The streets of Grand Marais were crowded last weekend as visitors took in the many displays of artists’ craftsmanship at the Grand Marais Arts Festival. Besides the artists’ booths filled with wares, there were art demonstrations, live music performed by Michael Monroe, and a lot happening on the beach as kids and adults alike enjoyed the warm weather and visions of beauty all around them.
Above: Turning the wheel with foot power is Cooper Ternes. The bowls Cooper produces through this age-old method are very useful and truly works of art. Cooper had a full audience the whole time he ‘worked’ a bowl, and often invited kids to help in the process. Right: When Mary MacDonald isn’t teaching art at school she is making art. Here she works a loom as she teaches people the process of weaving a carpet.
Above: Josh Boock of Bemidji had some of the most interesting ceramic works of art on display, including these “Tiki Head” figures. Boock received a degree in ceramic pottery from Bemidji State and he is now the owner/operator of the Squeaky Wheel Pottery shop in Bemidji.
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