Clearwater FL
© John Hartung
2019 Booth #132
I specialize in photographing personality in animals using Nikon D850, long telephoto lenses, wide angle lenses, underwater housing and much patience. Most of my subjects are photographed in the wild, but occasionally will find subjects at rescues or zoos. All photographs are printed on photo paper and canvas using archival materials.
© Mary Bacon
Minnesota born and raised, with a life-long study of the local landscape including close study of the local flowers, trees, and parks. Residing in Minneapolis.
Self-taught oil painter. Professional Interior Designer, student of Tai Chi, meditation, and energy work.
In my paintings I am idealizing the universal flower or leaf, seeing the leaf or flower an object of contemplation and meditation.
I spend lots of time in nature. My work starts with drawing on my canvas, and then adding layers of oil paint to produce my images.
My paintings are oil on canvas, generally using 3 layers of paint to create depth, dimension, and texture. My technique has evolved into a color-blocking style with very crisp edges. The larger paintings can take several weeks to complete.
© Chelsea Rudie
Chelsea Rudie (Maple Grove, MN) has been painting with alcohol inks since 2018. She began painting following the unexpected passing of her mother, also an artist. She inherited her mother's artworks and supplies, and worked through her grief creating beautiful art with her mother’s alcohol inks.
Chelsea’s art is inspired by the beauty of both nature and man-made structures, using bold color combinations and negative-space to present the known in novel ways. Chelsea uses different methods, including pencil and pen drawing filled in with ink, as well as manipulating inks using an airbrush and isopropyl alcohol to encourage movement.
Jewelry features handpainted miniature works of of art, with fine-quality findings.
© Kendra Gebbia
I hand carve wood blocks and pull limited edition prints from my relief plates. Each piece is hand colored with oil paint and glazing medium on mulberry printmaking paper. I display them traditionally as wall art and back lit as functional table lamps. All elements of my process are created by me.
© Ann Aas
I enamel using a torch and the immersion method. I begin with copper shapes that have been sawed, punched, pinched or fold formed to get them ready for the enameling process. Next, I heat the copper with a torch until it glows. The hot copper is dipped in crushed glass.The glass sticks and the piece is returned to the heat, fusing the glass to the base. This process is repeated 4-6 times until the color is achieved. Surface interest is added with frit, ceramic decals, hand painting and millefiori wafers. Enamel components are finished with sterling silver or brass accents. I use soldering, stacking, wire wrapping and riveting to my create finished pieces. Each piece is one of a kind due to the process.
Crestview, FL
© Caleb Barnaby
2019 Booth #76
Using recycled metals, I apply an intricate etching process to give them an ornate look. All of my etched designs are original and are inspired by natural elements (trees, flowers and sacred geometry). After the etching process, I hand-cut the metals to transform them into their final composition.
© Nathan Trivette
In this quiet nature photography, the viewer can find a place of contemplative solitude, giving them a point of meditation & peace. Images promote an appreciation for the natural world and encourage environmental conservation. The photographer blends abstract expressionism & minimalism, creating “Simple Images for Complex Times”.
Digital editing is kept to basics: color, contrast, sharpening & cropping. All presented work is archival. Printing done by artist on luster paper. Matting, mounting & framing performed by artist.
© Ben Cooper
Minnesota themed photography consisting of metal prints, canvas prints and matted photos. Special emphasis photos of the Lake Superior North Shore and the Twin Cities metro area. I often use long and ultra-long exposure photography to create a more dynamic image with vibrant tonality.
© Brendan Kramp
I work from original drawings and photographs that I take on site to create large format paintings using oil, acrylic, and ink that feature realistic urban and city/landscape scenes, in addition to more abstract work that is also inspired by the forms, colors, and environments that inspire my realistic work. I work both mid-size and large-format and have a range of work types and sizes when I show at art fairs and gallery shows.
© Chelsea Rudie
Chelsea Rudie has been painting with alcohol inks since 2018. She began painting following the unexpected passing of her mother, also an artist. She inherited her mother's artworks and supplies, and worked through her grief creating beautiful art with her mother’s alcohol inks.
Chelsea’s art is inspired by the beauty of both nature and man-made structures, using bold color combinations and negative-space to present the known in novel ways. Chelsea uses different methods, including pencil and pen drawing filled in with ink, as well as manipulating inks using an airbrush and isopropyl alcohol to encourage movement.
