2-D - Acrylics, Drawings, Mixed Media, Oils, Pastels, Photography, Watercolor |
|
Marta Elam Dorton - Lexington, KY
HONORABLE MENTION AWARD |
|
Barbara Clarke - Maysville, KY |
Lillian Brooks - Graysville, TN
Sadly, had to cancel |
|
Kathleen Esser - Lexington, KY |
Joycelyn Hairston - Suwanee, GA |
|
|
|
Pat Banks - Richmond, KY
Sadly, had to cancel |
Paula Wojasinski - Sadieville, KY |
|
|
|
Wendy Gould - Shelbyville, KY |
|
Janice Miller - Wilmore, KY |
Bruce Wess - Petersburg, KY |
Robert Coomer shows his work under the title "Above and Below Appalachia." His images are a study of light and hidden beauty, whether it is buried in a cave deep beneath the hills of Kentucky or forgotten rural landscapes. |
|
|
|
Robert Jones - Alpharetta, GA |
|
|
| Joan Schulte exhibited at Francisco's Farm 2007 in the Emerging Artist category and went on to successfully display her limited edition photographs at a number of shows in the region. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paula Martin - Louisville, KY |
|
Foley, Alabama artist Linda Geiger uses vibrant but pastel color to create wistful and nostalgic moods for her patrons and viewers. Lost but remembered childhood, soul repair, and just flights of fancy are captured on canvas. |
|
Linda Powell - Shelbyville, KY |
|
|
|
Missy Fox Trumbore - Versailles, KY |
Ralph Tyree - Winchester, KY |
Michael Wagner -Wallingford, KY |
|
|
|
Sharla McClain - Shelbyville, KY |
John Snell's book "Red River Gorge, The Eloquent Landscape," a collection of his photographs from that natural area, is available at the festival. |
|
|
|
| Page Candler achieves interactions and attitudes through considerate use of curves and angles within the bodies of her porcelain vessels. |
|
|
|
|
Judy Riendeau - Prospect, KY |
Tom Seelos - Marietta, GA |
|
Don Glover - Lexington, KY |
|
|
|
|
Timothy Weber - Smithville, TN |
Knox Steinbrecher - Marietta, GA
Sadly, had to cancel |
|
Penny Jones - Lexington, KY
|
Henrietta & Jeff Scott - Columbia, KY |

Anne Porter Elliott -
Stamping Ground, KY |

David Waltz - Columbia, KY |
|
|
Justine Dennis - New Haven, KY
|
Justine Dennis took the Second Place Award in 2007. She builds cotton fiber yarn into bowl shapes on an antique sewing machine, then cuts, shapes, and recombines her creations into colorful one-of-a-kind sculptures. |
Cecelia Ridge - Fisherville, KY
|

Gail Cohen - Lexington, KY |
Sandy Duffy - Georgetown, KY |

Judy Kushner - Georgetown, KY |
|

Ruth McArthur Harper - Maryville, TN |
|
Donna Schultz - Paris, KY |
Donna Schultz dyes wool fabric into muted colors, cuts into strips, and hooks onto a backing following her unique hand-drawn design. |
Ann McCann - Morgantown, IN
|
Francisco’s Farm offers Emerging Artists in any media the
opportunity to ‘jump-start’ a professional art career.
The category is limited to 5% of total exhibitors.
We are delighted to introduce artists with a developed and cohesive
body of work who are not yet earning
their living as
professional artists. You'll find our 2008 Emerging Artists designated on this page. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kathy Watson - Ft Wayne, IN |
Sergio Almeida's focus is intricate - the lotus flower pendant at right is composed of 100 petals of glass. In addition to pendants Sergio also creates pens, perfume bottles, and sculptural items. |
Sergio Vettori Almeida - Louisville, KY
Emerging Artist |
Debi Dwyer - W. Jefferson, NC |

Cathy Painter - Ashland, KY |
Shane Caswell - Depauw, IN
|
Bill Brumm - Monticello, KY |
|
| Dan Neil Barnes, the featured artist in Francisco's Gallery 2007, returns this year as an exhibitor. Pushing the concept of art glass to a new level, Dan has won numerous awards and commissions. |
|

