And the winner is …
Gilroy Garlic Festival Poster Contest
And the winner is …
By Laura Wrede
Aliza Alkoby , this year ’ s first place winner , lives in Tarzana , California . This is her second year entering the contest . In 2013 , Aliza won second place for her entry . Aliza is originally from Israel and had just returned from a visit as her extended family still lives there . Her inspiration came from what she envisioned the Gilroy area to look like . She also tried to incorporate the elements of the fields of garlic and wanted to make it feel warm with the brown wood , the bag of garlic , the garlic bulbs , and the hills in the background . Aliza will have the opportunity to visit Gilroy , as she will be here to sign her winning poster during the festival for those who purchase them .
Aliza didn ’ t go to school to study art ; she has been a self-taught artist . As a stay-at-home mom who raised five children , she pursued creating art all her life . Encouraged by her teachers at school who felt she showed great artistic promise , she continues to pursue art outside of academia . She chose to work in many media from acrylics to pen to charcoal pencil . With this particular piece she used acrylics and then computer-generated lettering to finish it off .
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