Arts Fest is all about fun. Good music, nice people, delicious food (why doesn't any restaurant sell funnel cakes regularly?), and of course, fun things to look at.
While every artist's work was brimming with creativity, the things that especially caught my eye were the clever, witty pieces. Pieces that were unconventional, and made me laugh.
One artist made beautiful, ornate decorations. The colors were vivid, the detail was amazing, and around the outside of the design...was a monopoly board. From Mediterranean Avenue to Boardwalk, the board game had been transformed into a work of art.
Another booth displayed measuring cups and measuring spoons. One set of measuring spoons claimed to be able to measure out a dash, a pinch and a smidgen. Probably not true, but clever.
Chairs were sold that had seats that, if sat upon, would be very conforming to the bottom region. Jacket sizes at one booth were listed as "littler, little, loose, looser, loosest and larger."
My personal favorite, however, was a tiny piece. If you walked by too quickly, you wouldn't notice the softball-sized artwork. It was a wooden pear that had some, a-hem, womanly features. The caption below the fruit read: The Perfect Pear.
Oh Arts Fest, what would we do without you?
--Tiffany
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