![Photo: You](https://www.cityartmankato.com/assets/uploads/2020/06/You-1170x570.jpg)
Artist Statement:
YOU was the the 2020 People's Choice Award winner. Minnesota artist Martin Leenhouts received a $1,000 prize for the award.
As YOU look in the mirror, be reminded that our world consists of a wide variety of individuals, as unique and diverse as the shapes and designs all around your reflection.
![Photo: Martin Leenhouts](https://www.cityartmankato.com/assets/uploads/2020/03/Martin-Leenhouts-170x205.jpg)
About Martin Leenhouts
Marty Leenhouts is an artist, entrepreneur, instructor and author. His preferred mediums to express his work are wood and high-density urethane. He is the founder of MyChipCarving.com, EZcarving.com and Red Barn Retreats located in rural Blue Earth County, Minn. As a classroom teacher for 30+ years, he refined his teaching skills, and today he puts them into practice in workshops, multi-day classes and online instructional videos. He is the author of Chip Carving Essentials, A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Chip Carving. He and his wife, Shelley, have been married for 39 years.