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"YES" ON 6 MEANS
WELCOME BACK.
IT'S 6:47 RIGHT NOW.
DONNA KARAN IS THE NEW WINNER
WITH *** ELEPHANTS.
THE OWNER OF SALON 77 WHICH
SHOWCASES THE ARTISTS ACROSS
WEST MICHIGAN.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT THIS
SUMMER.
PEOPLE ARE STILL DISCUSSING THE
WHOLE SITUATION OF THE ELEPHANTS
AND WHETHER THAT WAS WORTHY OF
WINNING THE WHOLE THING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION OF IT?
ART IS SO SUBJECTIVE.
IT DEPENDS ON WHO IS LOOKING AT
IT.
EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT STYLE,
HAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND
THEIR OWN OPINION.
PERSONALLY THE DRAWING WAS
TECHNICALLY BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL RENDERING OF
PENCIL AND SUBJECT MATTER.
IF YOU READ THE ARTIST'S STORY
BEHIND THE PIECE IT WILL HAVE A
DEEPER MEANING FOR YOU.
EVEN DEEPER IMPACT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
ABSOLUTELY AMAZED THIS PIECE.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT
SUCKS YOU IN.
IT IS JUST AS BEAUTIFUL.
SOMETHING ELSE YOU DIDN'T SEE
THAT POPS OUT AT YOU.
LITTLE AMAZING THINGS LIKE THE
RABBIT SITTING WITH A LITTLE
UMBRELLA.
SURPRISES.
BUT IT IS SO COOL.
THIS IS A PIECE YOU CAN LOOK
AT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND SEE
SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME.
I THINK THAT --
IT IS JUST SOMETHING
INCREDIBLY FUN.
THERE'S A STORY BEHIND IT.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON
AND SO MANY DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
THERE'S MANY STORIES BEHIND IT I
WOULD HAVE TO SAY.
THERE'S ALWAYS A STORY, TOO,
BEHIND WHAT ARTISTS HAVE TO GO
THROUGH FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
WHAT'S YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THAT.
WHAT'S IT LIKE BEHIND THE SCENES
OF ART PRIZE?
YOU CAN LOOK BACK IN MEMORY
BEHIND THE SCENES PROCESS ABOUT
WHAT ARTISTS ARE IN ARTPRIZE.
I PARTICIPATED THE FIRST THREE
YEARS AND THIS YEAR I MADE A
DECISION TO TAKE A BREAK BECAUSE
I NEEDED A BREAK.
IT IS TREMENDOUS THE TIME, THE
ENERGY, THE SACRIFICE THAT THE
ARTISTS PUT INTO BEING A PART OF
THIS COMPETITION AS A THROLOCAL
ARTIST IT'S A LOT.
I CAN'T IMAGE ARTISTS COMING
FROM OUT OF STATE.
ARTPRIZE IS OVER NOW.
IS THIS THE TIME AN ARTISTS
START THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR?
ARE THEY ALREADY THINKING ABOUT
IT PRIOR TO THIS MORNING?
SOME ARTISTS HAVE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT IT PRIOR TO.
SOME ARTISTS WILL TAKE THEM BOTH
START THINKING ABOUT IT AGAIN.
SO OFTEN YOU SHOW OFF YOUR PIECE
IT DIES DOWN YOU START THINKING
ABOUT IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
REALLY?
ONE KIND OF PIECE MOST
ARTISTS WILL PRODUCE MANY PIECES
OVER THAT COURSE OF TIME.
FOREVER IS SOMETHING THAT
ORGANICALLY HAPPENS.
THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WILL GO
IN?
DEPENDING ON THE ARTIST.
EVERY ARTIST HAS A DIFFERENT
STAND A DIFFERENT PROCESS
REGARDING ART PRIZE.
SOME ARE COMMISSIONED SOME IT IS
THERE'S A CHANCE TO DO IT.
GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
ARTPRIZE TO DO IT.
SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY PLANNED OUT
AND THOUGHT OUT OTHER PIECES ARE
JUST IN THE MOMENT.
YOU TOOK THIS LAST YEAR OFF
ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO ENTER
NEXT YEAR?
I WILL BE IN NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S THE ARTIST'S SPIRIT.
YOU CAN'T STAY AWAY TOO LONG.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE
TALKING TO YOU OVER THE LAST FEW
WEEKS.
APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO TALK