Artist Stop #2 - Darla Ellickson

At Bluff Country Studio Art Tour stop #2 (3175 Middle Sattre Rd, Decorah, Iowa) is where you'll find Darla Ellickson.  Darla makes Earloops (no hole earrings) and stunning custom silver and 14 kt gold jewelry. 

Please stop during the April 27 - 29, 2012 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour to see Darla's wonderful works of art.

Artists Stop #1 - George Lowe & Martha Monson Lowe

The artists of SE Minnesota and NE Iowa's Bluff Country are getting ready for the 2012 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.  Over the next few months, we'll give you a little introduction  to some of the fabulous artists participating this year and a little taste of the things you will see as you visit their studios, galleries and group displays.


Artist Stop #1 (1546 Salem Lane Rd, Decorah, Iowa) is where you'll find George Lowe and Martha Monson Lowe. 

George creates gorgeous wheel-thrown functional stoneware and Martha's woven rattan baskets are reminiscent of ancient vessels emphasizing form and texture.  

Please stop during the April 27 - 29, 2012 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour to see their wonderful works of art.

Changes

The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is pleased to announce we have selected a new fiscal agent for the 2012 tour. Many thanks to the Winona Community Foundation for agreeing to be our fiscal agent.

Mosaic Demo

Bluff Country artists Barbara Benson Keith is one of several artists participating in the 2011 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour hosted at the Lanesboro Community Center site. Barbara will be working on one of there mosaics during the tour.

Barbara is a very talent glass artists from the Lanesboro area. In the past year she has worked on many commissioned pieces for children's hospitals, clinics and even the Bemidji airport. Recently, Barb took on a new project... she's the host of KSMQ's (public television serving Austin, Albert Lea, Rochester, Owatonna, Winona, Mankato, Faribault, Mason City and surrounding areas in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa) program Off 90. She's an artist of very diverse talents.

Barb and the other artists hosted at the Lanesboro Community Center can be found at stops #16-20 on the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour map.

Painting Demo

Many of the Bluff Country artists will be doing demonstrations at their studios during the upcoming Bluff Country Studio Art Tour next weekend (for more info click here). We've had a series of posts this past week and will continue to post this week about some of these artists.

During this year's tour, Joan Finnegan will be working on her current work-in-progress oil painting at her studio on Fillmore Country Rd 12 east of Preston and south of Lanesboro. You can find Joan and her beautiful works at stop #21 on the tour map.

Pilot Mound Design

Today we'd like to tell you about another artist who will be demonstrating their talents during the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.

Karl Unnasch of Pilot Mound Design near Chatfield will be working on a glass panel during the tour. A former mercantile in the small hamlet of Pilot Mound has been transformed into Karl's studio. Visit Karl and watch as he works using recycled and re-purposed materials to create a beautiful and unique stained glass collage.

A Week Away

With the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour just a little over a week away, we wanted to let you know a little information about some of the artists who will be demonstrating their talents during the upcoming tour.

Nate & Hallie Evans of Allamakee Wood-Fired Pottery will be firing their kiln on Friday and Saturday (April 29 & 30) during the tour. Witnessing the hard work needed to get a kiln this size to it's top temperature of over 2300 degrees F is amazing and definitely gives you an even greater appreciation of Nate and Hallie's beautiful pots.