Rustic Furniture Fair
September 11-12, 2010
Mark your calendars for the 23rd Annual Rustic Furniture Fair. An exceptional festival of rustic arts featuring handcrafted furniture, furnishings, and Adirondack paintings.
Enjoy lively entertainment all weekend with bluegrass music by the Adrenaline Hayride on Saturday, September 11. Sunday, September 12 will feature traditional fiddling with Frank Orsini and hammered dulcimer with Jeff Fedan. See demonstrations of furniture making and painting. Delight in the delicious tastes of the season at a special patio picnic.
Adrenaline Hayride plays an exciting mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass/newgrass music that one fan describes as "bluegrass on Tabasco sauce." The band was featured on North Country Public Radio's Up North Music Concert Series and has played bluegrass festivals, concerts, and clubs in New York and Pennsylvania.
The Rustic Furniture Fair combines quality craftsmanship and an interpretation of "rustic" that is sought after by designers, collectors, and enthusiasts worldwide. This showcase of talented artisans includes both traditional and contemporary styles of furniture design.
An original work of art by Barney Bellinger of Sampson Bog Studio, Mayfield, N.Y., will be sold via silent auction during the Rustic Furniture Fair. The painting is called Rodney's Camp and is in an antique Victorian frame with extensive antique fly rod embellishments. Place a bid at the Fair on this one-of-a-kind piece. Bid sheets will be available in the Visitor Center. The winner will be announced at 3 p.m. on September 12, 2010.
Rustic makers show and sell their work at the Rustic Furniture Fair by invitation only. A committee composed of museum staff follows established criteria when selecting invitation recipients. Invitations are sent in January preceding the Rustic Furniture Fair. Rustic artisans who would like to be considered for the 2011 Rustic Furniture Fair should send a letter of interest, high-quality images of their work, biographical information, and a list of awards or honors won to the Adirondack Museum; attention Rustic Furniture Fair.
2010 Rustic makers include:
Gene Albright, Refined Rustics
Fred Beckhorn, Natural Form Furniture
Barney & Susan Bellinger, Sampson Bog Studio
William Betrus, Adirondack Custom Twig
Steve Bowers, Bald Mountain Rustics
Jeannette Brandt and Mike Parwana, Chicken Coop Forge
Nathan Broomfield, Zoya Woodworks
Bob Brown, Treemendous Designs
David Burdick, Little Tree Woodcraft
Matthew Burnett, Matt Burnett Paintings
Gary Casagrain, Casagrain Studio & Gallery
Steve & Gwenn Chisholm, High Ridge Rustics
Gary Chudzinski, Fauna on Flora
Rhea Costello, Paintings by Rhea
Annette & Sherman Craig, Wanakena Woodworks
Brant Davis, Gone Wild Creations
Russ DeFonce, Bookman Rustic Furniture
Jay Dawson, Major Pieces
Jeanne Dupre, Adirondack Watercolors
Jerry Farrell, Farrell Rustic Design
Ron Fenlong, Rustic by Nature
Ernest Forrest, Forrest Creations
Douglas Francis, Aurora Rustics
John Gallis, Norseman Designs West
Russ Gleaves & Bill Coffey
Barry & Matthew Gregson, Adirondack Rustics Gallery/ Barry Gregson Designs
Eric Gulbrandsen, Trout Pond Rustics
Randy Holden, Elegantly Twisted
Justin Husson,The Cedar Cellar
Wayne Ignatuk, Swallowtail Studio
Bob & Linda Jones, St. Lawrence River Decoys
Steve Joslyn, Joslyn Fine Metalwork, Inc.
Michael Kazlo, Adirondack Mountain Rustic
Phil Kellogg, Adirondack Rustic Furnishings
Morris Kopels, Glens Falls Rustic Studio
Jonathan & Janice Kostreva, Bear View Ridge Rustic Furniture and Lighting
Gary Krauss, Organic Furnishings by Native Woods
Paul Lakata, Rustic Artworks
Dirk Leach
Phillip Marshall, Polhaven Woodfabrik
Barry Nelson, Bear Rustic Furniture
Joe Nero, Croton River Furniture
Anto Parseghian, Abiding Branches
Bill Perkins, Sleeping Bear Twig Furniture
Larry & Joann Post, L. Post Rustics
Rick & Denise Pratt, Around the Bend
Hoppy Quick, Treehouse Troll
Daniel Quinn, Nature's Design
Jeannie Ridgeway, Unique Woodworks
Michael Ringer, St. Lawrence Gallery
Jim Schreiner, Great Sacandaga Designs
Stan Steeves, Harvest Hardwoods
John Sterling, J.C. Sterling Fine Furniture
Robert Stump, Robert Stump Studios
Jonathan Swartwout, Fisher of the Berry
Jonathan Sweet, Neal & Sweet LLC.
John Taylor, Rustic Furniture by John and Marjorie Taylor
Jason Tennant, Sculpture and Painting
Jim Thomson, Thomson Rustic Furnishings
Jane Voorhees, Jane Voorhees, Custom Furnishings and Accessories
Judd Weisberg, Judd Weisberg Designs
Bim Willow, Willow Works, Inc.
Donna Wormwood, Adirondack Rustic Miniature
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