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22. CONNOROSE
ARTIST - LAURA RAUCH HIBBITS
SPONSOR - HIBBITS INSURANCE
I AM DESIGNING THIS ROSE IN MEMORY OF CONNOR HENRY. I TOOK CLASSES FROM CONNOR AND WE WERE WORKING ON DESIGNING THIS ROSE BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. I HAVE USED STARRED GLASS TO COVER THE FRONT AND BACK OF MY ROSE.

12. BLOOM
ARTIST - LESLIE KENDALL RECH
SPONSOR - THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
I HAVE USED FABRIC SOAKED IN ACRYLIC MEDIUM. I WRAPPED THE ROSE TO ACHIEVE TEXTURE AND DIMENSION. THE WHITE FABRIC IS SPRAYED WITH POLYURETHANE TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS.

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1. SO FAUX A ROSE
ARTIST - BECKY WIENGES
SPONSOR - THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT
THE CONCEPT FOR THIS ROSE IS TROMPE L'OEIL (TO FOOL THE EYE).  ACRYLIC PAINT WAS USED TO APPEAR AS MARBLE, WOOD STONE, ETC. THE ARTIST WANTED THIS TO BE FUN--DRAWING THE VIEWER IN AT A DISTANCE AS WELL AS KEEPING THE ILLUSION UP CLOSE.

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16. STATE RIVALRY
ARTIST - BETH GILLESPIE
SPONSOR - HIBBITS INSURANCE
THE PURPOSE OF MY ROSE IS TO EQUALLY REPRESENT TWO MASCOTS (SCHOOLS), BUT ALSO TO SHOW THE RIVALRY BY HAVING ONE CHARACTER ON EACH SIDE.

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21. DREAM ROSE
ARTIST - BILLY W. BOZARD
SPONSOR - ORANGEBURG NATIONAL BANK
I AM PAINTING THIS ROSE IN HONOR OF MY FATHER, BILL BOZARD, SR., A SUCCESSFUL SIGN PAINTER IN ORANGEBURG FOR OVER 40 YEARS.  HE PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST, 2000.  THIS ROSE IS PAINTED TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR MY INHERITANCE-THE TALENT MY FATHER LEFT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF EVERY RAINBOW.  IT IS MY WISH THAT IN HONORING MY FATHER, I WILL EXPRESS THE GREAT HOPE THAT I HAVE FOR THE FUTURE OF ORANGEBURG.

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28. SPRINGTIME IN CAROLINA
ARTIST - STACEY OTT
SPONSOR - WHATLEY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

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35. A ROSE
ARTIST - JIM HARRISON

33. ENVIRONMENTALLY YOURS
ARTIST - BARBARA RIGNEY
SPONSOR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
I HAVE DESIGNED MY ROSE TO DEPICT THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AT TEE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. YOU WILL FIND WATER DROPS ON THE ROSE, GAS FLAMES, AND EVEN AN ELECTRICAL CORD WITH A PLUG AT THE BOTTOM.

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8. IN HONOR OF ARTHUR ROSE
ARTIST - HERMAN A. KEITH
SPONSOR - CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY

11. LENTEN ROSE (ENVIRONMENTAL)
ARTIST - GLOVER RICHBERG
SPONSOR - PALMETTO OFFICE SUPPLY, INC
I CHOSE THE LENTEN ROSE BECAUSE OF ITS DIFFERENT LOOK ASIDE FROM THE TYPICAL STRUCTURE OF THE ROSE FAMILY.  THE LENTEN ROSE (HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS) IS AN EVERGREEN PERENNIAL THAT HAS BEEN USED BY MANY IN SOUTHERN GARDENS FOR YEARS.  THEY COME IN AN ARRAY OF SHADED COLORS OF GREEN, WHITE, PINK, AND LAVENDER/ROSE.  I WILL BE USING BULLETIN COLOR PAINTS THAT WILL BE A DURABLE MEDIUM FOR OUTDOOR AND INDOOR USE.

32. BEACH MUSIC
ARTIST - GRAEME MOORE AND JESSICA WALTON
SPONSOR -CENTURY 21 - THE MOORE CO

7. THE PRINCE OF ORANGE
ARTIST - TABITHA ELIZABETH OTT
SPONSOR - THE CITY OF ORANGEBURG
THE THEME I CHOSE DEALS WITH PART OF THE HISTORY OF OUR AREA. SINCE ORANGEBURG WAS NAMED AFTER PRINCE WILLIAMS OF ORANGE, I NAMED MY ROSE "THE PRINCE OF ORANGE".  I THOUGHT IT WOULD REFLECT THE FORGOTTEN ORIGIN OF ORANGEBURG'S NAME

27. A ROSE IS A ROSE
ARTIST - JO GOODMAN WYROSDICK
SPONSOR - THE METHODIST OAKS
I HAVE USED DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND COLORS OF ROSES AND VARIOUS SIZES.  I WANTED ONE SIDE OF MY ROSE TO HAVE FLOWERS AND THINGS THAT RELATE TO THE EDISTO GARDENS.

