2023 Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition
FIRST PLACE
“Tribal Queen Barbie” by Kharisma Sommers
Quincy, IL, U.S.
“Tribal Queen Barbie” by Kharisma Sommers
Quincy, IL, U.S.
FIRST PLACE 2023: Kharisma Sommers, www.popnicute.com, Quincy, IL, U.S.
“Tribal Queen Barbie” (34 x 9 cm) (13.5 x 3.5 in) Copper, Barbie doll
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FIRST PLACE 2023: Kharisma Sommers, www.popnicute.com, Quincy, IL, U.S.
“Tribal Queen Barbie” (34 x 9 cm) (13.5 x 3.5 in) Copper, Barbie doll
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SECOND PLACE
“Silverbowl" by Michael Kiefer
Irsee, Germany
SECOND PLACE 2023: Michael Kiefer, Irsee, Germany
“Silverbowl” (45 x 34 x 5 cm) (17.7 x 13.4 x 2 in) Sterling silver
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SECOND PLACE 2023: Michael Kiefer, Irsee, Germany
“Silverbowl” (45 x 34 x 5 cm) (17.7 x 13.4 x 2 in) Sterling silver
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THIRD PLACE
“Portagioie (jewel case)” by Ferruccio Maierna
Rome, Italy
“Portagioie (jewel case)” by Ferruccio Maierna
Rome, Italy
THIRD PLACE 2023: Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy
“Portagioie ( jewel case)” (15 x 22 cm) (6 x 8.7 in) tomato can, frying oil can, iron sheet, red tissue; photos by Ferdinando Gatta
THIRD PLACE 2023: Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy
“Portagioie ( jewel case)” (15 x 22 cm) (6 x 8.7 in) tomato can, frying oil can, iron sheet, red tissue; photos by Ferdinando Gatta
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THIRD PLACE 2023: Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy
“Portagioie ( jewel case)” (15 x 22 cm) (6 x 8.7 in) tomato can, frying oil can, iron sheet, red tissue; photos by Ferdinando Gatta
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REVERE SELECTION AWARD
“Celtic Spiral” Leanne McCormack
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
REVERE SELECTION 2023: Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Celtic Spiral" (5 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm) (2 x 6 x .6 in) Copper sheet, copper rivets
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REVERE SELECTION 2023: Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Celtic Spiral" (5 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm) (2 x 6 x .6 in) Copper sheet, copper rivets
REVERE SELECTION 2023: Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Celtic Spiral" (5 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm) (2 x 6 x .6 in) Copper sheet, copper rivets
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HONORABLE MENTION
“Movement 24” by Ema Tanigaki
Albuqerque, NM, U.S.
HONORABLE MENTION 2023: Ema Tanigaki, www.healeystudio.com, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.
“Movement 24” (45.8 x 53 x 25 cm) (18 x 21 x 10 in) Copper, glass; photo by John L Healey
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HONORABLE MENTION 2023: Ema Tanigaki, www.healeystudio.com, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.,
related set: “Movement, Opening, Change, Inner Spiral" (20 x 58.4 x 15 cm) (8 x 23 x 6 in) Copper, glass; photo by John L Healey
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HONORABLE MENTION
“The Nepenthes-Entice Perfume” by Wang Yu-Hung
Toufen City, Taiwan
HONORABLE MENTION 2023: Wang Yu-Hung, nightowlmetalsmith.wordpress.com, Toufen City, Taiwan
“The Nepenthes-Entice Perfume” (42 x 42 x 11 cm) (16.5 x 16.5 x 4 in) Silver, copper, brass
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HONORABLE MENTION 2023: Wang Yu-Hung, nightowlmetalsmith.wordpress.com, Toufen City, Taiwan
“The Nepenthes-Entice Perfume” (42 x 42 x 11 cm) (16.5 x 16.5 x 4 in) Silver, copper, brass
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JURORS' CHOICE
2023
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Jurors' Choice 2023: Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Sea of Thoughts" (16 x 15 x 2 cm) (6.3 x 6 x .8 in) Copper, clear flux, vitreous enamel
Jurors' Choice 2023: Thomas Filippini, www.washdsgn.com, Richmond, VA, U.S.
"River Bolo" (2 x 7.6 cm)(.75 x 3 in) Copper, sterling silver, leather; photos by Silvio Dominic
Jurors' Choice 2023: Ariel Lavian, www.ariellavian.com, Mevaseret Zion, Israel
"Pieces of My Soul" (21 x 21 x 10.5 cm) (8.3 x 8.3 x 4 in) Copper
Jurors' Choice 2023: Jessica Mohl, www.jessicamohl.com, Crawfordsville, IN, U.S.
