Kersting Designs at the Buchanan GA Fried Pie Festival on September 19
- kennyhefner
- Aug 6
- 7 min read
A good art find has a way of changing a room. One painting can warm up a hallway, give a dining room a focal point, or bring a quiet corner to life. On Saturday, September 19, Kersting Designs will bring that kind of discovery to downtown Buchanan, GA, for the Buchanan GA Fried Pie Festival.
From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., visitors can browse original paintings, collages, and prints in person while enjoying one of West Georgia’s most charming local festivals. The event is a chance to see the surface, color, texture, and scale of the artwork up close, which is always different from viewing art through a screen.
Event details for September 19
The Buchanan GA Fried Pie Festival brings together local flavor, community, shopping, and a relaxed Saturday atmosphere. Kersting Designs will be there with artwork ready to browse, discuss, and purchase.
Event detail | Information |
Event | Buchanan GA Fried Pie Festival |
Date | Saturday, September 19 |
Time | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Location | Downtown Buchanan, GA |
Featured artwork | Paintings, collages, and prints by Kersting Designs |
Festival page |
If you enjoy finding art in person, this is the kind of setting that makes the search fun. You can walk through the festival, take in the food and local vendors, then spend time with pieces that might be right for a home, design project, collection, or gift.
What Kersting Designs will bring to the festival
Kersting Designs will be selling a range of artwork, including original paintings, collages, and prints. The booth will offer a chance to see different sizes, compositions, and styles in person, from pieces that can stand alone as a focal point to works that can be layered into an existing design plan.
Expect variety. Art shoppers often arrive with one space in mind, then connect with something unexpected. A color combination might echo a favorite rug. A loose, expressive mark might balance clean-lined furniture. A smaller print might be just right for a shelf, powder room, bedroom, or collected gallery wall.
The booth will feature a mix of impressionist acrylic paintings, water color paintings, collages, oil paintings, and prints, giving visitors several ways to bring art into a space. Original works offer that one-of-a-kind presence, while prints can make it easier to add a Kersting Designs piece to more than one room or to gift art to someone else.
For collectors, the festival is also a good time to see how a body of work feels together. You can compare pieces side by side, notice recurring colors or themes, and ask questions while the work is right in front of you.
Why seeing art in person matters
Online browsing is useful, but artwork has details that photographs rarely capture fully. The scale feels different when you stand in front of it. Color shifts with natural light. Texture becomes more visible. Edges, brushwork, paper, and layering all tell part of the story.
That matters for decorators and designers who think about how art interacts with a finished room. A painting might need enough visual weight to hold a wall above a sofa. A collage might add texture to a clean, modern entry. A print might bring softness to a room full of hard surfaces.
Seeing the work in person also helps with questions that are hard to answer from an image alone.
How bold is the color in real light?
Does the piece feel quiet, energetic, playful, or grounded?
Will the scale work over a console, bed, mantel, or reading chair?
Does the artwork pair well with wood tones, textiles, tile, or metal finishes?
Could several pieces work together as a group?
A festival setting makes those questions easier. You can take your time, step back, come closer, and compare. The process feels more relaxed than a formal buying appointment, and that often leads to better choices.
Ideas for choosing a piece at the festival
Buying art does not have to be complicated. A few simple checks can help you decide whether a piece will work in your space.
Start with the feeling of the room
Before thinking about size or palette, think about mood. Some rooms need calm. Others need energy. A bedroom may benefit from softer movement and quieter color. A dining room or entry can often handle a bolder piece.
If a work pulls you in, pause with it for a moment. Ask what it changes in the room you are imagining. Does it make the space feel warmer, brighter, more collected, or more personal?
Look for color connections without matching everything
Art does not need to match a room perfectly. In many cases, it looks better when it connects rather than coordinates too neatly.
A painting might pick up a small accent color from a pillow, book spine, vase, or rug. A collage might bring in a tone that relates to wood flooring or cabinetry. A print might add contrast to a wall color that feels too flat.
The goal is not a perfect match. The goal is a room that feels intentional.
