Northwoods Art & Book Festival was a huge success!

/

All of us from the Northwoods Arts Council want to thank everyone of you who crossed our entrance into a festive day! We are so excited to tell you that we had record breaking attendance with a day that summer was named after…Perfect! We had some very talented artists and renowned authors that attended our event on Saturday. Although we do not judge the authors at this event, we do have awards for our artists. Here are judges Sharon Peterson and Chelsey Wellsted’s winners:

Best of Show

  • 1st Place - Pat Lintner

  • 2nd Place - Emily Annabelle

Most Creative

  • 1st Place - Tin Cat Studio - Lisa and Randy Lee

  • 2nd Place - Creative Nutworks - Albert Tanko

Spirit of the North

  • 1st Place - Bird Brain Birdhouse - Barry Nelson

  • 2nd Place - Karen Spotts - Pyrography (woodburning by hand) Nature Themes (not pictured)

Right to left: Barry Nelson, Pat Lintner, Lisa and Randy Lee, Emily Annabelle not pictured Karen Spotts

Right to left: Barry Nelson, Pat Lintner, Lisa and Randy Lee, Emily Annabelle not pictured Karen Spotts

IMG_7142.jpg

We were able to catch Karen Spotts after the first round of pictures and had her pose with Pat Lintner for another winning picture! Thank you to you all-Such a fun day!