Hopkins, MN
2023 Booth #92
On canvas, panel or wood, I work with acrylic and oil paint, glazing many transparent layers of paint to create a luminosity and glow in each piece.
© Heather Renaux
© Heather Renaux
Dewey James
Dewey James Studio
Ironton MN
2023 Booth #148
Layering together digital and photographic images, I create a story montage printed on metallic pearl paper and coated with a liquid acrylic glaze. My pieces are rich in color, editorial by design, and vintage at heart.
© Dewey James
Judy Hurd
Beadmused
Menomonie, WI
2019 booth #65
Copper and stainless steel wire comprise my warp. These I combine with leather, silk, copper and silver component to comprise my weft. My woven structures are mounted on a leather framework & embellished with stone and copper beads. My material choices translate whether creating jewelry or woven structures.
© Judy Hurd
Lee Hill
Oakwood Studios
Lake Geneva, WI
© Lee Hill
2018 booth # 42
Three-dimensional watercolors are embellished with wire, paper, glass, metal rings and bars, beads and/or found objects. This style of collage was created by the artist in the 1980s. Originals only; no reproductions.
David Harrison
David Harrison Expressions
Franklin, WI
www.davidharrisonexpressions.com
2019 Booth #32A
All about enhanced color, drama, light, fantasy, movement, emotion - my original photographs transition from realistic presentation to an almost abstract derivative surrealism – all for others to experience my emotional re-discovery of these unforgettable experiences.
All entirely produced in my studio, each image is a unique single edition work printed on metallic photographic paper laminated directly to UV filtering acrylic and backed by another opaque layer of acrylic – an expensive risk-ridden process.
© David Harrison
Lisa Fertig
© Lisa Fertig
Lisa Fertig Fine Art
Arden Hills, MN
2018 booth #56
My painting is designed to encourage the unexpected as I respond to the surface using acrylics.
Meg Erke
Minneapolis, MN
2022 Booth # 123
I am inspired by the natural world (most often the woods, water, and trees of the midwest) and how we look for and find ways to connect with each other through art and nature. I’m interested in documenting moments of quiet, joy, solitude, and locations that allow for introspection. I collect ideas and reference images while paddling, hiking, swimming and in creative communities. Those observed moments or scenes are distilled to memory. Paint and paper (both papers I have painted or decorated myself and found paper that might include text, maps or end pages from salvaged books) are my materials of choice. Drawing, painting, gluing and cutting are used interchangeably in my practice. I build layers with collage and/or paint that are mounted to a surface (most often wood panels). I simplify forms and shapes to create bold, graphic compositions. I love the evidence of the human hand in work, a wonky line or subtle imperfections speak to the human behind the work and I delight in it.
Creator of 2018 Loring Park Art Festival Postcard
© Meg Erke
© Meg Erke
Lonnie Broden
Lonnie Broden Paintings
Orono, MN
2023 Booth #105
I paint from real life and photograph the same scene as I am painting. To create a digital image of the painting, I photograph it with a high resolution camera and download in my computer the painting and photographs. Using computer software I blend the painting with photographs, or parts of photographs, sometimes drawing and often scans of pallets I have used to mix paint. I print using a wide format printer with archival ink and paper.
© Lonnie Broden
Richard Borden
© Richard Borden
2017 booth # 130/131
We create silk scarves in the booth at the show, using an old fashioned water marbling process. Acrylic paints are floated upon a liquid medium, manipulated into design with comb and stylus and captured instantly on white, habotai silk. Each piece is a one of a kind original. We encourage showgoers to participate in the creation of their own scarf, becoming a true, interactive art experience.
Additionally we offer for sale originals created in my studio, using several different sizes and types of silk.
Gregory Arth
© Gregory Arth
Colleyville, TX
2021 Booth
I used circuit boards, found objects, collage, and paint on panel with handmade oak frame.
Sherrie Stockton
Minneapolis, MN
2020 Booth
My motto is Re-use and Amuse! I create whimsical characters out of scrap metal, found objects, old tools, and kitchenware using the oxyacetylene method of welding at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center in Minneapolis. I enjoy hunting high and low to find “gems” at local scrap dealers, estate sales, friends’ castoffs, and truly found objects. My whimsical sculptures are friendly to the environment, unique, and generate smiles. I often laugh out loud while creating them. My goal is to share the fun and whimsy with others through my art.