"Anthropocene Era Mourning Collar" (43 x 5 x 2 cm)(17 x 2 x .75 in) Sterling and fine silver, anthracite coal, labradorite, bornite, glass flower, seed pearl, zircon
Jurors' Choice 2023: Michael Kusz, www.graculus.co.uk, Richmond, N. Yorks, England
"Owl" (102 x 66 cm)(40 x 26 in) Patinated copper from scrap hot water cylinders, steel
"The head is sprung-loaded thus fully rotates and articulates."
Jurors' Choice 2023: Dan Droz, www.dandroz.com, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.
"7 Up" (119 x 56 x 10 cm)(47 x 22 x 4 in) .187 Aluminum plate
Jurors' Choice 2023: Rebecca Neely, Edinboro, PA, U.S.
"Wind Rider" (7.6 x 4.5 x 2 cm)(3 x 1.75 x .75 in) Sterling silver, pearls
Jurors' Choice 2023: Ingvild Reinton Felis, Oslo, Norway
"The Time It Took to Grow Up" (3 x 3 x 2 m) (10 x 10 x 6.5 ft) Copper
Jurors' Choice 2023: Michael Kiefer, Irsee, Germany
"Folded 2 Copperbowl" (43 x 6.5 cm) (17 x 2.6 in) Copper
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Jurors' Choice 2023: Ingrid Donaldson, www.theblinkgallery.com, Gilbert, AZ, U.S.
"Daily Mantra" (40.6 x 5 cm)(16 x 2 in) Copper, Birdseye maple, turquoise
Jurors' Choice 2023: Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy, Top: "Wall Sculpture #4" (90 x 90 x 4 cm) (35 x 35 x 1.6 in) Waste frying cans, copper, iron.
Bottom: "Console" drawer (100 x 15 x 40 cm) (40 x 6 x 16 in) Copper, iron, black tissue; Photos by Ferdinando Gatta
Jurors' Choice 2023: Huberto Siroka, www.hubertos.com, Bled, Slovenia,
"From Flower to Flower - The Code of Love" 1st: (5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm each)(2 x 1.4 x .6 in) Sterling silver, 24k gold Keumboo
Jurors' Choice 2023: Huberto Siroka, www.hubertos.com, Bled, Slovenia,
"From Flower to Flower - The Code of Love" 2nd: (4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm)(1.6 x 1 x .6) Sterling silver, 24k gold Keumboo
Jurors' Choice 2023: Cicy Sze-Yin Ching, www.cicy.net, Vancouver, Canada
From "Bloom Elsewhere" series (18 x 4 x 18 cm) (7 x 1.5 x 7 in) Copper, brass
Jurors' Choice 2023: Brandon Hoida, Erie, PA, U.S.,
Charoite Brooch (6.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm)(2.5 x 2.75 x 0.75 in) Sterling silver, charoite, purpleheart wood
Jurors' Choice 2023: Chen-Ming Lin, Taipei City, Taiwan, "Untitled" (20 x 15 x 5 cm) (8 x 6 x 2 in) Copper, 0.3 mm. "...could be bent freely to form a new wave."
Jurors' Choice 2023: Aimee J. Mattila, aime35.wixsite.com/ajmattila, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
"Fire Station #11" Medallion (1.8 m) (6 ft); Frieze (7.3 m)(24 ft) Copper
Jurors' Choice 2023: Corrina Sephora, www.corrinasephora.com, Atlanta, GA, U.S.
"Celebration de Cinquante" (1m x 5.3m x 11.4 cm)(3.75 ft x 17.5 ft x 4.5 in) Bronze, patina; photo by Terrell Clark
Jurors' Choice 2023: Nancy Mather, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
"Mixed Metal Bangle" (11 x 11 x 7 cm) (4.3 x 4.3 x 2.8 in) Copper, brass
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RESULTS VIDEO 2023
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2023 JUDGES
ARTIST LISTING
Artists entered the 2023 competition from Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, Norway, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Taiwan, England, and the USA.
Artists entered the 2023 competition from Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, Norway, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Taiwan, England, and the USA.
2023 WINNERS
FIRST PLACE: Kharisma Sommers, www.popnicute.com, Quincy, IL, U.S.
