The Stockholm Art Fair started with ten artists who formed the
Stockholm Artists Guild. Their initial
goal was to organize an art fair in the park in their very small town of
Stockholm, WI – held annually on the third Saturday in July – situated along beautiful,
Lake Pepin/Mississippi River. A painting is selected each
year for their “poster” and this year marks their 40th year of
celebration.
A total of 107 artists were present and it indeed was a very fun
day with the weather just perfect – sunny with a slight breeze and temps in the
70’s.
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| Friendly program greeter! |
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| Food concession area - still early in the day! |
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| Henna tattoos for the kids |
Food and music enticed visitors to eat and stop at the
entertainment stage to listen to the music of local artists. We were especially interested in listening to the group, “Patchouli”. The duo performers of Julie and
Bruce have been together creating their instrumental, folk rock meets Flamenco sound. Since
first hearing them several years ago, we were excited to purchase 2 more of
their “Terra Guitarra” CD’s to enjoy on our travels.
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| Julie Patchouli & Bruce Hecksel |
Here are a few pictures of some of the art work that caught our eyes . . . and in some cases, our pocket books too!
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| Jeff checking out a "surprise" for me |
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| Custom jewelry box made of White Oak |
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| Now I can keep my little items organized. |
The Glass Boutique: glass
overlay on copper
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| Nature expressed in art....beautiful! |
Bear Paw: Paperworks * Fiber
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| We just can't get away from fish, can we? |
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| Very unique fiber paperwork |
Patrick J’s Imagination: Creative
custom furniture
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| A very unusual headboard. |
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| Buffet crafted with Bird's Eye Maple. |
Stained Glass Birdhouses
A perfect day for those who sailed and motored in on Lake Pepin.
Just more summer fun for us. We hope that you are enjoying your summer too!
Hugs to all. . .
Kay & Jeff
Maybe we should spend parts of our summers together...you are having fun that is sharable!
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