In 2017 Butter Café of South Minneapolis commissioned a 4’x4’ butterfly sculpture. In 2016 I was interviewed by a local TV station www.fox9.com titled Artist Gives New Life To Scrap Metal. In 2014 and 2018 I won second place at the Minnesota State Fair Creative Activities Competition – Metal.
© Sherrie Stockton
Ron Schmidt
Ron Originals
Tequesta, FL
© Ron Schmidt
2017 booth # 69
Wall and lawn pieces created from common cut steel nails with copper and brass added.
Crysten Nesseth
© Crysten Nesseth
Red Cedar Artists
Cameron, WI
2017 booth # 46
My art is created from industrial recycled scrap metal. Out of the cold, hard, and raw medium of steel, I create warm, whimsical characters that inspire imagination for people’s homes and gardens.
Cherie Haney
Metal Art By Cherie
Ann Arbor, MI
2023 Booth # 16A/B
Intricately cut and roller formed aluminum Tig welded to create "abstract shape accumulations" that hover with dimension over a background of patinated copper, enameled steel using a sqraffito technique and also leather. The elements are all tied together with my hand fabricated Tig welded frames.
© Cherie Haney
Robert Giles
Graham Metal Art
Hardy, AR
© Robert Giles
2017 booth # 32B
Vibrant colors and whimiscal shapes are combined to create our work. Each piece is hand crafted. Drawn out onto sheet metal, hand cut with a plasma, shaped, welded, hand painted with enamels, and clear coated. Our designs can be displayed indoors or outdoors.
Stephen Fairchild
Fairchild's Creations
Three Lakes, WI
2022 Booth #137
Hand cut, welded, and stained fine metal home furnishings.
© Stephen Fairchild
James & Sharra Cook
Hesperia, MI
2023 Booth #JC
Our pieces are all designed from copper. Soft and rigid copper tubing is hand shaped to create stationary and orbital (spinning) sprinklers. Various pieces of copper, along with brass fittings are soldered together and holes are drilled to create different water patterns. Stainless steel balls, copper spirals, or hand cut copper figures are added to create a unique piece of functional art. We also create kinetic wind sculptures using the same processes as used above. These pieces are powered by wind rather than water.
© James Cook
Annette Wilson
Artful Romp Studio
Maplewood, MN
https://www.artfulrompstudio.com
2018 booth #120A
Hand Made Sterling Silver Jewelry, primarily necklaces & earrings. Many pieces have stones, some have other interesting materials such as photos, buttons, copper, shells, etc. Techniques: soldering, texturing (hammer or rolling mill), hand sawing & forming, press forming & cutting.
© Annette Wilson
Lisa Williams
Crystal Lake, IL
© Lisa Williams
2023 Booth #133
My work encompasses all aspects of jewelry making. Each piece is a unique hand fabricated design from silver flat sheet and wire with emphasis on comfort of wearability and elegance. To manipulate the metal, I employ an array of techniques, including hammering, hollowware, rollprinting, marriage of metals, etching, and tool fabrication. My designs boast an urban flair characterized by delicate and intricate textures.
I derive my inspiration for textures, shapes, lines and patterns from simple details that surround us everyday and everywhere. My studio is filled with natural elements I have collected over the years.
Among my greatest sources of inspiration is a box of “ metal things,” including scrap, as well as my
own experimental designs, in various stages, which
I save and use to spark imagination and evolution.
I earned a BFA in Design with an emphasis in
metalsmithing from the University of Kansas. I also
studied jewelry design and adornment at Elmhurst
Art Museum. I have been doing various art shows
around Illinois for the past 18 years.
Emily Thelemann
Shimmering Carbon
Minneapolis, MN
2023 Booth #79
© Emily Thelemann
I hand carve exotic woods,and incorporate it with sterling silver that I hand texture. I also use found woods like lichen, birch wood, and cotton wood and I layer it with sterling silver and bezel set it under glass to preserve the colors and textures.