© Andrew Linderman
Wheel thrown and altered functional ceramics high fired to cone 8-10. Work is made from high-iron stoneware or porcelain with iron impurities. Pieces are fired in a wood kiln or electric kiln raw or with scratch made glazes.
Doreen Garten
© James Garten
As a silversmith, I design and hand sculpt simple, clean sleek lines of jewelry that are wearable art.
I primarily work with sterling silver employing texture and color for effect.
For balance, pieces may be accented with gold, brass, copper, glass, and/or stones.
I cut and polish most of our stones with the intent of keeping the natural shape. When a stone is used, the design is created around the stone; not the the stone having to fit into a setting. It’s important that the stones and metal work in harmony.
Every part of the jewelry piece is planned visually to create something that may appear simple but is beautiful and engages the wearer’s intrigue.
The elements are chosen based on the visual effect they will have within the overall composition of the piece.
I hope that the client will enjoy their piece of jewelry as much as I do in designing and fabricating it.
Shawn Thomas
© Shawn Thomas
Wow, I love leather. I love its touch, I love its smell, and I love its natural ability to be shaped into beautiful, functional objects. I'm a second generation leathersmith and I've learned to use the oldest of leather working techniques, as well as the use of contemporary design, CAD, laser cutting and laser etching. These skills sometimes allow me to build products that have never been possible in the long history of the oldest craft.
Bryan Thell
Minneapolis, MN
© Bryan Thell
https://www.bossmansboutique.com
2023 Booth #40
Handmade wooden luxury items for the household. Products include cutting boards, coasters, cheese slicers, clocks, game boards and small furniture.
Jane Shannon
© Jane Shannon
Bench Pressed is design and letterpress company owned and operated by Jane and Andy Shannon. Since 2012, they've grown from a single press in the couple's bedroom to six antique presses (thus far) in their studio-slash-retail space located in Minneapolis' Seward neighborhood. Bench Pressed specializes in hand-drawn and hand-printed greeting cards that are "tongue-in-cheek with a little sweet".
Hannah Gebhart
© Hannah Gebhart
My linoleum and wood block prints are designed, drawn, carved, and printed by me. I print each piece by hand using a glass baren typically using black ink on white archival paper. Colored prints are made either by hand-coloring with watercolors or by printing multiple blocks on top of one another.
Lisa Lammey
© Lisa Lammey
15 years I have captured rural Midwest, stylize through a trademark editing technique, print myself using archival inks and papers, mount on cradled wood panels and varnish with UV protected varnish. Limited ed. Award winning.
Xavier Nuez
© Xavier Nuez
My images are long exposures at night while lighting the scene with battery powered colored lights - they are not digital effects. Thru my lighting, these dark corners become beautiful, theatrical and almost whimsical versions of the real world.
The final photos are archival inkjet or metal prints.
Shane Hudak
© Shane Hudak
I try to bring back a different view of places I travel so that people can find familiarity in places that are far different from what they are accustomed to.
Amy Blumke
© Amy Blumke
Paper cut light boxes are made by cutting numerous pieces of cardstock paper and stacking them on top of one another to produce a layered scene. These layers of paper are then placed into a wooden shadow box frame and lit from behind using LED strips installed around the perimeter of the back of the frame. Light shining through the multiple layers of paper creates shadows and an illusion of depth in each of the designs. The amount of paper used in each piece varies from five to 27 layers. Generally, the more layers, the more complexity achieved within the image.
Each piece is designed on an iPad with Procreate and Cricut software. A Cricut cutting machine is used to cut out much of the design, and then small details are added by hand using an X-Acto blade.
Kathleen McDonald
© Kathleen McDonald
My artwork highlights paper. I use many different types of paper, from origami paper to translucent vellum paper, along with double-sided tape to create whimsical landscapes, colorful patterns, and precise building replicas. I love including small-scale details in my designs. Mixing opaque and translucent papers allows my designs to transform in the light in beautiful and unique ways. Minnesota and the amazing places that I have visited here constantly inspire me and my art.
Steven Dragan
© Steven Dragan
Repeated layers of watercolor applied to rough cold pressed paper become progressively richer, I focus on preserving the key moments of light to the very end by painting the light as negative space
Capturing people and place through the lens of an architect with a focus on negative space, high contrast, and atmospheric depth.
Open-frame display with archival UV seal applied to painting for direct, intimate viewing.
Tielin Liu
© Tielin Liu
I’m painting the Twins city where l’m living,I think here are one of most beautiful city in USA
Megan Johnson
© Megan Johnson
I use acrylic paint on canvas with primarily brushes and the occasional pallet knife to create texture. I create realistic, and whimsical animals. Techniques include dry brushing, blending on the canvas, and mixing water to thin paint. Paintings are monochromatic with an occasional accent color.
Kwame Boama Mensa-Aborampa
© Kwame Boama Mensa-Aborampa
My name is Kwame Boama Mensa-Aborampa. I create to portray how I see nature and exhibit the artistic gift in me. My works are easily identifiable not merely through my style but by the subjects I depict. In my mind and thoughts, nature abounds with the aesthetic fullness thereof and as an artist I only try to mimic what is already present in nature. I get the best out of me by using acrylic paint, brush, and knife.
Keri Jo
© Keri Jo
I was in a horrible car accident where I had a near death experience (NDE) and was in the love and peace of the White Light. I am very grateful to have come back and so I can share the experience with others. The White Light is my daily source of inspiration.
I use vibrant inks to reflect the transparent yet intense colors I experienced in the White Light. When creating a new piece of art, my intention is for my work to inspire centeredness, wholeness, peace, and love – a reflection of the White Light within all of us. I combine high pigment, transparent inks with various blending solutions and resin to create a plethora of colors and unique shapes which form abstract landscapes or whimsical images. On many occasions I embellish the art to create unique interest and emotion.
When people say, “oh, that is so peaceful,” “this piece makes me feel so happy,” or “I get lost in the emotion of your artwork,” I know my art has touched, even if for a moment, the White Light within them.
Kathrine Allen
Jackson, GA
https://kathrineallen.com/home.html
2023 Booth #5
© Kathrine Allen
I carve and print dozens of linoblocks on to rice paper and tissue papers. These prints are collaged on to canvas, finished with several layers of acrylic and finally stitched. I use embroidery floss as a final line of color and texture.
Greg Brown
© Greg Brown
Each painting has a vintage Versace silk tie attached to the front. It's wrapped around and attached with glue after the gallery-wrapped canvas has been painted in corresponding acrylic colors. Gianni Versace was murdered in 1997 and each tie is pre-death which means he had a hand in the design.
Each color has to match and each line and shape from the tie has to line up on the canvas before the tie is glued on. The canvas and tie become one work.
The Versace label is removed from the back of the tie and is attached to the back of the painting for authenticity.
Lisa Diamor Sanchez
© Lisa Diamor Sanchez
I am a recreator. Each original piece starts with intention that the viewer feels more than sees. Using upcycle reclaimed wood and transforming it into art with layers of acrylic paint I enhance each piece with powerful words, original poetry, subtext, and imagery. Additionally, I create 3-dimensional mosaics cutting different original art pieces, layering them into a new unique piece.
Jenny Levernier
© Jenny Levernier
Sterling silver and stone fabricated jewelry. Textured, wrapped, soldered. stones set, and polished.