Thursday, November 24, 2011

Art Nouveau Restored - IBA 2011 winner!

On August 20, 2011 the winners of the International Bead Award Contest were announced at the Beaders Best Bead Art Fair. It was an exciting event! And good news: my Art Nouveau Restored necklace won two awards: First Place in Off-Loom Category and People's Choice Award.

Art Nouveau Restored Necklace by Zoya Gutina

Art Nouveau Restored Necklace by Zoya Gutina

Art Nouveau Restored Necklace by Zoya Gutina

Art Nouveau Restored Necklace by Zoya Gutina

Photo Credit: Friedhelm Ott | Perlen Poesie


First place winners are:

Lampwork Category

1 Place: Helix - Jacky Teuchert-Rimkus, Germany
jackys-glas-art.de

Loomwork Category

1 Place: Spring Has Sprung - Erin Simonetti, USA
simonetti.com

Off-Loom Category

1 Place: Art Nouveau Restored - Zoya Gutina, USA
mylovelybeads.com

Bead Crochet, Bead Knitting Category

1 Place: Diagonal Bubbles - Jolanda Violante, Italy


Embroidery Category

1 Place: Cascade - Angelika Kenner, Germany
schmucksyndrom.de

Paper, Textile Category

1 Place: Altes Kyoto - Dorit Koppen, Germany

Polymer Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain Category

1 Place: ...Love way... - Natalya Leitman, Russia
flickr.com/photos/madllen/

Wirewok Category

1 Place: Beach Dreams - Chris Wrinn, USA
gildedowljewelry.com

Mixed Media Category

1 Place: Born in the Sands - Svetlana Sametis, Latvia
orubis.ucoz.lv

Public voting

Art Nouveau Restored - Zoya Gutina, USA
mylovelybeads.com

Our warmest congratulations to all winners!


Full list of International Bead Award Contest winners