Orono, MN
www.westsideartguild.wix.com/mysite
2018 Booth #88
Westside Art Guild mission statement: To facilitate idea exchange and to provide opportunities for artists to show and sell their work.
Member work (left to right): Shakun Maheshwari, Lonnie Broden, Linda Muellar, Christine Bruce
David & Kathy Towley Woodworking
Bemidji, MN
2022 Booth #3
Freehand turned wooden originals, artistic and functional pieces using the lathe and hand tools out of fine northern hardwoods. Each piece is turned, then sanded to 400 grit, then finished with a natural foodsafe finish of beeswax and mineral oil that is satisfying to both the eyes and touch. Some of the pieces are highlighted with a simple wood burned pine bough that is done freehanded.
© David & Kathy Towley
Patrick J's Imagination
Eagan, MN
2023 Booth #111
I try to let the wood speak for itself by enhancing its natural beauty with design and variety. Also including epoxy highlights into some of my pieces.
© Patrick Plautz
© Bill Neff
Prairie Woods
Barronett, WI
2023 Booth #33
"Wood is like working with people. Each piece is unique with a mind of it's own. The challenge is to discover and then uncover that inner beauty that lies within. As with the process of getting to know a person, working with a piece of wood is exciting as the discovery of the unique qualities reveal themselves before your eyes.
Of the woods available, I am passionate about working with local native species found in weather damaged trees, firewood from my own back yard, and other "urban salvage". They can come in such an extreme and unexpected variety, from understated yet sophisticated quality to sensationally spectacular. In itself, every piece is Nature's work of art. It is my task to assist in the unveiling of the piece to that next level."
Cannon River Bowl and Spoon
Silver Bay, MN
2023 Booth #142
I'm a wood artist. I live by the philosophy of "surround yourself with things you find beautiful and use them every day." I am inspired by the beauty of nature and my work highlights the personality of each tree from which it is sourced. I create functional cooking utensils, hand-turned bowls, serving pieces, and cutting boards. I strive to make pieces that are accessible to people of all means, so I have a range of sizes and prices. I handcraft each item with great care and attention. After I carve each piece, I devote much time and effort to sanding and finishing until it shines and glows from within. My finishing process is adapted from a European technique involving water and repeated applications of boiled flaxseed oil, a hardening food-safe finish. My studio is in Silver Bay, MN. I source my wood from the surrounding region, often salvaging fallen trees after a storm, or reclaiming beautiful, but not commercial-grade, logs.
© Benjamin Leatham
Minneapolis, MN
2017 booth # 38
I work with wood like a painter works with oils, creating images of lines, shapes and the natural colors of wood. Then, I carve the piece to create a wall sculpture. The carving creates shadows which enhance the image. At night, lights set at a low angle make the shadows more dramatic. Up close, you can touch the sculpture to feel the smooth flowing shapes and realize there are changes in the surface you didn’t notice. I create my art using techniques I began developing in 1996: joining boards along curves, inserting solid wood strips into curved cuts, embedding wood strips in circular cuts, and inserting pegs in intricate designs. This isn’t marquetry, intarsia or inlay. Finally, I sand and finish the piece in the same manner as fine furniture giving it a highly finished appearance and a highly durable surface which will retain that appearance even with constant touching by people, just like a piece of furniture.single
© Marc Lamm
Lanesboro, MN
2019 Booth #135
Carved wood sculpture.Colored parts are painted with acrylics.Finished with natural oils and lacquer.
© Paul Lambrecht
Longshadow Woodworks
Little Falls, MN
2023 Booth #117
In our work, we strive to combine beauty and function while doing our part to use our natural resources wisely.
We began our work as professional wood artists in 2006 when we realized the vast amount of wood waste that is created by larger wood product manufacturers. These businesses produce cut-offs and rippings that are usually chipped, burned, or simply thrown away so we set our woodshop up to utilize even the smallest pieces of cast off woods.
Each piece of wood is hand selected for its grain and character then it is laminated, planed, shaped, sanded, and finished.
Since reclaimed hardwoods are used, each piece is unique.
