Tom Blahnik

 Tom Blahnik at 360 E 5th Street in St. Charles, Minnesota is stop #12 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  Tom creates beautiful hand-turned bowls from local hardwoods.  With Tom's skilled hands, he takes a piece of burled hardwood and turns it into a gorgeous heirloom piece.

Please visit Tom during the tour, maps to artists locations can be found by clicking HERE.

Jamie Schell

Artist #11 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is a new artist to the tour, Jamie Schell of Ulmus Americana.  Jamie and his gorgeous free-form sculpture and fine furniture can be found at 1126 E 6th Street, Winona. 

The beauty of Jamie's work must be seen to be truly appreciated. Please visit Jamie during the tour.

Rick Scheffert

Clay artist Rick Scheffert of Spirit of Clay Pottery is artist #10 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  Rick and his unique nature inspired pottery and other clay creations can be found at the WKM Building at 902 E 2nd St, Winona Minnesota.  

Please visit Rick to see his beautiful works.  A map to artists locations can be found on our website by clicking HERE.

Bernadette Mahfood and Walken Ratajszyk

At artists stop #8 of the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour you will find Hotflash Designs Studio and the beautiful glass creations of Bernadette Mahfood and Walken Ratajszyk.  Located at 310 E Howard (10th Street) Winona, Minnesota, Bernadette and Walken offer a superb collection of glass and fiber jewelry, glass tiles and kiln formed functional and decorative glass pieces. 


Visit Bernadette and Walken during the tour and browse their many gorgeous glass creations. 

Daniel Grimslid

Daniel Grimslid at Point A Studio is artist stop #9 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  He and his work of nudes drawings and paintings can be found at 159 E 2nd St, Winona, Minnesota.  A map of tour locations can be found by clicking HERE.

Stop in and see Daniel's beautiful work.

Anne Scott Plummer

The WKM building at 902 E 2nd Street in Winona, Minnesota will be hosting Anne Scott Plummer as artist #9 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  At this historic building overlooking the Mississippi River, you will find Anne's figurative sculpture and functional wheel-thrown vessels.

Please visit Anne during the tour to see her beautiful work at this historic location.

Magnolias

 

Magnolias at 177 Layfayette St in Winona is stop #6 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.   

At Magnolia's you can find a works by a variety of artists including, stained glass, fiber art, photography, jewelry, soaps and more. 

Visit Magnolia's to see many beautiful works. Please note Magnolia's is not open on Friday of the tour.   

Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Stop #5 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is the Minnesota Marine Art Museum at 800 Riverview Dr in Winona, Minnesota.  

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the ongoing and historic human relationship with water.

Visit the Minnesota Marine Art Museum during the tour to see their wonderful collections of marine related art.

Monta Gael May

 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour stop #4 is Monta Gael May at 854 W 5th St, Winona, MN.  Monta is a visual artist of diverse practice. She creates mosaics using glass, ceramic and porcelain tile as well as recycled broken pottery, river pebbles and found objects. She paint with encaustic paints, making some of her own paint with the beeswax from her partner's beehives. And she create sculptural art and functional pieces in traditional and non-traditional ways. 

During the tour, Monta will be cutting stone and glass using techniques that are centuries old for the mosaic she will be assembling.  Visit Monta to see how her beautiful mosaics are created. 

Click here to find a map of where to find tour artists.

Mary Singer

 Mary Singer is at Artist Stop #3 of the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  Mary is a very talented artist creating beautiful paintings of subject matter ranging from landscapes to portraits.  She can be found at 125 N. Baker Street in Winona Minnesota.  Click here to see a map of the tour.

Visit Mary at her studio to see the beauty and full range of her work. 

Carol and Roger Stewart

 Artist Stop #2 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is Carol and Roger Stewart.  Carol and Roger create amazing functional and decorative pieces made from sea shells which are embellished with mixed medias.  New to the tour this year, they can be found at Village House Inn at 72 College Rd, Winona, Minnesota.  Click here to see a tour map.

Visit Carol and Roger to see their wonderful shell creations.

Julia Crozier

Julia Crozier is Artists Stop #1 on the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  She creates beautiful oil paintings, oil and chalk drawings and linoleum cuts.  Julia studio can be found at W528 State St, Fountain City, Wisconsin.  Click here to see a tour map.

Visit Julia's studio to see more of her beautiful work.

2013 Tour Dates

April 26 - 28, 2013

10am - 5pm

 The artist participating in the 2013 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour are excited and preparing for the best studio tour yet.  Artists from southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and western Wisconsin will be opening their studios to visitors April 26 - 28, 2013 from 10am to 5pm each day.  

It's a wonderful opportunity to get right into the studio with these artists, ask questions about their process and shop for beautiful art direct from the artist.  Many of the artists will be doing demonstrations as well as working on their current work in progress during this event. 

 
Over the next couple months, this blog will feature each of the participating artists with a brief explanation and photos of their work and information on where you can find the artist during the tour.  More information and a map showing artists locations is available on our website .

Please visit us during the tour and see all the amazing art the Bluff Country has to offer.

April 26 - 28, 2013

10am - 5pm