Judy Hurd

Beadmused

Menomonie, WI

judithhurd.weebly.com

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

© Judy Hurd

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

© David Harrison

Meg Erke

Minneapolis, MN

www.meg-erke.com

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

© Meg Erke

Lonnie Broden

Lonnie Broden Paintings

Orono, MN

Lonniebrodenpaintings.com

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.

 

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© Lonnie Broden

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Richard Borden

Shibumi Silks

East Haddam, CT

facebook.com/ShibumiSilks

© 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.

 

 

Sherrie Stockton

Minneapolis, MN

www.whimsywelding.com

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

© Sherrie Stockton

Cherie Haney

Metal Art By Cherie

Ann Arbor, MI

www.artandelement.com

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

© 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.

 

 

James & Sharra Cook

Hesperia, MI

www.coppertimesprinklers.com

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

© Annette Wilson