Senior Games/Silver Arts winners announced

The SilverArts exhibit returned to the Central Public Library during the month of April after having to go virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic. The second floor of the library featured the exhibit of heritage arts and visual arts. The following medal winners were announced:

Heritage Arts:

*Basket Weaving, Gold medal, “Beach Time” by Pamela Buchanan

*Quilting (hand stitched), Gold medal, “Escaping Bugs” by Breanetta Mason 

*Quilting (machine stitched), Gold medal, “Soul Sisters” by Jeannie Romano 

Silver medal, “Imagination” by Irma Jackson 

*Woodcarving, Gold medal, “Turkey Feather” by Judith Ruff 

*Rug (local only), Gold medal, “Wove on Loom” by Jeanette Yarbrough 

Visual Arts:

*Acrylics, Gold medal, “Summer Storm Passing” by Betty Vettor 

Silver medal, “The onion dome in Germany” by Ann Hemrick 

Bronze medal, “Little Church in the Wildwood” by Patricia Laster

*Drawing, Gold medal, “Geranium Window” by Monica Cox

Silver medal, “Protestor” by William Gramley 

Bronze medal, “Meditation” by Scott Hooper 

*Mixed Media, Gold medal, “Tropical Storm” by William Gramley 

Silver medal, “Tropical Harmony” by Jeannie Romano 

Bronze medal, “My life Experiences” Cheryl Morrison 

*Oil, Gold medal, “Horse Whisperer” by Monica Cox 

Silver medal, “Reproduction of Jeff Leg Still Life” by Jeannie Romano 

Bronze medal, “Tulip Time” by Betty Vettor 

*Pastels, Gold medal, “Maybe a Storm” by William Gramley

Silver medal, “Sleepy Hollow” by Monica Cox

Bronze medal, “Tranquility” by Frank Joiner 

*Photography-digital, Gold medal, “Ghosts of the Anasazi” by Charles Swanson 

Silver medal, “Still Life with Shell” by Scott Hooper 

Bronze medal, “Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar” by Judith Ruff 

*Sculpture, Gold medal, “Barnyard Animals” by Jeanette Yarbrough 

Silver medal, “Bear with Me” by William Gramley 

Bronze medal, “Autism/Recovery” by Cheryl Morrison 

*Watercolor, Gold medal, “Meadow Moment” by Monica Cox 

Silver medal, “Blue Ridge Sunrise” by William Gramley

Bronze medal, “Blue Bird at Bath” by Robert Klar 

Seniors age 50 and above can participate in Piedmont Plus Senior Games/Silver Arts. Gold and silver medal winners can compete in the State Senior Games/SilverArts which will be held in September in Raleigh. For more information on Senior Games/SilverArts, visit www.WePlay.ws and click on the Seniors’ link.