The New Mexico State FairThrough Sept. 27Tickets $7 adults, $5 kids10 a.m. to 9 p.m. dailyFor a complete list of events and attractions, go to exponm.com/fair
Art News: Fair Art
A Sampling Of Some Of The State Fair’s Greatest Artwork
Personally, my favorite piece of the fair.
Crocheted Virgen and teddy bear blankets by Lucy Sena and Lisa Ortiz.
I dare you to look away from Steve Cowder’s “Stare”
The 3-D intensity of “The Mail Order Bride” by Jimmie F. Swift
Tiny pre-human running in “Mammoth” by Doyle M. Dobbs
“The Heart of the Big-I” by Herbert Norgorden
Santa Fe Public Schools presents “Big Face Kitten”
LEGO Michael Jackson concert. Nine kinds of awesome.
A piece in tempura by Natalie Armijo of Robertson High School
“Dragon Football” by Ciara Nevarez
“If You Are What You Eat, You Are Awesome,” oil and acrylic by Kim Snitker
A clown knit of yarn and dreams
“Porcina,” some pig by Robin Riekeman
“Mr. Potato Head,” carved from a giant piece of wood, by Nicholas Smith
“Taped In,” metal sculpture by Bradley Gray
A portrait of Frida Kahlo by Andreinne Weiss, third grader at Eugene Field Elementary
An extremely lifelike baby doll
Art is where you find it.