From Artist to Mentor,
to Mentor the Artist...
I'm coming back to the Art Festivals for 1 more year,
but my new work has a twist, it's not my work it's now Sam's!!!
Sam Seigel came to me 6 years ago and asked if he could help me make my copper sculptures. I asked him what he thought he could do, He said
"I can make anything out of anything."
So I said OK and gave the young man some tools and a workstation, I tried to teach along the way as I critiqued and sculpted, both the work and the worker.
6 years have gone by, and his talents are proven,
in the work we've been doing.
So, when it came time for me to retire, I realized that "the work" did not have to retire, nor did Sam, only me.
So from Artist to Mentor, I became,
and now I Mentor the Artist
The New Work is Fantastic...
It's as similar to my past work, and it is as unique, as my past work.
From the hands of my protege,
Sam has developed his own style and is taking it on the road this summer.
I am taking a break from retirement to help Sam in doing these first shows with him and introduce my customers to him and his work.
I look forward to seeing many old friends and collectors of my work, as I, 'In Retirement' continue in the future to be a Mentor to Sam and AJ's Copper Garden.
Anthony James Patti
Sam's first Eagle November 2015
Eagle after paint in April 2016, in the Gallery with a large frog, both over 6 foot in size.
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2018 Art Festival Schedule
Our First show of 2018 will be located in a beautiful park next to the Elmhurst Art Museum and the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
ART in Wilder Park, May 5 & 6, 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday & Sunday
175 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, Il. 60126
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The second Art Fair of the season for us will be located right downtown Barrington and right next to the train station for easy access to cafe's boutiques and restaurants as well..
Barrington Art Festival, Memorial Day weekend,
@ Cook & Station Streets
May 26 & 27, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm
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Our Third fest will again be downtown but this time in Arlington Heights, for a unique blend of music food and the arts, so come to the
16th Promenade of Art Arlington Hts
121 W Campbell St., Arlington Hts, Il 60005,
June 9 & 10, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
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Gold Coast Art Fair
235 S Columbus Drive, Chicago IL, 60603
June 17 & 18, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 5pm
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Festival of The Fine Arts,
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL, 60035
June 23 & 24, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 5pm
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Glencoe Festival of Art
700 Vernon Ave. Glencoe, Illinois 60022
June 28 & 29, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 5pm
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Our next show will be August 4th and 5th
at the base of the old Glenview Naval Air Station
and the new The Glen Town Center
Art at the Glen, August 4 & 5, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
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And our Last show for the year will be on the same corner that I started this business in the Spring of 2000. Milwaukee Rd. & Old Half Day Rd
Lincolnshire Art Festival, August 11 & 12, 2018,
Sat & Sun, 10 am to 5 pm