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Jane Seymour to Honor Two High School Artists at
Creative Self-Expression Event in Santa Monica
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Teenage artists are winners in national art competition sponsored by The Great Frame Up® [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial](July 25, 2011) ST. LOUIS – Two of the nation’s finest high school artists traveled to Santa Monica earlier this summer to be recognized as national winners in the Creative Self-Expression contest sponsored by The Great Frame Up, a custom framing and art retailer. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]A $2,000 scholarship was presented to each winner by actress and accomplished artist Jane Seymour, spokeswoman for the Creative Self-Expression® Foundation, during a luncheon and awards presentation in Santa Monica. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The national competition, sponsored annually by The Great Frame Up, is designed to cultivate and promote the arts and creative thought among teenagers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]"The Creative Self-Expression Foundation’s goal is to provide high school artists with an outlet to express themselves through whatever medium inspires," said Brooke Kisker, Marketing Manager for Franchise Concepts, Inc. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]"The response we received from students across the country was overwhelming, and the talent displayed by the participants was extraordinary," continued Kisker. "A quality in these two pieces stood out to our judges as exceptional." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The artists submitted entries to their local The Great Frame Up stores where they were judged by a panel of local art professionals and displayed for the community. The work of each local finalist was then sent to the corporate office of Franchise Concepts, Inc. where a panel of judges including Seymour selected the two national winners. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The 2011 winners, their hometowns and entries are: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]• Melissa Woodbridge, Fayetteville, GA, "Surreal Self Portrait" (acrylic, block print) [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Melissa is a recent graduate of McIntosh High School. Melissa said "this piece was [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]based off a self portrait in which I utilized different mediums. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember and art is a way I express myself. I also like to use all kinds of different mediums in my art." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Melissa plans to attend the University of Georgia to pursue a degree in art and communication. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]• Jennifer Samsne, Newman Lake, WA "Grandma’s Dahlias," (pastels)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Jennifer Is a recent graduate of East Valley High School. Jennifer is new to art and has only been painting for a couple years. Her art for this piece was inspired by flowers she found in her grandma’s garden. "Since I haven’t been painting for that long, pastels give me the freedom to layer colors and show the true detail of the object I am depicting." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Jennifer plans to attend the University of Utah this Fall to pursue a degree in ballet. [/FONT]
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Creative Self-Expression Event in Santa Monica
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Teenage artists are winners in national art competition sponsored by The Great Frame Up® [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial](July 25, 2011) ST. LOUIS – Two of the nation’s finest high school artists traveled to Santa Monica earlier this summer to be recognized as national winners in the Creative Self-Expression contest sponsored by The Great Frame Up, a custom framing and art retailer. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]A $2,000 scholarship was presented to each winner by actress and accomplished artist Jane Seymour, spokeswoman for the Creative Self-Expression® Foundation, during a luncheon and awards presentation in Santa Monica. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The national competition, sponsored annually by The Great Frame Up, is designed to cultivate and promote the arts and creative thought among teenagers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]"The Creative Self-Expression Foundation’s goal is to provide high school artists with an outlet to express themselves through whatever medium inspires," said Brooke Kisker, Marketing Manager for Franchise Concepts, Inc. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]"The response we received from students across the country was overwhelming, and the talent displayed by the participants was extraordinary," continued Kisker. "A quality in these two pieces stood out to our judges as exceptional." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The artists submitted entries to their local The Great Frame Up stores where they were judged by a panel of local art professionals and displayed for the community. The work of each local finalist was then sent to the corporate office of Franchise Concepts, Inc. where a panel of judges including Seymour selected the two national winners. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]The 2011 winners, their hometowns and entries are: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]• Melissa Woodbridge, Fayetteville, GA, "Surreal Self Portrait" (acrylic, block print) [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Melissa is a recent graduate of McIntosh High School. Melissa said "this piece was [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]based off a self portrait in which I utilized different mediums. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember and art is a way I express myself. I also like to use all kinds of different mediums in my art." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Melissa plans to attend the University of Georgia to pursue a degree in art and communication. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]• Jennifer Samsne, Newman Lake, WA "Grandma’s Dahlias," (pastels)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Jennifer Is a recent graduate of East Valley High School. Jennifer is new to art and has only been painting for a couple years. Her art for this piece was inspired by flowers she found in her grandma’s garden. "Since I haven’t been painting for that long, pastels give me the freedom to layer colors and show the true detail of the object I am depicting." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Arial]Jennifer plans to attend the University of Utah this Fall to pursue a degree in ballet. [/FONT]
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