Fiber
Exhibiting at Winneshiek Wildberry Winery
Eco-printed wool and silk designed using the dyes naturally found in plants, leaves, and flowers. Scarves, wall art, purses and more.
Mailing address:
611 7th Avenue E, Cresco, IA 52136
(847) 204-1732
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www.SharleneBohr.com
Profile & Gallery
# year round showroom
Jewelry
Self-taught specializing in hand-crafted jewelry, including fused glass, silverware, and beading contemporary and boho chic designs.
Divine Creations
690 North Street
Lansing, IA 52151
Mailing address:
222 East Milwaukee Street
New Hampton, IA 50659
(640) 330-5923
Willow Baskets/Birch Bark Boxes
Natural materials lovingly transformed into beautiful, strong, functional forms.
Willowglen
3512 Lost Mile Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 735-5570
www.willowglennursery.com
Profile & Gallery
∆ open other times by appointment
Painting
Landscapes and still-lifes in pastel while channeling the impressionistic energies of the 19th-century masters.
Willowglen
3512 Lost Mile Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 735-5570
www.willowglennursery.com
Profile & Gallery
Mixed Media
Whimsical fairies created of polymer clay and felted wool, raku fairy houses, and a few interesting artworks in other media.
Ravenwind Studio
437 2nd St. N. E.
New Albin, IA 52160
(563) 568-9512
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Profile & Gallery
Mixed Media Paintings
Mixed media paintings using colors and imagery from childhood as a way to both collect and release secrets, thoughts and fears.
103 Park Street, PO Box 251
Spillville, IA 52168
(612) 743-1837
GPS address is Calmar, IA 52132
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www.tonyabalik.com
Profile & Gallery
Glass/Mosaic/Oil Painting
International art educator creates multi-media designs including glass: fused, mosaic, stained and oil Paintings.
Summerhill Studios
2811 197th Street
Calmar, IA 52132
(located in Spillville)
(563) 737-2430
Pottery
Highly decorative functional and nonfunctional pottery.
Spirit of Clay Pottery
2089 Union Prairie Road
Calmar, IA 52132
(563) 382-5738
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Marcia Cook was born in Tacoma, Washington. She attended Washington State University and Eastern Washington State University, and earned a BA in Art.
Marcia moved to Seattle in 1972 and worked in jewelry trade shops in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, apprenticing under master bench jewelers and achieving journeyman jeweler credentials in 1975.
She was a charter member of the Women’s Metal Arts Group in Seattle and the Alaska Metal Arts Guild.
In 1977 she started Gold Spells, a special order jewelry company. This eventually grew into a nationwide custom casting service for jewelry designers.
In 1997, she moved to Skagway and joined Casey McBride at Taiya River Jewelry as a designer, bench jeweler, and precious metal caster. In 2012 she and Casey McBride moved to Decorah, Iowa setting up a jewelry studio on an acreage south of town.
Though she works with 18K gold set with unusual stones and pearls, Marcia specializes in 22K gold. She is inspired by fabulous jewelry and studies her extensive collection of jewelry history books as a personal challenge to raise the level of her art. She has great respect for the craftsmanship of ancient jewelers, as their work has survived the ages. She hopes her work will do the same.
Casey has been making jewelry for more than 40 years. In 1970 he participated in workshop courses in silver jewelry-making at the MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, Iowa. From that time he has been self-taught with no other formal training,
Moving to Skagway, Alaska in 1974, Casey established Taiya River Jewelry in 1976 and began creating natural gold nugget jewelry. Marcia Cook joined him in 1997 and together they operated Taiya River Jewelry until 2012 when they moved to Decorah, Iowa.
Casey was a charter member of the Alaska Metal Arts Guild and is a past member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. He is also a retail member of the American Gem Trade Association.
Casey creates jewelry pieces in 18 Karat Gold combined with natural gold nuggets, diamonds, or colored stones. His favorite material is raw, natural gold nuggets. The small gold nuggets are soldered to karat gold to create unique patterns and textures.
Casey believes jewelry should be wearable and durable. A jewelry piece should be enjoyed for generations.
Kim Bosworth started designing and creating hand-beaded jewelry several years ago, anticipating retirement from a life-long teaching career. Beading jewelry offered a relaxing way to unleash her creative side while feeding her passion for beads. Her artistry evolves around simple yet elegant original designs arising from a mixture of bead color combinations, shapes, and textures. She incorporates a variety of beads and materials: pendants, semi-precious stones, glass, crystals, fresh-water pearls, metal, sea-glass, polymer clay, wood or glass tiles, and natural shells that she collects from Florida beaches. Her designs include 3-piece necklace sets, bracelets, ankle bracelets, earrings, wine glass charms, and bookmarks. Her process lends itself to spontaneity which she feels produces a more creative and appealing design and sense of self-expression. Often it brings a surprise that is personally satisfying. Her intent is to create a finished product that captures both a traditional and contemporary look, pleasing to the eye.
Kim enjoys customizing jewelry to enhance a client’s attire or special occasion, whether it’s special pieces for a wedding or charm bracelets for holiday gifts. She often shares her talent with local elderly care facilities and displays her work at several arts and crafts shows and farmers’ markets throughout the year in Iowa and Florida where she and her husband spend the winter months.
Kim has a studio in her rural home north of Decorah, IA and in her winter home in St. Augustine, Fl.
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Dianne started taking art classes after retiring in 2009. She uses oil, pastel and watercolor to paint Iowa scenes, portraits, still lifes and more.
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Linda Elkins was born and raised near Detroit Michigan. She left the midwest for the southwest living there for 15 years before returning to Michigan and getting her MFA in fibers. From Fibers(weaving) her work evolved into bookmaking, paper making and collage and assemblage.
She enjoys ressurecting things that have been discarded, left behind, replaced, or just broken and combining them into other identities with new meanings. Whether collage or assemblage, at times her work involves universal human concerns and at times her own fantasy world. She especially likes juxtaposing the past with the present, creating layers of meaning. Alchemy comes to mind. Each thing she uses has had a past life, a past conotation or meaning, and she attempts to place each into a new arena of relationships. Recently much of her work seems to be an attempt to answer “what’s it all about?” and “who/what has been here before me(us)/”. She consioders herself a miner of lost things, lost ideas, metaphors. Those people who know her studio space, know she has a lot of “stuff” from which she harvests and gathers materials.
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Eric Petersen-Brant is largely a self-taught artist working in clay, paint, printmaking, and more while also being a prolific poet and talented musician as long as he can remember. His ceramic work is reminiscent of the processes of the natural world, creating forms that are inherently earthy, grounded, and comfortable to use and live. These clay works include lively animal figures, eroded wall-hanging slabs, elegant dinnerware and more. When not making art, Eric can be found teaching art or overseeing the operations at Decorah’s community arts center, ArtHaus, with his wife and fellow artist, Jenni Petersen-Brant.
