July 3, 2002

Downtown art fair draws hundreds of shoppers

Herald photos by Garret Leiva
Shoppers examine wooden weathervanes created by Tom Osborne of Bay City during the Olde Towne Arts and Craft Fair Sunday in Traverse City. More than 125 artists from across the country displayed and sold a variety of work. The art fair was held from Sixth to Eighth streets along Union Street in the Olde Towne area.

Christine Klemm of Greenville, Mich. wraps the hair of Kari Bogen of St. Clair, Mich. during the art fair. Klemm says that a hair wrap can last between two weeks to two months.

Woody Swifteagle of Traverse City carves a Native American wood flute. Owner of Treesong Flutes, Swifteagle says it typically takes a week to create each flute. The flutes are carved from a variety of woods, including red cedar, pine and walnut.

Art fair vendor Marcy Priebe displayed a number of candles contained pressed flowers from her garden in Escanaba, Mich.

Crafted from old bike parts, this bird was just one of many metal critters displayed by Bike Breeds owners Wayne and Susan Bowling of Bear Lake.

Visitors browse the display booth of Chuck Marshall and Kelly Schmidt of Crystal Mountain.

Troy Anderson stands among his sculptures as visitors examine the collection of copper and brass creations. The Cedar Springs, Mich. artist says he will display his work at 35 shows this summer.

Sporting goofy grins, these colorful characters were created by Sonbeam Puppets owners Kris Ashenfelter and Karen Heide of Wolverine, Mich.