Lizzie Borden Society Forum

I thought the show was next week! Imagine my surprise to finally hear it on the local news! Jumped in my clothes and went for 3 hours. It's about 2 1/2 miles from my house.
These are not in any particular order.
I did visit my favorite part of the show-the High School Art! Last year I couldn't find it! This art gave me goose-bumps. It's raw, no influence, From The Gut Art.

Starting with flowers and sky- that's real.
It was about 55 degrees, and got up to about 65 by 1 pm.

If the pic is cut off, please click on box and whole photo will open in a new window.

Art Festival March '07- these sculptures were a big hit!

Art Fest '07- High School Exhibits in tents

Art Fest '07 More High School

Fabric Sushi!

Art Fest '07 High School
I loved this!
Girls at the beach at night.
Some of it is cut off. Please click on pic in box for whole view. Thanks!

Art Fest- High School exhibit- Artist Trading Cards- invented recently in Japan
The tent had a red roof.

Art Fest '07
The first exhibit that I took a picture of- at least 30 minutes into walking the show.
The artist bills himself as "Artist of the Andes."
He had the best new work I'd seen in several years.
His mane is Nicario Jimenez, of Naples, Florida.
(He looked Peruvian).
Website:
www.retablosnicario.com

Nicario Jimenez, detail

On the Way Home- Kraft Gardens on the Lake.

Gotta throw in at least one lake on my way home!

Exquisite !!





Tracy...

That was so refreshing!!! Gorgeous pictures, Kat.... thank you for taking us all to the Art Festival!!!

Oh that's right! It's still WINTER elsewhere!

Lot's of flowers for you, then.

Cut view- close-up

Full fun view of lilac- different shot

I was lucky to get 1/2 a girl. Adds something.

What about those sculptures? They were the most crowded booth- the most commented upon.

Uncut photo
(By uncut, you can tell where I narrowed my focus by cutting them earlier- artistically I hope.)

Detail

Hands and knees and feet
We all stood there awaiting movement. Then a breeze would disarrange the girl's hair and we thought surely she had moved. Amazing!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos with us, Kat. The lilacs - I could almost smell them. They don't bloom here till May.

Were the body sculptures real people? Or not? I'm gonna vote yes, they are real. The swimmer I'll say no, he is not real.

Why do you like Girls on the Beach at Night? Educate me.

I love art shows. They do one every year at the local high school, and it is phenomenal what the students do.

Ahhhh - the lake photos. For one shining moment - springtime.

Loved the pictures!!!!
So Kat where are you taking us next weekend???

Those were not real people- I've been asked by others. They were sculpture.
I saw them last year but couldn't get close for a photo.

I like primitive art and the girls on the beach at night look primitive to me. I can also relate to walking on the beach at night with good girlfriends. It's a fun picture. It makes me have to imagine their faces and expressions. It gives me a hint and my imagination has to supply the rest, tho the feeling is clear- solidarity- going into the future but capturing the moment.

I've seen some of Marc Sijan's work in the past, its pretty cool. Part of the reason why they look so real is that he actually makes casts from real people to use as molds for the resin.

Thanks for sharing your pics with us, Kat, as always, very nice work. Wish I had a digital camera, we have some lovely things in bloom right now in southern California like Wisteria.

Why do you like Girls on the Beach at Night? Educate me.

--Augusta

It just occurred to me why you asked that question.
I mostly like the picture because it was produced by a 14 year-old-girl. A 9th grader. I think if you had known that you would get it too. Raw talent in a youngster is wonderful!

Oh Susan- you and a digital camera would be so cool!

Fantastic shots, Kat. It must have been a fun exhibit. Thanks.

The sculptures are works of art. Very life-like. Maybe he can do one of Lizzie!