it’s may. we went to the faire.

Today was the second day of Mayfaire by the Lake in Lakeland, Florida. Yesterday’s hit was a 1:00pm with matthewwengerdtrio and today was a 12:00pm hit with Bendelow Road. There were over 200 exhibitors, ranging from musicians to sculptors to jewelry makers. There were quite a few duds, in my opinion, but I am very anti-Florida-style and imagined a lot of the art I saw hanging over a wicker sofa. ugh.

Highlights included:

Jack Hill created these scultures – the larger “mello cello” sculpture was nearly six feet tall. I am particularly fond of the Icarus image of the middle piece.

This is perhaps the most impressive work at Mayfaire. I was at first convinced that these were photos screened onto frames, but Mike takes the photos and Patty paints the frames. It’s a pretty phenomenal setup they have and I was impressed with every piece they had displayed.

Nathan Herrera had an excellent set of Flamenco-inspired solo guitar work.

Joe Pilcher’s work focused on laminate wood bent into vibrant shapes. His use of a reflective laminate on one side of the material creates pleasing lines in the center piece. I could not find web information for Pilcher.

This image of Trane was created by Arthur Dillard. Dillard’s work is in the practice rooms of several of my friends’ homes. His work is music-centric and an interesting source of jazz-art.

Joe Ihn‘s furniture and sculpture work with wood is contemporary and plays to my interest in unique pieces of wood.

Ron Lemoine creates fish-centric metal sculptures. I love the Bass-playing Bass, but am particularly fond of the shot in the center.

It seems a lot of the artists had subject-themes. Michelle Mardis‘ theme was dogs. I can easily see one of these hanging over our couch, but I’m not sure the cat would appreciate it.

I think I can easily call this my favorite exhibit at Mayfaire. Scott Causey‘s sculptures are absolutely breathtaking. I am not the only one to be drawn to these absolutely wonderful animals!