Think about scale before you buy
If you are shopping for a specific wall, take rough measurements before heading to the festival. Even a quick note on your phone can help.
For larger walls, one strong piece may work best. For narrow spaces, a vertical work can add height. For smaller corners, a modestly sized print or collage can make the space feel finished without overwhelming it.
If you are building a gallery wall, look for pieces that vary in size but share a visual thread. That thread could be color, line, mood, subject, or frame style.
Trust the piece you keep returning to
At a festival, it is common to circle back to the same artwork more than once. That is usually a good sign. A piece that stays with you after you walk away may have the kind of presence that lasts at home too.
The best art purchases often begin with a simple reaction: you stop, look longer, and want to see it again.
A local art stop in the heart of West Georgia
Buchanan is a fitting place for this kind of art outing. Downtown festival days create an easy rhythm. People walk, talk, browse, and discover things they might not have found otherwise.
For Kersting Designs, the Fried Pie Festival offers a chance to meet people face to face. That matters. Art is personal, and conversations often reveal what someone is drawn to, what kind of space they are working with, or what they hope a piece will bring into their home.
For those who live in West Georgia or nearby communities, the event is also a simple way to support regional makers. A purchase at a festival does more than fill a wall. It helps keep local creative work visible and accessible.
What to bring if you are shopping for your home or a project
A little preparation can make festival art shopping easier, especially if you are choosing for a specific room or design project.
Bring a few helpful details with you:
Room photos
A quick snapshot can help you compare colors, wall shapes, furniture, and natural light.
Basic wall measurements
You do not need a full floor plan. Width and height of the main wall are enough to guide scale.
Fabric or paint references
A small swatch, paint name, or photo of key materials can help you judge how colors relate.
A flexible mindset
Sometimes the best piece is not the one you planned to find.
Interior designers may find the festival especially useful for sourcing pieces with character. A room can look beautiful and still feel incomplete without art. Original work and thoughtful prints help a space feel less staged and more lived in.
Collectors may enjoy the chance to see multiple works together. When pieces are viewed as a group, it becomes easier to notice an artist’s hand, sense of color, and approach to composition.
Prints, collages, and paintings all have a place
Each type of artwork brings something different to a room.
Paintings often create a strong focal point. They can anchor a wall, set the color story, or add movement to a quiet space. Depending on the piece, a painting may feel expressive, soft, atmospheric, bold, or reflective.
Collages bring texture and layering. They work especially well in rooms that need depth, pattern, or a handmade quality. Because collage can combine paper, paint, shape, and surface, it often rewards close looking.
Prints are flexible. They can work beautifully in smaller spaces, grouped arrangements, bedrooms, hallways, offices at home, and gift settings. Prints also make it possible to collect work in a more accessible way while still bringing the artist’s vision into the room.
For many homes, the strongest design comes from mixing these formats. A painting might anchor the living room. A small collage might add interest to a built-in shelf. A print might bring color to a guest room or hallway. The mix keeps the home from feeling too predictable.
Make a day of it in downtown Buchanan
The Fried Pie Festival is more than a shopping stop. It is a full Saturday outing, with food, local vendors, and a welcoming small-town setting. Plan to come early if you like a calmer browsing pace, or arrive later in the day if you enjoy the busier festival feel.
Kersting Designs will be available throughout the event from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Stop by the booth, look through the art, ask questions, and take time with the pieces that catch your eye.
If a space in your home has been waiting for the right finishing touch, this may be a good day to find it. If you are sourcing for a client, the festival can offer pieces with personality that do not feel pulled from a catalog. If you collect art simply because you love living with it, the booth will be worth a visit.
Before the festival, you can also explore more work and learn about the studio at Kersting Designs.
See you at the festival
Kersting Designs is looking forward to joining the Buchanan GA Fried Pie Festival on Saturday, September 19, in downtown Buchanan, GA. Come by between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to browse paintings, collages, and prints in person.
Bring your room photos, your measurements, or just your curiosity. The right piece has a way of making itself known.
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