Stone Arch Bridge Art Festival

Matthew and I went to the Stone Arch Bridge Art Festival last Saturday. Matthew is pretty much willing to go anywhere and do anything with me. He seemed happy when he got there and noted that "it smells like cookies."

I ran into two co-workers at the fair. Toni was at the art fair exhibiting her custom made jewelry. While looking at her wares I was struck by how the process for making custom fishing jigs must be very similar to making the artistic earrings they were exhibiting. I wonder if there are any cross-over artists who tie fishing flies and make earrings. Her earrings were very nice. The other co-worker Amy, who I've blogged about at least once before, was out shopping with her mother. I'm always pleasantly surprised when I run into someone I know when I'm out and about in the Twin Cities, doubly so when I can meet a parent.

The fair was pretty nice. The weather was nearly perfect. There were a lot of interesting vendors with very reasonably priced goods. I was disappointed that there weren't more potters exhibiting as I am actively looking for a nice pitcher for serving water or milk. This show was much nicer than the Blueberry Festival in Ely. At the Blueberry festival it seems like there are always multiple vendors selling beer can whirligigs at near astronomical prices. Nothing wrong with this, it's just not my taste. (I do admire the fact that those artisans are so willing to drain all those beer cans in order to follow their bliss and create the whirligigs. What sacrifices people make for their art.)

Matthew liked the candied almonds and fresh lemonade best.