Award-Winning Artists Get Crafty with Corn and Soybeans at the Iowa State Fair
August 18, 2011
Iowa crafters put a creative spin on corn and soybean plants to create blue ribbon-winning art at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.
The entries, judged Thursday, August 11, in the John Deere Agricultural Building sponsored by Alliant Energy, were evaluated on general appearance, originality, best use of product and degree of difficulty.
Complete results below:
SOYBEAN CREATIONS
Natural
1) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
2) Brenda Becker, Pella
All Painted or Painted & Natural
1) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
2) Brenda Becker, Pella
3) Anna Canavan, Marion
CORN CREATIONS
Natural Color
1) Brenda Becker, Pella
2) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
Dyed or Painted
1) Kathryn Fattig, Chelsea
2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
3) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
Natural, Dyed and/or Painted (Youth)
1) Benjamin Wicks, Pleasantville
2) MacKenzie Becker, Pella
3) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
“Nothing Compares” to the 2011 Iowa State Fair, celebrating 100 years of the Butter Cow August 11-21. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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