Saturday saw another great showcase of independent Michigan artists at the Shadow Art Fair. The 12 hour hipsterific event gathered hundreds of folks at Corner Brewery for indie art, music, beer and to raise money for the “Shadow Grant Fund” which gives cash to a local artist to help launch their project.
I got to Corner and as soon as I walked inside I started sweating profusely. There was no air conditioner inside and hundreds of people all over the place, so I went out back to catch some air and grab a beer within minutes of getting there. The beer garden was packed and was almost a separate event completely from what was going on inside. As soon as I grabbed my beer I headed back in to chat with some vendors. I ran into our local foodie crusader, Stefanie Stauffer who had some home grown salsa for sale and I also talked with several people who make prints. That was the big theme this year (if there ever is a theme) prints. Most of the vendors made prints or hand made jewelery.
I go to SAF every year and every year I find something really unique and fun. In year’s past it’s been t-shirts, photos and/or man accessories (I bought a messenger bag once made out of recycled sail boat sails) but this year I opted to purchase a print of the Ypsilanti water tower.
The event was great, the Shadow Brew beer was really good, sour and good and I got to leave with a really cool piece for the apartment, and I thought I saw the Guinness people there witnessing a new record with the most fixed gear bikes in one place at one time…
Did you go? Who was your favorite vendor?
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