [...]
by Cindy M. Cranmer Rockford watercolor artist showcases moose print Bright colors and larger sizes often attract people to ArtPrize entries. A Rockford watercolor artist has both going for her in her 2012 entry. LeAnne Mawby Sowa uses her unique watercolor style, which uses colorful washes and bold details to show off her artwork. “The [...]
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