Alternate Views 
"Pretty Earrings"
by Larry Yazzie, Navajo
Description: Standing woman admiring her earrings. Material is Utah alabaster.
About this Award: This award is also called the "passion award". Each juror selects one piece after all other awards have been decided. The Judge's Choice Awards are designed to bring recognition to a work that each juror, independently, feels is outstanding. These pieces may have been overlooked due to the limited number of awards or because they fell outside other award categories.
Juror's
Comments:
Jake Livingston: (previous comments when this piece was a candidate for another award) It has a lot of detail: the lady—especially the face, the edges of the blanket, the necklace and earrings, the purse and even the feet. And the contrast of shine on top and the bottom being rough gives it different colors. (Additional comments) It has a lot of detail and it's standing up high. I like undercut relief.