Sunniest
Canoe Trip
My paintings are inspired by my nature and the outdoor adventures I take with my family in northern Minnesota. Most of my paintings are influenced by pictures we take while spending time on the lake or exploring the wilderness. Besides being an artist, I am also a K-12 Art teacher at a small rural school. I am a member of the Leech Lake Art League. I'm happy to call northern Minnesota my home along with my husband, two daughters, and dog
It's all about the bark - eco-harvested from dead trees only. Frames, flowers, mirrors, custom sizes, plain bark sheets and tubes. Look at these details!
Mike and Jenny live in a wooded location, and they view the trees as people. It is only when you look inside that you can see the beauty. In order to create their unique pieces, they bounce ideas off each other and come up with original designs.
Sunrise
Bear Paw Paperworks started as a business about 50 years ago. Linda and I have been creating and doing art shows since then. Northern Minnesota has been, and continues to be, an inspiration for our body of work. Using wool, fiber, handmade paper, sticks, stones, metal, sea glass & beads, the dyed, needle-felted wool is layered into nature inspired 2D textured art wall hangings.
The Wonder of it all
Mark Swenson, an accomplished Northern Minnesota artist, believes it is important for a wildlife artist to live in close proximity to his subject matter. Mark's paintings and woodworking reflect his profound connection and appreciation of nature and wildlife.
Mark studied commercial and fine art at Bemidji State University. He won the Minnesota Lake Trout Stamp in 1994. His lifelong passion for the outdoors and incredible eye for detail enables him to uniquely capture his subject matter, a mood or an experience on canvas.
Mark's paintings and woodwork hang in private collections across the country.
"I've been influenced by the Impressionists and their use of brush stroke to create warmth and movement. I like C.M. Russell for his rawness and colors of his landscapes, as well as Robert Bateman for the way he presents the whole picture of a bird or mammal in its natural habitat."
"It enables me to see and experience the subtle nuances of nature. Watching a storm move across a lake can be a real stimulus. I particularly enjoy hunting for waterfowl, upland birds and fishing the north shore of Lake Superior."
In her childhood, Becky Steinhoff used to go to garage sales and buy old jewelry, take it apart, and redo it. Even though she still repurposes old pieces, her main focus now is working with semiprecious gemstones and creating nature-inspired pieces. Because she uses dragonflies and other creatures of nature as focal points, her company is called Mystical Deva. The word deva means spirit of nature. As a child, she believed dragonflies were created when fairies and dragons merged, hence their "mystical" nature.
Angelic Trouble Art - Fluid Art Pours
Jen is lucky enough to work for a great company that has helped me rediscover my passion for art. I recently started my artistic journey, first with acrylic brush paintings, and then a friend suggested I try paint pouring. I have fallen in love with it, and I hope that others love my work as much as I love creating it! I am able to do custom requests - Let’s talk about size and color details, and we will make it happen!
Stained glass windows and mirrors, in frames of oak, rounded copper, and aluminum. Many sizes, shapes and styles ranging from Victorian to Art Deco. Also kiln-formed cast, slumped, and fused glass.
With more than 40 years experience working in glass, I've both developed and refined many distinctive attributes of the artistic medium, within many recognizable styles: Victorian to Art Deco, Mission, and Contemporary. My kiln-formed glass 'tiles' are often used in glass panels.
Nature: Love. Respect. Protect. "We want to help people enjoy, respect and protect the beauty of the woods, water and wildlife all around us," says Becky and Bob Seemann of Artwoods.
"This inspires us to create our nature-oriented silver jewelry and rustic furniture and accessories to share with other lake folks. There are endless ideas for creativity in the forests and lakes - leaves, trees, unique stones, and animals. Our name Artwoods simply means that we make art in the woods of northern Minnesota. We give 10 percent of net profits to support environmental organizations and want to help people understand that it's up to all of us to preserve it for future generations."
"Kim Sebesta is the founder and maker at Sebesta Apothecary; an all natural, eco-friendly bath and body product company. Launched in 2018, as a clean alternative to traditional products, her small-batch products are made of wholesome ingredients that are beneficial for your skin and the environment. You can find her products at retail locations throughout the twin cities, online, and pop-up markets throughout the Midwest."
