2-D - Acrylics, Drawings, Etchings, Mixed Media, Oils, Pastels, Photography, Watercolor |
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Robert Coomer - Batavia, OH
Photography |
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Deborah Stratford - Louisville , KY
Linocuts |
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Linda Geiger - Foley, AL
Acrylics |
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Hong Mao - Dayton, OH
Oils, Acrylics, Drawing |
Michael Wagner -Wallingford, KY
Oils |
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Mark Hegman - Cincinnati, OH
Photography
Emerging Artist |
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J.D.Nolan - Fisher, IN
Photography |
Larry Blair - Berea, KY
Photography on Canvas |
Barney Cole - Euclid, OH
Watercolor |
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Wendy Gould - Shelbyville, KY
Calligraphy & Drawing |
Paul Prorok - Chicago, IL
Photography |
Dalia Ancevicius - Oak Lawn, IL
Mixed Media, Painting
Sadly, had to cancel for 2009
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Shanon Schneider - Roswell, GA
Pastels |
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William Gdaniec, Jr. - Louisville
Drawings & Block Prints |
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Knox Steinbrecher - Marietta, GA |
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Page Candler - Campbellsville, KY
Sadly, had to cancel for 2009 |
Page Candler achieves interactions and attitudes through considerate use of curves and angles within the bodies of her porcelain vessels. |
Tom Seelos - Marietta, GA |
Christine Davis - Carmel, IN
2009 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD |
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Timothy Weber - Smithville, TN |
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Kathy Veverka - Knoxville, TN |
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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 |
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| Relocated from Sedona, AZ to KY, Hildegard Szuklitsch turns fabrics, buttons, laces, and trims into one-of-a-kind wearable art jackets. |
Hildegard Szuklitsch - Louisville, KY |
Teresa Buchanan weaves scarves, blankets, handbags and rugs using 4 & 8 harness floor looms. She also creates traditional and contemporary basket forms using natural materials and dyes. |
Teresa Buchanan - Johnson City, TN |
Ruth McArthur Harper - Maryville, TN |
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Sandy Duffy - Georgetown, KY |
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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 2009 Emerging Artists designated on this page. |
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Dan Neil Barnes combines his stained glass creations with wood and metal to create three dimensional illuminated wall sculptures. |
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Suellen Prenatt - Louisville, KY |
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Cathy Painter - Ashland, KY |
Shane Caswell - Depauw, IN
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Paula Marksbury - Athens, TN |
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Sergio Vettori De Almeida
Louisville, KY
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Lawrence Hamilton - Winterville, GA |
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Bobbi Davis - Louisville, KY |
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Linda Drescher - Louisville, KY |
Kathy Brennan began making jewelry and exhibiting in northern California in the 70's, then relocated in 1990 to the Alabama gulf coast to join her sister Marianne in the southeastern show circuit. |
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Deborah Chenault - Berea, KY |
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| Nancy Fermanian founded 'The Wrist Works' over 30 years ago in Eugene, Oregon. She focuses on hand piercing intricate scenes in silver and gold, using multiple layers of metal for background or relief. |
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Tony Sherman - Louisville, KY
Sadly, had to cancel for 2009 |
Sharon Major - Louisville, KY |
Roxy Lentz - Clarksville, IN |
Kathy Lum - Crestwood, KY |
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Kathy Chase - Lexington, KY
Midway College Guest Artist |
Carol Freytag - Florence, KY |
Carol Freytag creates fine silver pendants and bracelets. She enamels some components of her designs by fusing a vitreous glass onto the metal. |
Agnes Stewart - Louisville, KY |
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Jungwhon Joo - Philadelphia, PA
Sadly, had to cancel for 2009 |
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Josie Lamb Williams designs and creates unique jewelry in 100% recycled argentium sterling silver, fair trade recycled glass, fair trade pearls & hand-gathered natural materials. |
permission to use
photographs of jewelry
not given by artist
Alejandro Amezcua - Nashville, TN
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| Cynthia Pierce Roberts has been a custom goldsmith for 32 years - Jacob Roberts, her son, joined her in 2002. Together they specialize in the creative use of colored gemstones of all varieties. |
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Brenda Morrison - Quincy, MA |
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Mik Wright is a self taught shoemaker/leather
craftsman, born in rural Africa. After 20 years
of working independently at his craft in Africa
and then England, he met and fell in love with artist Barbara Volk in the United States. Mik’s years of shoe making experience has combined with Barbara’s varied artistic talents to bring THOSESHOES™ to a new peak of creative form and function.
Check out this really cool article on Mik in West Virginia Living! |
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Roy McMeans - Buffalo, KY |
Vaughn Ferrell - Midway, KY
Sadly, had to cancel for 2009 |
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Gavin Wilson - London, KY |
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. |
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| T.R. Reed produces "some of the most fascinating kinetic cartoon miniature and fun-size sculptures the southland has of late recognized as exactly what it is (sometimes)." |
T. R. Reed - Chattanooga, TN
2009 THIRD PLACE AWARD |
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Linda Barnett - New Albany, IN |
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Joan Rasmussen will demonstrate handbuilding one of her fascinating ceramic figures at the
Artist Demonstration Tent - Sunday at 1pm |
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Ray Papka - Kent, OH
2008 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
2009 SECOND PLACE AWARD |
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Bonnie Eastwood - Hudson, FL |
Jean Perkinson - Cincinnati, OH |
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Keith Chambers - Lexington, KY |
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, and expanded his offerings to the category of songbirds. |
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Jim McGie - Athens, TN |
Jim McGie's affection for heritage tools and techniques has motivated his mastery hand skills once more common in the Appalachian region. His award-winning rocking chairs are the centerpiece of many collections, including the permanent collection of the Tennessee State Museum. |
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Robert Tucker - Glasgow, KY |
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Russell Greenslade - Girard, OH |
Jim Boggs - Versailles, KY |
T. R. Williams - Paris, KY |
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