每天读一篇英语小故事：City Hosts 42nd Art Fair
The Fernwood Library sponsored Fernwood’s 42nd Art Fair this weekend. Thethree-day event was held, as usual, at Memorial Park. Almost 100 artists showed
up each day. More than 1,000 locals and visitors strolled through the shady park
daily, as temperatures remained in the comfortable 70s all weekend.
All kinds of art were on display and for sale. Prices ranged from a couple
of dollars to a couple of thousand dollars. Oscar, a native of Peru, was selling
his beautiful paintings of the mountain village of Ayacucho, where he lives most
of the year. “Every year I come to the United States to sell my paintings at
about five different art shows. Then I return to my country. That is where I do
all my paintings, in our beautiful mountains.”
Peter is a photographer. He travels throughout the southwest US. One of his
favorite areas is northeast Arizona. “That’s where Spider Rock is,” he said,
pointing to a beautiful color photograph of a towering sandstone spire about 800
feet high. This rock, according to Navajo Indian lore, was the home of Spider
Woman, a goddess revered by the tribe.
A Navajo woman was selling her own rug weavings at the fair. She was busy
creating a rug while visitors watched. When asked how long it took, she replied
that her creations usually took months. She said that Navajo tradition was to
always weave a slight flaw into an article so as not to offend Spider Woman,
because only Spider Woman could create a perfect weave.
The exhibit areas were located throughout the park. Artists’ creations
included jewelry, ceramics, bird houses, gourd art, furniture, pottery, handmade
musical instruments, music CDs, and sculpture. Almost all the artists had their
work displayed beneath shady canopies.
“This was another successful year for our art fair,” said the head
librarian. “The artists sold enough of their work to encourage them to return
next year, and the library raised almost $700 from sales of various items. We’ll
use this money to purchase a few more tables and chairs.”
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