{"id":1785,"date":"2004-07-23T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2004-07-23T21:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/quirkblog\/?p=530"},"modified":"2004-07-23T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2004-07-23T21:30:14","slug":"art-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/quirkblog\/?p=1785","title":{"rendered":"Art Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"500\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Bill Secunda's Metal Orc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/MetalOrc.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Raarghhh!  Me Orc of Weldart tribe!  Make by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weldart.com\">Bill Secunda<\/a>, great metalsmith of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Me name Francis.<\/p>\n<p>Francis take you tour of Ann Arbor Art Fair!<\/p>\n<p>But first eat!  Traditional Orcish Art Fair meal.  Honey Glazed Lorq!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"100\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Honey Glazed Lorq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/HoneyGlazedLorq.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>PhotoMatt say this just very bad font choice, but all know that Orc come running for great taste of Honey Glazed Lorq!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Wood Inlay Tabletop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/WoodInlayStar.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"www.hristudio.com\">Jeff Nelson<\/a> make pretty wood things.  Have great many table, mirror, wood wall hangings in tent.  MattWife say thing like this make art fair good.  Good is not overpriced crap, good is not on stick.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Ecuador Manta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/EcuadorManta.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Down street is band called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecuadormanta.com\/\">Ecuador Manta<\/a>.  Band now based in Minnesota, but plays music from village in South America.  PhotoMatt buys CD of band music.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty, pretty music&#8230;  Francis nearly cry, music so pretty.  But Weldart Orc no cry!  Francis strong!<\/p>\n<p>Weldart Orc not want rust.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Metal Weldart Moose\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/MetalMoose.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Rusty moose herd is near land of Weldart Orc Tribe.  Also made by metalsmith Bill Secunda.  Moose good to eat!  Very tasty moose.  Nearly as tasty as Honey Glazed Lorq.<\/p>\n<p>Is good hunting near Weldart Orc Tribe land.  Metalsmith make much wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"500\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Bill Secunda's Weldart Gorilla\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/MetalGorilla.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Some wildlife dangerous!  Weldart Gorilla very dangerous.  Pointy fur.  Tiny eyes.  Play sousaphone very well.  No trust Weldart Gorilla with tiny eyes!  Gorilla cheat at whist!  Gorrila will steal your Lorq!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Kinetic animal sculptures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quirkspace.com\/archives\/images\/KineticAnimals.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis like Ann Arbor.  Here see herds of head-tilty animals grazing near Ulrich&#8217;s book store.  Not know who make head tilty animals, but very pretty primary colors.  And animals heads are tilty!  Give animal head little push and it rock back and forth!  Horse graze or toss head, tiny red elephant do trumpeting action.  Very fun to watch.  Francis like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raarghhh! Me Orc of Weldart tribe! Make by Bill Secunda, great metalsmith of Pennsylvania. Me name Francis. Francis take you tour of Ann Arbor Art Fair! But first eat! Traditional Orcish Art Fair meal. Honey Glazed Lorq! 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