Creative artists turn out at Sassafras Artisan Market
Exhibitors receive Best in Show, Judges’ Award and Producers’ Award accolades
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sassafras Artisan Market featured many creative artists from around the area. Macon County Art Association’s Uptown Gallery featured artists including Kathy Cooper with watercolor/painting; April McNiff with photography; Paul Pieringer with assemblage sculptures; Kay Wolf with pottery; and Kathleen Woodring with jewelry.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. 2025 Sassafras Artisan Market Award Best in Show winners were Kenneth and Brenda Nicholson with their painted wooden designs.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Judges’ Award went to Cyndi Israel and Peter Thornton with their intricate flower creations and beautiful, colorful paintings.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Producers’ Award went to Gary and Joni Mitchell who create unique jewelry pieces at Spirit Spun Jewelry.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Paul Pieringer with Macon County Art Association Uptown Gallery showcased his assemblage sculptures and this intricate painting at the Sassfras Artisan Market presented by the North Georgia Arts Guild last weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Paul Pieringer with Macon County Art Association Uptown Gallery showcased his assemblage sculptures in these robot forms at Sassfras Artisan Market presented by the North Georgia Arts Guild last weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Weylon Robinson creates these artistic fish creations using fish he has caught. They were on display at Sassafras last weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Weylon Robinson displayed his artistic creations featuring fish he catches at Sassafras last weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jim Craig displays his knives at Sassafras Artisan Market presented by the North Georgia Arts Guild last weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Michele Schwartz with Divine Landscapes displayed her photography at the Sassafras Artisan Market last weekend.
The North Georgia Arts Guild presented the Sassafras Artisan Market April 26 and 27 and the event featured many creative artists, familiar exhibitors and some new exhibitors.
