The Distressed Art Loft

06/04/2026

Asking for your Help ❤️🫶

I Make Art Because Some Truths Are Too Heavy For Words Alone. Paint Holds What I Can't Say Out Loud.

05/04/2026

VOTING STARTS NOW!! MAY 4TH TO THE 14TH...VOTE 1 PER DAY!

** VOTE AND SHARE ***

FOREVER GRATEFUL🙏

I Make Art Because Some Truths Are Too Heavy For Words Alone. Paint Holds What I Can't Say Out Loud.

05/04/2026

I will post voting link tomorrow !! Greatly appreciated!!

🖤 It's official. I've been selected for Johnny Depp Presents: The People's Artist — and I need YOUR vote.
Voting opens tomorrow, Monday May 4th at noon CST and I would be so grateful for your support.
This is a big one. Thank you for always showing up for me and my art. 🖤

I Will post the voting link tomorrow. 😊

02/08/2026

🚨🚨Raffle WINNERS 🚨🚨
ERIC M
RACHEL S
**Both have been contacted**

Thank you, Brainerd Comminity🖤

The 2nd Annual Oddities Expo was a success because of you.

You showed up.
You supported local artists.
You filled the space with energy.
We are grateful for every person who walked through the doors.
We are grateful for every vendor who trusted us with their work.
Your support matters.

If you are planning an event, please consider The Northland Arboretum.
The space is beautiful.
The staff goes above and beyond.
They made this event run smoothly from start to finish.

For catering and kind, supportive staff, please consider Lost Lake Lodge.
They delivered great food.
They showed up for us.
They treated our community with care.

This event grows because of you.
We have bigger plans for next year.

More experiences.
More moments like this.
Are you game, Brainerd?

02/06/2026

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Oddities Expo is here.
Saturday, Feb 7
Northland Arboretum. Brainerd
Doors open at 10 AM. One day only.
39 artists. Two full levels.
Dark art. Oddities. Handmade work. Unique finds. Authors of horror and fantasy genre.
This show took months of work.
Late nights. Long days.
Every vendor showed up to bring you something worth seeing and taking home.

Admission is $5.
Your ticket enters you to win one of two Oddities gift baskets.
Extra entries are $1 each.

Food and drinks on site.
Lost Lake Lodge caters with 1 hot and 1 cold sandwiches.
Beer, wine, and pop available

Special features.
Burlesque performance at 2:30 PM in the lower level.

Flash tattoos by Stacey Simons from Red, White, and Blue Tattoo.

Know before you go.
No ATMs on site. ATM at the mall and Casey’s nearby.
Two-level venue. No elevators.
Come out.
Support local artists.
Leave with something you will not find anywhere else.

Featured artists and vendors:

Nikki Rees
Distressed Art Loft LLC. Distressed Loft Co.

Deej Lassard
Distressed Art Loft LLC. Breakdown Artistry

Amanda Bennewitz
The Purple Fox Crafts

Sophie Palmer
Sophia Christine Art

Bea
Flora and Fauna

Alex Workman and Anthony Olivo..
Lost Lake Lodge

Jamie Villnow
Unruly Ghoul

Patricia Lintner
Patricia Lintner Creations

Cara Marshall
Elaura Designs

Tony Powers
Tony Powers Designs

Taylor Kramer
Art by SunRae

Chase Vreeland
What’s Proppin’

Liz Adkins
Liz Adkins Art

Aleah
Tarot by Aleah

Lori Norman
Art d’Mungo

Annie Brooke Capistrant
ABC Art.

Sydney Zoller
Mind Unwinding

Nicole Thomas
Dragon’s Hoard

Jane Ryan

Noelyn Carpathia
The Bo**rs Art

Becky Jackson
Dream Stitcher

Marlo Newman
Marlo’s Creation

Dean Lappi
Macroscian Books

Joe Prosit
Joe Prosit Fiction

Ashli Christopherson
Mystic Leather

Alyssa Fuller
Twin Rituals

Sally Booth
Scrally Design. Art by Sally Booth

Stacey Simons
Red, White, and Blue Tattoo

Annette Bruchu
Angel for Higher

Ashly Goebel
Twisted Thrift

Amy LaValle
The Mercantile

Katreina Gibson
Basement Art Gremlin

Lady Thor

02/05/2026

We are SUPER excited to have these ladies!!

performance scheduled for 2:30 in the lower level!!

La Cosmo Madams — The Lakes Area OGs of chair, flair & burlesque

Founded in 2024, we’re a unique blend of women who come together to move, groove, laugh, and explore through storytelling and collaboration.
We embrace those pieces in our closets collecting dust and wear em' with style.

“Life is too short to be mediocre.”
— Lady Thor

02/01/2026

Flora & Fauna () owned by B, a Rromani Tarot Reader of 21 years and Astrologer of 10, is a local metaphysical and occult shop.
B offers a variety of metaphysical and occult wares from educational books and divination tools to incense and herbs.
As an experienced reader, B is connection focused and trauma informed. She offers Tarot, Astrology, and Reiki services by appointment either virtually or in person.

01/31/2026

UnrulyGhoul is the combined artist efforts of Karissa Janacek () and Jamie Villnow (). Brought together by a shared passion for horror movies, Halloween, and all things odd, we create pieces in a variety of styles and mediums! We are extremely excited to share our spooky works with all the weirdest spirits in the BLA at the Oddities Expo!

01/29/2026

While there are many crystal sellers out there, what makes us stand out is our collection of fun and hard-to-find crystal carvings. We carry playful designs like Mario, Star Wars, Pokemon, Superman, Batman and Ninja Turtles. We work hard to keep our prices low so that crystals are accessible to everyone, even kids shopping with their allowance.

Twin Rituals began when I couldn’t find a natural stone bracelet that fit my wrist, so I decided to make one myself. That small project quickly grew into something much bigger. Today, we offer a full line of handcrafted jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, all made with carefully chosen stones that carry their own energy and charm. Our handmade jewelry is priced at $15 or two for $25 because we believe in making beautiful, intentional pieces accessible to everyone.

I use my art degree from CVA and hands-on work at a local lapidary studio to design, shape, and polish each stone by hand. Every piece is one of a kind, made with care and intention.

More than anything, we love sharing what we’ve learned about crystals, meeting new people, and building community at the events we attend.

01/29/2026

Patricia Lintner Creations
Mixed Media Artist / Resurrection of Found Objects

Treasure explorer and creator. When others are out and about, they are typically looking at their surroundings. Myself, I pay attention to what is on the ground, fallen, broken and forgotten elements. I bring new life to these elements which energizes myself.

My creative treasures are made from natures tree branches and broken barn wood, rusty finds, fabrics, beads, broken things, thrift store finds and real animal bones. My wearable art incorporates polymer clay, metals and other gems and jewels from my travels of search.

Old books have been finding their way into recent works of mine as of late.

And for those dog lovers, I also create tattoo dogs.

I am truly excited to be a part of the 2nd Annual Oddities!!

Patricia Lintner
Mixed Media Artist
Greater Lakes Area Minnesota