I have never been to the Plaza Art fair before, so I was very excited about going this past weekend. The Plaza is one of my favorite places in Kansas City. We have a lot of memories there starting way back when we had no money and would just walk around pushing Ryan in the stroller for our entertainment. There were many years we have ventured to the Plaza for the big turning on of the Christmas lights on Thanksgiving Night, and our all time favorite tradition of going to Winstead's (the only restaurant we could afford back in the day) for Jeff's birthday in December. The Plaza has great shopping but also has the midwestern feel to it and I like that. To see so many true artist in one stop is nothing more than inspiring. It always makes me feel like "I can do that". Now, I am not delusional enough to really believe "I can do that", but it is those fancy artists that always give me ideas for the down to earth things that I really "can" do.
Look at these dresses. I absolutely loved them, the red one is made out of bottle caps, and the other is metal as well. How fun are they? $3000 worth of fun that is.
Here is another one. I think of all the things we saw this artist was by far my fave.
These whimsy statues made out of re-purposed things were a big hit and there were a lot artist with their own style on them. I love how interesting they are and fun to see everyday things in a different way.
I highly recommend the Plaza Art Fair, the food was from any restaurant you can imagine, the people watching ranks right up there with the art, and the creativity of artists from all over the country makes this a great Fall outing.
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