Corman wins Laguna library contest

Joan Corman has won the Create Your Own Disaster competition

sponsored by the Laguna Beach Library.

She had submitted a pastel and soot abstract painting, “Flaming

Embers -- Laguna Beach Firestorm of 1994.”

The library invited artists to create a rendition of a natural

disaster through dioramas, posters, sculptures or paintings. The

submitted work was judged at the Laguna Beach Library on Feb. 17, in

conjunction with a book signing event by Bryn Barnard, an alumnus of

Laguna Beach High School. Barnard discussed his recently published

book, “Dangerous Planet: Natural disasters that Shaped History.”

The grand prize won by Corman was donated by the Montage Resort

and Spa. It is a one-night, mid-week stay at the resort.

Corman exhibits at Chemers Gallery in Tustin, Grand Central

Gallery in Santa Ana and the Art Source Gallery in Palm Desert. She

also exhibits at the Sawdust Festival and at her Laguna Art Studio.