Mount Sunapee Ski Patrol and First Aid Services personnel at the craft fair included these professionals, from left, Joe Hanzalik, Janny Kowynia, Amber Corriveau and Sue Solimine, seen here with Officer J. Stone of the Newbury Police —  a team ready for any emergency. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

NEWBURY – The toddler whose colorful scribbles were taped to a refrigerator door in hopes of winning hugs, cookies, and more Crayons, has matured.

That cutie is now an adult, perhaps standing tall among the 290 established artists whose paint, clay, metal, fabric, yarn, or other media, recently won kudos — no cookies — at a nationally acclaimed New Hampshire craft fair.

The celebrated occasion was the most recent League of New Hampshire Craftsmen gathering — its 93rd Annual Craftsmen’s Fair — presented Aug. 1-9 at the fairgrounds of the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury.

“We are deeply grateful for 93 years of supporting the Annual Craftsmen’s Fair and for helping us celebrate the enduring artistry, creativity, and excellence that make fine craft truly exceptional,” said Kate Saunders, executive director of the organization founded in 1932.

The venue for the event was the fairgrounds nestled at the base of Mount Sunapee, a winter skiing destination with a vast network of trails accommodating all skill levels.

Mark and Kathleen Frank, residents of Nashua, are the owners of Renaissance Glassworks, Inc., whose custom stained glass designs are artworks they have crafted for enthusiasts for more than 20 years. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Dozens of fair visitors capped their artistic adventure with a chair lift excursion, courtesy of Aerial Gondola Sky Rides, situated next to the fairgrounds.

Organizers thanked a team of 114 volunteers who assisted the public here, there, and everywhere throughout the grassy venue.

Thanks also went out to a man in a straw hat and tropical print shirt who zipped around the property in a golf cart to survey some of the venue’s equipment. He paused to ferry some elders to their cars at the distant end of the parking lot.

He is Eric Danielson, independent owner since 1985 of Event Power Northeast, LLC, based in Vermont. He and his crew are purveyors of temporary electricity for all manner of mostly outdoor events, including the fair. The occasions are backed by 28,000 feet of cable and nearly noiseless generators.

A Greater Nashua focus to the craft fair documents 22 artists listed in the program book, plus scores of volunteers living within the distribution area of The Telegraph newspaper — Amherst; Brookline; Hollis; Hudson; Litchfield; Lyndeborough; Merrimack; Milford; Mont Vernon; Nashua and Wilton.

The adventurous at the recent craft fair headed for an attraction alongside the fairgrounds — the Aerial Gondola Sky Rides chair lift, a Mount Sunapee Resort amenity well used during ski season and whose Sunapee Express provides a scenic vista of lakes and other mountains. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Some of those artists and some volunteers from those towns are cited here in commendation.

— Volunteers Ed Fleming and wife Lana Fleming are residents of Merrimack. Ed explained various techniques at the fair’s woodworking booth as a member of the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers. Info: gnhw.org. Lana’s flair for watercolor was shared at the Kids Crafts tents.

— Mark and Kathleen Frank, residents of Nashua, offered custom-made stained-glass designs created at their Renaissance Glassworks, Inc., where for nearly four decades, they’ve produced stained glass for the home, business or workplace, in addition to doing repairs and restorations. Info: renglassnh.com.

— Sherie Dowsett, an Amherst artist, transitioned from award-winning nature photography to creating original watercolors of birds, animals and landscapes from which no prints are made, thus attracting followers enchanted by owning a hand-painted capture of the natural world. Info: artdowsett.com.

— Karen B. Mitchell, a Mont Vernon artist and juried member of the League of N.H. Craftsmen since 1992, showed off silver-wrapped, hand-made earrings, pendants and necklaces whose bezels embraced polished stones, originals available online and elsewhere. Info: kmitchell5@myfairpoint.net.

Michael Lindskog, a resident of Milford, crafts steel handpans he produces through his business, Mountain Man Handpan, a talent shared here with daughter Abigail as other family members visit the fair. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

“People find woodworking and all the other crafts found here fascinating, as they spend time watching our craftspeople demonstrate their skills,” Fleming said.

More information on the 93rd Annual Craftsmen’s Fair sponsored by the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen is available online at nhcrafts.org.

Karen B. Mitchell, a resident of Mont Vernon and a jeweler of high regard, displays a silver pendant that reflects her passion to craft high-end jewelry for rings, earrings and pendants. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Ed and Lana Fleming, residents of Merrimack, venture forth as a part of a contingent of 114 volunteers whose assistance helped make a stellar success of the 93rd Annual Craftsmen's Fair presented by the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, Aug. 1-9. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Sherie Dowsett, an Amherst artist who renders watercolors of birds, animals and landscapes, shares an original watercolor of a bear whose likeness will never be mass produced. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON