2003 1ST PLACE: "The Diner" by Sue Tumblety, Matawan, N.J.
2008 FIRST PLACE: Congratulations to NAILS Mural Contest winner Patty Lopez of Parral, Mexico. Lopez spent five years living in Cancun, which was the inspiration for her “Topical Tropical” design. “If you travel just outside the city of Cancun, there are many little jungles, some of them with animals roaming free,” she says. One set of nails is flat art (it’s a re-creation of a mural she’d painted on her bathroom wall); the other is 3-D acrylic.
2008 3RD PLACE: Melissa Wills of Middletown, N.Y., used a combination of 3D acrylic and paint to create her “Haunted House.”
2008: Rena Rivera-Ryan, Jacksonville, Fla.
2008 Honorable Mention: L. Camille Mason, Toledo, Ohio
2008 Honorable Mention: Alena Stout, Greenwood, Ind.
2006 FIRST PLACE: Ingrid Bigenho of Zegerelli's Hair ExSalonce in Monroeville, Pa. Her beautiful "Angels' Playground" design is handpainted and encased in colored and clear acrylic, giving even the flat art a layered feel. The 3D angels are sculpted from acrylic and also handpainted. The entire design, which was inspired by the Sistine Chapel, took her nine hours to complete.
2006 2ND PLACE: "Unicorn Land" by Barbara Lee, French Creek, W.Va.
2006 3RD PLACE: "From My Roses" by Maritza Avila Negron, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
2006: "Treasure Hunt" by Robin Rollins, Gettysburg, Pa.
2006: "Moo" by Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
2006: "Winter Wonderland" by Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2006: "Under the Big Top" by Erica Plyter, Fort Stewart, Ga.
2006: "Caribbean Marine Life" by Andrea VanLuchene, Gaylord, Mich.
2006: "Adam & Eve in Paradise" by Maritza Avila Negron, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
2006: "Ahh ... It's a Weenie Dog" by Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2006: "Paradise: Key West, Fla." by Amy Butler, Glenrock, Wyo.
2006: "Sunken Treasure" by Kimberly Connolly-Warmbrod, Kenton, Oh.
2006: "Peek-a-Boo Jungle" by DJ Beal, Littlestown, Pa.
2006: "Thoroughly Modern Millie's" by Teresa Coffelt, Concord, Calif.
2006: "Cartoon World" by Jennifer Dinh, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2006: "Tropical Paradise" by Carrie Woodall, Grandville, Mich.
2004 1ST PLACE: "Afternoon Sleigh Ride" by Debbie Alford, Jackson, Mich.
2004 1ST PLACE: "Sushi for One" by Kathleen M.M. Wood, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
2004 3RD PLACE: "Summer by the Lake" by Kristine Lee Howell, N. Ogden, Utah
2004 4TH PLACE: "A Night at the Local Drive-in" by Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2004: Shannon McCown, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
2004: Kathleen M.M. Wood, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
2004: Mary L. Piper, Columbia, Mo.
2004: Ami McClure, Cape Coral, Fla.
2004: Michelle Aab, Willington, Fla.
2004: Traci Dungan, Cape Coral, Fla.
2004: Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2004: Kathleen M.M. Wood, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
2004: Barbara Joan Angelo, S. Braintree, Mass.
2004: Kristine Lee Howell, N. Ogden, Utah
2004: Yoko Dykes, Marysville, Wash.
2004: Amber Cinque, Concord, N.H.
2009 2ND PLACE: Jessica Valasek, Lower Burrell, Pa.
2009 3RD PLACE: Rachel Ouellette, Trenton, Mich.
2009: Tanya Rachele Rose, Central City, Ky.
2009: Patty Lopez, Parral, Mexico
2009: Dawn Minton, Rensselaer, Ind.
2009: Dawn Minton, Rensselaer, Ind.
2003 1ST PLACE: "The Diner" by Sue Tumblety, Matawan, N.J.