You can find more about Kim and her fun product in the links below.
I've started to make some cluster pendants. They are so much fun to make but do take a while!!! I still make my metal clay charms for necklaces or bracelets or special-order lake charms. Then there's a lot of silver and copper jewelry, a variety of prices. Rings galore too!
Barbara Robertson
Jerry Raedeke comes to Northwoods Art & Book Festival with a distinguished past. The renowned wildlife and landscape artists paintings have been shown at major wildlife exhibitions in the nation and have received many prestigious awards. Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year in 6 states including Minnesota. Wildlife mugs with a Raedeke design appeared regularly on television’s, “Northern Exposure”, and in several movies. Anheuser-Busch commissioned Raedeke to paint the World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales in a wildlife setting. He has been in documentaries on public television... Jerry’s list of accomplishments is long and honorable.
Raedeke’s love of the outdoors has also drawn him to conservation. Over his career, he has donated roughly 85,000 prints and over 150 original paintings, with proceeds going towards conservation efforts. He has raised over $5 million for Ducks Unlimited, which is just one of the organizations he works with.
Are you a collector of Jerry's work? He would love to visit with you, and if not, you may become one. Don't miss his collection in the Community Center this Saturday, August 11, from 9-3.
About Josephine Cora
I am a contemporary wood-burning and watercolor artist living in Owatonna, Minnesota with my husband and two children. My studio is based in our home, and I create during naptime and in the evenings. I am passionate about landscapes and nature in general. It brings me so much joy when I can create something that has a personal connection to others. In my paintings, I aim to capture and appreciate the world around us to remind the viewer to live for these moments of peace and gratitude.
The Artwork
I fell in love with the texture and visual interest wood grain creates when it is combined with wood burning and watercolor. Each wood panel is selected with the inspiration image in mind so darker grain and knots can flow into the painting intentionally and amplify the beauty found in the landscape. I use a variety of wood burning techniques and tools to bring out the dimensions of the space while adding layers of watercolor and gouache to bring the elements to life. Each painting is sealed with a clear varnish to preserve the pigments of the paint and the depth of the wood-burning. The balance these mediums bring to the landscape is cohesive and brings a sense of peace and gratitude when viewing. My artwork can be found online or in-person at art shows across the state of Minnesota.
Textile art has been the backbone of human life since as early as when civilization began and has been used to make clothes, tapestries and so much more.
The Lakeside Concert Series is a family-friendly FREE concert organized by Northwoods Arts Council at the beautiful Birch Lake Park Pavilion next to the children's playground in Hackensack, MN.
Daybreak is one of Central Minnesota’s most versatile music groups playing hits from the ’40s through today’s top classics.
A lifelong lover of art, Linda began formal oil painting instruction in the Atelier style of classical realism in 1998. In the last several years she has received several awards of excellence and merit for portraiture, still life, and wildlife pieces. Linda has also had her paintings displayed at several venues throughout the metro area and northern Minnesota. She enjoys painting all subject matter and welcomes commissioned work.
Nugent Yard Art
I create copper and brass wind sculptures that move in the slightest breeze. I cut, shape, and solder all of my work in my studio. All of my sculptures have bearings in them, so they last and move in the breeze for years. They are meant to be outside year round and be able to handle the elements. The hanging sculptures have stainless eye hooks and caps that protect the bearings from the elements and the in ground sculptures are on sturdy steel posts that go into the ground. After fabrication, each one gets a heat patina. All sculptures are individually made and signed.
My jewelry is hand-fabricated metal smithing using mixed metals, gems, stones and pearls. I do not cast or use metal clays. Inspiration most often comes from naturally occurring phenomena, flora and fauna. Figs, gardens, storms, jellyfish and sundew plants are a few of the series I have been developing. Presently, I am working on two new series based on hollow form construction and homes. The look of my jewelry is contemporary and delicate, tipping into the mechanistic & industrial while retaining easy wearability.
Barry wanted something that looked unique compared to other designs he had seen. These are functional homes for birds and where ever they will be placed, either yard, garden, or your home, they will certainly add interest. These birdhouses embellished with sticks and driftwood are made from Barnwood and ceiling tins that are 100 years old.
