Activities, demonstrations, lectures and workshops were taking place all over Silver City and Grant County on the Saturday of the CLAY Festival 2013.
Kids, young and old, played at the CLAYGround at the Yada Yada Yarn Portico, while right next door, the Farmer's Market featured a "Mud" Pie contest.
Judges Tanner Thetford, David DelJunco and Patrick Hoskins dug into and chose the winning pies.
The Black Walnut, Hazelnut, Cream Cheese and Bacon Pie by Sue Been took first place.
The Blueberry Chocolate Pie by Nick Seibel took second place.
And a Shaker Lemon Pie by Eliza Cain took third.
The pie that came in fourth was an Ancient Volcanic Gila Mud Pie by Sheila Menzies.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
CLAY Festival 2013 Saturday
CLAYGround - Mud Fun for Kids
In the Yada Yada Yarn Portico, kids and adults got into the swing of creating clay works. Rowen Hunt, 5, beats his clay into submission
CLAYGround - Mud Fun for Kids
Joelle Renee Valles, 6, concentrates on shaping a piece
CLAYGround - Mud Fun for Kids
Kids young and old work on a dinosaur. From Left, Jess Demoss and his son, Simon, 2, work on the bottom of the dinosaur. Mattie Eagle, standing, works on the head, while her son, Jace, 41/2, works on the legs. Frances Miller leans over to wokr near a foot.
CLAYGround - Mud Fun for Kids
the dinosaur's head, mouth wide open. Where are the flames?
CLAYGround - Mud Fun for Kids
Ulrick Hunt, 10, works smooths out the side of a "clay cake."
Farmers' Market - Mud Pie Contest
Judges Tanner Thetford, David DelJunco and Patrick HOskins prepare the judge the "mud" pies.
Farmers' Market - Mud Pie Contest
DelJunco takes a big bite of the third-place winner, Shaker Lemon Pie
Farmers' Market - Mud Pie Contest
Hoskins also digs into the Shaker Lemon Pie
Farmers' Market - Mud Pie Contest
Thetford reaches for his judge's book to write down an opinion
Farmers' Market - Mud Pie Contest
The first place winner, "grass" and all was the Black walnut, hazelnut, cream cheese and bacon "mud" pie.
