Back ![Christina Vasquez models Larry DePute's third-prize piece, "Still Flying," made of aircraft parts, during Sunday's Wearable Art Extravaganza at Centennial Hall.](http://jun-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/10921643.jpg "Christina Vasquez models Larry DePute's third-prize piece, "Still Flying," made of aircraft parts, during Sunday's Wearable Art Extravaganza at Centennial Hall.")
![Hanna Davis models her piece, "Hot Shot," made of shot gun shells during Sunday's Wearable Art Extravaganza at Centennial Hall. Libby Stringer](http://jun-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/10921523.jpg "Hanna Davis models her piece, "Hot Shot," made of shot gun shells during Sunday's Wearable Art Extravaganza at Centennial Hall. Libby Stringer")
![Donna Powell models her piece "Raise Your Glass!" during Sunday's Wearable Art Extravaganza at Centennial Hall. The dress, made of corks from wine and champagne bottles, weighed about 80 pounds. Libby Stringer](http://jun-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/10921531.jpg "Donna Powell models her piece "Raise Your Glass!" during Sunday's Wearable Art Extravaganza at Centennial Hall. The dress, made of corks from wine and champagne bottles, weighed about 80 pounds. Libby Stringer")
![Kathy Kartchner models her piece, "Lady Blue," made with blue mussels collected from Southeast Alaskan beaches. Each shell was cleaned, dipped and drilled prior to being attached to the dress. Libby Stringer](http://jun-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/10923181.jpg "Kathy Kartchner models her piece, "Lady Blue," made with blue mussels collected from Southeast Alaskan beaches. Each shell was cleaned, dipped and drilled prior to being attached to the dress. Libby Stringer")
Awards for this year’s Wearable Art Extravaganza, “Fusion,” were announced Monday.
First place ($500) went to “The Beast in the Beauty,” a dress made from padauk and birds-eye maple veneers and aluminum by artist David Walker, modeled by Anna Gonwa Ramonda.
Second place ($250) was awarded to “Lady Blue” by artist Kathy Kartchner, who modeled her piece, created from more than a thousand blue mussels harvested from the beaches of Southeast Alaska.
Third place ($150) went to first-time wearable arts artist Larry DePute, who created “Still Flying” out of a cracked prop spinner and copper gaskets. It was modeled by Christina Vasquez.
Awards werebased on votes tallied from both Saturday’s and Sunday’s audiences.
Thirty-one entries walked the runway in this year’s show, the 12th annual. Proceeds from Saturday’s event go to help support the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council’s Fine Arts Scholarships and Individual Artist Grants, while those from Sunday’s event support the operation at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center. A video of the performance will premier on 360 North on Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m. Copies of the DVD will be available for sale from JAHC.
For more information, visit www.jahc.org.
