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'Neither Here Nor There' is the enigmatic name of the painting to the left of a pensive girl in a chair looking off into the distance. The painting, which uses fabric as its canvas, was created by artist Bobbi Bough from Deland.
Originally from Zimbabwe, Africa, but now residing in Indiana, Peter Rujuwa chisels and hand -carves soapstone into animal sculptures and ethnic art influenced by his African ancestry.
Artist April Byrd came from Palmer, Alaska, to show off her Rorschach-inspired artwork depicting animals, landscapes and portraits. See her work at Fb.com/ByrdhouseArtDesigns
11. Inna Schoeler from the Ukraine has spent 29 years perfecting the art of knitting Italian Novelty yarn into colorful and fashionable shawls, which take about 20 hours each to complete.
5. Peter Nigel Estes from Charleston, South Carolina, has been painting lovely scenic pieces from around Charleston for the past four years. His love for painting developed after his daughter needed help with a school art project.
Printed art from popular books and movies on dictionary pages created by multiple artists from Boca Raton.
7. Cherie Bosela from Orlando spent 100 hours creating a mixed medium mosaic of President Donald Trump using glass, an American flag pin, Millefiori, ABC wooden blocks and a collage of Trump’s own words from speeches and tweets.
Maitland residents Nicole Halstead and Chris Lallathin strolled through the many artist booths.
Lorri Kelly, a painter from Vero Beach who formerly studying pre-med, took up art as a coping mechanism in 1994 after her daughter got cancer at 5 and passed away at 7.
David Golzbein from Miami has spent the past nine years turning nature into unique art by using salvaged wood and colored resin to create functional pottery that gives off a beautiful glow when held against a light source.
1. David Yuan from Virginia Beach uses traditional oil painting techniques mixed with knife stroking and brush painting to capture the details of scenic landscapes.
Beth Garcia from Lakeland has become an expert in creating pottery made of clay after 18 years. Garcia said she is influenced by her academic background in biology. “I recall things I’ve seen under microscopes,” she said.
Beth Garcia from Lakeland has developed an expertise in molding clay into intriguing pieces inspired by her academic background in biology. A single piece can take up to 20 hours to complete.
A musician and artist who has synesthesia, Cristina Eve from Palm Harbor paints the sounds she sees by manipulating ink with blown air, gravity, palette knives and sponges to mimic the spontaneous fluidity of sound.
Maitland residents Jade Ammones and Jordan Pizzuti took their time admiring the various artworks at the festival.
Michael O'toole from Lake Mary has been glass blowing for six years.
The Maitland Rotary Club's 'Art Under the Stars' festival, produced since 1976, is hosted by the Rotary Club of Maitland. The festival, which just celebrated its 41st year in production, welcomed 115 artists who traveled from across the country and other areas of the state to display their artwork at Lake Lily Park.
Artists specializing in a variety of mediums – including fine crafts, sculpture, photography, pottery, painting, jewelry, metalwork and mixed media – set up booths around Lake Lily from Nov. 10 to 12. Local artists in attendance from Winter Park included Renee Lewis, William Carlie, Patricia Karnes, James Whipple, John Whipple, Lynn Whipple, Stacy Barter, Robert Green and Steve Vaughn.