THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, AUGUST 4, 2023 Page 11 Shown from left to right: first place winner Slavian Borecki, second place winner Hanneke Supply, fifth place winner Bouke Atema and fourth place winner Karen Fralich. Third place and the Sculptor’s Choice award went to Jonathan Bouchard. FESTIVAL | FROM PAGE 11 “We know how special it is. I hope if people get a taste of it, they’ll come back.” Roy Konyeaso drove up from Rhode Island and brought friends Cristobal Arco and Imana Cordera visiting from Spain with him. “Somebody told me about it,” Konyeaso said. “It’s great. Arco was impressed by the detail in the works.” On the other hand, Alynn Albert just walked down the street from her Revere Beach Boulevard condo with her nephew Henry Baker, who was visiting from Connecticut. “I come every year,” she said. “It’s great.” “It’s impressive,” Baker added. “People come from all over the world to share their talent.” Mario Caporale, who grew up in East Boston, and his wife Nancy drove in from Reading. “We come down every year,” he said. Although starting in 2004, 2023 marked the 19th festival due to its cancellation in 2020 during the pandemic. Preparations are already underway for 2024 by the organizers and the sculptors. “It’s a constant process,” Grady said. “I have many projects I’ll do before that, but you’re always thinking.” Shown from left to right: Saugus resident Deborah Cutulle-Barrett, Hampton, N.H., resident Greg Grady, New Jersey resident Matthew Deibert and Poland resident Slavian Borecki. Canada resident Abe Waterman’s sculpture was “Serentude.” State Representatives Jessica Giannino and Jeffrey Turco with Turco’s children, Dominic and Mary, checked out Abe Waterman’s sculpture (behind them). Eyeing the King Kong sculpture (behind them) were Rhode Island resident Roy Konyeaso (third from left), who brought his friends from Spain: Cristobal Arco, Inma Cordero, Amalia Salvador, Martin Cordero and Hugo Arco. The fourth place winner was Canada resident Karen Fralich’s sculpture “Steam Punk Fish.” Saugus resident Deborah Barrett-Cutulle worked on her piece during Saturday’s completion. Hampton, N.H., resident Greg Grady’s sculpture was “Talking to the Moon.” Shown from left to right: Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr., School Committee member Jacqueline Monterroso, State Representatives Jeffrey Turco and Jessica Giannino and Mayoral Candidate/Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito during Saturday night’s awards ceremony at Springhill Suites. The Netherlands resident Ludo Roders’s sculpture was “Silence of Nature.” The Netherlands resident Ludo Roders’s sculpture was “Silence of Nature.” Slavian Borecki, of Poland, won first place for “Neptune’s Morning Coffee.”
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