PHOTO GALLERY: Portraits of artists and their work at Art in the Park

June 3, 2012 | 6:52 p.m. CDT

More than 100 artists showed their work at the 54th annual Art in the Park festival Saturday and Sunday at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia. This gallery includes portraits of five of the artists and their work.

Tony Brooks poses for a portrait during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Brooks started working with iron when he was 12 years old, sharpening plow points in a blacksmith shop. He spent 20 years shoeing horses and now uses his skills to produce art. | Amy Bruer

Iron flowers made by Tony Brooks are on display during Art in the Park Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. "I've always had a love for the art of working with iron," Brooks said. | Amy Bruer

Anthony Huonder poses for a portrait at Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Huonder, who has been a potter for 14 years, learned the craft of pottery the old way. He became an apprentice, then a journeyman and then opened his own studio. | Amy Bruer

A large vase made by Anthony Huonder is on display at Art in the Park Sunday. Huonder is from Minneapolis. This is his second year at Art in the Park. | Amy Bruer

Marcia Menendez poses for a portrait during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Menendez has been doing art fairs for about five years. She used to to do fused glass jewelery but has recently switched to fiber art. | Amy Bruer

Some items created by Marcia Menendez are on display during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Menendez uses repurposed fabrics in the creation of her pieces. | Amy Bruer

Sherry Bingaman poses for a portrait during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Bingaman has been a fiber artist since the 1970s. During the day, she is an elementary school principal. | Amy Bruer

A fiber art piece made by Sherry Bingaman is on display during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Bingaman said weaving is her main love, but she has recently gotten into colors and dyeing fabrics. | Amy Bruer

Wanaree Tanner poses for a portrait during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. She practiced illustration before switching to jewelery. | Amy Bruer

A piece made of bronze and copper by jeweler Wanaree Tanner is on display during Art in the Park on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Tanner has been making jewelry for approximately eight years. | Amy Bruer