We truly feel as though we are making a difference not only in narrowing the stream of waste woods in the industry, but also in educating and creating an appreciation for different species of native hardwoods in our customers.
What began as a weekend shop project has turned into our passion and profession.
© Aryn & Courtney Kern
Duluth, MN
2017 booth # 67A
Living in northern Minnesota, my surroundings supply my material and subject matter for my work. I am a self taught woodworker and use various methods including hand turning on the lathe and free form which often starts with my chain saw and ends with fine chisels and sand paper. I carefully choose local specimens for their unique characteristics and let the wood determine the project it will be used for.
© Eric Helland
abdesigns
Menomonee Falls, WI
2017 booth # 30
David creates turned wood sculpture created using only recycled furniture woods.
© David Abresch
© Paul Olson
My beautiful and sensuous works are primarily done in wood. I try to make them full of movement and grace. Some of my recent works are somewhat kinetic with a horizontal piece just balanced on the main form. I want to suggest forms and feelings in an abstract way without naming them directly,
Brooklyn Park, MN
2017 booth # 67B
Movement. Balance. Change.
I create hanging mobiles (kinetic sculpture) from stone, metal & acrylic materials in a wide range of sizes. My stone mobiles include agates, geodes & fossils; the acrylic type are available in any color. I'd like to present my work as an alternative to traditional sculpture & wall art--my mobiles utilize the frequently neglected spaces above. My sculptures interact with the viewer & the environment through endless transformations.
Please imagine my work in motion.
© David Montague
Clay Squared to Infinity
Minneapolis, MN
2023 Booth # 93B
I layer colored clay to create images that are stretched and reduced from 6 inch diameter to a 1 inch diameter or smaller. Then this "millefiori cane" is sliced to reveal the miniature image. These tiny images are then combined together to create my sculptures. I also use many other clay techniques including transfer of my own drawings. Found objects, wire, glitter and other materials are also used.
© Layl McDill
Girly Steel
Noblesville, IN
2017 booth # 119A/B
I create steel sculpture for the landscape using various welding techniques. Each piece is handmade and either left to a natural rust patina or spray painted with a high end graffiti paint.
© Joanie Drizin
Sean Corner Sculptures
Wichita, KS
2023 Booth #43
Hand-built figurative earthenware clay with airbrushed underglazes and mason stains fired to cone 02.
© Sean Corner
Brookings, SD
© Andrew Kosten
2017 booth #.
All works featured are traditional, hand printed intaglio and lithographic prints- not digital reproductions. Intaglio prints are typically multiple copper plate etchings printed on high quality archival paper. All lithographs are printed from traditional stone and/or aluminum plate matrices.
Numeric Press Ltd.
Minneapolis, MN
2017 booth # 40
Pen and ink illustrations finished digitally using Illustrator, printed on fine art paper with pigmented inks, open and limited edition prints.
© Mark Herman
Bradley D. Hall Gallery
Granite Falls, MN
https://www.bradleyhallgallery.com/
2019 Booth # 85
Hand watercolored & hand printed, linoleum block prints.
For creating the linoleum block prints the process consists of transferring a sketch onto a linoleum block from a reference photo or sketch. The artist then hand carves the linoleum block. The artist prints the block with watercolor paper, on a tabletop pilot press. The prints are each hand painted, signed and numbered.
The prints are framed in barn wood, by the artist, from material collected from old farm buildings.
© Bradley Hall
Minneapolis, MN
hollysuefossart.weebly.com
2023 Booth #23
Serigraphy. (silk-screening) I make a drawing, cut stencils for each color and hand print my signed and numbered limited editions. My work is about nature, animals and places I travel to. Often people tell me they feel really good in my booth and this makes it worthwhile for me too.
© Holly Foss
© Holly Foss
© Holly Foss
Lawrence Sawyer Photography
Minneapolis, MN
2019 booth #
I travel the USA and the world in search of compelling landscapes to capture photographically. My images are then printed using pigment inks on heavy watercolor paper, whose edges are then deckled, and the prints float-mounted into hand-made maple frames made by me; and finally, varnished for protection.
My work is an evolution is seeing quiet beauty, in out of-the-way places. I am continually refining my vision.
© Lawrence Sawyer