ASHE COUNTY STUDIO TOUR
AUGUST 3-4, 2024
Studio Tour Artists Gallery Exhibit at Ashe Arts Center July 31 – August 4
Tour participants will discover art studios located all over the county – in and around West Jefferson, Jefferson, Crumpler, Laurel Springs, Todd, Creston, Warrensville, and Lansing. Most of the studios are not usually open to the public, so this is a rare opportunity for people to see where these artists work and at select locations, to watch them as they create their art. And it doesn’t hurt that getting there takes you through some of the most beautiful mountain countryside the High Country has to offer!
Studio Tour is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The studio tour will be accompanied by a week-long exhibit leading up to the tour weekend at the Ashe Arts Center from July 31 – August 3. Studio tour artists will display their works in our gallery space to give visitors a preview of the kind of work that they make.
Saturday Studio Tour Hours: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday Studio Tour Hours: 12 pm – 5 pm
Things to note about Studio Tour:
• Please bring checks or cash as many studios are not prepared to accept card payments
• Due to the nature of home studios on private property not all studios wheelchair accessible, those that are will be noted in the description.
Dottie Baker
High Meadows Pottery
1060 Will Vannoy Road
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(336) 877-0446
dbaker996@gmail.com
Gestural, earth colored, handmade pots whose roots are in early American and medieval English and Japanese pottery traditions.
This studio is wheelchair accessible.
Tonya Bottomley
565 Calhoun Road
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(336) 877-4274
tbbottomley@skybest.com
Colorful oil and acrylic abstract paintings – large and small works available.
Lynell Dodge
Creekside Studio
167 Finch Way
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(919) 619-8410
captdl1447@gmail.com
Sterling silver jewelry and mixed media paintings.
Martha Enzmann
MgE Gallery
3937 Todd Railroad Grade Road
Todd, NC 28684
(336) 977-7318
enzmann@skybest.com
MgE Gallery features an ecletic array of mixed media work.
Nathan Fields
Doe Ridge Pottery
125 Burley Avenue
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(828) 773-2049
doeridgepottery@gmail.com
Functional stoneware pottery decorated with glaze and underglaze and fired to cone 6 in oxidation. This studio is open year-round and wheelchair accessible.
Maggie Flanagan & Sam Brown Studios
164 Buck Mountain Road
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(828) 773-5073
Brightly colored functional ceramics and upcycled clothing using monoprint screen-printing as well as photography.
Jane Munroe Floyd
Shades of Nature
429 Buck Mountain Road
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(336) 877-7973
jane.munroe.floyd@gmail.com
Luminous Botanical Collage using pressed plants, colorful and textural papers on hand constructed lampshades and two dimensional art.
Becki Henderson-Gow
Red Salamander Pottery
273 S. Graybeal Hollow
Creston, NC 28615
(828) 234-6524
mudslinger_wu@yahoo.com
redsalamanderpottery.com
Wheel-thrown pottery emphasizing vibrant layers of slips and glazes, generating an eclectic style of exceptional designs and patterns.
Marsha Holmes, Judith & Leaflin Winecoff
Dead End Studio
745 Oscar Road
Zionville, NC 28698
(336) 385-6289
www.marshaholmes.com
Dead End Studio is home to three painters: Marsha Holmes, Judith Winecoff, and Leaflin Winecoff. Marsha creates acrylic paintings, oil paintings and drawings inspired by the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Jennifer Gardiner
Gardiner Pottery
5123 Big Windfall Road
Lansing, NC 28643
(336) 384-1968
jenjig@gmail.com
Wheel-thrown, earthenware pottery with brushed and incised figures given depth by slips and glazes.
Ronnie Hughes
Hughes Glass
2024 New Hope Church Road
Laurel Springs, NC 28644
(336) 359-2600
Elegant flameworked glass wildflowers both native and from around the world. Ronnie will demonstrate daily. This studio is wheelchair accessible.
Carol King
Singing Clay Pottery
428 Trojan Horse Circle
Fleetwood, NC 28626
(828) 964-2628
singingclay@gmail.com
Functional pottery, one-of-a-kind lamps and ceramic tile mirrors.
George Kosinski and Allison Douglas
Kosinski + Douglas Fine Art
410 McConnel St #202
Jefferson, NC 28640
(336) 846-2122
Oil and watercolor paintings, prints, and cards inspired by local, national and international scenes, with architectural and impressionist influences.
This studio is open year-round and wheelchair accessible.
Diane Newby
Gold Beach Glass
4858 Big Peak Creek Road
Laurel Springs, NC 28644
(206) 571-8401
goldbeachglass.etsy.com
A rainbow of colorful, functional, fused art glass. Dichroic jewelry, candleholders, cabinet knobs, ornaments, dishes and gifts.
This studio is open year-round and wheelchair accessible.
Mary-Ann Prack
Prack Art
431 Sunnyside Park Road
Jefferson, NC 28640
(828) 406-7046
prackart@gmail.com
prackart.com
Mary-Ann’s abstract figurative sculptures joyfully play with the human form; colorful, distinctive mixed media paintings complement the sculpture’s spirit. This studio is open year-round by appointment.
Tom Risser
Heartspark Studio
1494 Hartzog Ford Road
West Jefferson, NC 28694
(704) 843-1136
sk8.man@usbottlers.com
Mostly Sculpture: Large to small. Abstract and figurative. Metal and glass. Built to last. Made for JOY. Studio is wheelchair accessible.
Ann Spragens
Happy Hill
289 Green Meadows Drive
Todd, NC 28684
(630) 240-3248
awspragens@gmail.com
Realism, Impressionism and Expressionism inspired by the harmony of nature and the beauty of mountain living.
Cherly Williams
Grassy Creek Pottery
746 Roby Poe Road
Crumpler, NC 28617
(336) 982-8716
grassycreekpottery@gmail.com
grassycreekpottery.com
Wheel thrown pottery created for everyday use and sculpted work with sass and class.
Come celebrate handmade, original, incredible art with us…
Enjoy the Drive!
Please note not all studios are equipped to take cards. Cash & checks are recommended.
Contact Info
303 School Ave., West Jefferson, NC, 28694
336-846-2787
info@ashecountyarts.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-3pm
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