Jun. 12—Along the shores of Carroll Creek, artist Josh Fradis had his "Crashing Waves" lined up for sale.

The glass artwork featured curving blue waves, each with a spiky whitecap at the top.

Fradis, who is based in Palm Beach, Florida, said he starts with clear, molten glass heated to about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, then adds color and sculpts the glass into the design he wants as it turns into a liquid at about 1,000 degrees.

It's not a simple process.

Fradis said he has an entire warehouse of equipment that he uses to create his work.

The festival continues Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This was the second year Fradis has brought his work to the Frederick Festival of the Arts.

It is the 28th year for the festival, which brings more than 100 artists and craft artisans from around the country to Carroll Creek Linear Park in Frederick.

The two-day festival, which continued Sunday, featured displays of jewelry, painting, sculpture, leather work, wood, photography, and others.

Fradis said that while Saturday morning's overcast skies and some light rain had probably kept some people away, things had picked up by early afternoon.

On the other side of the creek, Lucy Kirk explained the process for creating the pottery that she and her husband Noah brought to the festival.

Noah is the potter, and she makes the glazes and does the carving for the lanterns, vases, and mugs the couple had for sale, she said.

A lantern or pot takes about a week to create, Kirk said.

Each one is thrown on the potter's wheel as a solid pot, then Lucy cuts out the design she wants.

Each piece is fired and cooled in the kiln for 24 hours, before she adds the glaze and it's fired again for another 24 hours.

Kirk said she's been involved in pottery for 13 years, while Noah has been doing it for about 20 years.

As crowds made their way along the creek, several stopped to talk to Muthulakshmi and admire the bright colors of her paintings. Some of the paintings are oils and some are pastels, she said.

Her tent is a virtual collage of faces, from Nepal, China, Japan, Cambodia, and elsewhere.

She said she prefers to paint people because you can always find similarities and a connection with them.

"I love telling people's stories," she said.

Growing up in the Netherlands, she said she always loved painting.

"It's my life's calling. So I always do it, because it makes me happy," she said.

Follow Ryan Marshall on Twitter: @RMarshallFNP

A room full of screens with rotating photos and illustrations felt like mere hype on top of the already-questionable $41 billion NFT market.

Tim Sale, the acclaimed comic book artist behind classic DC Comics such as “Batman: The Long Halloween” and “Superman for All Seasons,” died on Thursday, DC Comics confirmed in a press release. He was 66. DC Comics publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee announced that Sale had been admitted to the hospital due to […]

Digital collectibles in mainland China will enjoy copyright protection only after a review, National Press and Publication Administration blockchain copyright director Liu Tianjian said. See related article: China’s diktat against NFT flipping spawns an ingenious industry Fast facts “Digital collectibles” is a phrase used in China to avoid reference to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) due to […]

Netflix Animation showcased a bevy of upcoming, diverse projects this week at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival: That included the unveiling of a scene from the anticipated Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; the world premiere of Oscar winner Chris Williams’ original The Sea Beast, which premieres July 8 on the streaming service; and new footage […]

The director and creator of “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir,” Thomas Astruc, is rebooting the classic Japanese anime and manga series “Astroboy.” “Astroboy,” one of the best-selling manga series of all time, ran between 1952 and 1968 along with an animated TV series that was released in 1963. Created and written by Tezuka Osamu, the manga series sold over 100 million copies worldwide, becoming a popular children’s icon and the best-known superhero of Tezuka’s works.

A dawn flight over the city inspired the newest public art at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Terminal 4. Here's where to see it and the story behind it.

Michele Gile reports from Riverside where the center is filled with over four decades worth of Chicano art that Marin had been collecting, which includes paintings, drawings sculptures and more.

Legendary comic artist Tim Sale has died at age 66. Sale is best known for his work on American superheroes, including Spider-Man, Superman, Batman and more.

Known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb, Sale did all the art for NBC's superhero series Heroes as well as definitive stories about Superman, Spider-Man, and more.

Legendary Eisner Award-winning comic book artist Tim Sale, who influenced generations of creatives in that medium as well as many in film and television, died Thursday according to his official Twitter account. He was 66. The post on Sale’s account — which has changed its name to “Remembering Tim Sale” — indicated he “passed with […]

The family of late Charlevoix artist Jan Glass has donated one of her original watercolor paintings to Central Michigan University.

If you can't get enough of Kamala Khan, here are our recommendations for standout comics to check out this month.

France’s animation industry is thriving, according to the latest figures published by the country’s national film center, the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée), during the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival. The country’s animation production levels in 2021 were the second highest ever, at 357 hours of programs, surpassed only by 2006, which reported 395 hours. French […]

The evening raised a record-breaking $3.7 million, the largest amount ever raised during this event.

Everett Peck, whose comic-book creation Duckman was adapted into a late-1990s animated series with Jason Alexander voicing the lewd private-eye title character, died Tuesday, June 14, of cancer in California. He was 71. On the illustrator’s Instagram page, a simple announcement reads, “Mr. Peck has left the studio… Oct. 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022.” […]

Visitors can view a broad range of unique artwork in all mediums.