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www.burrobranchstudios.com
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Jenni Petersen-Brant learned the craft of creating elegant utilitarian pottery while earning her MFA at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a BFA at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her current focus is on creating functional pots, with a delicate flare and supple surfaces, that act as daily reminders to celebrate the trivial, the tragic and the triumphant. She also dabbles in printmaking, mosaic, and craft work. When not making art, Jenni can be found teaching art at or overseeing the operations of Decorah’s community arts center, ArtHaus, with her husband and fellow artist, Eric Petersen-Brant.
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www.burrobranchstudios.com
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Bonnie Koloc has had a long and prolific career as a singer songwriter living in Chicago, New York, and Nashville. Still doing concerts with her incredible longtime Chicago musicians. Bonnie is eclectic in her visual art like she is in her music. She often works in series-with-works on paper, paintings, printmaking and fabric. She loves to make original one of a kind hats and small bags from found and recycled materials. Her artwork is in many collections such as Harold Washington Library in Chicago, Waterloo Art Center and the Elmhurst Art Museum. More info on her website.
The new 2015 Tour poster is now available! The stunning artwork on the poster is light-painted photography by Jordan Kjome location #5 on this years Tour!
Download the 6mb file to print the 2015 Niast poster
Please feel free to print and post and scatter them about the world and let everyone know just how very cool the northeast Iowa cultural vibe is!
Furniture/Jewelry
Furniture, furnishings, and jewelry incorporating clay, stone, glass, metal, and reclaimed wood.
Clearfork Stoneworks
602 East Broadway
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 382-0440
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www.clearforkstoneworks.com
Profile & Gallery
Mixed Media Books/ Assemblages
Handbound leather books and mixed media wall assemblages.
Gena Ollendieck Studio
920 Yankee Avenue
Cresco, IA 52136
(563) 547-1113
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Ceramics
Functional and purely artistic wheelthrown, slabbed and hand built items. Predominantly textured and colorful with some cutwork.
Exhibiting at The Exchange Cresco
The Smoldering Bowl dba The Exchange Cresco
105 2nd Street SW
Cresco, IA 52136
(563) 203-8017
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www.theExchangeCresco.com
Profile & Gallery
Win Art
∆ open Other times by appointment
# year-round showroom
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
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www.gnomesandthings.com
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Profile & Gallery
∆ open other times by appointment
Jewelry
Elegantly rustic, as unique as you, realistically priced, because you’re so beautiful.
Indigo Gipsy
119 Third Street NE
New Albin, IA 52160
(563) 544-4480
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wwwI.IndigoGipsy.etsy.com
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Painting
Whimsical paint on canvas and artifact, art retreats and workshops available at studio location.
The House at French Creek
2241 Windy Ridge Road
Lansing, IA 52151
(773) 320-5452
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www.frenchcreek-farmhouse.com
Profile & Gallery
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Carl Homstad: A Life of Printmaking features the artistic prints of Carl Homstad, an Iowa artist, living and working in Decorah.
“Carl Homstad is an Iowa artist, living and working in Decorah. He graduated from Luther College in 1973 with a BA in Art. He is a painter, muralist, and printmaker. While this exhibition focuses on his printmaking, his paintings and murals also capture the character and landscape of Iowa.”
This exhibit will be open in the Kinney Lindstrom Gallery at MacNider Art Museum from December 12, 2014 – February 28, 2015.
The 18th annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour (NIAST Inc.) applications to exhibit are now available to area artists. Download the 2 forms – application PDF information for you to retain and application form to send . The application is in 2 PDF downloads: one form includes the guideline information and the other the form to fill out and send with your images and fees. Available at www.iowaarttour.com click on the events/news tab or contact Darla or Glen Ellickson, email darla or 563-382-2295.
The 2015 Tour takes place October 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Studios are open 10 to 5 daily. Media considered is limited to Fine Art and Fine Craft. Items include: Painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clay/ceramics, wood, glass, metal, printmaking, mixed media, handmade paper, fiber, etc. as appropriate at Fine Art Fairs. All works must be original in concept and design and must have been executed by the applicant: works from molds or kits, commercial or manufactured items, and buy/sell are not permitted. Tour exhibitors qualify as “fine artists,” meaning, “They possess the skill to expand and adapt even a high-end craft with individual vision.” Artist’s applications for tour entry are juried, and participants are selected for their work’s technique, quality, and vision and studios must reside within 40 miles of Decorah, in Iowa. Postmark deadline for submitting an application is February 28, 2015.
The self-guided Tour is specially timed to enjoy the fall color and travels along winding gravel roads, for a behind-the-scenes view into the Artists’ personal workspace.
Many attendees traveled from as far as Chicago in one direction to Omaha the other. The 2014 Tour featured 50 artists at 36 locations. Estimated 2000-2500 visitors annually from as many as 15 states and 2 countries have been reported as attending from past Tours. According to the Travel Association of America, Cultural travelers spend more per trip than the average U.S. traveler. The Studio Tour brings economic benefit to the entire northeast Iowa area.
Participating in this event features inclusion of color photos of your artwork and contact information in top quality full-color posters and 20-30,000 brochures, complete with detailed map with GPS to studio locations. These brochures are distributed in many ways, including: being personally handed-out by the touring Artists throughout the country; through a bulk-mailing of over 9000 brochures to the pre-qualified mailing lists of the Artists; to special requests to area Tourism venues; and from the tour drawing cards requesting information.
Past NIAST press has included: 2000 September Minnesota Monthly, national exposure in 2000 November American Artist, 2001 Luther Alumni Magazine and 2002/03 Home and Away magazine. 2003 Tour news was included in: The Iowan, Tapestry, several area newspapers, the Des Moines Register, and the Boston Herald. Winneshiek County Tourism Convention and Visitors Bureau (WCCVB) recognized the Studio Tour for “Leadership in Promoting Regional Tourism” in January of 2005. 2007-2014 featured extensive radio advertising on KDEC radio and IA Public Radio.
