Sunday, March 20, 2011

Winter Park: Wow!

In her Etherial necklace this birthday girl feels amazing in a pearls.

This is a best of festival, with a jury that picks the best of crafts people from a huge number of artists, resulting in an amazing slide show of future museum pieces and heirlooms.  This is a festival that pushes the boundary of what fine art and crafts can be at a street fair.

The artists were from every part of fine art and craft, including beautiful paintings, sculpture and powerful work from all over the country.  Winter Park as a town itself some how manages to be a quaint Chicago town, in the middle of Florida. Orlando area residents make it feel like this event is an arts tradition.

Such a treat!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Somerset brings out the Jersey Girls:

High School sweethearts celebrate their love with Joan Michlin. Her Majestic Bracelet is a classic timeless beauty just like her.

Somerset was a busy, but intimate show.  Only the best of my favorite Sugarloaf artists were there. Show visitors braved the flood waters as March came in like a lion with intense storms, but the weather cleared and Saturday was busy and bustling.