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Cream of the Crop exhibit at the Minnesota Institute of Art is open now and runs through November 29. 30 of the 594 MN State Fair Crop Art entries were selected for this display (two of them mine). #cropart #mnstatefair #mnartist #mia #twineball

RIP, Dolly Parton. On the final day of the fair—I brought the unfinished piece to share with people waiting in the long lines. While I might experiment with soaking and curling wheat shafts in the future, she will likely remain unfinished as I do not have plans to submit this next year.

Just courious…How long did you stand in line to see the MN State Fair crop art exhibit?

The Crop Art at MN State Fair is more incredible than I expected, and I expected A LOT. 600 entries, an overwhelming number to peruse. For me, Twine Ball, Blue, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Last Day in the Park with Quinoa, red, The Spectacle, white. Witness, MIA Honorary Mention

Operation Metro Surge resistance takes center stage in State Fair art www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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MN State Fair counted 595 Crop Art entries for 2026 (430 last year).

crop Art exhibit opens at 9...450 pieces last year 595....

For those of you interested in Resistance Crop art but unable to attend the MN State Fair 2026 cropart.com/Resist.pdf

I am headed to the State Fair today to see all the crop art in a newly configured space. Tip for those who will be heading there too in coming days, I have heard from reliable sources that the Crop Art queue will start outside near the Skyride. See you there!

We should be taking bets on how many times I have misspelled Stroozas…..seriously. I think I have it right, and then I look back and it is wrong. My apologies to all the Stroozas in the world.

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry "Witness" based on pStar Tribune photograph by Leila Navi with MPR reporter Sam Stroiza.

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry "Bridge Over Troubled Water" an homage to our brave citizens.

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry. "The Spectacle"

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry. "last Day in the Park With Quinoa". Wish me luck.

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry. Natural colors with painted background.

Trump imagines owning Canada, but a convicted felon is not allowed to enter Canada.

Do not obey in advance means defending ideas as institutions until you lose that fight. I simply cannot tell this loud enough— the law, our Constitution, means what we say it means. Let the Supreme Court tell us we’re wrong. But until then, cede no ground to corrupted visions of law.

My art journey got kick started in a decade of working with stained glass.