© Spencer Hahne
Virginia, MN
2021 Booth
Original oil paintings on recycled wood board or canvas depicting Minnesota wildlife and nature.
Alpharetta GA
© Robin West
2020 Booth
I use acrylic paint to create layered color combinations. Each painting grows from a main idea and singular image. The work then evolves from the lines extending from that original image.
© Letitia Lee
I apply oils, acrylics, wax, contrasting colors and lines on canvas. My style is Abstract Realism. My focus is on movement and energy through color. Painting with bold opposite colors and intense lines makes my process more instinctive to the energy and messages I want to convey.
© Reena Maheshwari
Henna is an art form that has been in my family for generations. I started doing henna professionally with my mom as a teenager; fulfilling appointments for weddings, parties, and participating in various art & culture festivals. As an Internationally Certified Henna Artist, I use all-natural Rajasthani Henna mixed with a blend of essential oils, tea, and sugar. (I do not use black henna or chemically-enhanced henna products)
My mom (of Shakuntala Design) and I work together at various festivals including Edina Art Fair, Loring Park Art Fair, and the Festival of Nations. As we have done fairs/festivals for many years, we have various design books and systems in place to help manage a crowd.
We also have a selection of henna styled items - cards/bookmarks/paintings/scarves - all representing our ethnic South Asian arts background.
ROWLAND HEIGHTS CA
2019 Booth #56
© Wayne Gao & Michelle Chang
Free hand painted designs and own glazes which make vertical and 3D line on slab of cay,firing in high temperature kiln. The artworks are designed both to hang and as funiture in wrought iron stands.
Roseville, MN
© Jill Whitney-Birk
2023 Booth #141
I create mixed media collages using paint, inks, papers, vintage and contemporary photos, pencil, and often embroidery on wood panels or paper. My works contain many layers which draw the viewer in and encourage participation and joy. I explore the traditional and non-traditional roles of women, girl power, and contemporary feminism, iconography, and heroes.
© Elissa Brown
Dioramic illustration combining mixed media & acrylic on birchwood. Hand drawn & carved characters & environments are layered to raise stories off of their plane, creating dimension & texture. Resembling pop-up books, each piece is assembled to navigate the detail and physical depth of the work.
Overland Park KS
2019 Booth #10
© Kale Van Leeuwen
My work is digitally created and includes utilizing photos of the top of my painting table I have been working on for the last 10+ years as well as digitally created imagery.
© Naomi Hart
Naomi Hart grew up in the Northern Wilds of Minnesota where the natural world became her education and her refuge. Hart uses symbolism from nature to tell the story of humanity in a manner that bears witness to the connective threads we all share. While dark and introspective, Hart’s work maintains a sense of hopeful wonder and joy. The viewer is quickly pulled in to find their own story within the many layers of each piece. “My work is always an attempt to illustrate the elusive “now”, so ripe with potential; dark, mysterious, and fleeting.
Naomi uses a multitude of drawing and painting materials to render on birch panels, laboring over exquisitely detailed renderings and fantastical creatures. Ultimately each panel finds it way to her encaustic studio for a final application of hot wax. “Encaustic (hot wax) painting lends itself to the manner in which I tell my stories visually. It is a versatile and engaging process which produces a sensual warmth that enriches my story and gives history and grounding to each piece”
St Cloud MN
www.instagram.com/naomihart4art
2023 Booth #77
I am an encaustic artist, working in hot wax medium. I start with a birch panel or a panel of found wood, and sometimes stretched burlap. I often draw or paint directly onto the raw birch, and then build up layers of information through painting on and manipulating the wax. Often each piece also receives objects or hand drawn sketches imported into the wax. I love to have an extensive array of media at my disposal as I work. Oils, colored pencils, graphite, chalk, precious metals in a variety of states, rice papers, hand cut stencils, intaglio prints, and found materials all make there way into my pieces. They are rich with detail and mystery.
The Handmade Group Inc.
Brooklyn NY
© Bruce Holmberg
2019 Booth #109
Fine Art and crafting skills are utilized when mating metal sheets, cut & folded origami style, acrylic paints, resin and found objects to create these unique works of art.