This free-to-the–public event is self-supporting, funded by artist entry fees, sponsors, grants, donations, and advertising businesses. The Major sponsor is KDEC Radio FM 100.5/AM 1240. More Sponsors are: Darla and Glen Ellickson of Ellickson Jewelry Studio & Gallery, Dave and Brenda Carlson, Nate and Hallie Evans of Allamakee Wood-fired Pottery, KCZQ FM 102.3 SuperC Radio, D.Art.Co (formerly known as the Decorah Regional Arts Council), Decorah Bank and Trust, Bank of the West of Decorah, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, T-Bock’s Sports Bar, and New Albin Savings Bank. Friends of the Arts include: Douglas Cole Art Pottery , Mary Ann Gloe and – Paintings, and Viking State Bank. In-kind sponsors: Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau (WCCVB), Trevor Huinker Solutions, and Julie Strom Photography, plus ad support from area hotels, cabins, B & B’s and restaurants.
If you are interested in supporting area Tourism and the Arts by becoming a sponsor or advertiser, or a “friend of the Arts”, contact Glen Ellickson 563-382-2295.
2015 brochures will be available in May. To obtain a brochure with the Tour map or for other area Tourism information, call Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau at: 563-382-2023 or 1-800-463-4692 or email: tour@iowaarttour.com. For more complete information about the artists and ongoing events, view the official Tour web-site: www.iowaarttour.com.
Empty Nest Winery presents “Wining with the Arts”
October 4th, 2014
noon – 5:00
1352 Apple Rd., Waukon, IA
563-568-2758
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Empty Nest Winery will have the big tent up for Local Artists displaying their talents. Included are Wood, Glass, Canvas, pottery, and fabric Artists. Bring a friend and enjoy the afternoon here at the winery!!
Feel free to download the poster wining.arts.emptynest.event
Featuring
Mad Woman Pottery: Linda Sue Sulzdorf is the ceramicist and owner of “Mad Woman Pottery”. She has lived the past 20 years in Montana where she owned her own pottery studio. She moved to a little farm in Elkader about a year ago.
Judith Engle – Artist: has a passion for depicting cultures from around the world including places she has visited and painted in like Spain, Africa, Central and South America. In 2011, she won “Best of Show” at the Iowa Artists State Exhibit for her drawing Market Girls from Cusco, Peru.
Kyle Halse Woodshop Creations: uses some home-sawed lumber inherited from his grandfather along with purchased wood to create unique wooden one-of-a-kind pieces. He has made many made to order cutting boards and scroll saw pictures.
Pam Stevens Glass & Fabric Designs: moved to the Harpers Ferry area recently. She creates both glass and plastic lawn and flowerbed ornaments in unique designs and colors. She makes woven rugs from a variety of fabrics in an assortment of colors and sizes and crochets.
“Don’t forget, to buy fresh, local art–it’s a flavor you will want to savor! Check out the website at www.iowaarttour.com to see more information on the artists and a map to get you there!” blogs Photography Artist Joyce Meyers, returning to exhibit at the 2014 Tour.
Read more at: http://blog.traveliowa.com/view-post/Travel-the-Backroads-this-fall-on-the-17th-Annual-NE-Iowa-Artist-Studio-Tour
One of the most fun events of the year is almost here – the much anticipated NE IA Artist’s Studio Tour 2014 happens in just a few more weeks! Artist’s are busy creating, dusting, straightening and just all around getting ready to welcome all the “TOUR”ists into our studios!
NOW AVAILABLE! Updated 9.12.2014. The detailed directions are now updated and available as downloads.
DETAILED 2014 ROUTE DIRECTIONS from location to location in numbered order – to reduce congestion.
in Word format 2014 ROUTE DIRECTIONS – from One location to the next in order Northeast Iowa ArtiSTs’
as a PDF 2014 ROUTE DIRECTIONS – from One location to the next in order Northeast Iowa ArtiSTs’
OR FEEL FREE TO WANDER AT YOUR WILL! Please remember in these luscious river valleys GPS does not always work so it is a good idea to have hard copy just in case – so feel free to print these out.
These are the DIRECTIONS from known locations or major intersection in 2014 – most provided by the Artists in Word format 2014_ARTISTS DIRECTIONS – FROM NEAR MAJOR INTERSECTION
as a PDF 2014_ARTISTS DIRECTIONS – FROM NEAR MAJOR INTERSECTION
The brochure is also available to download and print or pick one up at your first stop!
And remember – fill up your gas tanks before you leave town. Have FUN! :-)
SPONSOR
Friend of the Arts
Douglas Cole Art Pottery
1005 West 1st Street
Sumner, IA 50674
(563) 578-3397
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Artist Listing
Cole Art Pottery was established in 2000 in Sumner, Iowa. My creations include functional and semi-functional, wheel-thrown and electric fired stoneware pottery using a variety of glazing techniques. My pottery is made of a red clay; stained with iron oxide washes to give an “earthy” appearance. I specialize in platter, bowls, vases, bottlenecks and lidded forms. Recent pottery involves the imbedding of marine fossils that I collect near Rockford, IA. My pottery is shown in a number of galleries in Iowa and Minnesota and I participate in numerous art shows in Iowa and Wisconsin.
The award winning nature photographer has been published in many medias including five national magazine covers, and state and national publications and even on television photography shows. Besides wrap around canvas photos, print enlargements on fine quality paper, a vast collection of nature notecards, she has recently published her Fine Art Nature Photography books from 5×7 to coffee table book size done on stunning metallic paper. Come enter the world of Joyce Meyer Photography and feel the many emotions of her fine art gallery pieces.
Joyce A. Meyer/Correspondent
563-562-3937
P.O. Box 156
Spillville, IA 52168
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www.joycemeyer.me
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A bed and breakfast experience of casual elegance. 1 block from the downtown business district. 3 guest rooms and 1 on-suite guest room, guest dining room, guest media room and guest beverage station.
314 2nd Street E., Cresco, IA 52136
563-379-8702
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www.conversehousebb.com
A taste of a simpler time. After a complete renovation, this century-old house welcomes you. Old World charm with modern conveniences will refresh and vitalize you!
322 2nd Street E.
Cresco, IA 2136
563-547-3350
651-335-5053
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www.conniescentury.com
The new 2014 Tour poster is now available to print and distribute! 2014.6 niast poster.dn The very cool artwork on the poster is by Jordan Kjome location #4 – new to this years Tour!
Please feel free to print and scatter them about the world and let everyone know just how very cool the northeast Iowa cultural vibe is!
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Fiber
Art has always been a part of Sharlene Bohr’s life. Her connection to textiles began at a young age with her mother and their mutual fondness for quilting. She loves to play with color and pattern and that has combined with her appreciation of nature, born from growing up in rural Winneshiek County, IA.
Sharlene first discovered eco-printing while living in Los Angeles, CA. A friend of hers introduced her to the process and she was captivated from the moment she unwrapped her first piece. Eco-printing is a technique where plants, leaves and flowers leave their shapes, color, and marks on fabric.
