WILDLING ART MUSEUM
SPRING PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

April Showers Bring May Flowers

May 2 through June 6, 2010
Public Opening Reception: May 2, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Sponsored by

The Wildling Art Museum would like to congratulate the top five winning entries for our spring photography competition. First place goes to Jane Kametani for "Spinning Orange"; Second place goes to Stuart Wilson for "Western Thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus"; Third place goes to John Card for "White on Black"; and Honorable Mentions go to Ines Roberts for "Magnolia" and Patricia Stalter for "Magenta Yellow".

Twenty-three entries were selected out of 112 submittals. Joining the top five winners will be work submitted by Susan Baldwin, "Iris"; Kathy Gerber, "Poppy Feeding Time"; Rebecca Gomez, "La Vie en Rose"; Jane Kametani, "Darling Daisy" & "Dressed in White"; Laurie Kingsley, "Rose"; Carrie Kitley, "Birth of a Flower"; Allen Koehn, "Beauty and the Beast"; Jeff Nelson, "Gentle Visitor"; Susan Schaff, "Coreopsis calliopsidea"; John Scherrer, "Spring Bluem"; Steve Schott, "Shooting Star"; Lillian Smith, "Tulips"; Patricia Stalter, "Dahlias" & "Yellow Rose"; and Ronald Williams, "Fairy Lantern", "Milkmaids", & "Phacelia Grandiflora".

The Wildling is extremely proud of all the participants who entered their work into the competition. We would like to thank Joe Dickerson and Steve Lewis who, along with Executive Director Stacey Otte, had the difficult job of narrowing the field to those chosen. Everyone was impressed by the quality of work submitted. During the opening on May 2, we will be displaying a looping slide show of all the work that was entered into the competition.

Please join us in thanking our Sponsor S & S Seeds for underwriting the exhibition. S & S Seeds, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is based in Carpinteria, California. S & S Seeds is a wholesale-only supplier of seeds and related products used in landscaping, erosion control, restoration, and revegetation projects. They are well-known for their knowledge and specific experience in California native plant material. They collect, grow, and provide seeds for native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs, and trees.