- February 21, 2025
Ormond Beach artist Stephen Pierce crafts cutting boards and resin artwork. Photo by Sierra Williams
St. Augustine artist Charles Dickinson came to the Arts Festival to paint. Photo by Sierra Williams
Friends Lasaundra Smith (back left) and Kayla Wisnosky (back center) brought their children Kaliyah Wisnosky (front left) and Caslyn Smith (front center) to have their faces painted by Doreen Lazzano of For Any Event, LLC. Photo by Sierra Williams
Janice and Perry Wafer of P&J Crystals show of the crystals artist Perry Wafer has designed. Photo by Sierra Williams
The 2024 Palm Coast Arts Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Jim Martin, the Jimstones Guy, helps customers perusing his creations at the Arts Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
The Garden Club at Palm Coast at the Arts Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
The Palm Coast Community Band performing at the Flagler County Cultural Council Arts Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Palm Coast Lion's Club President Amy Dumas and club administrator Ken Crowley with the 2023 and 2024 official White House ornaments. Photo by Sierra Williams
Siblings Emery and Ava Kirkland painted turtles at the Arts Festival's craft tables for kids. Photo by Sierra Williams
Tracy Jones and Deanna Arthur were raising money for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. Photo by Sierra Williams
Nancy Russo of Nancy's Garden Glassware shows off her creations. Photo by Sierra Williams
Glass display pieces at Nancy's Garden Glassware. Photo by Sierra Williams
Adrien Hanckowiak with his father and photographer Christophe Hanckowiak. Christophe Hanckowiak takes photos and turns them into art pieces he then sells in various forms. Photo by Sierra Williams
From photography to painting, jewelry to glassware, the third annual Palm Coast Fall Arts Festival was an opportunity for local artists to showcase their creations.
The festival took place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Central Park in Town Center. The festival was a collaboration between the city of Palm Coast and the Flagler County Cultural Council and featured multiple local artists.
Perry Wafer, co-owner of P&J Crystals, is one such artist. The fall festival was just his third event, he said, but he and his partner Janice Martinez were able to make plenty of sales.
"It's been a good day," Wafer said. "It's more than I expected.
Wafer said he began creating the crystal decor pieces after he retired for something fun to do.
"We've got them in every window," he said.
Like Wafer, Ormond Beach artist Stephen Pierce said he found his creative outlet woodworking and resin creations after he retired. He showcases works from his shop, the Faithful Craftsman, across Palm Coast, Ormond Beach, Daytona and even as far south as Cocoa in Brevard County.
He said he got bored during his retirement and it seemed natural to explore woodworking, something he said he "always wanted to do." He began with making cutting boards and then using laser technology to etch in different designs on the cutting boards. Now, Pierce said, he creates the cutting board designs along side resin art pieces and other decor.
The arts festival also featured arts in the form of live music performances, including from the Palm Coast Community Band. The FC3 is already working on organizing its spring 2025 arts festival and has set Nov. 8, 2025 as the next fall festival date, according to a FC3 Facebook post.
