OOAK Chicago 2009 (Part 1)

Today, I visited the One of a Kind Show & Sale Chicago at the Merchandise Mart. The place is huge and the number of booths filled with fabulous goodies became overwhelming. There is no way I could remember all of the great art without grabbing cards. Here is a list of my favorites from several categories in no particular order. Some of the websites do not do the art justice, but thankfully there are only a few in that category.

I will write up a separate posting for the jewelry. More than half of the cards I grabbed were from jewelry booths.


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ACCESSORIES

Gina Marie Sabo
Gina Marie Handbags

Brooke Costello
Tongue Tied
The website is not currently up, but I hope it eventually gets there for you to see these amazing repurposed tie wares. She uses vintage and couture scarves and ties to make handbags, cellphone pouches, and many other things. They were fabulous!

Karen Hoelscher
Karen Hoelscher Handbages & Accessories: Unexpected


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CERAMICS & POTTERY

Jo Anne Willemsen
Old Oaks Pottery

Timothy Sullivan
Creekside Pottery

Jodie Atherton
Whitewater Ceramics

Lenore Lampi
Birch Pottery
These pieces are amazing. I really wanted to bring one home with me.

Elizabeth Lurie


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FINE ART

Laura Beth Cartwright

Heather Offord

Emmy Star Brown


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GLASS ART

Jennifer & Michael Burt
Burt Studios of Art and Design

Scott Pernicka
Internal Fire Glass

Tom Sourlis & Twyla Butler
Sourlis Glass Studio

Alison's Stained Glass

Mark Lewanski & Mary Simcox
Glass Box Guy
These are adorable and fun.

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GOURMET

Amy Peterson
Amy Peterson Chocolates
To die for hot chocolate!


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HOME FURNISHINGS & FURNITURE

Alex & Viviana Santamarina
Club Mersa Stainless Steel Mesh Baskets
This work was amazing and I really wanted to bring it home with me. We found a place in our kitchen perfect for it.

Katherine Martin & Michelle Zorich
Things of Steel: Furnishings for the Fearless

David Young
David Young Furniture Design

John C. Sterling
J.S. Sterling Fine Furniture & Accessories

David Stine
David Stine Woodworking


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PHOTOGRAPHY

MaryEllen Malinowski
The Infrared Light Gallery: beyond the visible
Ben was mesmerized by this woman's work.

David Mayhew
David Mayhew Photography

Scott Fishman
Fishman Photography: Capturing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Audrey Heller
Audrey Heller Photographs
Her work is just plain fascinating and fantastic.

Steven Huyer-Honig
Great Lakes Editions: Beauty Worth Preserving
The pictures are way more impressive in-person, than on the website. The pictures just glowed with light. I felt as though I was standing on the beach, looking out, and feeling my hair combed by the lake's breath.


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SCULPTURE

Mary & Spencer Watson
Silver Stone Handcrafted

Mark and David Stepper
Sculptures by Stepper

Darren Miller
Prairie Ornamentals
We found a perfect piece to hang on the empty wall in our dinning room.

David Noguchi
Noguchi Sculpture

Wayne Trinklein
Trees by Wayne
Hyper-realistic tree sculptures give me the feeling I'm King Kong. I like that feeling.

Myra Burg

Jan R. Carson
Moon-Lily Silk Mobiles
I picked out the perfect mobile for my office. Too bad it is still at the show.

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