Sunday, January 18, 2009

New Year's Festival Day 4 (January 3rd)

Our last full day of the Festival kicked off with a unique Wild Goose Creative-style event of Saturday morning cartoons: a cereal breakfast with a Buster Keaton short film and some classic Popeye cartoons, led by the wonderful Mr. Michael Neno.

Later that morning Jen Bhaerman of Snowville Creamy led us in a cheese tasting. She discussed the cheese-making process, led us through a tasting of six cheeses and some whole milk, and taught us the ins and outs of enjoying and exploring cheese.


Then, that afternoon we witnessed the Craftin' Death Match. Hosted by inimitible local crafter Amy D, the Death Match featured crafters competing against each to make the best crafts on-the-spot. With hard-to-please judges and enthusiastic crowds, the Death Match was a wild time. Our finalist, Brad Nydam, faced down the Craft Lady of Steel, aka Sharon Bell.


Now that everyone was inspired by the Craftin' Death Match, we worked on our own crafting projects. First, the good folks from Little Alouette taught us about making wooden toys.


Then, Cleveland artists Kathy Patton and Adrianne Beros taught us about silver oxidation and fashion design.




And here's a little bit of video of the Saturday Morning Cartoons and the cheese tasting.

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