LAMORINDA WEEKLY | High School Artists Dazzle at 10th Annual Visual Arts Competition


First Prize - 3D (the ceramic castle entitled, Tangled) Cari Carter, 11th Grade, Miramonte

The Orinda Arts Council kicked off another stunning showcase of artwork by Lamorinda area high school students when it announced the winners of its 10th annual Visual Arts Competition March 6. Attendees at the event studied thought provoking jewelry, ceramics, paintings, and photographs.

Caitlyn Sit, a 12th grader at Campolindo High School, took home second prize in the 2D category for her painting, "Violin with Candle and Sunflowers." The oil work was created as part of her college portfolio. She plans on pursuing a career in design.

Albert Miao, a Miramonte 12th grader heading for the University of California, Santa Barbara, was awarded second prize in the 3D category for his "Sharkring" fashioned out of silver. He has been creating crafts, clay, and metal works for the past two years, and employed his shark design because of the images and feelings it evokes when wearing and viewing the piece.

Cari Carter took home the 3D first prize for "Tangled," a ceramic castle which draws viewers from across the Orinda Library Art Gallery to the case where it is displayed. An 11th-grade student of Miramonte High School's Gavin Kermode, Carter explained that she actually made each brick in the castle by hand. "I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my art. I want mine to be pristine ... no loose ends." She's been creating art since elementary school, and is currently working on a slab sculpture mural. She plans to pursue a career in kinesiology which will enable her to design prosthetic devices.

2013 VAC Winners

1st Prize for "Girl on Fire" - Olivia Barnum, 12th Grade, Bentley School

2nd Prize for "Violin with Candle and Sunflowers" - Caitlyn Sit, 12th Grade, Campolindo High School

3rd Prize for "Boots, Boots, Boots" - Colette Walker, 12th Grade, Campolindo High School

Honorable Mentions: Bryce Bixler, Acalanes High School; Sita Lujintanon, Bentley; Izzy Parkinson-Morgan and Amy Hollishwandner, Acalanes High School

1st Prize for "Tangled" - Cari Carter, 11th Grade, Miramonte High School

2nd Prize for "Sharkring" - Albert Miao, 12th Grade, Miramonte High School

3rd Prize for "Nidhi" - Katrina Salinas, 11th Grade, Acalanes High School

Honorable Mentions: Marie-Claire Schillinger, Miramonte High School; Maddie Wheeler, Acalanes High School; Lauren Gray, Bentley

Photography

1st Prize for "Senseless Emotion" - Gavin Thatcher, 10th Grade, Acalanes High School

2nd Prize for "Untitled" - Lindsay Wong, 11th Grade, Campolindo High School

3rd Prize (Tie) - Hanna Schoenberger (11th Grade, Campolindo High School) for "Taxi Cab in New York City" and Sachi Granich (10th Grade, Bentley School) for "The Landlord"

Honorable Mentions: Emily LaRoche, Magda Herrera, and Minghan Zhong, Bentley

Best of Show for "Giraffe"

Amy Hollishwandner, 12th Grade, Acalanes High School received 224 text votes from fans.