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Head to Lake Bluff Park on the second weekend of July for the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff presented by 1st Source Bank Wealth Advisory Services and Krasl Art Center! 2024 dates are Saturday, July 13 from 10 am – 6 pm, and Sunday, July 14 from 10 am – 5 pm.
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Bouquet

Artist: Fritz Olsen

Medium: Marble

Year: 1999

Bouquet

“Echoing wind, water and the human form, Bouquet represents the elegant energy of nature in motion” stated Fritz Olsen, sculptor. This sculpture is dedicated to all of the past, present, and future volunteers of the Krasl Art Center.

Fritz Olsen has been sculpting in stone, bronze, and steel for over 30 years. He lives in Sawyer, Michigan, where he works in a restored 1930s Azalea nursery and exhibits his work in his Gallery and Sculpture Gardens.

Click here to learn more about artist Fritz Olsen.

Fritz Olsen traded his studio on Goose Island in Chicago for the rural countryside of Sawyer, Michigan. He works in a beautifully restored 1930’s Azalia nursery just off the shores of Lake Michigan and exhibits his sculptures in his Gallery and Sculpture Gardens. For Thirty nine years he has been creating sculptures in stone, bronze and steel. His works can be found in public, private, and corporate collections across the United States.

Live at Lunchtime with Fritz Olsen. Click here to watch an interview with the artist.

KAC got to connect with Fritz Olsen during one of our virtual Live at Lunchtime Artist Talks. See the whole conversation by clicking this link.

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