This year's show presents scores of new and returning artists with a wide range of specialties, including yard, metal and glass sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, woodworking, hand-made furniture, stained glass, fused glass, painting on glass, fiber art, batik, face painting and even unique baby clothes.
Our featured artist for this year is jewelry designer Mary Kleismit. Mary is now in her 80s and has been creating elegant jewelry for the past forty years. She and her husband, Richard, have scoured the country for decades, collecting precious and semi-precious stones, purchasing rare pieces at international shows, as well as digging for the crystals that they use in their jewelry.
An extra attraction for Art on the Lawn, back for his 4th year, is Mozart Dane. He’s a Great Dane and a Great Artist: “The dog who paints with his paws for a good cause.” All his sales benefit Harlequin Haven Great Dane Rescue. "I have dedicated my life to this cause," states Mozart Dane on the Harlequin Haven website, "and in doing so I create art by painting with my paws."
Whether it’s noshing from old-time food carts, listening to street musicians, having your face painted by a professional artist, taking a chance at the 50/50 raffle, or having the opportunity to see and purchase beautiful, hand-made art, Art on the Lawn is the perfect way to have fun in Yellow Springs on August 11. For more information, call Village Artisans at (937) 767-1209 or visit www.shopvillageartisans.com.
