Best in Show- 2018 Florida Winter National Wood Art Expo & Competition

Good to be back home after spending the weekend in beautiful Punta Gorda, FL for one of the nation's premier wood art shows. Punta Gorda is a very pleasant place to visit, the venue is in a great location, right on the water and close to 500 entries.

This competition has been very good to me. It started in 2010 (my first art competition) which resulted in a Best in Show- Novice with "Old Florida and Tailing Reds". Then in 2011 a 1st place- Masters level with "Largemouth Bass and Crawfish". Then I took a few years off from sculpting to only draw but returned in 2016 with "The Grey Ghost" which won Best in Show- Masters. I missed the show last year but returned this year with "High Tide" and "Megalops" and placed 1st in two categories and "High Tide" was selected for 1st Best in Show- Masters and "Megalops" 2nd Best in Show- Masters.

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1st Best in Show

Chad Turner- 2018 Florida Winter National Wood Art Expo & Competition

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2nd Best in Show

Chad Turner- 2018 Florida Winter National Wood Art Exposition & Competition

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