Sharlene places every leaf by hand (or, sometimes, tweezer), creating a pleasing pattern and color palette. The plant material is bundled inside of cloth and steamed or boiled to release the dye found naturally inside the plant, creating a contact print in the shape of the leaf or flower used. Colors are revealed as the plant material is lifted off the unwrapped fabric. These contact prints are referred to as “eco-prints.”
“I solely use natural dye sources because I think the colors that come from nature possess a special quality that’s not found in manufactured dyes. I like how regional plants reflect the area in which they are found, and how the colors change as the seasons progress.”
Sharlene especially likes to mix natural dye techniques, play with different metals, and layer up fabrics to add texture and dimension to her work. Some of her favorite design moments are in the creation of a piece meant to hang on the wall.
Sharlene now resides in Cresco, IA. In her studio, you’ll find her wrapping fabric around pipes, rocks, and sticks, letting the magic of nature reveal itself through her textiles.
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Light-Painting Photography
A unique and creative style of photography occurring at night that utilizes a long-exposure and the illumination of subject matter by use of handmade light tools. Each photograph comes off the camera as-is, and involves no post-processing.
Hardwood
Hardwood presentation stands merge beauty and function.
Magical Wood
1698 Capoli Road
Lansing, IA 52151
(563) 586-2590
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www.magicalwood.com
Profile & Gallery
Painting/Prints
Contemporary cow paintings of “The Girls”. Handmade magnets, clock prints and ornaments from the cow paintings. Awesome space.
Steel Cow Gallery & Studios
15 Allamakee Street
Waukon, IA 52172
(563) 568-2477
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www.steelcow.com
Win Art
The 17th annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour (NIAST Inc.) applications to exhibit are now available to area artists. For an application PDF or more information go to www.iowaarttour.com click on the events/news tab or contact Darla or Glen Ellickson at darla@earloops.com or 563-382-2295. The 2014 Tour takes place October 3rd, 4th and 5th. Studios are open 10 to 5 daily. Media considered is limited to Fine Art and Fine Craft. Items include: Painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clay/ceramics, wood, glass, metal, printmaking, mixed media, handmade paper, fiber, etc. as appropriate at Fine Art Fairs. All works must be original in concept and design and must have been executed by the applicant: works from molds or kits, commercial or manufactured items, and buy/sell are not permitted. Tour exhibitors qualify as “fine artists,” meaning, “They possess the skill to expand and adapt even a high-end craft with individual vision.” Artist’s applications for tour entry are juried, and participants are selected for their work’s technique, quality, and vision and studios must reside within 40 miles of Decorah, in Iowa. Postmark deadline for submitting an application is February 28, 2014.
The self-guided Tour is specially timed to enjoy the fall color and travels along winding gravel roads, for a behind-the-scenes view into the Artists’ personal workspace.
Many attendees traveled from as far as Chicago in one direction to Omaha the other. The 2013 Tour featured 51 artists at 39 locations. Estimated 2000-2500 visitors annually from as many as 15 states and 2 countries have been reported as attending from past Tours. According to the Travel Association of America, Cultural travelers spend more per trip than the average U.S. traveler. The Studio Tour brings economic benefit to the entire northeast Iowa area.
Participating in this event features inclusion of color photos of your artwork and contact information in top quality full-color posters and 20-30,000 brochures, complete with detailed map with GPS to studio locations. These brochures are distributed in many ways, including: being personally handed-out by the touring Artists throughout the country; through a bulk-mailing of nearly 9000 brochures to the pre-qualified mailing lists of the Artists; to special requests to area Tourism venues; and from the tour drawing cards requesting information.
Past NIAST press has included: 2000 September Minnesota Monthly, national exposure in 2000 November American Artist, 2001 Luther Alumni Magazine and 2002/03 Home and Away magazine. 2003 Tour news was included in: The Iowan, Tapestry, several area newspapers, the Des Moines Register, and the Boston Herald. Winneshiek County Tourism Convention and Visitors Bureau (WCCVB) recognized the Studio Tour for “Leadership in Promoting Regional Tourism” in January of 2005. 2007-2013 featured extensive radio advertising on KDEC radio and IA Public Radio.
This free-to-the–public event is self-supporting, funded by artist entry fees, sponsors, grants, donations, and advertising businesses. The Major sponsor is KDEC Radio FM 100.5/AM 1240. More Sponsors are: Darla and Glen Ellickson of Ellickson Jewelry Studio & Gallery, Dave and Brenda Carlson, In Memory of Tour Artist Vel Luse – Marvaluse Creations, The McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts, KCZQ FM 102.3 SuperC Radio, D.Art.Co (formerly known as the Decorah Regional Arts Council), Decorah Bank and Trust, Bank of the West of Decorah, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, and New Albin Savings Bank. Friends of the Arts include: Douglas Cole Art Pottery , Mary Ann Gloe – Paintings, and Viking State Bank. In-kind sponsors: Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau (WCCVB), Trevor Huinker Solutions, and Julie Strom Photography, plus ad support from area hotels, cabins, B & B’s and restaurants.
If you are interested in supporting area Tourism and the Arts by becoming a sponsor or advertiser, or a “friend of the Arts”, contact Glen Ellickson 563-382-2295.
2014 brochures will be available in May. To obtain a brochure with the Tour map or for other area Tourism information, call Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau at: 563-382-2023 or 1-800-463-4692 or email: tour@iowaarttour.com. For more complete information about the artists and ongoing events, view the official Tour web-site: www.iowaarttour.com.
“Artist Darla Ellickson has practiced in the jewelry industry, fabricating contemporary jewelry out of sterling silver and 14kt yellow gold sheet and wire in her Decorah area studio.” Read more about Darla’s workspace, insights, motivations and networking in the www.dartco.org Artist spotlight. http://dartco.org/artist-spotlights/
Driftless Art Collective (D.Art.Co) proudly supports the Northeast Iowa Studio Tour. Tour opens this Friday, October 11 and runs through Sunday, October 13th. Studios are open 10am – 5pm daily. IOWAARTTOUR.COM
The winding gravel roads on the Studio Tour – though beautiful can also be challenging to navigate – and yes GPS can be a little “off” in these hills! We have also received many requests for the brochure to be available in a more standard letter size format to print. Here are both to ease your travels. Simply print and tape together if you haven’t yet found an original copy of the brochure – and pick up the original at your nearest Artist location.
