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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sylvan Circle

Sadly the area I live in doesn't have any Doors Open events going on this year.  Despite this shortfall, the area does have a number of self directed art tours going on this fall.  This weekend I took in the Sylvan Circle Tour which features 12 stops and over 50 artists and artisans.

Highlights:
  • Getting a chance to go into the old community halls and churches that served as venues for this tour.
  • The three studio stops on the tour, which let you visit the artist's workshop. 
  • Seeing the variety of pottery, paintings, and crafts which are made by locals. Some high points for me were:
    • Weaving done by Russ Mason
    • Seeing Susan Levesque's unique style of using gourds as canvas for painting
    • Stone jewelry by Jeanne Dumas

 Sadly, most of the artists that participated on the Sylvan tour do not have an online presence.  But in most cases a short bio and contact info can be found here.

2 comments:

  1. KaylaSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Sounds interesting since at least all the places you visited were being used. Did you buy anything cool?

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  2. Krista McCrackenSeptember 20, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    I resisted the urge to splurge on lovely looking jewelry and decorative poetry. Though, I did end up with a hand made heat pack thing -- the kind with beans inside that you heat up in the microwave.

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