Third Place and the Jennifer and William Oliver Awards!

It was nice to get these two awards at the Minnesota State Fair. It's a big deal in these parts and I've been fortunate to get in on more than a few occasions since it is so competitive. I've also won a number of awards over the years, but so far, haven't broken past the 3rd Place mark. Oh, well. It was nice to get the additional award although I do not know if the people named in the award are actually the ones that assign it or if there's some sort of proxy system. Either way, both were a nice surprise and I'm happy with the recognition and the prize money.

The only thing left would be to get a People's Choice or Kid's Choice Award. I got the Kid's Choice Award a couple years back (along with another 3rd Place and some other award) so it'd be nice to get something like that again too.

You can see my piece plus a lot of other great works in the Fine Arts Building at the MN State Fair starting today and going through Labor Day.