GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY TO SOMEBODY IN THE YOU DID AUDIENCE BUT FIRST LET'S FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

I'M GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO CATHY.

>> Cathy: SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IF YOU -- -- IF YOU'VE GONE O THE AG/HORT BUILDING -- JILL IS A CHAMPION IS IT SEED ART OR CROP ART?

>> IT'S CROP ART.

>> Cathy: OOH, CROP ART, OKAY.

>> YES.

>> Cathy: SO JILL HAS PUT TOGETHER BEAUTIFUL CROP ART DISPLAYS.

AND SHE TAUGHT ME HOW.

AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

>> OH, E HAD SO MUCH FUN, CATHY.

>> Cathy: HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN DOING CROP ART?

>> I GOT INTO CROP ART WHEN I MOVED TO MINNESOTA AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO ACCLIMATE.

AND ALL HE RAGE, AND SO I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ART AND DECIDED TO START MAKING CROP ART.

>> Cathy: YOU WERE VERY KIND TO SIT WITH ME AND WALK ME THROUGH THE FIRST STAGES OF STARTING A CROP ART PIECE AND I HAVE TO SAY WHEN YOU SHOWED ME LITTLE BITS OF AMARANTH AND THESE TINY TINY SEEDS I THOUGHT, JILL, WHAT THE HECK?

HOW DID YOU WORK WITH THESE SMALL SEEDS?

>> WELL, THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH THE SMALL SEEDS.

YOU CAN PUT THEM DOWN ONE -- AT A TIME WHICH -- THERE IS A TECHNIQUE, CATHY, IT'S VERY TECHNICAL TECHNIQUE THAT CROP ARTISTS USE CALLED GLUE AND DUMP.

[ LAUGHTER ] AND YOU -- OVER EVENLY -- MOD PODGE.

but you can use Elmer's glue and spread them evenly and then dump them.

>> Cathy: I kind of did that.

>> It looks so good, Cathy.

Before i show you all what I did on my summer vacation, I went up to the ag/hort building, did you win a ribbon this year?

>> I did.

>> Cathy: CONGRATULATIONS.

>> thank you so much.

[ Applause ] >> I was so blown away by some of the art that's up there this year.

how do they -- Do you dye the seeds or is that all natural?

>> There are different -- this year I tried dyeing but a lot of those seeds are either dyed or painted.

>> okay and what are judges looking for?

>> I think they're looking for something that reads really well, just visually and also a lot of times the judges want something that connects back to Minnesota.

>> Cathy: Okay.

>> And that is, that can be part of the criteria.

Although I am not a judge, so.

>> Cathy: Okay.

>> Yes.

>> Cathy: Something that connects to Minnesota you say.

>> Yes, I do.

And kids perhaps have something that connects to Minnesota.

>> Cathy: I did this on my summer vacation.

This is the MPR listening loon.

[ cheers and applause ] >> Yay!

Look at that!

>> Cathy: All right, audiences, you've seen this on the tote bag, okay.

This reminds me of a grade school art project, Jill, I have to be honest with you, but at least I did it.

So thank you for walking me through.

WHEN YOU MAKE, WHEN YOU SUBMIT A PIECE FOR THE STATE FAIR THROUGH THE CROP ART COMPETITION, IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GROWN HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

SO I LOVE THAT, I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT THE SEEDS AND THEN I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT THE SEEDS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T USE BECAUSE THEY MAY BE INVASIVE OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE STATE.

SO I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT THAT AND THEN I JUST, THE CROP ART COMMUNITY IS VERY, IT'S A VERY HUMBLE AND WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY GROUP.

SO I LOVE THAT PIECE TOO.

>> CATHY: JILL MOE, I THINK YOU'RE A TERRIFIC TEACHER.

I SO APPRECIATE YOU WALKING ME THROUGH ON MY JOURNEY.

>> OH, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, CATHY.

IT LOOKS GREAT.

>> CATHY: OH.

THANK YOU.

>> YES, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE VERY LUCKY TO WIN THIS.

>> CATHY: OKAY,