There were 118 VA facilities and Over 1,400 submitted entries to the national level
Asheville artists placed Nationally:
First Place- Caryn Cash Fowl Play B&W Photography
Third Place - Amy Cocanour, CAPT USCG (ret) Cougar in Black Colored Drawing
Third Place- James Robert Russell A Closer Walk with Thee and Freight Train Music Instrumental
Creative Writing
Short, Short Story
1st Ted Minnick, Ask a Veteran
Poetry Non-Rhyming
1st Charles Bruce Turek, Convoy
Poetry Humor
1st Charles Bruce Turek, Quick Draw
Poetry Military Experience
1st Charles Bruce Turek, No Snow Over There
Special Recognition
1st John Hoffman, To My Fellow Veterans,
Military Experience (not poetry)
1st John Hoffman, My American Odyssey from Vietnam
Personal Essay
1st Cheryl A Pelham, Beating Heart of the Presence
Fine Art
Acrylic Painting
1st Brian Black, Hell Cam 03
Oil Painting
1st Terry Golden, Over the River and Through the Vale
Watercolor
1st Jack Ferrell, Jack
Monochromatic Drawing
1st Katherine Elizabeth Lankford, Irving the Whale
Colored Drawing
1st Amy Coconour, Cougar in Black
Color Photography
1st Tommy Grant, There Must Be Some Kind of Way Out of Here
Black & White Photography
1st Caryn Cash, Fowl Play
Digital Photography
1st Laclan Franquemont, Laying Down the Path
Applied Art
Mixed Media
1st Amy Cocanour, Zoot Kitty
Scroll Saw/Fretwork
1st Guy Lynn Cox, Appalachian Fiddler
Glazed Ceramic
1st Roseanna J. Coates, Pho Me #1
Painted Ceramics
1st Roseanna J. Coates, Dolly’s Box of Colors
Sculpture
1st Roseanna J. Coates, Rainbow Dot Vase
Kits and Special Recognition
Paint by Number Kit
1st Caryn Cash, Seasons Change
Craft Color Kit
1st William Thomas, Glaring Wolf
Craft Wood Building Kit
1st Paul Wentz, III, Paul’s Birdhouse
Music
Original Song: General Topic
1st LaNala, Believe
Vocal: Folk
1st John King, The New Market Hardware Company
Original Vocal: Experience
1st John King, Differences
Instrumental Spiritual
1st Bob Russell, Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Instrumental Rock/Blues
1st Bob Russell, Rambler