Freeport Art Festival a success!
"Into the Woods" - Winner of the blue ribbon award for Photography at the 10th Annual "Fall in the Village Art Festival" in Freeport, Maine.
Saturday September 6th was the 10th Annual Fall in the Village Art Festival, and the FIRST annual Music Festival in Freeport, Maine (put on by the Freeport Merchants Association). On the outter edge of “Hanna”, the skies looked like they would open up on us at any minute. But Mother Nature was kind and allowed us to enjoy the day! And what a day it was……
Hundreds of people enjoyed venturing through the LL Bean grounds…..exploring each tent with interest and enthusiasm. Many came to the festival to enjoy the art, music and other activities. Others were pleasantly surprised to discover us whilst on a shopping trip to LL Bean. Either way……it seemed everyone had a great time. For me, it was an exceptionally amazing day….
I had a wonderful time meeting (and talking with) so many Mainers and Tourists who graciously took the time to stop and visit my tent. I hope I was able to introduce the Maine “experience” in a way they’ve not seen before and create some “conversation pieces” to boot!
What I didn’t expect…..was to win the blue ribbon for the Photography award! Yes, the photo above was the chosen image……depicting the maine coast (“Bug Light” park), Peaks Isand (hiding in the fog in the background), ……as well as Spring Point Light that appears through the trees…….that is, when there are not huge oil tankers docked at the pipeline! You see many photos of that lighthouse from many angles, but I think this was the first time people had seen this lighthouse from this view.
Of course, I had to call home to tell them of the news! My mother has been the recipient of many ribbons at these types of events (artist, traditional media – acrylics), ……..so I had to call her (and Dad) right away and tell her of MY first award!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to take a moment to enjoy my photography. Thank you to the judges for finding my photo worthy of the award. And thank you to Allison and the Freeport Merchants Association for once again putting so much into making the entire day a success! I had a great time and will definitely be back next year!
Suzanne