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13. WILDLIFE GAME OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ARTIST - BRETT FUNDERBURK
SPONSOR - C. F. EVANS
I PICKED THIS THEME BECAUSE I LIKE TO HUNT AND IT SEEMED VERY SUITABLE FOR DESCRIBING SOUTH CAROLINA WITH A PAINTING.

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18. WHIMSICAL CRITTER
ARTIST - ELSIE LEWIS FOGLE
SPONSOR - DECOLAM
MY THEME IS.  JUST DO IT - READ FOR FUN, READ FOR INFORMATION, READ FOR RECREATION, AND READ FOR EDUCATION.  I DECIDED TO PAINT SOMETHING TO CATCH THE EYE OF OUR YOUNG CITIZENS HOPING THAT ONE OR MORE CAN RELATE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF READING.

30. FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD HEAVENS - SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES
ARTIST - BRETTA STALEY
SPONSOR -DOWNTOWN ORANGEBURG REVITALIZATION ASSOCIATION
MY ROSE WILL BE COMPOSED OF MY PERCEPTIONS OF SPIRITUAL CONCERNS.  I WILL EXPLORE BIBLICAL THEMES AND USE AN ARTISTIC< APPROACH TO INTERPRET THEM. IT IS MY INTENT TO VISUALLY UNFOLD THE SCRIPTURES AND RELATIVE RELIGIOUS THEMES.  I WILL USE ACRYLICS TO PAINT MY ROSE WITH A REPRESENTATIONAL APPROACH TO PORTRAY MY THEMES.

3. THE SEA GARDEN
ARTISTS - ORANGEBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL ART STUDENTS
FRANCES DELANEY, CARSON DAVIS, ALLISON BLACKWELL, JOSH FORT, KENNY DECOOK, MARTIN GILCHRIST, GREG WILES, LOUIS MIZELL, CARYLE WATT.
SPONSOR - DOWNTOWN ORANGEBURG REVITALIZATION ASSOCIATION
THE SEA GARDEN REPRESENTS THE UNDERWATER COASTAL LIFE SURROUNDING SOUTH CAROLINA.

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5. MONA ROSE
ARTIST - MARGARET WIENGES
SPONSOR - THE PRESCRIPTION SHOP
MY ROSE IS DEDICATED TO MY MOTHER, BECKY WIENGES, WHO ENJOYS THE IMPRESSIONISTIC STYLE.  THIS PAINTING HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEDICATE TO MY MOTHER ALL THE THINGS I HAVE PICKED UP FROM HER OVER THE YEARS.

34. BY ANY OTHER NAME
ARTIST - STEPHEN CRALL
SPONSOR - MARY BRANT
THE BLOOM IS ATTACHED COPPER FOIL AND THE LEAVES, STEM AND FOOT ARE POLISHED TO A MIRROR FINISH.  ALL METALS ARE LEFT TO OXIDATE OVER TIME.

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25. SPANISH ROSE
ARTIST - RANDAL B. MILLER
SPONSOR - FERSE VARIETY STORE
AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT HERNANDO DE SOTO TRAVELED UP THROUGH GEORGIA ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER, CROSSED INTO SOUTH CAROLINA AND CAMPED ALONG THE EDISTO RIVER IN WHAT IS NOW ORANGEBURG.  HE THEN TRAVELED ON TOWARDS COLUMBIA AND CAMDEN AND THEN PROCEEDED TO THE FOOTHILLS.

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26. INSPIRATION
ARTIST - ANSLEY RAST
SPONSOR - GAIL FOGLE
I NAMED MY ROSE "INSPIRATION" TN MEMORY OF MY LATE MOTHER, TRICIA RAST, WHO DIED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO OF CANCER.  HER STRENGTH AND FARM IN GOD WAS AMAZING.  SHE WAS A TRUE INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO KNEW HER, ESPECIALLY ME.

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2. WHIMSICAL WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES
ARTIST - LINDA GWIN
SPONSOR - AUTOMATED BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.
THIS WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT FOR THE ROSE.  BUTTERFLIES REPRESENT NEWNESS OF LIFE AND GIVES US THE AURA OF LIVING IN A FAIRYTALE. BUTTERFLIES ARE DELICATE AND BEAUTIFULLY ADORNED, AS IS A ROSE.

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10.  ROMANTIC SEA ROSE
ARTIST - LISA FURROW
SPONSOR - N & H ENTERPRISES & CAROLINA APPRAISAL GROUP
THE THEME FOR MY ROSE IS SET IN A FAIRY TALE ROSE WITH SEA HORSES, SAND CASTLES, KISSING FISH, AND DIFFERENT SEA LIFE.

