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20 August 2007

Alma Wallace Lesch Memorial Award

selected from the QUILT entries in the TEXTILE Department, this year's selection honors the experimental and "out of the box" design that Alma Lesch exemplified through her innovative stitchery and textile experimentation that is her legacy (preserved in the University of Lousiville archives)

fiber entries in Fine Arts and Crafts this year offered few breakthrough entries and ALma was all about innovation, experimentation and immediate impact on the viewer's eye...

still life in Pastel

pure Kentucky beauty

you can't go far in the Bluegrass State without seeing horses... we have plenty in the Fine Arts and Crafts Department at the Kentucky State Fair this year through August 26, 2007...

...eye of the camera's blur

pastel depicts that which only a camera can?... freezing motion in this drawing medium makes baseball a joy to see in a static way...

winter landscape

many of this year's entries express the spirit of the commonwealth, Kentucky, showing the landscape and spirit of the Bluegrass State... this pastel radiates the soul of the farm in winter...

American Life

a strong group of quality pastel drawings geets the viewer's eye at the 2007 Kentucky State Fair in Louisville... the eleven day run is coinciding with a record breaking heatwave but the one-million+ square feet of airconditioned enclosed convention center "cool" makes the parking lot experience worth the effort... show ends August 26...