Updated 10.7.2013 – Now available – the Tour brochure in standard letter-size, multiple sheet PDF format (each inside brochure page is approx. 5MB)
Inside brochure Artist information: NIAST page 1 A/ NIAST page 1 B/ NIAST page 1 C/ NIAST page 1 D
The brochure map – to be tiled: NIAST page 2 A / NIAST page 2 B
DETAILED ROUTE DIRECTIONS from location to location in numbered order
in Word format 10.7.2013_Directions_route/
as a PDF 10.7.2013_Directions_route
DIRECTIONS from known locations or major intersection – most provided by the Artists in Word format 10.7.2013_Artist directions
as a PDF 10.7.2013_Artist directions
The conference will be held October 11 & 12 at the Oaks Steak House in Decorah. The main program is Friday October 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. From 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 we tour downtown Decorah and eat at Mabes at 5:30 p.m. At 7:15 p.m. there is a Native American Exhibit at the Amdal-Odland building across from Vesterheim. Saturday we tour some schools, eat in Spillville and end up at the Norman Borlaug home.
A highlight of our conference is a silent auction of a painting by Doug Eckheartof the Highlandville School. It will be on display at Doug’s gallery from September 12 until October 10, 2013. The winner will be announced Friday aternoon October 11 at the Oaks Steak House. Doug’s gallery is located at 107 W Water St., Decorah. Put bid with name, address, phone in envelope at Doug’s gallery.
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Carol Gaustad has been a practicing artist for over 35 years. After graduating from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls in 1978 with a B.A. in art education, she taught elementary art for 34 years in the Howard- Winneshiek and the Decorah Public Schools, retiring in 2014.
Carol enjoys exploring the juxtaposition of colors, color layers and nuances through the mediums of watercolor, oil painting, pastels, and silk paintings. Her favorite themes include figures in natural settings, floral still life and the changing seasons of the beautiful northeast Iowa landscape.
A long time member of Northeast Iowa Studio Tour, Carol shows her work in local exhibits throughout the year. Her work has also been featured in several area galleries, including Agora Arts, The Perfect Edge, McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts, and the Bluff Country Gallery in Spring Grove, Minnesota.
Carol Gaustad resides in rural Decorah with her husband Gordon. They have one daughter, Emily who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The new 2013 Tour poster is now available to print and distribute! 2013 niast poster.dn1 Please feel free to print and scatter them about the world and let everyone know just how very cool the northeast Iowa cultural vibe is!
While recently exhibiting my jewelry at an ART fair I had someone tell me they view Decorah as a cultural secondary vortex.
Definition – vor·tex (vôrtks) A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
So go Decorah and Northeast Iowa – SPIN AWAY!
Post compliments of Darla Ellickson
The new brochures are here and they look awesome!
The 16th Annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour features 51 Artists at 39 locations. Feel free to stop by the Decorah Chamber/ Winneshiek County Convention and Visitor Bureau at 507 West Water Street and pick up your copy today! For hours call 563-382-2023 or 1-800463-4692
Also available at our many Lodging and Dining supporters.
Jewelry
Kim Bosworth started designing and creating hand-beaded jewelry several years ago, anticipating retirement from a life-long teaching career. Beading jewelry offered a relaxing way to unleash her creative side while feeding her passion for beads. Her artistry evolves around simple yet elegant original designs arising from a mixture of bead color combinations, shapes, and textures. She incorporates a variety of beads and materials: pendants, semi-precious stones, glass, crystals, fresh-water pearls, metal, sea-glass, polymer clay, wood or glass tiles, and natural shells that she collects from Florida beaches. Her designs include 3-piece necklace sets, bracelets, earrings, wine glass charms, and bookmarks.
Her process lends itself to thoughtful spontaneity which she feels produces a more creative and appealing design and sense of self-expression. Often it brings a surprise that is personally satisfying. Her intent is to create a finished product that captures both a traditional and contemporary look, pleasing to the eye.
Kim enjoys customizing jewelry to enhance a client’s attire or special occasion. She enjoys sharing her talent with local care facilities and displays her work at arts and crafts shows, farmers’ markets in Iowa, and her gift shop, Crystal Clear Galleries in St. Augustine, Florida where she and her husband spend the winter months. Recently, Kim self-published her first novel, Just When I Needed Her Most and is currently working on her second novel. She enjoys baking goodies and sharing them with others.
Kim has a studio in her rural home north of Decorah, IA and in her winter home in St. Augustine, Fl.
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BIO: Born in 1973, Tonya Balik grew up in Decorah, IA and moved to Minneapolis in 1992 to attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and spent the next decade working with photographers before completing her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2006. After receiving her MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, she returned to her roots in northeast Iowa. It is her childhood here in Iowa that informs her current projects—the place where, as a child, her grandmothers taught her to sew, crochet, and knit; all techniques that she continues to use in her work.
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work as an artist involves a wide range of materials that attempt to capture the ephemeral – the often over-looked fleeting elements of daily life. The techniques I use vary from traditional drawing and painting to mixed media, experiments in photography and traditional women’s crafts including quilting, sewing, crocheting and knitting. At present, I am using found materials, colors and imagery from childhood. I use these visual records as references to specific times and places. The process of first discover and then creating this work has become meditative; a way to both collect and release secrets, thoughts and fears.
Winery/vineyard north of Decorah. Indoor & patio space to enjoy handcrafted wines, wine slushes. Appetizers, sandwich plates, flatbread pizzas, soups, salads, desserts. Wine Pairing Events Thurs-Sun: 8 wine samples+4 food pairings.
Open everyday 11a-5p.
Winneshiek Wildberry Winery
1966 337th Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563/735-5809
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www.wwwinery.com
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Enriching Experiences in the Visual, Performing, and Literary Arts.
McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts, MMCA, is a place to explore your creativity and share in the creative experience with others. A place dedicated to the many forms of creative expression, it will provide everyone a place to experience a wide variety of art activities. A place to create, display and experience the visual arts such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, fiber, and ceramics. A place to create and partake in music, dance, film, video, poetry, spoken, performing, and literary arts events.
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www.mmcenterforthearts.com
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 451, McGregor, Iowa 52157
Street Address: 158 Main Street, McGregor, IA 52157
563.873.8912
Homemade goodness and great service at small town prices. Tasty breakfast and lunch items in a country-dining atmosphere. Homemade pies and deserts, daily specials and soups. All luncheons served with homemade baked bread. Serving breakfast and lunch Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, and Sat 6am-11am.
563-382-0167
1101 Montgomery St.
Decorah, IA 52101
Home of the butter burger and frozen custard. Everything made to order. Great food served fast. Locally owned. Casual dining, buses welcome. 10:30am-10pm.
904 Short Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-5120
www.culvers.com
Fresh homemade Mexican food. “Best margaritas in town.” Daily lunch and dinner specials. Fast and great service. Outdoor patio.
