Though the art in the printed Kakalak 2023 translated well to black and white, the original submissions were far superior. Below, we present the original artwork—with winners first then alphabetically by artist.
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THE LOWLY KING OF BIRDS ~ Susan G. Williams
(First Prize)
NIGHT SWAMP ~ Trish Klenow
(Second Prize)
INTENT ~ Marty Pitcairn
(Third Prize)
AGATE SLICES ~ Les Brown
(Honorable Mention)
ETHEREAL FOREST ~ Jessica Mae Nisbett
(Honorable Mention)
GLASS MENAGERIE ~ Trish Sheppard
(Honorable Mention)
SELF DRAWN ~ Catherine Altice
FREDDIE’S BARN ~ Joyce Compton Brown
FIDDLE ~ Les Brown
GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK ~ Candace J. Carter
WAYS OF WATER ~ Julie Ann Cook
WATERCOLOR WORLDS ~ Debra A. Daniel
CHIPPING SPARROW ~ Judith A. Davis
THE CURE ~ Michael A. Dorsey
FIREWORKS ~ Nadine Ellsworth-Moran
CAFÉ 220 ~ Chrystal A. Ingersoll
DRYING THE CLOTHES ~ Lynn Farmer
JASPER REFLECTIONS ~ Patricia Ann Joslin
NIGHT SCENE ~ Trish Klenow
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE ~ Megan J. Ledgerwood
PATTERNED BOLD FLOWER ~ Terri McCord
SALUDA SKY ~ Jack McGregor
GEOECOMORPHOLOGY ~ Rachel Nelson
GRAZING THE RANGE ~ Arlene Oraby
BOARD SHAPER’S EYE ~ Marty Pitcairn
CIRCLE OF LIFE ~ Christiana Rioli
MARSH BIRD ~ Peggy Waters Rowland
MONARCH CATERPILLARS ~ Martin Settle
MATUTINAL ~ T. Parker Sanborn
VESSEL OF GLASS ~ Trish Sheppard
LILIES AT BILTMORE ~ H.R. Spencer
HEY, HURRY UP DOWN THERE ~ Susan G. Williams
MOTHER NATURE ~ Britnie Walston
AUGUST ~ Emily Wang
Kakalak Anthology of Poets & Artists 