2013 SAUL BELL DESIGN AWARD WINNERS

Enamel

The predominant surface material must be glass-based enamels and may be fired on any type of metal.

First Place
Inja Kim
Seoul, South Korea

Artist Statement: These ornamental hairpins are inspired by a fairy tale about a woodcutter and a fairy. The shortest pin represents fairies taking a bath. The middle pin represents a woodcutter and a fairy happily married. The longest pin represents a fairy going to the sky with her children.

Second Place
Nena Potts
Rogersville, MO, USA

Artist Statement: The leaves of a laurel crown or wreath with overlapping and movable elements provided my design inspiration for this work. An endless palette of green reflects my surroundings, where a dense woods are an intricate puzzle of leaves.