Sonnenberg's Art in the Gardens

Here is the setting of the Arts in the Gardens show at the Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion in Canandaigua, NY. The duck pond is in the foreground; the greenhouses in the rear in the first photo. The Mansion is at the end of the aisle of artists' tents in the second. Now part of the New York State Park system, this is a complex set of gardens, a 1906 Mansion and numerous greenhouses with orchids and cacti. They also have a gift shop an cafe. We felt right at home(!)

They were predicting bad weather possibilities but it didn't happen. Here we cautiously start to set up.


Steve is finishing up the pricing and the sun came out!

They placed us next to the duck pond. Every so often we would see the geese flock circle up above and land in the pond and then take a nap on the grounds close by with the baby deer munching on the Japanese Pagoda Tree.
We won a Merit Award from the Judges. Notice the blue ribbon on the top left pole of the booth.

Here is a gazebo with a spring fed pond below in the left photo and a view of the Japanese garden in the right photo.


It started to rain when we moved out.

Arts in the Gardens at the Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion

We now put aside our pot making and hit the road once again. This time we will venture towards the Finger Lakes region of New York. There is a State Historic Park in Canandaigua, NY called the Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion. We visited it long ago on our return trip to East Aurora for a show. This is the ninth year for the show which increased the number of its exhibitors to 100. It is actually listed as the best show in New York by Sunshine Artists magazine, a trade magazine covering art fairs across the nation. The roster looks impressive so we are really looking forward to this. The show runs Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm. More information can be had at their website www.artsatthegardens.org
Here we go........

Studio Work before leaving for Sonnenberg Show

I received an order for a ginger at the Ann Arbor show in July so I'm trying to make two of them before leaving for the next art fair this weekend. We always make an extra one to cover the chance of one of them not making it through the drying/firing process. Here are some photos of the work in process starting with the source of real inspiration, ground ginger. Steve had thrown the two pots last week and we tightly enclosed them in plastic bags while we were away at the Garrison show. It is time to finish them up so they can dry slowly.