Kaleidoscope Challenge Introduction: The Advanced Winner Danielle Ferreira won the Advanced category of the Kaleidoscope Challenge with her imaginative and technically sophisticated piece, Birds of Paradise. Inspired by birds, flowers, and the vibrant colors of...
Challenges
Meet the Kaleidoscope Winner: Jennifer Slough, Intermediate Category
Kaleidoscope Challenge The Challenge When Jennifer Slough first saw the AMCAW Kaleidoscope Challenge, one question immediately came to mind: Could she create a fully functioning kaleidoscope out of metal clay? Intrigued by the theme and eager to push herself...
Meet the Kaleidoscope Winner: Annette Lyons, Beginner Category
Kaleidoscope Challenge The Winning Beginner Piece Annette Lyons won the Beginner Kaleidoscope Challenge with her imaginative piece, Kaleidoscope Vision. The work was inspired by the medical phenomenon known as kaleidoscope vision, a temporary visual disturbance that...
Meet the Winner: Annette Lyons, Beginner Category
Big Screen Themes Challenge Annette is excited to win a Big Screen Challenge award since it is the first challenge she has ever entered. That her piece “Cleopatra” was selected by an expert panel of AMCAW judges for the winner of the ‘Big Screen Challenge 2025’ is an...
Meet the Winner: Anca Crahmaliuc, Intermediate Category
Big Screen Themes Challenge For Anca, Hollywood is a dreamland. The sparkle of the '30s, the beauties of the ‘40s, the romances of the '50s, the adventurous spirit of the '60s: Hollywood is a glamourous world filled with extravagant stories. Everything looks like an...
Meet the Winner: LauraKay Whiticar-Darvill, Advanced Category
Big Screen Challenge LauraKay’s winning advanced project, “The Great Gatsby and The Green Glow” pendant, was inspired by the book and movie “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. LauraKay decided on that theme after she previously made something for a Great Gatsby...
Hidden Beauty Challenge Winner – Advanced Category
Meet the Winners: Wizz Stearne, Advanced Category Hidden Beauty Challenge Congratulations to Wizz Stearne, winner of the Advanced Category in the Hidden Beauty Challenge! Her winning entry is a pendant entitled, “It’s (not) all Rosey.” The piece is made of Art Clay...
Hidden Beauty Challenge Winner – Intermediate Category
Meet the Winners: Julie Pugh, Intermediate Category Hidden Beauty Challenge Congratulations to Julie Pugh, winner of the Intermediate Category in the Hidden Beauty Challenge! Her winning entry is a fine silver clay piece with a glass cabochon entitled, “Unveiling...
Hidden Beauty Challenge Winner – Beginner Category
Meet the Winners: Antonia Loysen, Beginner Category Hidden Beauty Challenge Congratulations to Antonia Loysen, winner of the Beginner Category in the Hidden Beauty Challenge! Her winning entry is a fine silver clay enameled pendant moulded from a whelk shell entitled,...


























