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ARTISTS

NIAST 2007 features 51 artists at 37 locations, all within 35 miles driving distance of Decorah. Listing is in the order of the sites as numbered in the official Tour brochure and directions. The order is the suggested route designed to minimize traffic congestion on dusty gravel roads. Feel free to blaze your own trail, GPS coordinates are listed with the precise route directions in the brochure plus as downloadable PDF's on the map page.

* Handicap accessible
** Handicap accessible with help.
+ Raffle at Artist's studio.
Listings in dark green are Historic, Cultural or Art-related non-studio locations hosting Artists.

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum *
Hosting Meyer
Most comprehensive collection of Norwegian folk art in America. Open May - October, 9 - 5; closed Mondays from November - April, open other days 10 – 4.

520 W. Water Street
Decorah, Iowa 52101
(563) 382-9681
peggy@vesterheim.org
www.vesterheim.org

 

1.  Joyce Meyer *
Photography
(Exhibiting at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.)
Specializing in scenic and nature photography.

Joyce Meyer
113 Dvorak Drive, P.O. Box 156
Spillville, Iowa 52168
(563) 562-3937
joyce.meyer@mchsi.com

 

2.  Denise Olds **
Jewelry
Creative hand-made jewelry using silver, PMC silver, clay, pearls, gemstones, more. Studio filled with gifts: purses, pottery, etc.

KD Rae Jewelry Studio
301 West Water St.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-0301
order@kdraejewelry.com
www.kdraejewelry.com

 

Hotel Winneshiek *
Hosting Brokken, Eckheart and Ohl in the ballroom.
Restored Historic Hotel and Opera House. Restaurant, lounge and conference facilities.

Hotel Winneshiek
104 E. Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-4164
info@hotelwinn.com
www.hotelwinn.com

 

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Robbie Brokken *
Jewelry
(Exhibiting at Hotel Winneshiek)

Eclectic mix of vintage elements, natural pearls and gemstones.

Robbie Brokken
140 5th St. NE
Harmony, MN 55939
(507) 886-2678
Robbievevie@hotmail.com

 

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Doug Eckheart *
Paintings
(Exhibiting at Hotel Winneshiek)

Watercolors inspired by world travels.

Doug Eckheart
508 Day Street
Decorah, IA 52101
Day: (563) 387-1112 (0)
Night: (563)382-4768
dgeckheart@mchsi.com
www.eckheart.com

 

5.  Kelly Jean Ohl *
Ceramics
(Exhibiting at Hotel Winneshiek Ballroom.)
Sculptural objects, bowls, rattles, and small installations, incorporating organic textures and shapes.

Kelly Jean Ohl
300 East Whittier St.
Lanesboro, MN 55949
(507) 467-2216
kellyjeanohl@hotmail.com

 

  Agora Arts *
Hosting Maurland
Contemporary art and fine craft by over 200 local, regional American artisans. Open seven days a week. (Next to the Hotel Winneshiek.)

Agora Arts
104 E. Water Street Suite 1
Decorah IA  52101
(563) 382-8786
info@agoraarts.com
www.agoraarts.com

 

6.  Elisabeth Maurland *+
Pottery
(Exhibiting at Agora)
Wheel-thrown, functional white stoneware pottery decorated with sgraffito and wax-resist techniques. Animal motifs in bright colors.

Elisabeth Maurland Studio
207 Washington Street
Decorah, Iowa 52101
(563) 382-1227
maur@alpinecom.net

 

7.  Karen Haas Misseldine
Pottery
Functional wheel-thrown and decorative stoneware, made to please both the eye and the hand.

Karen Haas Misseldine
605 John Street
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-1465
kmisseldine@yahoo.com

 

8.  Sasha Luse *
Painting
Oil focus on people, plant-life, and cell structures. Abstract “squeegee” acrylic.

Sasha Luse
(563) 379-5354
sasha.luse@gmail.com

 

Vel Luse *
Wood
Wood-burning and scroll saw techniques, presenting animals, landscapes and historical subjects.

Marveluse Creations
105 Center Street
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-6205
velluse@yahoo.com

 

9.  John Jefferson *
Leather
Hand-crafted leather goods. Many are hand-stitched. Variety of suede and leather.

Viking Leather
611 North Street
Decorah, IA 52101
Day: (563) 387-1119
Night: (563) 382-9697
Jeffersj@luther.edu

 

10.  Mary Ann Gloe **
Painting
(Hosting Cole, Moh, and Strom.)
Primarily watercolor paintings, mostly realistic in style, some abstractions, and a few creations in other media.

