Artist: Lilly Berg
Age: 7 years
Residency: Washington
School: public school
Church: St. Katherine Orthodox Church (Kirkland, Washington)
Title: My Baptism
Medium: watercolor
Artist’s Statement: My baptism day into the Orthodox church

Artist: Leia Ramsey
Age: 8 years
Residency: Washington
School: public school
Church: St. Katherine Orthodox Church (Kirkland, Washington)
Title: The Homily
Medium: watercolor
Artwork Description: The artist drew all of the details that she sees in church while listening to the homily: kids sitting and playing on the floor, ceiling fans, and all the icons and candle stands. There are many details to love in our church.
Recognition: Honorable Mention

Artist: Gabriela Amarie
Age: 9 years
Residency: Washington
School: home-school
Church: St. Katherine Orthodox Church (Kirkland, Washington)
Title: In My Church I Love the Weddings
Medium: watercolor
Artist’s Statement: When I think of what I love about my Orthodox Church, it is the weddings.
Recognition: Honorable Mention

Artist: Victoria Malkasian
Age: 9 years
Residency: Washington
School: public school
Church: St. Katherine Orthodox Church (Kirkland, Washington)
Title: I Really Love Forgiveness Vespers
Medium: watercolor
Artwork Description: "I really love Forgiveness Vespers." The title says it all!  The art assignment was to draw something important from our parish life, and this is what she chose. You can see the personalities of the children she drew. There is some joyous forgiving going on in this picture.
Recognition: 3rd Place

Artist: Michelle Maftei
Age: 10 years
Residency: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
School: Home-school
Church: St. John the Compassionate Mission (Toronto, Ontario)
Title: Summer Day at St. Nektarios Monastery
Medium: acrylics on canvas
Artist’s Statement: My painting represents the church at St Nektarios Monastery in New York. I had the idea to paint this church because it is a beautiful and peaceful place.

Artist: —-
Age: 11 years
Residency: Florence, Arizona
School: Home-school
Title: Paschal Greeting with Red Egg
Medium: markers

Artist: Ruby Ortwein
Age: 12 years
Residency: Tennessee
School: Home-school
Church: St. John Antiochian Orthodox Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
Title: A Shrine in the City
Medium: acrylic on watercolor paper
Artist’s Statement: This art piece was inspired by the neighborhood around our church. Many walkers and joggers use the paths that pass it by.
Recognition: Honorable Mention

Artist: Matthew Swehla
Age: 13 years
Residency: California
School: Home-school
Church: St. James Antiochian Orthodox Church (Modesto, California)
Title: Jesus Christ Unites the Eras
Medium: pencil, colored pencil
Artist’s Statement: My art shows how the faith of Jesus unites all times through traditions such as iconography. In my piece, I show two times: on the left is an ancient monk on Mt. Athos, on the right is a modern Iconographer. Both work on an icon of Christ. Both share the same faith, but live in different times and different cultures.
Recognition: 2nd Place

Artist: —-
Age: 14 years
Residency: California
School: Home-school
Title: Chapel of Archangel Michael at Panagia Vlahernon Monastery in Florida
Medium: colored pencils
Artist’s Statement: I visited Panagia Vlahernon Monastey in Florida this summer and I really like it there. It is amazing to see the new churches built recently in America that look like churches build centuries ago in Greece.
Recognition: Honorable mention

Artist: —-
Age: 16 years
Residency: California
School: Home-school
Title: In the City of a Saint
Medium: colored pencils
Artist’s Statement: The timelessness of Orthodoxy stands out to me very vividly when I go to venerate the relics of St. John in the city of San Francisco.
Recognition: 1st Place