William & Donna Smith - Orlando, FL |
Kenneth Marine - Hollister, MO |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
permission to use
photographs of jewelry
not given by artist
Alejandro Amezcua - Nashville, TN |
|
|

Deborah Chenault - Berea, KY |
| Jamison Brumm's "Spirit" pin has been used to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to beat breast cancer, the National Doctors' Auxilary, and the Women for Women group - female artists joined with health professionals to offer art and health information for women . |
|
Joe Schmidlin - Louisville, KY |
|

Sharon Major - Louisville, KY |
|
Carol Freytag - Florence, KY |
|
Lucie Huntsman - Versailles, KY
Midway College Guest Artist |
|
Jennifer Lackey Moore creates her fused glass jewelry starting with cutting the glass, crushing it, layering it and fusing it in a kiln up to 1550 degrees. She then cold works it on a ring saw, grinder, and sander to shape the glass before firing it again, layering more glass between firings for added depth. |
Jennifer Lackey Moore - Lexington, KY |
| Roxy Lentz creates her jewelry from recycled metals. Silver plate trays and copper are sawn up into geometric shapes. Beyond the re-cycled aspect, she likes creating something beautiful out of what others saw no beauty or use for. Her jewelry has been described as organic and alive. |
Roxy Lentz - Clarksville, IN |
Lee Richards - Union, MO |
Sandee Haven - Columbus, IN |
Robbie Moriarty - Louisville, KY |
|
Anne Ebendorf - Louisville, KY |
Kathy Chase - Lexington, KY
Midway College Guest Artist |
|
|

Erica Kirchner - Prospect, KY |
Starting with a flat sheet of recycled copper, Vicki Bangs uses only snips, hammer, torch, and solder to create each whimsical creature. A quick acid bath achieves the beautiful green patina that stylish frogs are famous for. |
|
|
| Lloyd Hughes is a 4th generation metalsmith who has been perfecting his craft for over 30 years. His work includes architectural commissions as well as furniture and sculpture.
He has extensive commissions in numerous states and as far away as Japan. |
Lloyd Hughes - Lexington, KY |
Dale Rogers' work includes sculptures for home and garden as well as tables, chairs, lighting and wine racks, all of which are on display at fine galleries throughout the U.S. and included in private and corporate collections. The large sculpture has also found it's place in public displays. |
|
Gavin Wilson - London, KY |
|
David Shadwick - Wilmore, KY |
|
|
|

Cynthia Carr - Harrodsburg, KY |
In addition to wheel-thrown functional stoneware pottery, Cynthia Carr combines stoneware ceramic forms with rustic metal to create garden sculptures, bird baths & birdhouses, lamps, garden totems, and more. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donna Gillstrap McGregor - Cynthiana, KY
Emerging Artist |
Joanne Ries - Lexington, KY |
Amy Millspaugh - Princeton, KY |
|
|
Crystal Carol Benson uses acrylic, paper, gesso and watermedia to create a richly surfaced and unique piece of art on paper, and also paints with acrylics on leather hides. |
Crystal Carol Benson - Eminence, KY |
|
|
|
|
Sharon Haines - Park City, KY |
Annelies Gebert - Menomonee Falls, WI |
|
|
Mark Paulley - Finchville, KY |
|
|
Jim James - Charlestown, IN |
Steve Coultas - Leopold, IN |
Bob Gibson developed his talent and interest in carving as an extension of his waterfowl hunting. His artwork is detailed and true to life - he has won numerous awards in national wildfowl carving competitions. |
|
|
|
|
Russell Greenslade - Girard, OH |
|
| A lifelong woodworker and electronic product engineer, Keith Chambers creates one-of-a-kind wooden gear clocks - heirloom pieces that artistically display the natural beauty of the wood and will last for generations. |
Keith Chambers - Lexington, KY |
Bill Craig - LaGrange, KY |

Bob Tucker - Glasgow, KY |