Stacy, MN
2017 booth # 59
I paint people and landscapes that capture a moment and record a story in time. I paint oil & litho ink on canvas in my barn studio and also "en plein air". I am interested in how light and shadows play off of objects, social realism, everyday life. A lot of my work focuses on privilege and its effect on social conditions. I often paint impassto with loose brushstrokes and chunks of color. I try not to overpaint.
© Todd Clercx
© John Booth
Colleyville, TX
2017 booth # 2 & 3
I use oil and acrylic, collage and occasionally gold or silver leaf on canvas and faux fresco panels on wood with hand made framing
© Gregory Arth
Waconia, MN
2023 Booth #11
I begin every painting in a naturalistic manner, painstakingly depicting as much detail as the hand and eye permit. After considerable care and control is given to grasp a clear image, I then introduce the element of chance into the work by mechanically and unsentimentally passing over the painting with a massive brush, what could be likened to the technique of sfumato. The consequence is that of revealing the fragility of things while erasing everything but what is important.
© Evan Abrahamson
Eagan, MN
2021 Booth
Lori plays the hammer dulcimer and will be on site performing and selling her CD's.
© Lori Ronchak
Silver Cliff WI
2023 Booth #106
Scratchboard is a subtractive medium that utilizes a variety of abrasive tools to scratch into the top black layer, revealing the white beneath. The layered scratches create different values and textures. My work is highly detailed and photo-realistic.
© Melissa Mason
Big Shoe Entertainment
Bloomington, MN
I do face and body art using make-up, cosmetic grade glitter, and airbrush ink formulated for use on the skin.
© Jodi Gustafson
Magnetic Originals
Minneapolis, MN
2023 Booth #85
I use magnetic vinyl, acrylic and foil to create a one of a kind piece of magnetic art. Mostly 2D,, found objects, ephemera, paper, wood, metal, resin, glass and fiber are my mediums. My “MicroDoodles” are very small drawings I create using a .13 tech pen. My extreme myopic vision allows me to draw without a magnifying lens. I get into a meditative state, relax and begin to let my pen flow. I draw on many different substrates and have been adding resin and mixed media to my drawings.
© Jeffery Gauss
The Art Farm
Spencerville, IN
2017 booth # 120
Assemblage pieces are created in response to our throw away society. We creatively "upcycle" found objects into primarily functional works. Scale ranges from floor lamps to tiny pieces. Fabricating plays a key role along with metal working, surface design, and collage.
© Lisa Vetter
Turned Write Handcrafted Art
Peterson, MN
www.facebook.com/turnedwriteart
2021 Booth #78
I create handmade Writing instruments and other unique turned items using my lathe to transform rough blocks of wood and acrylic into one of a kind items.
© Colin Schroeder
3 OT studios
Kansas City, MO
© MJ Rigby
2017 booth # 19
MJ creates narrative abstract compositions in acrylic, reverse painted on repurposed windows and lit with LEDs.
Marshall NC
2022 Booth #78
Nature is full of vast, yet intimate spiritual spaces. To translate this power through realism, I use new techniques in needle-felting, guided by emotion in color and created one wisp at a time until the image becomes fabric. Completed wool landscapes are then set in sculptural wood framing. Reclaimed barn siding, found objects and live-edge slabs serve to both protect and amplify the textile imagery, creating an organic dialogue of materials.
© Jaana Mattson
Minneapolis, MN
2023 Booth #131
My mixed media sculptures generally take the form of dancers and are created from found and recycled objects. The assemblages consist of fiber/fabric (usually as the body) and some salvaged item(s) such as old bed springs, rusty cans, zippers, bark and/or gnarled wood. Each design is determined by the shape and appearance of the recovered item.
© Sandra Haff
Faerie House
Edina, MN
2022 Booth #135
Faerie house is a colorful clay home topped with a riveted emblemed copper roof and perched on a twisted copper stem or vine.
© Frank & Bell Barr
© Nicole Aufderhar
2017 booth #.
I create handmade leather bound journals using book blocks which I make from a variety of papers including professional grade watercolor paper and a 70lb archival paper that is perfect for both writing and sketching. I then cover each book block in one of my many re-purposed leathers and bind the pages to the cover using the German longstitch method. The covers feature a variety of designs that I create using image transfers of my own photos, block printing, ceramic buttons, skeleton keys and drift wood. I also create mini journal jewelry using the paper and leather scraps leftover from my larger projects as a way to make sure nothing goes to waste.
Minneapolis, MN
2023 Booth #120
Framed wall hung realistic architectural images using weathered wood veneers, metal, paint, stones and emphasizing perspective, design, detail.
© Mary Ann Snedic Wunderlin
Windows to the Garden
Lake Geneva, WI
2020 Booth
Pressed flowers, feathers, wings and things designed between 2 pieces of glass. They are sealed airtight within various recycled windows and frames. Color of your wall becomes the background of my art.
© Babs Schnabl
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 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
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