Sun 11a–9p, Tues–Thurs 11a–9p, Fri–Sat 11a–9:30p.
201 East Water St., Decorah
563-382-6052
decorahdining.com/donjose/index.htm
Casual family dining, breakfast all day.
Mon-Sat 6a–8p. Sun 6a-2p
817 Mechanic Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-2964
www.familytabledecorah.com
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Dine in, carry out, noon buffet everyday 11am-1:30pm. Free delivery.
105 East Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-2118
www.happyjoes.com
Fair trade & organic coffee and espresso drinks. Homemade food all day: fresh baked goods, soups, sandwiches, entrees, smoothies. New menu items! Open Mon-Sat 6:30a-2p.
400 West Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-5690
www.javajohnscoffeehouse.com
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Local seasonal menu. Creative Midwest fare. Homemade desserts. Best cocktails, wines and beers. Small setting. Warm ambiance. Mon-Sat lunch 11am-2pm, dinner 5-9pm, bar ‘til close.
120 Washington Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-3067
www.laranadecorah.com
Legendary pizza, full menu. Beer and wine. Seven days a week 11a–10p. Dine in, take out, delivery. Order a ½ baked pizza today.
Order online mabespizza.com
110 East Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-4297
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Scratch kitchen expertly preparing your favorite breakfast, lunch, & bakery; dine in or carry out. Featuring Colectivo Coffee award winning coffee & espresso, the perfect lattes, Americanos, & more.
202 West Water St., Decorah
563-387-0593
mymagpiecoffee.com
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Specializing in wood-fired pizza and international cuisine. Beer and fine wine. Experience the “sweet life” in an outstanding scenic setting. Wed–Fri 4–9p. Sat 11a–9p. Sun 10a–8p, w/brunch 10a–1:30p.
2141 Twin Springs Road
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-4723
www.mcdolcevita.com
Featuring organic and local products – including Deli, produce, bulk foods, grocery, body care, supplements, cheese, wine, beer. Seven days a week 9a – 8p.
312 West Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-4666
www.oneotacoop.com
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Buffet everyday 11a–1p, 5p–8p, weekend 11a–8p. Includes Pizza, chicken, salad bar, ice cream, and more. Order online for pickups and delivery @pizzaranch.com
212 College Drive, Decorah
563-382-8744
decorah@pizzaranch.com
pizzaranch.com
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Seasonal local menu in a relaxed atmosphere. Extensive wine list, craft beer, creative cocktails. Reservations recommended and appreciated. Sun 9a-1p, Dinner Wed-Sat 5p-close.
117 West Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-9463
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www.rubaiyatrestaurant.com
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Casual fine dining, lounge. Steaks, sandwiches, pasta, sea-food. Mon.-Sat lunch-dinner, Thurs night Iowa Chop, Fri night all-you-can-eat fish, Sat night prime rib.
(Behind Super 8, on Hwy 9.)
811 Commerce Drive, P.O. Box 62
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-4614
Favorite local hangout! Burgers, wraps, salads, appetizers, best wings around. Coldest beer in town. 22 taps—lots of local options. Serving daily 11a–10p.
206 West Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-5970
tbocks@mchsi.com
www.tbocks.com
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Casual dining. Steaks, seafood, sandwiches, cocktails and wines. Traditional favorites and grilled fare with southwest influence. Open every day except Sunday.
1101 Hwy 9
Decorah IA 52101
563-387-0300
www.theoakssteakhouse.com
We have amazing homemade pizza! Connoisseur collection of Artisan and import beer. Old-world atmosphere.
Mon–Thurs 4p–10p, Fri 4p–10p, Sat–Sun 11a–10p. Eat-in, carry-out, and delivery.
359 Main Street
Lansing, IA 52151
563-538-4228
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Full service restaurant, great soups, sandwiches, gourmet coffee, super premium ice cream. Day and night specials, full beverage. Fun staff and décor. Dine inside or on deck. Visit website for hours.
113 West Main
Spring Grove, MN 55974
507-498-DOCS
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http://www.docsspringgrove.com
Studio area for 24 to craft, create. Dining area for 24. Come feed your body and soul. Room for 20 to sleep in five separate rooms, three baths. Complimentary breakfast.
105 North Vine
West Union, IA 52175
563-422-8212
Enjoy luxurious accommodations in a Victorian home in historic downtown Decorah. Five guest rooms with spa bathrooms including one lavish suite. Organic, local breakfast daily. Free wifi and cable TV.
305 West Broadway
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-1420
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www.bandbonbroadway.com
Hidden paradise with fully furnished log cabins. Fish, hunt, relax!
3497 Highlandville Road
Highlandville, IA 52149
563-546-7722
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www.bearcreekcabinsia.com
Rich in history, modern in feel. Five guest rooms. Awesome view. Close to park & downtown. Perfect for small or large groups. Wifi and breakfast.
305 Grove St.
Decorah, IA 52101
563-380-8080
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www.cooley-whitneyBandBinndecorah.com
Enjoy a cozy log cabin with heat, air and much more for your perfect weekend get-away! Minutes from Decorah.
1824 Canoe Ridge Road
Decorah, IA 52101
563-380-2285
563-380-0136
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www.whisperingpinesdecorah.com
Luxurious suites overlooking the Mississippi.
203 Main Street
Lansing, IA 52151
563-538-9262
866-538-9262
www.mcgarritysinn.com
Housed in century old barn between Waukon and Lansing. Wireless Internet. Private entrances. Private baths, TV, mini-fridge, microwave, blow-dryers, hot country breakfast buffet.
1231 Hwy 9
Lansing, IA 52151
563-568-2665 or 563-380-8272
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www.ourtara.com
Restored 1879 historic hotel only 20 minutes from Decorah. In 1923 Charles Lindberg stayed here. Eight sleeping rooms; five full suites.
117 South Main Street
Mabel, MN 55954
507-493-5768
www.mabelhousehotel.com
The 16th annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour (NIAST Inc.) applications to exhibit are now available to area artists. Print an application or more information, email Darla or Glen Ellickson or call 563-382-2295. The 2013 Tour takes place October 11, 12 & 13. Studios are open 10 to 5 daily.
Media considered is limited to Fine Art and Fine Craft. Items include: Painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clay/ceramics, wood, glass, metal, printmaking, mixed media, handmade paper, fiber, etc. as appropriate at Fine Art Fairs. All works must be original in concept and design and must have been executed by the applicant: works from molds or kits, commercial or manufactured items, and buy/sell are not permitted. Tour exhibitors qualify as “fine artists,” meaning, “They possess the skill to expand and adapt even a high-end craft with individual vision.” Artist’s applications for tour entry are juried, and participants are selected for their work’s technique, quality, and vision and studios must reside within 40 miles of Decorah, in Iowa. Postmark deadline for submitting an application is February 28, 2013.
