{"id":417,"date":"2009-07-06T22:24:16","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T22:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2009-07-06T22:24:16","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T22:24:16","slug":"an-art-filled-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/an-art-filled-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"an art filled weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570da39ba970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Art fair 09 2\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011570da39ba970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570da39ba970c-800wi\" title=\"Art fair 09 2\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Our holiday weekend was a-buzzin&#39; with art fans from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio &amp; Michigan.&#0160; I finally had a good reason to wear my circle-sequin skirt I bought on clearance a few years back&#8230; but I wasn&#39;t the only festive one in Saugatuck on the fourth.&#0160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf27fe970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Art fair 09 1\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf27fe970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf27fe970b-800wi\" title=\"Art fair 09 1\" \/><\/a> <br \/>About halfway through the day, I thought it&#39;d be fun to capture some of the patriotic flavor of the afternoon. (<em>you should have seen the ones I missed in the morning!<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf3158970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Art fair 09 5\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf3158970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf3158970b-800wi\" title=\"Art fair 09 5\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>My art booth neighbor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kristinperkins.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Kristin Perkins<\/a> had fantastic jewelry&#8230; doesn&#39;t it look good enough to eat?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf3d28970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Art fair 09 4\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf3d28970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf3d28970b-800wi\" title=\"Art fair 09 4\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And these sweet bags from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepoppybagco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Poppy Bag Company<\/a> were just an aisle over.&#0160; It was their first show&#8230; you&#39;d never know it though- their work is just wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf4fb1970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Art fair 09 3\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf4fb1970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf4fb1970b-800wi\" title=\"Art fair 09 3\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>At the South Haven show we bumped into our long lost art buds, Paul &amp; Lisa from <a href=\"http:\/\/artfarm.shutterfly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Farm<\/a> in Fort Wayne, IN.&#0160; These guys are a riot <em>(if you couldn&#39;t tell that from the photo:)<\/em>&#0160; You can&#39;t read Lisa&#39;s shirt, but it says &#8211; <strong>Original<\/strong> &#8230; which couldn&#39;t be more true.&#0160; Their art fair booth is filled with a large variety of fabulous finds &#8211; many of them made from old treasures.&#0160; I indulged in a pair of earrings and even Gus scored some bling!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570da9948970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Veronica2\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011570da9948970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011570da9948970c-800wi\" title=\"Veronica2\" \/><\/a> <br \/>And I also discovered a new artist that we&#39;re going to be carrying at catching fireflies.&#0160; Her jewelry pieces caught my eye immediately.&#0160; They&#39;re made out of Tagua which is an ivory-like nut harvested from palm trees indigenous to the South American countryside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf8a1b970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Veronica1\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf8a1b970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2011571cf8a1b970b-800wi\" title=\"Veronica1\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The colors, shape &amp; composition of her designs look stunning on.&#0160; They easily will dress up any tank top in your summer wardrobe.&#0160; Look for them at the Berkley &amp; Rochester stores in a couple weeks!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/an-art-filled-weekend\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/an-art-filled-weekend\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our holiday weekend was a-buzzin&#39; with art fans from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio &amp; Michigan.&#0160; I finally had a good reason to wear my circle-sequin skirt I bought on clearance a few years back&#8230; but I wasn&#39;t the only festive one in Saugatuck on the fourth.&#0160; About halfway through the day, I thought it&#39;d be fun to capture some of the patriotic flavor of the afternoon. 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