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Gail Gates, Studio #1

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Gail Gates, Photographer Website: AgingSchmaging.com Photos can be viewed at (online): https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/gail-gates (In person at) Gustaf’s Up North Gallery  https://www.gustafsupnorthgallery.com Despite what her brothers may say, Gail Gates was NOT dropped on her head as an infant. She simply sees life as stories and possibilities. Thus, her photography style, playfully called “app dancing,” reaches for something juuust a notch off of the familiar. The most common question she gets is, “This is photography? What? Wow!” Followed by, “How did you DO that?” Well, in a nutshell… Her process starts by taking traditional photographs with her Nikon or iPhone.  She then … Continue reading

Patsy Dew, Studio #7

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People connect with one another through art.  The pictures I take, and later translate into prints or objects, say something to a viewer.  It might be “The natural world is beautiful,” or “mysterious.” Or the scene might elicit a feeling or evoke a memory.  My work starts with my personal interaction with what I see, and hopefully becomes a connection with someone else.

Joel Froehle, Studio #16

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Joel Froehle is an artist and educator creating pottery and more recently, paintings on ceramic forms. His functional pottery is intended for daily use to accentuate the home.  He’s hard at work making new pots for the Studio Artour this Fall.  He’s been part of the Studio Artour for many years, but his studio will be a new stop on the tour this year. In addition to pottery, Froehle also makes mixed-media paintings on ceramic “canvases”.  A series of these are currently part of a group show at the Northfield Arts Guild. The show, “Landscapes in the Abstract”, features four artists … Continue reading

Julie Fakler, Studio #10

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Julie Fakler paints vibrant one of a kind domestic animal portraits. Over the years she has developed her own unique painting style by applying many thin layers of acrylic paint to build up a representational image of an animal. Julie will share with you how she creates her portraits. She teaches Paint a Portrait of Your Pet locally at the Paradise Center for the Arts and at the Northfield Arts Guild. In these photos you can see her process of adding thin layers of acrylic paint. Seven steps in total that get repeated until the painting is finished. Julie also … Continue reading

Christie Clarke, Studio #17

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Christie Clarke creates one of a kind slab built pottery and necklaces that evoke thoughts of ancient objects yet have an unmistakably contemporary sensibility.  Each piece is textured and colored with underglaze and glazes that create vivid colorscapes. Some vessels have additional touches of gold leaf. Her work has been exhibited in several group showings of the MN Women Ceramic Association  in the Twin Cities, the Northfield Fine Craft Collective, the Anderson Center for the Arts in Red Wing MN, the Minnesota State Fair Art Show, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and is in the permanent collection of the Goldstein Museum … Continue reading

Linda Day-Dunlap, Studio #17

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Linda Day-Dunlap, studio #17 I have been building some birdhouses in the studio — these are still in the “wet clay” stage, and will need to go through a bisque firing, then after I add color (underglazes) and glaze, they will get their final glaze firing.  I also add handmade beads and odd findings to them, as decoration, but also to keep the wetness out. Below is an image of a previously made/finished birdhouse. I am looking forward to the Art Tour and being a guest artist at the Holmquist’ studio!

Michelle Ahlers, Studio #7

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Michelle Ahlers creates her jewelry in her studio just outside Faribault on her flower farm, where she draws much of her inspiration. Collections reflect a balanced earth feel with such names as, ‘out of the blue, ‘golden harvest’, ‘from the sea’, & ’naturals’. Michelle uses mixed metals, semi-precious stones, wood, glass, and other elements. deMichellah Jewelry Antique brass connects  4 Howlite Strands Native Fringe. Versatile beaded fringe will be enhanced by copper mounts Everyday wear, Leather meets Copper ‘Out of the blue’ collection

Kathy Anderson, studio #7

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Kathy Anderson Last January, images for the Weft Faced Weaving class offered by the Weaver’s Guild caught my eye. The colorful patterns reminded me of woven pieces from indigenous groups across the globe, from Scandinavian countries to the Americas to West Africa. A Zoom weaving class? “Why not!” I decided. My approach to weaving is inspired by Saori, a contemporary Japanese style of weaving dedicated to free-form expression and pure improvisation from the heart, with no premeditated pattern in mind.  So this more structured approach would be a major departure for me. I am so thankful I took the dive!  The teacher was … Continue reading

Applications are now open online

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Applications are now open online for the 17th Annual Studio ARTour. This a self-guided tour of artists’ studios in the Farmington, Northfield and Faribault, MN area will be  held Oct 8-10 and we are looking for artists to participate. Registration now at StudioARTour.com Artists are welcome whether or not they have their own studio because they can be a guest at another artist’s studio stop*. This year, in addition to our established and experienced creators, we are encouraging young artists, emerging artists and new-to-the-scene older artists who are making work as a second career to apply. We will also be … Continue reading

Michelle Ahlers

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Michelle Ahlers creates her jewelry in her studio just outside of Faribault on her flower farm, where she draws much of her inspiration. Collections reflect a balanced earthy feel with such names as, ‘out of the blue’ , ‘golden Harvest’ , ‘from the sea’ ,& ‘Naturals’. Michelle uses mixed metals, semi-precious stones, wood, glass and other elements. Demichellah Jewelry.

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