"I painted the pink inside, and people became a little stand-offish," Randall said. "It said something different to them. Then when I had my final critique, I installed the stainless steel blade with the steel edge and it just made some people want to back away."

And that's part of the point.

Randall's earthenware, stainless steel and rubber work was named Best of Show among all entries in the Fifth Annual University of Alaska Southeast Juried Exhibition.

The piece is a metaphor for domestic violence. Randall was inspired after taking an AWARE advocacy course early last fall.

"Sexual abuse and domestic violence hurt," Randall said. "There's part of me that's probably naive and overly optimistic that thinks, 'If people do this, if they hurt people in any fashion, if they knew how much it hurt, if they had this empathy, maybe they wouldn't hurt people."

Photos courtesy of Jim Gage   "Bessie" by Matt Kern

Juneau ceramic artist Carla Potter was this year's guest juror.

Emily Soplanda, graduating this May with a degree in art, earned honorable mention awards for "Split Cells," an oil on canvas; and "Imp," a silkscreen.

Other honorable mention winners were: Misty Ostrowski's "Poppy," a 60-inch oil on canvas; Doris Alcorn's "Bone Bowl," a 8-inch-diameter stoneware bowl with whiteware "bones" carved of clay and fired; and Matt Kern, Sheldon Seslar and Ariel Rolfe's "Bessie," a five-foot-long cow made out of coat hangers, papier mache, paint, wood and badminton tubing.

Randall, a 34-year Juneau resident, a mother and a grandmother, is working toward a bachelor's degree in liberal arts with an art emphasis. She's been working with clay for about eight years.

Photos courtesy of Jim Gage   "Bone Bowl" by Doris Alcorn

Commercial Signs & Printing produced the banners.

Look for the "Fs" downtown.

• Annie Kaill's, 244 Front St.: The store will hold its annual Easter egg hunt from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday during the art walk.

• The Canvas, 223 Seward St: Rory Stitt will exhibit "processism," a collection of old and new works in oil paint and mixed media. Stitt will visit the gallery from 4-6 p.m.

• The Creating Place, 226 Seward St.: Basement Studios purveyors and glass artists Tasha Walen and Lincoln Farabee will hold a Spring Trunk Show in the space from 4-7 p.m. Friday.

The exhibit will include new handcrafted glass beads, jewelry and art glass.

• The Inner Garden, 214 North Franklin St.: The gallery will exhibit the results of its beading challenge. Artists were given identical materials in March and could choose one other material.

• Jaded, 61 Egan Dr.: University of Alaska Southeast student Alex Bogolepov will show "High Gothic," a collection of French Gothic cathedrals, in the bar lounge from April 6-28. The show opens Friday with a reception from 5-8 p.m.

Photos courtesy of Jim Gage   "Imp" by Emily Soplanda

Kelley, a Juneau resident since 1979 and a freelance photographer in Southeast Alaska for the last 31 years, will exhibit prints from the book, soft- and hard-bound copies of the collection, and his 2008 calendars.

• Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Fourth and Main streets: Longtime Juneau photographer John Hermle Jr. will exhibit a collection of work, "Life and Scene in the Juneau Area: Past & Present," during April.

• KTOO, 360 Egan Dr.: The Alaska Photographic Arts Association will hold its spring exhibit during the month at KTOO.

This year's show includes work from a record 18 photographers, including: Robert Armstrong, Mihael Blikshteyn, Jeff Brown, Buddy Ferguson, Shar Fox, Toby Harbanuk, Marilyn Holmes, Pat Kalbaugh, Brent Keeney, Iris Korhonen-Penn, Merrill Lowden, Kent Mearig, Joe McCabe, Patrick McCormick, Lance McVay, Terra Parker, Michael Penn and Jason Soza.

• Ruby Room, Emporium Mall, lower level: Painter Carole Baker, a Gustavus resident for 30-plus years, will make long-awaited return to Juneau with a solo show at the gallery through April.

Baker will exhibit 37 original pieces, all watercolors except for two pastels. Most of the collection is still life, but there are 12 landscapes.