Join us for the Lupine Festival's
Annual Open-Air Market
Saturdays & Sunday - 10 am to 4 pm

June 11-12, 2011
Route 117 - Sugar Hill's Historic Meetinghouse
with sponsorship from Harman's Cheese & Country Store

June 18-19, 2011
Dow Field in Franconia
with sponsorship from the Franconia Heritage Museum

And Watch for Information on Sugar Hill's Autumn Market: Oct 1-2
 

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Crazy Quilt - Candia, New Hampshire

Barbara Boyd has been at the Lupine Festival before and from experience you will want to visit her tent early because her eggshell ornaments sell fast (you can see a few empty spots in this photo). She is only going to be at the Sugar Hill Market this year. Her eggshell ornaments are made from chicken, duck, and goose eggs. Her eggshells are reinforced, cut, completed with a scene inside. Mine has a moose in a lupione field but she has all sorts of scenes. Barbara's other talent is Victorian Crazy Quilting. She has pillows, vests, St.Nick, and angels. E-mail  her for more information.

Cutting Edge Designs - St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Bill & Tari Trainer were were new to our markets last year but this year they are recognized "regulars". They are bringing over cutting boards, cheese boards, and rolling pins. Quality that you have to see in person, because the photos don't do it justice. Of course, don't forget that if you buy a cheese board . . . Harman's has some great cheese to go with it. This past winter, Bill made some wonderful cheese mouse boards for us. We carry a few of Bill's boards all year round in Harman's store. For more information, you can visit Bill's new website, Cuttingedgedesignsvermont.com or you may order Bill's wonderful cheese boards through Harman's On-Line Store. You can also stop by his tent and remind him to keep his fingers out of his saws!

Lance Roberts - Lunenburg, Vermont

Lane is also very busy this summer and didn't make our lupine festival but you can find him at Farmers' Markets all summer: Littleton, Bethlehem, and Lunenburg, Vermont. He hand carves wooden bowls and spoons. He also makes chairs and baskets. I found a few minutes during the Lupine Festival to watch Lance at work. It is amazing, in just a few minutes you can see the bowl actually starting to emerge from the split log. It's worth your time to spend a few minutes with Lance and his wife, Ginny.

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Watson Pottery and Glass
Newport, Vermont

John and Ann Watson combined their gifts into a fine craft business that is scheduled at so many craft shows and farmer's markets that we are thrilled they have found time to come to the Lupine Festival again this year and will be here for both weekends.

Ann's pottery is all hand-thrown, fired, and glazed. Her pottery pieces are unique but fully functional as they are lead-free and dishwasher safe. She makes kitchen ware, dinnerware, flowerpots, candleholders, and tealight holders with John's glass beads. John's specialty is flameworked beads. John lays molten glass onto rods to form a bead using an oxygen/propane torch. The beads are designed into beautiful jewelry pieces. Check out their website for a closer look at their art and a glimpse at their busy schedule: www.home.earthlink.net/~clay2glass/index.html     You can reach them by e-mail at clay2glass@comcast.net

Wise Woman Tradition - Woodsville, New Hampshire

As an artist, herbalist and Reiki Master; Susan uses gemstones and herbs to create products that connect with the body, mind, and spirit. Her line of products includes herbal body products, soap, mantra bracelets, gemstone and silver pendants, bracelet and meditation beads.You can learn more at her website: www.wisewomantraditionherbals.com. Look for her at the Festival Markets on Saturdays only - June 11 in Sugar Hill and June 18 in Franconia.

Tom Sears Photography
Wentworth, NH

Many of you have seen this poster and heard the story of how one man (Tom Sears) managed to not only capture this bear family on film but return a year later to take the same bear family's photo again as they emerged from their winter's hibernation. We are privileged to have Tom join us on June 11-12 at the Sugar Hill Market; not only with his photos but also with his stories and expertise.

As an added bonus for us; Tom will conduct a digital photography seminar on Saturday, June 11th at 11 am.He's going to share his photography tips with us that he has learned over the years. I'm going to try to sit in on this workshop and I hope you are able to make plans to come, too. Holding workshops at the market is new this year, so come and let us know what you think of the idea.

Also in the May issue of the magazine
NH to Do you'll find a feature on Tom and his photography. While you wait for June 11-12, take a look at Tom's website: www.digitalphotographics.us

Ink Drawings
by Gene Matras
Pittsfield, New Hampshire

Gene Matras is an artist whose pen and ink drawings have been winning awards for over twenty years. Matras was born in Poland and emigrated in 1960 with his parents and brothers to New Hampshire. Today he lives with his wife and five children on their homestead in Pittsfield. His forested surroundings inspire much of his work. Travels throughout New England provide the source of many of his subjects - trees, mountains, wildlife, and rural life. Matras' prints are produced from the original by an offset lithography process in limited editions, numbered and signed by the artist. His ink drawings are farm scenes, wildlife, and rural landscapes. The framed and unframed prints range in price from $15 to $250. This is his first year at the Lupine Festival, we hope you make him feel welcome. Look for him at the Art Sho on June 4-5 and then at theo open air market in Sugar Hill on June 11-12. You can also check out his work at his website: www.GeneMatras.com

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