The results for the 2015 Impressions Awards are in! For months, decorators of all sizes and experience levels submitted their entries for the 37th annual Impressions Awards, the industry’s most prestigious apparel decorating contest.
The 2015 competition was judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS), which was held Oct. 15-17 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Impressions staff would like to thank the following judges who once again evaluated this year’s entries: Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics; James Ortolani, Stahls’ DFC; Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting; Richard Bloedow, GS USA; Deborah Jones, MyEmbroideryMentor.com; Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies; Lee Caroselli-Barnes, Balboa Threadworks Inc.; and Alan Howe, Tech Support Screen Printing Supplies.
The winners are as follows:
The overall Grand Champion Award was given to “Portrait of Thomas Jefferson,” which was submitted by Zhanna Plaksina, Quito, Ecuador. That entry also was awarded the distinction of Grand Champion of Embroidery. The Grand Champion of Screen Printing was awarded to “Wooden Eagle,” submitted by Gelisim Tekstil, Istanbul, Turkey.
Results for individual categories are listed below.
Multicolor Screen Printing on Light or Dark Garments
1st place: “Megadeath,” Culture Studio, Chicago
2nd place: “Holding Wave,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
3rd place: “Tree Frog,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
True Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Island Hoppers,” Anderson Studio, Nashville, Tenn.
2nd place: “Steeplechase 2015,” Anderson Studio, Nashville, Tenn.
3rd place: “Lyn Sky,” Culture Studio, Chicago
Simulated Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Garth Globe,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.
2nd place: “Barrett Jackson Cobra,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.
3rd place: “Tree Frog,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
Special Effects Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “Wooden Eagle,” Gelisim Tekstil, Istanbul, Turkey
2nd place: “Steampunk Ganesh,” Team Glitter, Glenwood, Ga.
3rd place: “Rambow Athletics,” Rambow, New London, Minn.
Manual Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “Americans Gold Medal Goalies,” Atomic Screen Print, Kennewick, Wash.
2nd place: “Steampunk Ganesh,” Team Glitter, Glenwood, Ga.
3rd place: “Sudden Impact,” Crackerjack Shack, Ash Grove, Mo.
Most Creative Use of Screen Printed Logo/Mascot
1st place: “La Vida Lobo,” Dynamic Designs, Killeen, Texas
2nd place: “Atomic Gold,” Atomic Screenprinting, Kennewick, Wash.
3rd place: “Bulldogs,” Rambow, New London, Minn.
Outstanding Design: A Screen Print Artist’s Award
1st place: “Holding Wave,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
2nd place: “Cool Desert Nights Rat Road,” Atomic Screen Print, Kennewick, Wash.
3rd place: “Tree Frog,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
Multimedia
1st place: “Rising Up,” Inner Strength Design, Normal, Ill.
2nd place: “Frog,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Arlington Heights, Ill.
3rd place: “Mardi Gras,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
Digitizing Artistry
1st place: “Portrait of Thomas Jefferson,” Zhanna Plaksina, Quito, Ecuador
2nd place: “America’s Highway,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
3rd place (tie): “Chameleon Records,” Emerald City Embroidery, Tukwila, Wash.
3rd place (tie): “Rome,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
Most Creative Use of an Embroidered Logo/Mascot
1st place: “He Keeps Watch (Askuwheteau),” Sunshine Digitizing, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2nd place: “Mystery Mask,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
3rd place: “Tijuana Flats,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
Embroidered Stock Designs
1st place: “Ethnic Horse,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
2nd place: “MCCS,” Inner Strength Design, Normal, Ill.
3rd place: “Dancing Chicken,” Star Punching, Gardena, Calif.
Direct-to-Garment Digital Apparel Decoration
1st place: “DJ Master,” Breakthrough Custom Clothing, Toms River, N.J.
2nd place: “Revelation,” Breakthrough Custom Clothing, Toms River, N.J.
3rd place: “Smoking Wolf,” Breakthrough Custom Clothing, Toms River, N.J.
Sublimation on Finished Apparel
1st place: “Sand Style Tank,” Savi Customs, San Diego, Calif.
2nd place: “Vintage Destination Grand Cayman,” Vapor Apparel, N. Charleston, S.C.
3rd place: “Swamp Stomp,” Vapor Apparel, N. Charleston, S.C.
Most Creative Use of Heat-Applied Graphics (Digital Transfers, Cut-and-Sew or Print/Cut Materials)
1st place: “Michigan Cycling,” Savi Customs, San Diego
2nd place: “Army Ladies,” Savi Customs, San Diego
3rd place: “Matco Baby,” Savi Customs, San Diego
People’s Choice Award (Voted best by ISS show attendees)
“Miss Texas Prison Rodeo,” Cornerstone Impressions, Fort Worth, Texas
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