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Artists & Artisans Festival

Artists and Artisans Festival at the Wildflower Center

Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18, 2012
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


The annual Wildflower Days™ celebration begins with the 2012 Artists and Artisans Festival devoted to arts, crafts and nature.

The annual festival showcases the work of more than 20 American artists in metal, painting, photography, jewelry, pottery and more. This display includes nature-friendly, handmade items, such as mesquite bowls and bird houses, fanciful ceramic vases and sculptured jewelry as well as exquisite photographs and watercolors. The gardens are gearing up for spring with bluebonnets, giant spiderwort and other flowers prepping to bloom.

We all know Mrs. J loved wildflowers. Families and children can go on a fun, flower scavenger hunt to find some of her favorite Texas wildflowers during the Artists and Artisans Festival.

Also enjoy two new exhibits, Logan Stollenwerck's "A Bouquet for Mrs. J." Giant Wildflower Metal Sculptures on the grounds and Shou Ping' "Exquisite Paper Sculptures" in the McDermott Learning Center.

On Sunday, March 18, meet artist Shou Ping, 1 to 4 p.m., McDermott Learning Center.

Admission: $9 adults; $7 seniors and students; $3 for children; free for members and children under 5. For more information, call 512.232.0100, or visit www.wildflower.org/visit.

The Origami master

Robert J lang Exhibit - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The world’s leading master of the paper folding art, Robert J. Lang, a physicist who once worked on lasers and optoeclectronics, will perform an origami folding demonstration at noon Saturday, March 17, in the auditorium. Lang, who will have an exhibit of giant origami at the Wildflower Center this summer, is the author of 12 books on origami.

Lang will also conduct a workshop on “Bringing Origami to Life”, at 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the library. This special workshop will explore some of the folding techniques that were developed in the latter part of the 20th century that added life and natural form to origami, in particular, the technique known as wet-folding.

2012 Wildflower Days Shirt Design at the Wildflower Center

In the Store

Saturday: David Busch signs 2012 Wildflower Days™ prints and T-shirts, 1 to 3 p.m.

Sunday: Meet renowned artist Lance Letscher, signing his books at the store. Ken Moore also will be in the store with his oil landscapes. Both events 1 to 4 p.m.

All weekend: Nature’s Art Box special and buy one 2011 Wildflower Days™ print or earlier, get TWO, any previous year, free!

2012 List of Artists and Artisans

Name Company Medium
David Busch Raindance Watercolors Watercolors
Pauline Walsh Jacobson   Watercolors & Poloroids
Barbara & Fred Stockbauer Fred stockbauer - Goldsmith Gold Jewlery w/ semi/precious gems
Virginia Broady Virginia Broady Photos Nature Photographs
Janice O. Clark Flowers Forever Metal Flower Sculptures
Bill Brockmeier Revealing Light Photography Panoramic Photographs
Andy Hammer Flat Flower Botanicals Pressed Flower Prints
Sue Kemp   Watercolors, prints, notecards
Cynthia Clerc   Mixed media from found objects in nature
Kay Rolfes Green Hills Arts Handmade fused glass jewlery and art.
Connie Colten Connie Colten Jewlery Tri-metal Jewlery
Peter Florczak KPE Inc. Texas wildflowers pressed, hand colored, and made into windows and stained glass.
Curtis Laudermilk Handcrafted Mesquite Art made from Texas Mesquite.
Wayne Rossi D.S. Iron Works Iron sculptures
Steven Green   Wood turned art feat. Color, texture, and mineral crystal inlay.
Annette Tiberi Annette Silk Art Hand painted silk art.
Lindsay Field Lindsay Designs Glass Jewlery
Colleen L. Yarbrough Heartwoven Designs Handwoven clothing and home furnishings
Elly Fleegal Fleegal Farms Soap Handcrafted soap and skincare.
Megan Russell Hammer It Out Stainless steel housewares.
Terri McAshan Terris Glass Creations Jewlery, Night lights, and stained glass.
Mercy Raines Mercy's Beads Jewlery & Beads
Nancy Wilson Nancy Wilson Bead Jewlery Bead Jewlery
Rhonda Cox   Hand-crafted jewelry

 

Are you an Artist or Artisan?

If you are an artist or artisan and would like to display at the 2013 event, please click on the link to learn more about the event, download application and more.

 

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