The Studio ARTour is open for registration for 2025! The tour this year will be October 3, 4 & 5. Registration fee is still $140 and the tour is Friday from 4-8pm, Saturday from 9am – 6pm and Sunday from 10am – 5pm. You are not required to open your doors on Friday, but it’s HIGHLY recommended. It’s a chance to capture people who might be heading out of town for the weekend, work out any kinks, and invite friends and family to see you and visit a bit. The link to register is: https://2025southcentralmnstudioartour.artcall.org

Our land has restored prairie and woodland, and I collect various grasses and leaves to print on trays and plates.  Oak leaves print well because they are thick and sturdy, and have a variety of shapes.

Right now, all the tall prairie grasses have gone to seed. These are big bluestem. Grasses print best when they are freshly picked.

I roll out a slab, dry it a little between cloths so it isn’t sticky, and then mark the pattern.  These will be small trays.

Then I lay the grasses on the slab where I want to print them, and roll them in with a rolling pin.

Here I add a stalk of Indian Grass and roll it in.

Everything in the kiln!

Cohen’s Last Song, Oil on Canvas

THE PROCESS:

I watched a demonstration on the de Kooning technique of painting on YouTube. It was fascinating. Inspired, the next week I chose my (2) oil colors, a large blank canvas, large brushes and mixed the 2 colors in separate bowls adding in different mediums for a syrupy, runny mixture. The way the paint slipped over the surface of the canvas and over the oil paint was beautiful. The neutral gray at the end added a cohesiveness. This painting is inspired by Leonard Cohen’s song – “You Want It Darker.”

Saturday, Oct. 9^th at 1:00 pm, Rebecca will demonstrate this technique during the Studio ArTour.
Studio #3.

“ Shimmering “ hold your breath 6 x8 oil on linen cannon valley wilderness.

   Alone moments of being held in Gods breath of shimmering light and sound cadmium glory .

“Cadmiums song” 8×10 oil on linen . Just above twostep spring feed waters gently flow reflecting colors of heaven and falls cadmium glory .

“Held in Hope” 9×12 pastel on Canson poured pigment hard and soft pastel . Autumn leaves held in slow moving waters from deep spring waters flowing over ancient limestone valleys .

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2021 STUDIO ARTOUR

SOME STUDIOS: FRIDAY, OCT 8TH • 4 – 8PM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH • 10AM – 6PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10TH • 10AM – 5PM

ARTOUR REGION: FARMINGTON, NORTHFIELD
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I am a silversmith of 10 years.  Nature is my muse and working with raw stones is my passion. I don’t think there is any greater artist than Nature and I work to honor that in all of my work. Each piece of jewelry I create is unique and made with love.