“Tribal Queen Barbie” (34 x 9 cm) (13.5 x 3.5 in) Copper, Barbie doll
SECOND PLACE: Michael Kiefer, Irsee, Germany
“Silverbowl” (45 x 34 x 5 cm) (17.7 x 13.4 x 2 in) Sterling silver
THIRD PLACE: Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy
“Portagioie (jewel case)” (15 x 22 cm) (6 x 8.7 in) tomato can , frying oil can , iron sheet, red tissue; photos by Ferdinando Gatta
REVERE SELECTION: Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Celtic Spiral" (5 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm) (2 x 6 x .6 in) Copper sheet, copper rivets
HONORABLE MENTION: Ema Tanigaki, www.healeystudio.com, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.
“Movement 24” (45.8 x 53 x 25 cm) (18 x 21 x 10 in) Copper, glass; photo by John L Healey
HONORABLE MENTION: Wang Yu-Hung, nightowlmetalsmith.wordpress.com, Toufen City, Taiwan
“The Nepenthes-Entice Perfume” (42 x 42 x 11 cm) (16.5 x 16.5 x 4 in) Silver, copper, brass
2023 Jurors' Choice Selections
Alphabetical order
Cicy Sze-Yin Ching, www.cicy.net, Vancouver, Canada
From "Bloom Elsewhere" series (18 x 4 x 18 cm) (7 x 1.5 x 7 in) Copper, brass
Ingrid Donaldson, www.theblinkgallery.com, Gilbert, AZ, U.S.
"Daily Mantra" (40.6 x 5 cm)(16 x 2 in) Copper, Birdseye maple, turquoise
Dan Droz, www.dandroz.com, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.
"7 Up" (119 x 56 x 10 cm)(47 x 22 x 4 in) .187 Aluminum plate
Thomas Filippini, www.washdsgn.com, Richmond, VA, U.S.
"River Bolo" (2 x 7.6 cm)(.75 x 3 in) Copper, sterling silver, leather; photos by Silvio Dominic
Brandon Hoida, Erie, PA, U.S.
Charoite Brooch (6.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm)(2.5 x 2.75 x 0.75 in) Sterling silver, charoite, purpleheart wood
Michael Kiefer, Irsee, Germany
"Folded 2 Copperbowl" (43 x 6.5 cm) (17 x 2.6 in) Copper
Michael Kusz, www.graculus.co.uk, Richmond, N. Yorks, England
"Owl" (102 x 66 cm)(40 x 26 in) Patinated copper from scrap hot water cylinders, steel
"The head is sprung-loaded thus fully rotates and articulates."
Ariel Lavian, www.ariellavian.com, Mevaseret Zion, Israel
"Pieces of My Soul" (21 x 21 x 10.5 cm) (8.3 x 8.3 x 4 in) Copper
Chen-Ming Lin, Taipei City, Taiwan
"Untitled" (20 x 15 x 5 cm) (8 x 6 x 2 in) Copper, 0.3 mm
"...could be bent freely to form a new wave."
Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy
"Wall Sculpture #4" (90 x 90 x 4 cm) (35 x 35 x 1.6 in) Waste frying cans, copper, iron
"Console" (100 x 15 x 40 cm) (40 x 6 x 16 in) Copper, iron, black tissue; photos by Ferdinando Gatta
Nancy Mather, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
"Mixed Metal Bangle" (11 x 11 x 7 cm) (4.3 x 4.3 x 2.8 in) Copper, brass
Aimee J. Mattila, aime35.wixsite.com/ajmattila, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
"Fire Station #11" Medallion (1.8 m) (6 ft); Frieze (7.3 m)(24 ft) Copper
Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Sea of Thoughts" (16 x 15 x 2 cm) (6.3 x 6 x .8 in) Copper, clear flux, vitreous enamel
Jessica Mohl, www.jessicamohl.com, Crawfordsville, IN, U.S.
"Anthropocene Era Mourning Collar" (43 x 5 x 2 cm)(17 x 2 x .75 in)
Sterling and fine silver, anthracite coal, labradorite, bornite, glass flower, seed pearl, zircon
Rebecca Neely, Edinboro, PA, U.S.
"Wind Rider" (7.6 x 4.5 x 2 cm)(3 x 1.75 x .75 in) Sterling silver, pearls
Ingvild Reinton Felis, Oslo, Norway
"The Time It Took to Grow Up" (3 x 3 x 2 m) (10 x 10 x 6.5 ft) Copper
Corrina Sephora, www.corrinasephora.com, Atlanta, GA, U.S.