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17. BOUQUET OF SOULS
ARTIST - ALVIN STALEY
SPONSOR - BOSWELL BROADCASTING
MY ROSE IS COMPOSED OF DIVERSE FACES AND HANDS FROM AROUND THE ORANGEBURG AREA.  IT IS MY INTENT TO REVEAL THE VERY ESSENTIALS OF THOSE PORTRAYED ON MY ROSE.  I HAVE USED OILS TO PAINT MY ROSE AND WILL USE A REALISTIC APPROACH TO PORTRAY MY SUBJECTS.

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4. A ROSE FOR A. ROSE
ARTIST - LEO TWIGGS
SPONSOR - ORANGEBURG COUNTY FINE ARTS CENTER
MY ROSE IS A TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR ROSE, MY FIRST ART TEACHER AT CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY.

20. LIZABETH I
ARTIST - BARBARA THOMPSON TOWNSEND
SPONSOR - MONTGOMERY AND CO.
AFTER STUDYING THE ROSE FOR A WHILE FOR, I DECIDED I SAW A FACE AND THEN I DECIDED ON LIZABETH 1.

19. SWEET FREEDOMS
ARTIST - ASHLEY LEWIS FOGLE
SPONSOR - KAREN J. WILLIAMS
MY ROSE CELEBRATES THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY AS A STATE AND A NATION.  THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE REPRESENT THE NATIONAL FLAG, WHILE SOUTH CAROLINA IS REPRESENTED BY THE BLUE BACKGROUND WITH THE MOON AND PALMETTO TREE IN THE CENTER.  I HOPE IT PROVIDES A REMINDER OF THE FREEDOMS WE SHOULD NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED.

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24. CAROLINA COLORS
ARTIST - JEFFREY HAMILTON TURNER
SPONSOR - COX WOOD
MY MOTIVATION FOR THIS ROSE IS THE EXTREME POPULARITY OF THE CAROLINA FLAG.  I WANT TO DO AN ARTY COLLAGE OF THE FLAG IN A FUN AND COLORFUL WAY.

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9. AGIE-ROSE
ARTIST - REBECCA S. GRAMLING
SPONSOR - ELECTROLUX
I WANTED TO DEPICT THE PRODUCE AND FARM PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SEEN IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY.

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6. THE GARDEN
ARTIST - ANGELA SMITH
SPONSOR - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

23. ROSEWOOD
ARTIST - JEFFREY HAMILTON TURNER
SPONSOR - COX WOOD
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE A STEEL ROSE LOOK AS IF IT WERE CARVED AND CUT FROM WOOD SINCE I HAD BEEN SPONSORED BY A WOOD PRESERVING COMPANY.

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15. COLLEGE REFLECTIONS
ARTIST - KIZZIE STALEY
SPONSOR -DOWN TOWN ORANGEBURG REVITALIZATION ASSOCIATION
MY ROSE IS COMPOSED OF MY PERCEPTIONS OF COLLEGE LIFE.  I
HAVE EXPLORED COLLEGE THEMES AND USE AN ARTISTIC APPROACH TO
INTERPRETATION OF THEM, I HAVE PORTRAYED THEMES AND PLACES
FROM THE LOCAL COLLEGE COMMUNITY.  I HAVE USED OILS TO PAINT
MY ROSE AND HAVE USED A REPRESENTATIONAL APPROACH TO
PORTRAY MY THEMES.

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31. ORANGEBURG PATCHWORK - EVERY PIECE COUNTS
ARTIST - STEVE BUSCH
SPONSOR - ORANGEBURG COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MY PURPOSE IS TO SHOW THE DIVERSITY OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY
IN A PATCHWORK QUILT DESIGN.  MY MEDIUM IS ACRYLIS POLYMER
WITH SEALER.

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14. LOOKING AT A ROSE THROUGH COLORED GLASSES
ARTIST - PHILIP MORRIS
SPONSOR - ALBERMARLE
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN COLORED ROCKS AND GLASS,
SO I DECIDED TO USE GLASS AS WELL AS OTHER SMALL METALLIC
OBJECTS TO TRY AND CREATE THE ILLUSION OF DIMENSION.  I ALSO USED
COLOR PAINT FOR THE BACKGROUND TO ADD TO THE OVERALL COLOR
THAT I WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE.  AS LIGHT AND SUN REFLECT ON THE
GLASS AND METAL YOU WILL SEE COLORS CHANGE, SOME
DRASTICALLY, SOME SUBTLY.

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29. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY ROSES
ARTIST - ROSEANNE FARNUM KOELLNER
SPONSOR - ORANGEBURG COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION