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Participating artists in the Spring 2010 Weaverville Art Safari:
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Fine art - colored ink drawings covering a variety of themes with an emphasis on composition.
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Wonders in wood: hand carved cottonwood bark lighthouses and gnome homes, decorative and functional hollow log bird houses, scroll saw free standing & wall art, plus black walnut shell slice baskets and bowls.
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Whimsical, fun, elegant one-of-a-kind functional and decorative metal bird houses. Made primarily from 'found' and recycled material, each promises to bring a smile to your face.
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Neckpieces to honor & adorn yourself. Beads & fetishes from around the world - ancient, antique and vintage.
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Pottery for everday use in home and garden. Both high-fired stoneware and majolica earthenware using interesting designs and colorful glazes. Majolica glazing demo on Sunday - make your own tile!
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Heartsong Artworks studio/gallery offers a unique selection of paintings, prints, cards, T-shirts, books and home decor items reflecting Cherokee, Celtic and Appalachian legends.
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Functional pottery is slip trailed and then glazed in blue & white or green & brown. Ikebana pieces & wall sconces are glazed with black or green glazes.
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Prints and cards providing humor and inspiration for all those days when you just want to poke out your third eye!
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Sterling silver and gold jewelry accented with colored gemstones and pearls.
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Elegant one-of-a-kind raku vessels and sculpture which feature melted colored glass on a unique surface called 'halo/opal' glaze.
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Completely hand-stitched leatherwork - unique and original designs - ancient craft meets modern world.
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Jewelry with an industrial look. My work is fun and wearable, with each piece having its own personality. My newest body of work utilizes found steel objects combined with sterling silver, 14K gold and chains.
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Stylized acrylic paintings using a layering process to achieve unusual effects with an overall mystical, sometimes fanciful feeling.
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Michael Hatch creates a colorful variety of hand-blown glass. His work is finely crafted in traditional and contemporary styles. Featuring vases, bowls, sculptures, suncatchers and drinking glasses.
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Vivid art works in a broad range of mediums. Watercolor, ink, collage and calligraphy are just some of these. Eclectic subjects and whimsical images with an Asian influence in much of the work.
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Tom designs & handcrafts fine furniture and jewelry boxes in his Weaverville studio. Many of his pieces reflect a strong Asian influence. His work is featured in two area galleries but he often works on commission.
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Traditional blacksmithing studio featuring fine art furniture. I use sensuous organic art nouveau lines and twist them into functional items for home and garden. Granite topped tables are the hot item.
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Erin makes wheel-thrown high-fired functional pottery for your home and dinner table.
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Architects presenting contemporary mixed media glass & stone multi-layered mosaic assemblage. Lighting, art-for-the-wall sculptures, Judaic art, home decor. Commissions welcomed. Spring studio super specials.
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Expressionistic watercolors - portraits, landscapes, marine subjects and more.
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My beautiful angora goats are the source of fine mohair for blended yarn and roving in natural, dyed and handpainted colors. Knitted and felted wearable art.
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Unique art quilts for the wall - perfect for home or office. Custom pieces can be made for your space.
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Kiln formed and cast glass jewelry with handmade sterling wire beads and accents. 10% discount on all purchases during Art Safari.
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Kiln formed and cast glass with extensively detailed carving on many pieces! 10% discount on all purchases during Art Safari.
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Second generation potters Rob and Beth Mangum produce a wide range of fine functional items. Dinnerware, decorative vessels, furniture & musical instruments.
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Very functional tableware along with whimsical owl motif pieces. Plus, Spring Sale prices on selected pottery items.
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Meryl captures the spirit of her subjects breathing life into her realistic acrylic paintings. Her specialty is pet portraits. She also paints local scenery and farm animals. A beautiful scenic drive is an added bonus.
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Clay vessels uniquely constructed with colored, textured and painted surfaces also wheel thrown with figurative brushwork.
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Fine art and craft collections by award winning designers. Specializing in jewelry, ceramics, hand blown glass, silk, turned wood, paintings, and wrought iron.
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Traditional and painted paper, abstract collage and found objects. Fifty years experience making paper images for advertising, publishing and fine art.
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From the weary mountains to the intimate coves of Western North Carolina, quiet, limited-palette oil paintings conveying the subtle beauty of mountain life.
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Luxurious hand-made garments in Celtic colours made from high-quality wool, silk blends, cotton & rayon.
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I am visually drawn to the dramatic places where very dark areas meet very light ones - like the Dutch artists. It is challenging to try to capture the constantly moving light.
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Gallery featuring work from more than 50 area artisans including metal, glass, wood, pottery, photos, paintings, jewelry, and more.
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Paintings in egg tempera, watercolor and oils - from botanical to intricate poetic abstractions of nature.
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My work is a combination of sculpture and function and I assemble pieces from thrown, pressed and slab components. Everything gets fired in a wood kiln, so it always adds something different.
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Discover the magic, beauty and elegance of marbling. Decorative & functional works with colorful fluid designs. Silk scarves & accessories plus cards, journals, marbled paper & framed art.
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Photographs from Tracey's award-winning Native American photography museum tour. Also presenting poetry broadsides from her new book of poetry, 'I Have Fallen In Love With The World.'
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Wearable art in styles ranging from fun & funky to elegant & sophisticated. Hats, purses, vests, jackets, and scarves created by using a variety of fabrics and sewing techniques.
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Fabricated and constructed jewelry, precious metals and stones.
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Featuring a variety of glass art -- wall hangings, vases and other decorative items. Also beautiful handmade glass beads -- loose and made into finished jewelry.
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