2008 FIRST PLACE: Congratulations to NAILS Mural Contest winner Patty Lopez of Parral, Mexico. Lopez spent five years living in Cancun, which was the inspiration for her “Topical Tropical” design. “If you travel just outside the city of Cancun, there are many little jungles, some of them with animals roaming free,” she says. One set of nails is flat art (it’s a re-creation of a mural she’d painted on her bathroom wall); the other is 3-D acrylic.
2008 3RD PLACE: Melissa Wills of Middletown, N.Y., used a combination of 3D acrylic and paint to create her “Haunted House.”
2008: Rena Rivera-Ryan, Jacksonville, Fla.
2008 Honorable Mention: L. Camille Mason, Toledo, Ohio
2008 Honorable Mention: Alena Stout, Greenwood, Ind.
2006 FIRST PLACE: Ingrid Bigenho of Zegerelli's Hair ExSalonce in Monroeville, Pa. Her beautiful "Angels' Playground" design is handpainted and encased in colored and clear acrylic, giving even the flat art a layered feel. The 3D angels are sculpted from acrylic and also handpainted. The entire design, which was inspired by the Sistine Chapel, took her nine hours to complete.
2006 2ND PLACE: "Unicorn Land" by Barbara Lee, French Creek, W.Va.
2006 3RD PLACE: "From My Roses" by Maritza Avila Negron, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
2006: "Treasure Hunt" by Robin Rollins, Gettysburg, Pa.
2006: "Moo" by Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
2006: "Winter Wonderland" by Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2006: "Under the Big Top" by Erica Plyter, Fort Stewart, Ga.
2006: "Caribbean Marine Life" by Andrea VanLuchene, Gaylord, Mich.
2006: "Adam & Eve in Paradise" by Maritza Avila Negron, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
2006: "Ahh ... It's a Weenie Dog" by Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2006: "Paradise: Key West, Fla." by Amy Butler, Glenrock, Wyo.
2006: "Sunken Treasure" by Kimberly Connolly-Warmbrod, Kenton, Oh.
2006: "Peek-a-Boo Jungle" by DJ Beal, Littlestown, Pa.
2006: "Thoroughly Modern Millie's" by Teresa Coffelt, Concord, Calif.
2006: "Cartoon World" by Jennifer Dinh, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2006: "Tropical Paradise" by Carrie Woodall, Grandville, Mich.
2004 1ST PLACE: "Afternoon Sleigh Ride" by Debbie Alford, Jackson, Mich.
2004 1ST PLACE: "Sushi for One" by Kathleen M.M. Wood, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
2004 3RD PLACE: "Summer by the Lake" by Kristine Lee Howell, N. Ogden, Utah
2004 4TH PLACE: "A Night at the Local Drive-in" by Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2004: Shannon McCown, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
2004: Kathleen M.M. Wood, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
2004: Mary L. Piper, Columbia, Mo.
2004: Ami McClure, Cape Coral, Fla.
2004: Michelle Aab, Willington, Fla.
2004: Traci Dungan, Cape Coral, Fla.
2004: Karen Meyer, Wingate, N.C.
2004: Kathleen M.M. Wood, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
2004: Barbara Joan Angelo, S. Braintree, Mass.
2004: Kristine Lee Howell, N. Ogden, Utah
2004: Yoko Dykes, Marysville, Wash.
2004: Amber Cinque, Concord, N.H.
2009 2ND PLACE: Jessica Valasek, Lower Burrell, Pa.
2009 3RD PLACE: Rachel Ouellette, Trenton, Mich.
2009: Tanya Rachele Rose, Central City, Ky.
2009: Patty Lopez, Parral, Mexico
2009: Dawn Minton, Rensselaer, Ind.
2009: Dawn Minton, Rensselaer, Ind.
Spectacular. Amazing. Impressive. You can take your pick of adjectives, since all of them describe the quality and range of entries to NAILS' annual Nail Mural Contest. Beginning in 2003 with winners Sue Tumblety, Kazuko Tomiyama and Lorena Marquez, through 2009 when Kimberly Connolly Preston, Jessica Valasek, and Rachel Ouellette took the top prizes, these diminutive works of art continue to enchant us all.
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