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| Orlando Folk Festival 2012 |
Last Saturday, I took three of my own kids and a neighbor to the Orlando Folk Festival on the grounds of the Mennello Museum of American Art. The Folk Festival is part of the Orlando ArtsFest.
I thought you might enjoy some photos from several of the exhibits. I enjoyed chatting with the artists, and asked permission before taking pictures. Please take time to visit their web sites, or e-mail them if you are interested in their work.
There were face painters and some hands-on crafts for the kids, too!
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| Banner hanging outside the Mennello Museum of American Art. Admission to the museum was free during the Folk Festival. There is also free admission the second Sunday of each month. Check the web site for details. |
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| Check web site for all ArtsFest events in February: www.artsfestfl.com/ |
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| Bobbin Lace |
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| That's a pile of bobbins! |
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| More bobbin lace! |
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| Beneath the Bark Creations ~~ Claus Tiesman ~~ ctiesman@embarqmail.com I love the brilliant blue color of this bird! |
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| Another Claus Tiesman creation (see above) |
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| Claus Tiesman shows the carving process from block to bird |
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| Douglas Bringle ~~ dbazores@aol.com ~~ www.crealde.org/faculty/doug_bringle This photo and the next one are of Doug Bringle's pottery. He is also an instructor at the Crealde School of Art in Winter Park, Florida. |
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| by Doug Bringle |
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Elayne Pryor ~~ Imagiknit ~~ elayne.pryor@gmail.com
That is raw silk on her lap! She spins it on her wheel.
Elayne is from England.
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| Knitting with raw silk |
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| Cottage purse made from wool ~~ beautiful! Jayne Pryor - Imagiknit |
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| Elayne's skeins of wool in a basket ~~ so picturesque even before knitting! |
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Catface Camp Quilting ~ Jewel Tompkins ~ jeweltompkins@msn.com
A quilt made from favorite souvenir T-shirts --
she makes these and other quilts to order!
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| Jewel Tompkins (see above) |
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Melissa Be Crafty ~~ Melissa Borghorst ~~ www.melissabecrafty.etsy.com
Melissa is a very creative lady, a former high school teacher.
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| Jim Bergman
P.O. Box 88,
DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
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| Psalm 23 walking stick by Jim Bergman (see above) |
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| Squirrel by Jim Bergman (see above) |
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| ~~ Madeleine McLean ~~ no contact information since they only sell at shows |
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| ~~ Madelaine McLean ~~ |
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| ~~ Madeleine McLean ~~ A spurtle is used in Scotland for stirring oatmeal (See note at end of my post "In the Poet's Realm") |
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| Painted gourd by Madeleine McLean |
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| ~~ Mary Jo Snell ~~
Fancies
& Whimsies Folk Art Dolls ~~ mjrsnell@earthlink.net
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~~ Melissa
Menzer ~~
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~~ Melissa
Menzer ~~
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| Pottery workshop ~~ I didn't catch the name! |
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| Sam Knowles Chainsaw Art (no relation, even though we have the same last name) http://www.samknowleschainsawart.com/ |
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| Pelican by Sam Knowles Chainsaw Art (see above) While I was watching one of the musical shows, I saw a live pelican dive down into the lake to catch a fish. |
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| Weaving |
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Talako
Indian Dancers
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~~Talako
Indian Dancers ~~
a non-profit performing troupe for young people is looking for new members
http://www.TalakoIndianDancers.com
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| Crooked Road Celtic band |
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| View from a distance -- while standing on the bridge at Lake Formosa |
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| Tree with low spreading branches |
I love art and music.
I love to be outside in the fresh air, even if it is chilly and breezy.
I love to take pictures, even just with an iPod camera.
I hope you've enjoyed these pictures! If so, you might enjoy two of my other art show posts:
- Just Beauty at the Winter Park Art Festival March 2011
- Art Under the Stars at Maitland Art Festival October 2009
- Count the Stars (with music by Josh Bales)
- Baby Isaac is Here! (my second grandson born Sunday night!)
Blessings of beauty to you and yours,
Virginia Knowles
www.VirginiaKnowles.blogspot.com
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