Crafted Vine Art Expo

We hope to have a great crowd join us this Sunday, September 29th for our 1st annual Crafted Vine Art Expo.  Visit and shop with local artists from around Iowa from 12-5pm.  We will also have musical favorite, Billy Heller performing from 2-5pm.  

Artists Attending:

Carver’s Ridge - carversridge.com

·         Engraved Natural stones and glass items

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Carvers Ridge

Carvers Ridge

 

Carvers Ridge

RS Welding - rsweldingstudio.com

·         Iron and rock creations for the home and garden

RS Welding

RS Welding

RS Welding

Kanbeon -  etsy.com/shop/Kanbeon

·         Handmade jewelry & unique items, incorporating natural elements, inspired by nature and spirit

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Kanbeon

Kanbeon

·         FUNTRX (Jerry & Susan Fruendt)

·         Wooden Flip Flops, Cork Bird Houses, Wine Bottle Peacocks

 

FUNTRX

FUNTRX

FUNTRX

Nancy’s Fancys 

·         Handpainted wine glasses and beer mugs, knitted handbags and scarves, quilted bags, painted wooden items, handmade necklaces and bracelets

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Nancy's Fancys

Jennifer Leavy's Winenot Crafts & Gifts

·         Wine Bottle lights, bird feeders and wind chimes; etched wine glasses

Pink Pergola -        https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/175866089218197/

Cadet hats, variation on flower/bows for hair or hats, super hero capes and much more!

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Pink Pergola

Pink Pergola

AM Artistic - amartistic.com

Fused glass pendants & glass deco pieces, hand knitted scarves, ladder yarn necklaces

AM Artistic

AM Artistic

Cari's Creations

     Custom Crafts & Carpentry

Fireside Winery, Marengo, Iowa

Please enjoy our wines responsibly.

Wine Art Contest Results

Fireside Winery's first Wine Art Contest was a success with several dozen entries and nearly 100 votes cast. Listed below are the category winners:

Cork Art - Pat Ganzer Holland
Bottle Art - Rick Andrews
Photography - Julie Staub
Painting - Heather Day - Best of Show
Wearable Art - Two Grammas Quilting

Heather Day - "Cozy by the Fireside" - Category Winner & Best of Show

 

Selection of Wine Art

Rick Andrews - Wind Walking Wine Tree (Category Winner)

Mixed media

Cork art

Photo (center) - Julie Staub - "Wine Glass" - Category Winner

Cork art

Bottle Art, Wearable Art, and Photograph

Wall of art

We want to thank everyone who participated in our Wine Art Contest.  We are impressed with your artistic skills and appreciate your willingness to share your pieces with us.  

Thank you!

Creative Contest - Deadline Aug. 15th

Fireside Graphics Contest

Fireside Winery is seeking creative and graphically endowed artistic wine fans to help us create fun, eye-catching, and interesting images we can use on our website, wine displays, and on our social media sites.

Considerations:

Image: JPEG or PNG, no larger than 4MB, (to use as badge or button or as Display Rack eye-catcher).

Conceptual:  preference for images with Flame icon present

Possible Tag Lines:  1) “I Buy Fireside Wine”, 2) “I Love Fireside Wines”, 3) “Ask for Fireside Wine”, 4) “I Work for Wine” (suitable for a t-shirt design too), 5) other creative tag-lines are welcome.

Contest: The top three winning images, as judged by the Fireside Winery staff, will be selected to receive a $50 Fireside Winery Gift Card.  All entrants whose images are used, electronically disseminated, or printed shall be awarded a complimentary glass of wine and a tour of the winery – and our deepest appreciation!

Deadline:  August 15

Submit your art or questions to Brad@Firesidewinery.com