Winners and competitors in the 2018 Silver Arts Showcase were recognized Friday at Salisbury Civic Center.

The gold medal winners were: 

Heritage arts

• Bernice Hager for crocheting.

• Joanne French for jewelry.

• Marcia Bremser for needlework.

• Karen Morgan for hand-stitched quilting.

• Rebecca Lyerly for machine-stitched quilting.

• C. William French for stained glass.

• James Baird for woodcarving.

• Richard Taylor for woodturning.

• Lanie Craven for woodworking.

Literary arts

• Shane Tolliver for essays.

• C. William French for life experiences.

• Phyllis Loflin-Kluttz for poetry.

• Helen Sienerth for short stories.

Visual arts

• Janet Isenhour for acrylics.

• Carolyn Blackman for drawing.

• Cathy Yochim for mixed media.

• Phyllis Steimel for oil paints.

• Phyllis Steimel for pastels.

• Ernest Griffith for digital photography.

• Richard Lapham for film photography.

• Charles Heilig for sculpture.

• Carolyn Blackman for watercolor.

Performance arts

• Tim Smith for rhythmic spoon playing.

Local Silver Arts

• Vernice Gallon-Clyburn for cakes.

• Rebecca Lyerly for candy.

• Mike Shue for cookies.

• Mike Shue for home-canned foods.

• Renita Ritchie for pies,.

• Karen Morgan for greeting cards.

• Rebecca Lyerly for housewares.

• Evelyn Schaffer for live plants.

• Betty Monroe for puzzles.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing bags.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing garments.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing hats and scarves.

• Linda Shirley for silk flowers.

• Rebecca Lyerly for stuffed toys.

The silver medal winners were:

Heritage arts 

• Bernice Hager for crocheting.

• Bernice Hager for jewelry.

• Geraldine Webster for needlework.

• Rebecca Lyerly for hand-stitched quilting.

• Cathy Yochim for machine-stitched quilting.

• Athena Moore for stained glass.

• Robert Phelps for woodcarving.

• Barry Lambert for woodturning.

• Richard Taylor for woodworking.

Literary arts

• C. William French for life experiences.

• Raymond Riley for poetry.

• Karen Donelson for short stories.

Visual arts

• Charrathee Hager for acrylics.

• Cathy Crossett-Wood for drawing.

• Janet Isenhour for mixed media.

• Janet Payne for oil paints.

• Carolyn Blackman for pastels.

• Ernest Griffith for digital photography.

• Richard Lapham for film photography.

• Joyce Orphanoudakis for sculpture.

• Karen Morgan for watercolor.

Local Silver Arts

• Mary Roakes for cakes.

• Mike Shue for candy.

• Karen Morgan for greeting cards.

• Rebecca Lyerly for house wares.

• Sharon Skeen for puzzles.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing bags.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing garments.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing hats and scarves.

• Rebecca Lyerly for stuffed toys.

The bronze medal winners were: 

Heritage arts

• Tina Odom for crocheting.

• Rebecca Lyerly for jewelry.

• Rebecca Lyerly for needlework.

• Athena Moore for stained glass.

• Charles Heilig for woodcarving.

• Lanie Craven for woodturning.

• Richard Taylor for woodworking.

Literary arts

• Helen Sienerth for poems.

Local Silver Arts

• Bette Thiedeman for cakes.

• Bernice Taylor for house wares.

• Rebecca Lyerly for sewing hats and scarves.

Visual arts

• Joyce Orphanoudakis for acrylics.

• Katherine Doyle for drawing.

• Connie Eads for mixed media.

• Carolyn Blackman for oil paints.

• Kay Morgan for digital photography.

• Carolyn Blackman for watercolor.

For information on how to participate in the Salisbury/Rowan County Silver Arts showcase, contact coordinator Phyllis Loflin-Kluttz at 704-216-7780.