You really should go if you haven't gone. It's one of the top fine art (& music) festivals in the country. It's not cheap ($25/adults and $15/kids) but there are coupons around town - so look for them. I snagged a bunch of $5 off coupons when I was in Napa one day. They had a stack of them at a local toy store. We didn't need them all so I handed them out to the crowd which made a bunch of people very happy. I hope they spent the $5 they saved at the beer booth. I know we did.
We saw some new artists this year and some of our favorites. We heard classic rock, folk, and opera while we were there, too.
We saw a lot of people buying art and jewelry. The artists seemed to be quite pleased. We did our part and purchased two small pieces. Nothing big cuz we're kind of on a tight budget. Elli even brought some of her own money and bought a gorgeous, glass paperweight.
There were several large pieces we really loved. I have the artists' cards. Because you just never know!
Here's some of the cool stuff we saw:
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| Seung Lee Printmaking |
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| Fun sculptures. |
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| "Ruffles" |
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| "Really Fat Cat" |
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| This looked so real. Scary! |
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| Scott Olson is one of our favorites. |
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| Red Wolf Fine Art |
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| Mark Anderson, St. Helena |
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| Jim Budish - This dog sculpture was as tall as me! |
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| Seal sculpture made from trash found on the coast. |
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| Save the seals. Don't litter. |
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| Yummy Udon Noodles |
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| Jewelry made from recycled traffic light glass |
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| Robert Weil we bought one of these. |
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| Elli bought one of these paperweights. She had a tough time deciding which one. |
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| Brian McGuffey |
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| http://facebook.com/brianmcguffeyART |
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| Sutherland Glass Art |
Haven't been since the little one was born. On next year's to do list.
ReplyDeleteYour family will love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge jewelry person, but I really like the recycled traffic light stuff. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe jewelry was really cool. I had my eye on the bracelet!
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