This weekend I went to the
Rhinebeck Arts Festival. It was a lovely event with beautiful crafts. It was full of fiber arts, jewelry, and furniture. Live music added to the creative vibe. My only complaint is the food, it would be nice for them to get creative food that matches the vibe instead of the county fair usuals of hot dogs and ice cream. They had several great booths for kids. We hit the
Fiberflame booth, where my son painted a lizard and wove a leash for him.
Fiberflame now has a spot in Rhinebeck in addition to their original space in Saugerties. It's a great place to take kids to try a craft, but also a great place to learn or demonstrate your own craft. A bonus to the arts festival was discovering
Will Lytle. He was doing $1 portraits. I got a family and a single portrait. He was also selling original illustrations that were magnificent for $20. Another enjoyable part was the
Shimbumi Silks demonstration. I had actually bought a marbling kit previous to this event, so seeing it done by pros inspired me to do my own. I would recommend checking it out next year, it would be nice to see it grow into a bigger event.
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| Rows of supplies to make your own creation with the lovely Christina of Fiberflame |
I also attended the fair and was inspired. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteLoving these photos, so glad you shared them. I never heard of this festival before, very cool!
ReplyDeleteit was a really nice event. I was in the show for the first time. I sure do agree about the food vendors but the farmers market was a treat..Excellent assortment of artisans.
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