Ashes to Art Exhibitions Seek Sculptors Creating Beautiful Cremation Urns

THE ICE BOX AT CRANE ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | OCTOBER 21-NOVEMBER 3 | HIGHTLIGHTS 2006

Jurors Choice
Excellence in
Glass Award 2006

WELTEI small
by Jan-Willem van Zijst
& Angela van der Burght
handblown glass
4.5 x 5.5 inches/
11 x 14 cm
10 oz
0.5 cubic inch capacity
open edition

Jurors Award 2006

Bed of Roses
by Alison Counsell
stainless steel
11 x 7 inches/
28 x 18 cm
1.5 lbs./0.7 kg
217 cubic inches
edition of 10

Jurors Choice
Excellence in Clay Award 2006

Red Green Carved Sandblasted
Lidded Jar by Jim Connell
11 x 11 inches/28 x 28 cm
5 lbs./2.27 kg
700 cubic inch capacity
unique

Best of Show 2006

Creation Urn III
by Paul McCoy
salt-fired stoneware
22 x 17 inches/56 x 43 cm
30 lbs./13.5 kg
<600 cubic inch capacity
unique

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ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE EXHIBITION (* indicates invited guest artists)

Michael & Christine Adcock*
Barbara Attwell
Karen Aumann
Joy Kroeger Beckner
MNatalie Blake
Max Blankstein
Kim B. Blatt
Gretcen Born
Laura Bruzzese*
Lanie Cecula
A. Andrew Chulyk
Jim Connell
Bronwynne Cornish*
Alison Counsell
Kelly Cozart*
Suzanne Crane
Michael Creed
Darlene Davis
Scott Dewaard
Jimmy Descant*
Mary Donovan
Lorna Fraser*
J. Gates
Luisella Giobbi*
Carol Green**
Lynn Hayes*
Lana Heckendorn
John Hull
Mary Jursinovic

Thomas Kelly
Tamar Kern*
Sallie Ketcham
Nicholas Kripal*
Patrick Marold*
Paul McCoy
Shawn McDonald
Ranna McNeil*
Christopher Moench*
Jeffrey Mongrain*
Darin Montgomery
Randy O'Brien*
Brian O'Neill
Michael Orgel
Seth Payne
Bradley Royce
Dutch Schulze
Steve Sherman
Suzane Stephenson
Rick Strini
Jack Thompson*
Joeleyn Trahan & Andrew Hesed
Angela van der Burght
Jessica Ven Neste
Jan-Willem van Zijst
Sunny van Zijst
George Westbrook
Jinny Whitehead
Margaret Yaukey

**Carol Green was also one of three jurors for the exhibition that included Michael W. Monroe and Christiane Michaela Vincent. Jurors who selected the award winning pieces on October 21, 2006, were Carol Green, Christiane M. Vincent and Adela Akers. Adela Akers is also the exhibition organizer's arts counsel and served as lead juror in the first Ashes to Art exhibition at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center Firehouse in 2001, presented by FUNERIA.

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