2009 Participating Artists

Pottery & Raku Ceramics, sponsored by the Willamette Art Center, not only do they host the Artisan’s Village, they also host their own exhibit. Choose a handmade ceramic, glaze it, and the fine volunteers from WAC will fire it on the spot in a Raku kiln. In an hour, you can come back and pick up your own creation!

Elizabeth Jewelry – Uniquely handcrafted sterling beaded jewelry

Lavender Thyme Herb Farm, featuring Taffy Donaldson – A booth of wonderful scents, including farm-dried lavender bouquets, linen mists and lavender oil.

Berg Artworks, featuring Sharon Nyberg – Nyberg uses a lampworking torch to melt glass strips or rods to make glass beads. If you’re a lover, you’ll want to pull up a chair and watch – and you’ll go crazy over her detailed, dichroic creations.

Cool Shoes & The Moccasin Co., featuring David and Penny Peek – Hand-made footwear “from the ground up.” Watch David Peek tool the leather and create shoes sized just right, on the spot.

Carvings by Dave, featuring Dave Disselbrett – Whittle away the warm afternoon with Disselbrett and his gallery of marvelous animals and characters, all hand-carved and painted.

Capitol Woodcarvers – Members of the Capitol Woodcarvers guild – the same folks who helped the beloved Salem Riverfront Carousel – will demonstrate all aspects of the time-honored art of woodcarving.

Glassblowing Local 503, from the Gorge Glashaus – This booth is hot! Watch in amazement as molten glass takes shape right before your eyes.

KK Creations – featuring Wes Kesten and Gretchen Kirk – Watch Kesten take a “boring old rock” and reveal the incredible beauty within, as he carves and polishes geodes, Oregon Sunstones and more.

Art in Oils, featuring Markus Willis – Come see why Willis has the longest running booth in the Artisan’s Village. His oil paintings are rich and unique – many of them are painted on tiny canvases that are assembled into a final montage. As always, he will be painting in the booth throughout the Fair. Come learn some tips from a master.

The Dramatic Arts, hosted by Salem’s Pentacle Theatre – This booth will present all details of dramatic arts, including costuming, stage decoration, acting and directing – everything it takes to make the show go on.

Blacksmith, featuring Nick Marcejlas of Red Troll Forge & Eric Grip of Iron Grip Forge – Watch Marcejlas & Grip make incredible tools, household items and jewelry out of red hot-iron.

Chainsaw Carving, featuring the Whited Brother – who runs this family, anyway? Watch the Whited Brothers rip it up with their chainsaws, creating art as big as a tree or tiny enough for your desk.

Pyrofuse, featuring Robert Fox – Not only do they create beautiful glass heart pendants, but wonderful beads used for necklaces.

Connie Veenker – Demonstrations of creating unique fabric collages with beading, painting, and distressing. Her artwork explores the abstraction and color of everyday things.

Aurora Colony Handspinner’s Guild – Come see spinners, knitters, weavers and fiber artist at their best as the demonstrate their talents using sheep wool, llama and cashmere goat fiber, as well as protein fibers found everyday.

Flowers by Friends – Flower presses, pressed flower cards, and more. Stop by and learn how to make your own pressed flower cards, bookmarks, and stickers. Plus, bead weaving and tye dye clothing.

Jenny Armitage – A joy and passion for the arts through polymer clay sculptures and watercolor paintings.

Beaver Meadow Baskets – A mother-daughter team creating unique pine needle baskets.

Patrica Allen – An assortment of Native American inspired artwork. From jewelry to baskets there is something for everyone.

Center Stage Puppets, Featuring William Walther – Hand crafted puppets and resources to create your own show.

Friday
Aug 28 11:30 - 1:30
Marianne Flemming
Hippie Chick Blues

3:00 - 5:00
Chris Jones
Blues/Rock

6:30 - 8:30
Andrew Kendoll
Classic Rock

Saturday
Aug 29
11:30 - 1:30
The No! Kidding! Choir
Gospel

3:00 - 5:00
Daniel Work
Contemporary/Light Rock

6:30 - 8:30
Maggie's Parlor
Irish Folk/Americana

Sunday
Aug 30
11:30 - 1:30
Sweet Home Band
Folk/Pop

3::00 - 5:00
Sig Paulson
Americana

6:30: - 8:30
DonnaLynn
Folk

Monday
Aug 31
11:00 - 1:00
Dan Dover
Contemporary Folk

2:30 - 4:30
Andrew and Madison
Rock Duo Extraordinaire

6:00 - 8:00
Dan Lowe & The Big Easy
Light Rock & Acoustic Folk

Tuesday
Sept 1
11:00 - 1:00
Eric McEuen
Folk/Acoustic Rock

2:30 - 4:30
Andrea Algieri & Dan'l
Italian Folk / Light Jazz

6:00 - 8:00
Matt Price
Acoustic Rock

Wednesday
Sept 2
11:00 - 1:00
Muriel Powers
Innovative Autoharp

2:30 - 4:30
Richard Wasserman
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

6:00 - 8:00
Jack Martin
Jazz & Folk

Thursday
Sept 3
11:00 - 1:00
Tom Arnold
Contemporary

2:30 - 4:30
Mark Iris
Folk/Psychedelic

6:00 - 8:00
Will Hobbs
Folk/Cajun

Friday
Sept 4
11:30 - 1:30
Phil Bradley
Country/Americana

3:00 - 5:00
Therese Michaud
Light Jazz

6:30 - 8:30
Home Grown Band
Old Time Music

Saturday
Sept 5
11:30 - 1:30
Chris Estes
Blues and More

3:00 - 5:00
Whiskey Hill Jazz Club
Big Band Jazz

6:30 - 8:30
Michael Torrey
Indie/Pop

Sunday
Sept 6
11:30 - 1:00
Galloway and Luckett Duo
Country, blues, bluegrass

3:00 - 5:00
Ken Vigil and Friends
Bluegrass/Americana

6:30 - 8:30
Susanna & Sara Gardner
Folk

Monday
Sept 7
11:00 - 1:00
Beltaine
Traditional and Celtic

2:30 - 4:30
Steve Cheseborough
Mississippi Delta Blues

6:00 - 8:00
GTM String Band
Bluegrass

Sponsored by the Friends of the Visual Arts Art organizations and individual artisans will return to the Oregon State Fair, August 28th through September 7th, in the courtyard location near the floral gardens.   For more information please visit the Willamette Art Center's website at www.willametteartcenter.com

The purpose of the Artisans Village is for Artist to demonstrate making of art and crafts to promote the understanding of traditional and contemporary arts while providing a positive and educational atmosphere for fair patrons. Artisans Village is not to focus on sales, but rather the making and understanding of art and crafts. Artists must have a demonstration area that is easily visible by fair patrons.