The self-guided Tour is specially timed to enjoy the fall color and travels along winding gravel roads, for a behind-the-scenes view into the Artists’ personal workspace.
Many attendees traveled from as far as Chicago in one direction to Omaha the other. The 2012 Tour featured 53 artists at 43 locations. Estimated 2000 visitors annually from as many as 15 states and 2 countries have been reported as attending from past Tours. According to the Travel Association of America, Cultural travelers spend more per trip than the average U.S. traveler. The Studio Tour brings economic benefit to the entire northeast Iowa area.
Participating in this event features inclusion of color photos of your artwork and contact information in top quality full-color posters and 20-30,000 brochures, complete with detailed map with GPS to studio locations. These brochures are distributed in many ways, including: being personally handed-out by the touring Artists throughout the country; through a bulk-mailing of nearly 9000 brochures to the pre-qualified mailing lists of the Artists; to special requests to area Tourism venues; and from the tour drawing cards requesting information.
Past NIAST press has included: 2000 September Minnesota Monthly, national exposure in 2000 November American Artist, 2001 Luther Alumni Magazine and 2002/03 Home and Away magazine. 2003 Tour news was included in: The Iowan, Tapestry, several area newspapers, the Des Moines Register, and the Boston Herald. Winneshiek County Tourism Convention and Visitors Bureau (WCCVB) recognized the Studio Tour for “Leadership in Promoting Regional Tourism” in January of 2005. 2007-2012 featured extensive radio advertising on KDEC radio and IA Public Radio.
The event is free-to-the-public and self-supporting, funded by artist entry fees, donations, and sponsors. 2012 sponsorship included Major Sponsor: KDEC FM/AM radio. Sponsors included: Darla & Glen Ellickson – Jewelry, Dave & Brenda Carlson, Trevor Huinker Solutions, D.Art.Co (DRAC), Decorah Bank and Trust Company, Bank of the West of Decorah, Viking State Bank and Trust, Waukon State Bank, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, New Albin Savings Bank and KZCQ FM 102.5 SuperC Radio. Friends of the Arts were Mary Ann Gloe – Paintings, Douglas Cole Pottery, In-kind sponsors were: Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau (WCCVB), Julie Strom Photography (brochure design and photography), and Iroc Web Design Services, plus ad support from area hotels and restaurants.
If you are interested in supporting area Tourism and the Arts by becoming a sponsor or advertiser, or a “friend of the Arts”, contact Glen Ellickson 563-382-2295.
2013 brochures will be available around May. To obtain a brochure with the Tour map or for other area Tourism information, call Winneshiek County Convention and Visitors Bureau at: 563-382-2023 or 1-800-463-4692 or email. For more complete information about the artists and ongoing events, view the official Tour web-site: www.iowaarttour.com.
Updated current directions as of 10-10-2012.
The complete Tour map with Artists’ GPS is available in the Tour brochure.
View/Download the 2012 Tour Brochure: NIAST 2012 FINAL.sm.pdf // NIAST 2012 Brochure_lg.pdf
For just the brochure map PDF niast_map_11x17.pdf
DETAILED ROUTE DIRECTIONS from location to location in numbered order.
Directions_route10.2012.dn.pdf
DIRECTIONS from known locations or major intersection – provided by the Artists.
Artist directions 2012.dn.pdf
Artist’s GPS available as text 5.9.2012 GPS.pdf
Now available online – listen to the interview showcasing the Tour http://iowapublicradio.org/
“Iowa Public Radio’s October edition of the Iowa Arts Showcase travels to Decorah with Darla and Glen Ellickson to enjoy details on the 15th Annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour being held on October 12 through the 14th in Northeast Iowa.”
It’s almost here! Plan to attend and share in the tools, techniques and inspiration involved in creating fabulous art in NE Iowa!
Please tune in on Oct. 6, 2012 for a special Iowa Arts Showcase broadcast.
Iowa Public Radio is pleased to present a broadcast of the Iowa Arts Showcase with Jacqueline Halbloom at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. This state wide broadcast can be heard on the Iowa Public Radio Classical frequencies:
91.7 Iowa City, 89.5 Cedar Falls, Waterloo, 105.9 Patterson, Des Moines, 96.3 Pleasantville, 90.7 Mason City, 91.1 Ottumwa, HD 2 Ames, Des Moines,101.7 Dubuque, Des Moines, 88.9 Mitchellville
Or online through the streaming media player found at www.iowapublicradio.org.
For One hour each month Jacqueline highlights the efforts and activities of nonprofit
arts and culture organizations throughout Iowa. Focusing on performing arts
organizations, festivals, visual arts organizations, and other cultural centers, Iowa
Arts Showcase will shine a light on the contributions of arts organizations to Iowa
communities.
In this broadcast, we’ll explore several upcoming Iowa events, learn more about the
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Gala and Festival for the Iowa Composers’ Forum occurring on
October 5th and 6th at the Paramount Opus Café in Cedar Rapids, discover the inside
scoop on the 15th Annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour happening on October
12th through the 14th, find out more about the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts
Center’s exciting 2012-13 season, and take a glimpse at the National Czech and Slovak
Museum and Library exhibits.
For more information contact Jacqueline Halbloom at:
email or 800-772-2440 Ext. 36485
Darla Ellickson silver and gold jewelry was awarded “Best Three-Dimensional Art” at the AAUW Art Fair on the Green in LaCrosse, WI, July 28-29. The following Saturday at the 51st Cresco Area Fine Arts Show, her jewelry was chosen for a “First Place Award”. Check out her award-winning jewelry at the upcoming shows in Cedar Falls and Ames, IA, Naperville, IL, PLUS, of course, at her working studio at The Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour!
Linda Ravenwind wins twice at the same show at the Great River Folk Fest in LaCrosse. In addition to being awarded “Best of Show” her work was also chosen as “Crafter’s Choice” by her fellow exhibiting Artists. Check out her award-winning art at her working studio at The Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour! Way to go Linda!
Many Tour Artists travel and exhibit their creations throughout the United States. As the shows our Artists exhibit at are too numerous to list individually – for more information about where to see their most recent work visit their websites. Just a small sampling of some locations include: June 2-3/Darla & Glen Ellickson will be at the Countryside Art Fair in Omaha Nebraska, and Nate and Hallie Evans at 57th St Art Fair in Chicago, IL. Both Elisabeth Maurland, and Darla will be in DesMoines June 23-24. That same weekend Nate & Hallie will be exhibiting in Spring Green, WI. Many schedules change as the summer rolls along so keep checking back!
