THIS YEAR’S ENTRIES IN THE “QUEEN OF GEMS” JEWELLERY DESIGN AWARDS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE WALTZING MATILDA CENTRE ART GALLERY.
Category 1A Professional Jeweller (handmade)
Winner
“Palindrome” James Plumb (Diamond Boutique)
Highly Commended:
“Cathedral” Adrian Hogan (Matchmaker Opals)
Commended:
“Pipe Dream” Michael Liebig (Affordable Opals Au)
1B Professional Jeweller (CAD/CAST)
Winner
1B2 “Intersection” Rita Williams (Sunstate Jewellers)“
Highly commended
1B-1 “Ulysses” Rita Williams (Sunstate Jewellers)
Category 2A Emerging Jeweller (handmade)
Winner
“Opal Movement” Ethan Elliott
Highly Commended
“Endangered Winton Opal Fish” Kristy Elliott
Commended:
“Duality” Katherine Bracco
Category 2B Emerging Jeweller (CAD/Cast)
Winner
“Smooth and Sleek” Ethan Elliott
Highly Commended
“Significance” Natasha Franklin /Boots
Category 2C Novice Jeweller
Winner
“Butterflies to Rainbows”
Chris Kesteven (Red Centre Opals)
Highly Commended
“The Watering Hole” Renaee Liebig (Affordable Opals Au)
Commended
“The Diamantina” Renaee Liebig (Affordable Opals Au)
Category 3 Wearable Fashion
Highly Commended:
“Outback Orbit” Sandy Aslett (Sandy Aslett Milliner)
Category 4 Object/Art
Winner
“Matrix of Time” Melissa Eliott (Melissa-Gaye Designs)
Highly Commended
“Opal Octopus” Nikki Hulleman
Commended:
“Outback Bloom” Leonna Nowland
People’s Choice Winner
“Pipe Dream” Michael Liebig (Affordable Opals Au)