"Celebration de Cinquante" (1m x 5.3m x 11.4 cm)(3.75 ft x 17.5 ft x 4.5 in) Bronze, patina; photo by Terrell Clark
Huberto Siroka, www.hubertos.com, Bled, Slovenia
"From Flower to Flower - The Code of Love" 1st: (5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm each)(2 x 1.4 x .6 in) 2nd: (4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm)(1.6 x 1 x .6)
Sterling silver, 24k gold Keumboo
Alphabetical order
Cicy Sze-Yin Ching, www.cicy.net, Vancouver, Canada
From "Bloom Elsewhere" series (18 x 4 x 18 cm) (7 x 1.5 x 7 in) Copper, brass
Ingrid Donaldson, www.theblinkgallery.com, Gilbert, AZ, U.S.
"Daily Mantra" (40.6 x 5 cm)(16 x 2 in) Copper, Birdseye maple, turquoise
Dan Droz, www.dandroz.com, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.
"7 Up" (119 x 56 x 10 cm)(47 x 22 x 4 in) .187 Aluminum plate
Thomas Filippini, www.washdsgn.com, Richmond, VA, U.S.
"River Bolo" (2 x 7.6 cm)(.75 x 3 in) Copper, sterling silver, leather; photos by Silvio Dominic
Brandon Hoida, Erie, PA, U.S.
Charoite Brooch (6.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm)(2.5 x 2.75 x 0.75 in) Sterling silver, charoite, purpleheart wood
Michael Kiefer, Irsee, Germany
"Folded 2 Copperbowl" (43 x 6.5 cm) (17 x 2.6 in) Copper
Michael Kusz, www.graculus.co.uk, Richmond, N. Yorks, England
"Owl" (102 x 66 cm)(40 x 26 in) Patinated copper from scrap hot water cylinders, steel
"The head is sprung-loaded thus fully rotates and articulates."
Ariel Lavian, www.ariellavian.com, Mevaseret Zion, Israel
"Pieces of My Soul" (21 x 21 x 10.5 cm) (8.3 x 8.3 x 4 in) Copper
Chen-Ming Lin, Taipei City, Taiwan
"Untitled" (20 x 15 x 5 cm) (8 x 6 x 2 in) Copper, 0.3 mm
"...could be bent freely to form a new wave."
Ferruccio Maierna, www.instagram.com/ferrucciomaierna, Rome, Italy
"Wall Sculpture #4" (90 x 90 x 4 cm) (35 x 35 x 1.6 in) Waste frying cans, copper, iron
"Console" (100 x 15 x 40 cm) (40 x 6 x 16 in) Copper, iron, black tissue; photos by Ferdinando Gatta
Nancy Mather, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
"Mixed Metal Bangle" (11 x 11 x 7 cm) (4.3 x 4.3 x 2.8 in) Copper, brass
Aimee J. Mattila, aime35.wixsite.com/ajmattila, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
"Fire Station #11" Medallion (1.8 m) (6 ft); Frieze (7.3 m)(24 ft) Copper
Leanne McCormack, www.leannemccormack.com, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
"Sea of Thoughts" (16 x 15 x 2 cm) (6.3 x 6 x .8 in) Copper, clear flux, vitreous enamel
Jessica Mohl, www.jessicamohl.com, Crawfordsville, IN, U.S.
"Anthropocene Era Mourning Collar" (43 x 5 x 2 cm)(17 x 2 x .75 in)
Sterling and fine silver, anthracite coal, labradorite, bornite, glass flower, seed pearl, zircon
Rebecca Neely, Edinboro, PA, U.S.
"Wind Rider" (7.6 x 4.5 x 2 cm)(3 x 1.75 x .75 in) Sterling silver, pearls
Ingvild Reinton Felis, Oslo, Norway
"The Time It Took to Grow Up" (3 x 3 x 2 m) (10 x 10 x 6.5 ft) Copper
Corrina Sephora, www.corrinasephora.com, Atlanta, GA, U.S.
"Celebration de Cinquante" (1m x 5.3m x 11.4 cm)(3.75 ft x 17.5 ft x 4.5 in) Bronze, patina; photo by Terrell Clark
Huberto Siroka, www.hubertos.com, Bled, Slovenia
"From Flower to Flower - The Code of Love" 1st: (5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm each)(2 x 1.4 x .6 in) 2nd: (4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm)(1.6 x 1 x .6)
Sterling silver, 24k gold Keumboo
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