Art & Crepes

This past weekend I went to the Bellevue Museum Arts Fair. It is an annual event that has several artists (using various mediums) with their work to display and sell. Every year, there seems to be more and more to see. This year seemed to be one of the best years I have ever seen. There were so many talented artists there, that it is hard to narrow it down, but here were a few of my favorites that I saw this year:

J D Hillberry - He does some amazing work with charcoal and pencil! His signature style seems to be how he draws masking tape on many of his drawings, making it look real. It is very cool.

My favorite piece of his is called "Which Came First."

Another booth I went to had some painted shoes. I thought for sure they were ceramic sculptures at first, but then when I touched a pair they were actually real shoes, that you could wear! The had some very fun styles. These are the pair I touched (though in the photo they don't really look ceramic like they did in real life):

Shoes by Heliotropium - Fine Art Accessories

The next fun booth had some awesome handbags made from game boards, record covers, and programs! It was so tempting to buy one, but I decided I had enough purses for now, so I just picked up a business card:

Business card by Bagitude!

One of the more popular displays, one that I also enjoyed last year, was some metal sculpture work done by Jeffrey Zachmann. Not only is it formed in an interesting way, but it moves, drawing the attention to the whole piece for the viewer's pleasure.

It's fun to see kids watching these sculptures, because they are so fascinated by them. To get a better look at what these do, click on Jeff's name above and go to his site. There are some links there where you can see his art in motion!

Did you ever think you could make art out of a gourd? Apparently Susanne Newbold did, and she makes some impressive boxes out of them. They look like they are some type of wood material at first, but looking closer, they are definitely gourds, just by opening them you can feel how light they are, and the insides are painted, but they look more gourd-like inside.

I ended my day by eating a Nutella crepe by Crepe Tyme (yummy) and buying this unusual photo book by Domestic Bias:

It is folded in a form of origami.

The seller said that all the pictures on it are from vintage books.

This is the back. I think the whole thing is really cool. I cannot wait to put some photos in it!