Today is the last day of the Minnesota State Fair, and following are a few of my favorite bead/textile/glass/wood items from the collection. This is extremely hard to jury into, with very stiff competition. Congratulations to all who made it! Some of my favorite things from the collection below: I love seeing the beaded art…

Here’s a gallery of photos of beadwork I enjoyed at the State Fair in the Creative Activities building – as well as a gorgeous piece of slumped glass (looks like a Jo Wood piece), a knitted deer head (really!), Minnesota’s most famous canned meat, and more. I’ll be heading back later in the Fair’s run…

I was delighted to read that Marsha won in the new category, Art Jewelry. It is very hard to even jury into the Fine Arts competition at the Minnesota State Fair (something like 15% of entries were accepted last year); the competition is fierce. Congratulations to Marsha of Haute Ice Beadwork for winning! She also…

In east central Minnesota, about one hour from the Twin Cities, is the Franconia Sculpture Park. “The outdoor, rotating collection of over 75 contemporary sculptures reflects the creative talents of local, national and international artists.” It’s a working sculpture park, with artists in evidence, working on sculptures in all sorts of media. There are regular…