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Rain Barrel Design Competition
Our evening was a success!! Thank
you to all our participants, both artists and silent
auction bidders. Also, thank you to the Fox Valley
Winery for their wonderful hospitality. It was
greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to Heidi Miller, overall
design winner!!
Congratulations to those individuals
with the highest silent auction bids. Response was
wonderful and each barrel was sold well above the
minimum bid.
Once again, thank you for a successful
event!!
Silent Auction Final Bids
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Barrel #1 |
Barrel #2 |
Barrel #3 |
Barrel #4 |
Barrel #5 |
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$180. |
$150. |
$155. |
$80 |
$75. |
Participating barrels below!!!
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Barrel #1
Valerie Henrich |
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Valerie Henrich is a local
(Oswego) artist turning her hobbies in art and
photography into creations to share. Since her
retirement as an elementary school teacher, she
has been pursuing her creative passions by
studying art in several media.
Val calls herself an "aspiring
artist" and a "lifelong learner". She takes
classes at workshops locally and in Door County,
WI, at her favorite school "The Clearing". She
has been a member of both the Aurora Art League
and the Kendall Arts Guild.
Often traveling with a camera
at hand, Val finds new ways to see things around
us in our daily life...tranquil moments, spots
of beauty, or other images she describes as
"poetic photography". Her favorite subjects are
always of the natural world. Her artwork can be
found in several shops and galleries locally. |
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Barrel #2
Heidi Miller |
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Heidi writes:
My curiosity and love of
creating art began at a young age. My passion
for learning about the art world and creating
art was on going throughout my education in
public school and college. With every new art
class and technique I acquired, my creativity
grew and expanded. With my knowledge of art and
my drive to teach and share the fun of art
creativity with others, I received my Art
Education degree from Northern Illinois
University.
In my art I like to focus on
the undisturbed and fascination compositions
that are found in nature. I enjoy capturing the
calmness that nature provides outside the hectic
and noisy everyday life.
I enjoy working with many
different types of media in my art. What I
enjoy the most is capturing a great picture or
taking different materials and seeing how they
work together to create an interesting final
work. |
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Barrel #3
Stacey Packer |
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Stacey is an 8th grade student at
Yorkville Middle School. She believes that
there are a variety of things people can do to
conserve or protect natural resources. These
things include using reusable products, riding a
bike to work or school and using biodegradable
materials. She feels that through doing things
like this, and utilizing a rain barrel, people
can truly help to conserve our natural
resources. |
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Barrel #4
Adrienne Smith |
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Adrienne Smith is a
professional artist residing in Oswego. She has
a B.S. in fine art from Illinois State
University and a B.F.A. from the School of Art
Institute of Chicago. Her home-based business,
Adrienne Smith Fine Art, specializes in custom
framing, original paintings and wheel thrown
ceramics. Growing up as a member of the Morton
Arboretum instilled in her a love of nature.
Adrienne has also had an interest in
conservation since childhood. She enjoys
volunteering her time and talent to Little
Friends Inc. in Naperville. She also volunteers
as a docent at the Farnsworth House in Plano. |
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Barrel #5
May Priegel |
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May is an 8th grade student
at Yorkville Middle School. She believes that
growing ones own food is a great way to connect
with nature and develop an appreciation of our
natural resources. Her rain barrel design
includes a recycling symbol with elements of
nature captured within it. |
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