Irvine Brings Home Ribbons from OC Fair

Congratulations to the Irvine residents who were recognized at this year's Orange County Fair!

With more than 3,000 entries to various competitions at the 2021 County Fair, themed "Time for Fun," 68 Irvine residents were honored. Their entries ranged from photography to baking, and jams and jellies to wine.

Alaine Lee: 1st Place in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - 3D Knit/Crochet Art - All Other 3D Items; Honorable Mention in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Afghans - Crocheted Baby or Youth; Honorable Mention in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Crocheted - Doilies, Placemats, Tablecloths and Other Home Accessories
Alice Yu: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Drawing/Collage
Amy Seto: Judges Award in Culinary Arts - Traditional Cookies - Other Cookie
Anabella Bonfa: 1st Place/Best of Show/Division Winner in Crafts & Hobbies - Table Settings - Exhibitor's Choice - Rectangle Table
Annabelle Chen: White in Youth - Jr Drawing, Ages 9-12 - Any Item
Bodie Leon: Blue/Judges Award in Culinary Arts - Jr Yeast & Quick Breads, Ages 9-12 - Bread, Any; Red in Culinary Arts - Jr Cookies, Ages 9-12 - Cookies, Any; Red in Culinary Arts - Jr Preserved Food, Ages 9-12 - Salsa, Chutney, Sauces & Condiments; White in Culinary Arts - Jr Preserved Food, Ages 9-12 - Pickles & Relishes
Bokyoung Kim: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting
Cai Wen: Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Painting
Cameron Do-Khanh: Blue in Visual Arts - Photography - YA Photo, Ages 16-17 - Color Photos - Places & Things
Cameron Uram: Red in Culinary Arts - Jr Sugar Arts, Ages 9-12 - Cake, Any
Chengen Yang: Red in Youth - Jr Rock Art Critters, Ages 9-12 - Any Item, Ages 11-12; White in Youth - Jr Photography, Ages 9-12 - Places and Things
Chengxun Yang: Blue/Judges Award in Youth - Jr Rock Art Critters, Ages 9-12 - Any Item, Ages 9-10; White in Youth - Jr Photography, Ages 9-12 - Places and Things
Chloe Luran Chen: Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Painting
Chloe Zhan: White in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Drawing/Collage
Claire Chong: Blue/Best of Class in Youth - Jr Rock Art Critters, Ages 9-12 - Any Item, Ages 11-12; Blue/Judges Award in Youth - Jr Painting, Ages 9-12 - Any Item; Blue/Most Creative in Youth - Jr Drawing, Ages 9-12 - Any Item; White in Youth - Jr Photography, Ages 9-12 - People
Cynthia Omeara: Blue/Division Winner in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Special Needs - Fiber Art, Handcraft or Jewelry - Any Item
Davyn Lee: Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Painting; Red/Judges Award in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Drawing/Collage
Deeptanava Roy: Red in Youth - Jr Painting, Ages 9-12 - Any Item
Dianna Macdavid: 1st Place/Best of Show/Division Winner in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Jewelry Arts - Bead Weaving
Don Marske: Bronze in Home Wine - White (Dry or Sweet) - Sauvignon Blanc; Gold in Home Wine - Red (Dry or Sweet) - Cabernet Sauvignon; Silver in Home Wine - Red (Dry or Sweet) - Cabernet Sauvignon
Douglas Leon: 1st Place in Culinary Arts - Sauces & Condiments - Mustard; 1st Place/Division Winner in Culinary Arts - Hot Sauce, Small Batch - Green; 1st Place/Division Winner in Culinary Arts - Salsa - Salsa, Non-Tomato Based; 1st Place/Division Winner/Judges Award in Culinary Arts - Canned Vegetables, Fruits & Tomatoes - Tomatoes, Seasoned, Marinara or Addition of Vegetables; 2nd Place/Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Artisan Leavened Bread - French, White, Wheat or Whole Grain; Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Canned Fruit Spreads & Other Products - Pie Filling, ClearJel Only; Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Cucumber Pickles - Pickles, Dill; Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Salsa - Salsa, Tomato-Based
Elizabeth Hind: Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Photography - Black & White Photos - Humans
Elizabeth Jin: Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage
Ellie Chiou: Blue/Division Winner/Best of Class in Culinary Arts - YA Sugar Arts, Ages 13-17 - Cake, Any
Ethan Cheng: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Drawing/Collage
Eunice Oh: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Painting
Garett Wood: Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Photography - Black & White Photos - Plants & Flowers
Grace Jo: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage
Greg Sullivan: 1st Place in Visual Arts - Photography - Color Photos - Plants & Flowers
Heath Quiel: Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 2D Fine Art - Drawing; Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 2D Fine Art - Painting; Honorable Mention/Judges Award in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 2D Fine Art - Painting
Irisa Huang: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Painting
Ivy Lat: 2nd Place in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur Ceramics - Wheel Thrown Ceramics
Jeanie Wong: Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Leavened Bread - Cinnamon Rolls or Sticky Buns
Jenalyn Jimenez: Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 2D Fine Art - Painting
Jennifer Mckiernan: Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Traditional Cookies - Other Cookie; Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Traditional Cookies - Sugar, Snickerdoodle
Jessica Kim: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting; Blue/Best of Show/Division Winner/Best of Class in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting
Jessica Ramirez: Blue in Culinary Arts - YA Cookies, Ages 13-17 - Cookies, Any; Blue in Culinary Arts - YA Yeast & Quick Breads, Ages 13-17 - Muffins, Biscuits & Scones
Jiawen Yang: Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Drawing/Collage
Jinice Beacon: 1st Place/Division Winner/Judges Award in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Hand Embroidery - All Other; 3rd Place in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - More Fiber Arts - Needlepoint
Johanna Chen: Blue/Judges Award in Youth - Jr Drawing, Ages 9-12 - Any Item
John Rafter: 1st Place/Judges Award in Crafts & Hobbies - Table Settings - Holiday - Round Table
Kat Fox: 2nd Place in Culinary Arts - Leavened Bread - Other; 2nd Place in Culinary Arts - Quick Breads - Special Diet; 2nd Place in Culinary Arts - Traditional Cookies - Special Diet
Kate Kwon: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage
Lancia Rajanayagam: 1st Place/Judges Award in Culinary Arts - Muffins, Biscuits & Scones - Special Diet
Lara Ralston: 1st Place/Division Winner in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Professional 3D Fine Art - Assemblage
Lisa Zeman: 1st Place/Best of Variety in Livestock - Breeding - Texel Any Other Variety; 1st Place/Best of Variety in Livestock - Breeding - Texel Self; 1st Place/Best Opposite Sex of Variety in Livestock - Breeding - Texel Broken Color; 1st Place/Reserve Best In Show in Livestock - Breeding - Texel Tortoise Shell & White
Monica Pal: 1st Place/Division Winner in Horticulture - Week 2 (7/20) - Most Unusual Looking; Blue in Collections - YA Collections, Ages 13-17 - Any; Blue in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - All Other; Blue in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - Jewelry Arts; Blue in Culinary Arts - YA Sugar Arts, Ages 13-17 - Any Item; Blue/Judges Award in Crafts & Hobbies - Table Settings - Youth - Disney - Round Table; Red in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - Fiber Arts, Sewing and Needlework; Red in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - Jewelry Arts; Red in Culinary Arts - YA Yeast & Quick Breads, Ages 13-17 - Bread, Any
Nancy Olmstead: Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Berry Jam - Mixed Berries
Natalie Vishny: 1st Place in Culinary Arts - Preserve & Conserve - Any Stone Fruit; 1st Place/Division Winner in Culinary Arts - Preserve & Conserve - Other Berries; 2nd Place in Culinary Arts - Relish & Chutney - Other; 3rd Place in Culinary Arts - Jelly - Single Fruit; 3rd Place in Culinary Arts - Specialty Jam - Other
Neil Pal: Blue in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - All Other; Blue/Best of Show/Division Winner in Collections - YA Collections, Ages 13-17 - Any; Red in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - All Other; Red in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Home Arts & Hobbies, Ages 13-17 - Jewelry Arts
Rachel Gwon: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting; Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage
Rachel Harshbarger: Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 2D Fine Art - Drawing
Rachel Joo: 2nd Place in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 2D Fine Art - Painting; 3rd Place in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Amateur 3d Fine Art - Sculpture; Honorable Mention in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Jewelry Arts - Metalsmithing
Robert Oehlman: Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Photography - Black & White Photos - Landscape/Outdoors; Honorable Mention in Visual Arts - Photography - Color Photos - Plants & Flowers
Roy Kim: Blue/Best of Class in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage
Sam Diddee: Bronze in Home Wine - Red Blends - All Red Blends; Silver in Home Wine - Red Blends - All Red Blends
Sarah Kan: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting; Red in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage
Sarah Maloof: 1st Place/Judges Award in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - More Hand Crafts/Hobbies & Mixed Technique - All Other Items; 2nd Place in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - More Hand Crafts/Hobbies & Mixed Technique - All Other Items
Sohun Shin: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 13-15 - Drawing/Collage
Sunjin Kim: 1st Place/Judges Award in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Scratch-Built Models & Miniatures - Structure; 2nd Place in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Scratch-Built Models & Miniatures - Structure; 3rd Place in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Scratch-Built Models & Miniatures - Structure
Sunwoo Eom: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage; Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting
Sylvia Cheeseman: Blue/Judges Award in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting
Tim Johnson: 3rd Place in Collections - Collections - Toys, Games & Novelty Items
Valerie Morris: 2nd Place in Culinary Arts - Low or No Sugar Jam - Any Low Sugar; Honorable Mention in Crafts & Hobbies - Home Arts & Crafts - Bed Quilt - Patchwork or Pieced - Twin Size & Smaller; Honorable Mention in Culinary Arts - Other Jam - Other Stone Fruit
William Malecki: 2nd Place in Culinary Arts - Traditional Cookies - Peanut Butter
Wonjae Choi: Blue/Judges Award in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Painting
Yeonghoon Rhu: White in Visual Arts - Photography - YA Photo, Ages 16-17 - Color Photos - Places & Things
Yuna Jang: Blue in Visual Arts - Fine Arts - Fine Art, Ages 16-17 - Drawing/Collage