Parked at Star Park Station Place for $4 all day - what a bargain - and it allowed us to gather extra steps for the day!
Arrived at Art in the Pearl about 11:30am and caught up with Connie, Jean, Alex & John.
Liked this booth - lots of moving parts:
Whoops - didn't see the "no photo" sign until AFTER I'd taken the photo....oops!
Loved the "Rocky Canyon Tileworks" ceramic mosaic tables:
Some booths, like this jewelry designer, was pretty sparce:
Norm is taking a much needed break:
Pam kept moving through the booths...
Loved the baskets at "Montana Blue Heron" booth - real pieces of art!
This piece (also Montana Blue Heron) looked like a boat to me - Norm thought it looked like a sea creature...I could easily have taken it home:
I was close to purchasing a ring at the "
Stubborn" jewelry booth. Prices were the most realistic and affordable that I saw at the festival.
After lots of walking about the booths, met up again at 1:30pm and walked to the Tai Peacock for lunch then....dessert at Pearl Bakery:
After lunch we walked through the booths again...
Norm wanted a photo of the healthy Corn Dog booth:
This was one of our favorite artists - "J. Berndt Textured Clay Wall Sculptures" - this was a sculpture that looked like it belonged in a high-end house.
Alex and I both loved this booth.....Help - I can't find the name of the artist!
This sculpture was $1800 and was soooo cool. We thought it was not a bad price. Not sure how we'd get it home though. The ceramic spikes were pretty fragile. I'd so love it though!
We liked the gourds in this booth when we first arrived and after looking through all the booths, we came back and purchased the long gourd at the top left. The vendor is "Gourds by Handwoven".
We loved the gourds and baskets that they made too.
On our walk back to the car, we walked by the train station. It had rained (quite a downpour) while we were eating lunch but it looks like its clearing and tomorrow will be a nice day.
Had such a fun day with CALS Exec Committee - so cool that we all made it to the festival today!
What a fun trip! I am amazed that your girlfriends all made it to Portland. The gourd you got is really pretty, but my favorite booth was the basket booth. They were so unique and beautiful! Looking forward to your next installment. Oh, cute haircut, Pam.
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