Gloe Studio
801 Ridge Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-3537
magloe@oneota.net

 

11.  Doug Cole **
Pottery
(exhibiting at Gloe Studio)
Unique wheel-thrown stoneware. Specializing in bowls, vases, bottle-necks, and lidded forms.

Cole Art Pottery
1005 W. 1st Street
Sumner, IA 50674
(563) 578-3397
deccvc@iowatelecom.net

 

12.  Connie Mohr **
Painting
(Exhibiting at Gloe Studio)
Watercolor and oils. Still-lifes, landscapes and floral scenes.

Plum Creek Gallery
P. O. Box 39
Fredericksburg, IA 50630
(563) 237-5755
mohrconnie@iowatelecom.net

 

13.  Julie Strom **
Photography
(Exhibiting at Gloe Studio)
Hand-printed black-and white, color, and cyanotypes. Wide variety of subject matter including local scenes.

Julie Strom
1707 Canoe Ridge Rd.,
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-0315
stromjul@luther.edu

 

14.  Steven Maeck
Painting/Sculpture
Modernist paintings in oil, acrylic, and multi-media. Assemblage and welded steel sculpture and The Big Spring Panel Project.

Big Spring
2763 College Drive
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 735-5429
blueriderart@earthlink.net

 

 
15.  Gene Somdahl **
Pottery
Functional, high-fired stoneware including wood and soda fired pieces.

Nordly's Studio
2148 Horn Hollow Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-5349
gene.NIAST@somdahl.com

 

16.  Deb Wedemeyer
Photography
Color photographs of nature in Winneshiek County, United States, Scandinavia, and Africa. Landscapes, animals, and flowers.

DW Originals
2875 Bluffton Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-6036
dworiginals2003@yahoo.com

 

17.  Roma O'Brien Michel *
Painting
Oil, watercolor and acrylic.

Chimney Rock Gallery
3331 Chimney Rock Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 735-5572
rmichel@mabeltel.coop

 

  
18.  Dean Schwarz/ Gunnar Schwarz *
Pottery
Wheel-thrown, one-of-a-kind stoneware pottery.

Schwarz Pots
2248 South Bear Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-5221
dschwarz50@hotmail.com

 

19.  Elea Uhl **
Santas
Victorian and woodland Santas. Originally designed, with hand-sculpted clay faces. "Felted" designs in scarves, purses, and fashion.

Uhl-Tide Creations
1968 Trout Run Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-3874
uhle@nicc.edu

 

20.  Doug Ransom
Furniture Making
End tables, coffee tables, entertainment centers, and office credenzas. Natural and faux finishes.

Ransom Bldg Con
2232 172nd Ave.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-1897
(563) 380-9996
ransombldgcon@yahoo.com

 

21.  Jane Orvella
Fiber
Fine quilts, wall-hangings, table runners, and fine sewn wool items.

Jane Orvella
1642 State Hwy 9
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-9804
orvella@netins.net

 

22.  Larry & Doris Lubbert *+
Woodcarving
Scandinavian design: Gnomes, trolls, santas, snowmen, caricatures, and Christmas decorations.

GNOMES and Things, Woodcarvings
2440 Cedar Valley Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-8053
lubbert@mchsi.com
www.gnomesandthings.com

 

23.  Carol Gaustad **+
Painting
Pastels, watercolors, colored pencil, hand-dyed and painted silk scarves.

Carol Gaustad
1668 Augusta Road
Decorah 52101
(563) 382-3488
cgandemy@mchsi.com

 

24.  Edith Lerstrom *+
Drawing
Pen and ink incorporating non-mainstream individualist subject matter.

Edith Lerstrom
2548 Eastwood Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-8396

 

25.  David Cavagnaro **
Photography
Photographic prints, nature designs and close-ups. Heirloom vegetable collages, horticultural images and other.

Cavagnaro Photography
1575 Manawa Trail Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-8833
davidcphoto@oneota.net
www.naturalight.net

 

26.  Darla & Glen Ellickson **+
Jewelry
Custom designs. Contemporary jewelry in silver and 14 kt. gold. Unique gemstones. Creator of EARLOOPS©, non-pierced earring alternative.

