Toonie Awards Photo Gallery 2005
The
following images of the Toonie Awards 2005 were taken by Scooter and Ferret creator Georgia Ball.
This was one of Cartoonists Northwest's
most successful Art Auctions.
Members donated original artwork, books,
and goofy trinkets for silent bidding. Scott
Ball took over the event from Vic
Stredicke, tall shoes to
fill after so many years managing the auction.
A large portion of the items found a new
home, and members enjoyed ribbing the winning
bidders as the names were announced at the
end of the evening.
Scott Alan in 2005 is
beginning his second term as CNW
President. In honor of the evening
he arrived dolled out in top hat and vest,
making some members remark on a resemblance
to Ben Franklin or possibly the Penguin.
Scott took all ribbing in stride and was
an upbeat master of ceremonies. He's a freelance
cartoonist and creator of the independent
comic Mr.
Man.
Scott Alan interrupts
his second-term Vice-President,
Scott Ball, during the
Art Auction announcements.
Scott is the artist for the online comic
strip Scooter
and Ferret.
Maureen and Bill
VanderPas and friends.
John and Shelagh
Lustig enjoying the salmon dinner
with guest speaker Brian Basset,
syndicated cartoonist for Adam@Home
and Red
and Rover. John Lustig is the creator
of the romance parody comic Last
Kiss and a long-time Donald Duck comics
writer.
Another member table...
Scott and Maureen begin the awards for
achievements in membership by holding up
the annual announcement cartoon ballons.
Maureen VanderPas has been
the Toonie Awards Coordinator
since its first year in 1991.
Elizabeth Pankey picks
up her certificate for a fifteen year membership
in Cartoonists Northwest.
Elizabeth is a charicaturist, former CNW
President and the 2005 CNW
Treasurer.
Roberta Gregory receives
her certificate for ten years as a member
of CNW. Roberta is the
creator of the popular feminist comic book
Bitchy
Bitch.
Bob Ferris gets his membership
award for twenty years as a CNW
member. "Turn around," Scott is
saying, "No one wants a picture of
your butt."
Brian Basset was the
2005 Toonie Awards Guest Speaker.
Brian helped found CNW
during his years as an editorial cartoonists
for the Seattle Times. He announced the
launch of Red
and Rover at a previous Toonie
banquet, and focused this year's speech
on finding renewed interest in the cartoon
medium.
Mark Monlux winning the
Illustration Toonie. Mark
is the creator of the weekly web comic The
Comic Critic, a movie review comic.
Scott and Georgia
Ball win the Toonie Award
in the Web Comic category.
Their online strip, Scooter
and Ferret, also won this year's Best
Cartoon of the Northwest.
Rick Hoberg received
this year's Golden Toonie Award
for achievements in cartooning. Rick is
best known for his outstanding artistry
in mainstream Star
Wars comics. He also won a Toonie
in the Graphic Novel category.
Former CNW President Kevin Brockschmidt
stands next to John Aquino
during a break from the festivities. Kevin
is an illustrator
and a previous Golden Toonie
award winner.
John Lustig and Bill
Morse chat over the Art
Auction. Bill's online comic strip
Rhapsodies
is now available on his website.
Roger Pankey examines the new CNW website on a laptop display.
The Toonies always end with a Creative Clay contest. Lots of entries this year, would you like a closer look?
The 2005 Clay Contest Photo Gallery
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