The new brochures are here! If you are in the area pick up your new brochure at participating Artists, lodging and dining businesses or The Decorah Visitor’s Center in downtown Decorah at 507 West Water Street. Out-of-towners get a download or have one mailed to you. IF you have a public location and would like to help publicize this great event, NEW colorful posters with lots of great Artist images are also available. Contact WCCVB at: 563-382-2023 or 1-800-462-4692, Email or www.decoraharea.com
Many thanks to Trevor Huinker, absolutely awesome nephew of Darla Ellickson, Tour Director, for design and instruction for the NEW 2012 Tour website. Through collaborations over several weeks the Tour now has a new cleaner searchable connected Tour website!
Winning blue ribbons in April are Tour Artists Mary Ann Gloe for a watercolor collage of “Cut-work Frogs” and Jim Updegraff, for an oil painting “Landscape”. Region 3 is comprised of the eight counties of Northeast Iowa. Their artwork will move unto the state competition held May 5 at NICC.
George Lowe, Tour Potter, organized the “Empty Bowls” event held in the beautiful Center for the Arts at Luther College on April 1, 2012. 130 gallons of soup were served in handmade pottery bowls. Donations to aid local food pantries, world hunger, Lutheran World relief and Potters for Peace. Contributing were numerous volunteers, including students, area businesses, musicians providing musical entertainment and more Tour Artists: Martha Monson Lowe, Paul Corbin.
Pottery
Rick Scheffert’s pottery ranges from utilitarian pieces, that will add enjoyment to your daily meals, to decorative pieces including large vases and face pots. His designs often come from nature, and sculptural elements are an important part of many of his works.
Rick lives and works in a beautiful valley 5 miles south of Decorah. He began his journey into pottery under the direction of Dean Schwarz at Luther College. In addition to his studies under Schwarz he took classes from “Jack” Dale Raddatz and participated in workshops taught by various potters including Marguerite Wildenhain and William Daley.
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Fiber
2011 features many new pieces! Having worked in traditional quilt-making techniques since 1983 my ideas about fiber art began to shift in new directions in 2000. With this change comes a new body of work that reflects my passion for nature, color and texture. New styles of fiber art have emerged with this redirection and the resulting thread paintings, fiber collage and framed pieces complement and diverge from my traditional roots.
In addition to the art for sale on my website, commissioned pieces can be arranged.
Individually instructed sessions are available for those interested in creating their own unique quilts or artwork.
Visits to my studio in beautiful Northeast Iowa can be scheduled with advance notice.
Pottery
Karen Misseldine began creating pottery in the early 1980’s while at Adrian College in Michigan where she graduated with a double-major in sociology/human services and art. She later received her Masters Degree in Art Therapy at Vermont College of Norwich University. After graduation, Karen’s pottery-making sat on the shelf until 2001 when she and her family moved to Decorah, Iowa. Karen soon realized after putting her hands to the wheel again, that creating pottery is a part of who she is, and no amount of time can take it away from her.
Karen creates everyday-functional pottery that is microwave, oven and dishwasher safe. She is known for her dinnerware sets, butter keeper, jewelry pot, berry bowl (strains berries), and many other practical items like mugs, bowls and platters. Each piece is one of a kind and almost all of the pieces are inspired by Karen’s love for nature with their warm fall and jewel-toned colors and occasional leaf prints.
Karen’s pottery is available through the Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour and upon request. She does commission work and shows her pottery by appointment. At Karen’s studio you will enjoy seeing a wide-variety of her pottery pieces and the process of creating them as well as taking in the beautiful tree-covered hillside view from her deck.
Karen has been on the tour since 2003, which was her first professional show. She now participates in the Bluff Country Tour and holds a private Holiday Show in her home. Karen is a member of the Iowa Art Therapy Association and American Art Therapy Association. While attending Adrian College she received the Outstanding Senior Art Award.
Although Karen loves pottery making it does come second to her passion for art therapy. Karen thoroughly enjoys the interaction with people she has while doing art therapy. In Decorah she is best-known for her pottery-making, but in the surrounding communities she is becoming more well-known for her giftedness in art therapy. She travels many miles each week to work with elderly and disabled individuals through art therapy.
Willow Baskets and Birch Bark Boxes
Artists/naturalists Lee Zieke and Lindsay Lee have long been known around the area for their work in landscape gardening and as growers of perennial flowers.
Lesser known are their talents with willow and other natural materials like birch bark and riven green wood. Their baskets and boxes are the perfect companion of beauty and functionality.
“There is something magic” says Lee when you can take this pile of sticks and by bending and twisting them the right way, this lovely form comes into being.”
Together Lee and Lindsay grow their own willow in a coppice patch covering about three acres. By harvesting (cutting) the stems near the ground each year, a crop of graceful flexible weaver rods is produced.
“It really is a renewable resource”. says Lindsay. “With the birch bark it’s more of a salvage operation, as it is harvested ahead of the logging crews. Traditionally it is done without harming the tree.”
In the studio the bark is peeled back to reveal the inner layers, cut, decorated and bent into the versatile storage canister. They are inspired by traditional Scandinavian birch work.
Please consider this an invitation to visit Lee and Lindsay’s rural studio and see their projects along with the raw materials utilized in their work.
www.willowglennursery.com
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Artist Listing – Lindsay
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The gallery features Doug’s original art work in oils, watercolors, and drawings. He also exhibits a large selection of commercial prints of his original work. Images include local scenes, Iowa landscapes, Norway landscapes, & scenes from his world travels. The gallery also houses a creative studio and room for studio art workshops.
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Mixed – Beads/Yarn/Clay
Born the youngest of eleven children Paula was surrounded by inspiration from her older siblings. Creating original jewelry and art work has been a passion from a very early age. At the age of fifteen she participated in her first arts and crafts fair.
Paula now resides in Northeast Iowa with her Husband Tom and two small sons. The birth of their first child was the inspiration to make a career of her artistic talents so she could be home with her children.
This will be Paula’s fourth year participating in Northeast Iowa Artist Studio Tour, and this year she is also the Treasure for the organization.
The Goods includes designs in various media inspired by nature and incorporating many natural elements. Paula’s seemingly endless original ideas make for an interesting and eclectic mix of art pieces. You never know what she will come up with! Besides creating and selling her jewelry and accessories Paula also teaches jewelry making techniques in private and public workshops.
You can find The Goods at regional art fairs including Nordic Fest in Decorah, online at Etsy and on Facebook.
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