Ellickson Jewelry Studio and Gallery
3175 Middle Sattre Road
Decorah, IA 52101-7416
(563) 382-2295
darla@earloops.com
www.earloops.com

 

27.  George Lowe **
Pottery
Wheel-thrown functional stoneware inspired by historical traditions.

Clay Basket
1546 Salem Lane Road.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 387-0349
claybask@oneota.net

 

Martha Monson Lowe **
Basketry
Woven rattan baskets reminiscent of ancient vessels with emphasis on form and texture.

Clay Basket
1546 Salem Lane Road.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 387-0349
claybask@oneota.net

 

28.  Carl Homstad **
Woodcuts/Paintings
Naturalistic landscapes in oil, watercolor, and woodcut prints.

Homstad Studio & Gallery
3112 Springwater Rd.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-8075
carl@carlart.com
www.carlart.com

 

29.  Paula Brown +
Jewelry
Beaded jewelry from simple designs to intricately embellished wearable art-works featuring semi-precious stones and sterling silver.

The Goods
1814 337th St.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-6378 or (563) 380-9091
thegoods_jewelry@hotmail.com

 

  Locust School
Hosting Young
Limestone structure on National Register. The longest continuously used school in Iowa, 106 years.

Locust School
Intersections of W38 and A26
Decorah, IA 52101
Winneshiek County Historical Society
(563) 382-4166
historical@co.winneshiek.ia.us

 

30.  Jean Young **
Drawing
(Exhibiting at Locust Schoolhouse at the intersection of W38 and A46.)
Hand-colored, gel-pen abstractions on paper, utilizing geometric bases; dot-pictures inspired by Aboriginal art. Notecards, bookmarks.

Animal Fair Productions
3302 Echo Valley Rd.
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 546-7700

"It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of one of our longtime Studio Tour Artists, Jean Young, who passed away in late June. She was a treasured and respected Artist as well as a talented Geologist, always ready to share her knowledge and zest for life. She will be greatly missed."

 

31.  Jean Murray +
Fiber
Uses fabric, paint, thread, and paper to create art inspired by nature, color and narrative.

Jean Murray
3445 Locust Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-8642
jandtmurray@gmail.com
www.jeanmurray-fiberart.com

 

32.  Jill Stephenson
Basketry
Reed baskets designed “with-a-purpose” in a non-electric log home/studio.

Waterloo Workshop
369 Waterloo Creek Drive
Dorchester, IA 52140

 

33.  Nate & Hallie Evans +
Pottery
Wood-fired functional stoneware pottery, ranging from dinnerware and serving dishes to large decorative floor pots.

Allamakee Wood-Fired Pottery
2856 Blair Rd.
New Albin, IA 52160
(563) 544-4378
woodfire@acegroup.cc
www.allamakeewoodfiredpottery.com

 

 
34.  Fred Easker **+
Painting
Eastern Iowa landscapes, oils, prints.

Fred Easker
221 Walnut
Lansing, IA 52151
(563) 393-1423
feasker@mchsi.com
www.easkerart.com

 

Velga Easker **
Collage
Inspired by traditional quilts using postage stamps and other found materials.

Velga Easker
221 Walnut
Lansing, IA 52151
(563) 393-1423

 

35.  Joyce Bakke *
Snowmen/Quilting
Snowmen hand-crafted of wool from our sheep in northeast Iowa.

Iowa Woolies
920 2nd Street N.W.
Waukon, IA 52172
(563) 568-4188
jbakke52172@yahoo.com

 

36.  Peggy & Steve Kittelson **+
Kaleidoscopes/Jewelry
Award winning collectible fused and slumped glass kaleidoscopes with exquisite flame-sculpted interiors. Also have vibrant dichroic glass jewelry.

Woodland Design Inc.
27491 Harding Rd.
Clermont, IA 52135
(563) 423-7336
pegsteve@acegroup.cc
www.peggykittelsonjewelry.com

 

37.  Marti & Carol Swenson +
Photography
Images inspired by Northeast Iowa. Landscapes, florals, wildlife, and historic images. Gallery showcases over 70 local and regional Artists, open Wed-Sat 10-6, Sundays June-Sept 12-4.

The Art Gallery
301 Mill Street, PO Box 26
Clermont, IA 52135
(563) 423-2213
swenphoto@acegroup.cc

 

38.  Kristine Stark **
Fiber
Felted, woven and knitted textiles alive with color and texture for you and your home.

Vortex Fiber Designs
10916 Highway 56
Elgin, IA 52141
(563) 426-5680
wridge@alpinecom.net