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Dispatches from the 2022 Studio Tour...
After the Tour I polled our artists on how the Tour went for them. The replies were outstandingly positive - “a wow” with “tons of...

Linda Case
Nov 30, 20222 min read


This Week-end, Repose Yourselves
Get in your vehicle with family and/or friends or be by yourself. Set off with your GPS and/or printed off map of the studio stops in...

Tara Bell
Nov 7, 20222 min read


What's New?
An email to the Studio Tour Artists asking if they will be showing anything new this year (November 12 & 13, 10-5pm) generated a flood of...

Linda Case
Nov 4, 20222 min read


Mutual Admiration
Why are our artists so enthused that the Studio Tour is almost upon us? Well, the easy answer is that each artist creates a “pop up”...

Linda Case
Oct 22, 20223 min read


Doing the Tour
There would be no reason to have the Over the Mountain Studio Tour if it weren't for the people who visit it. Of course It survives...

Tara Bell
Oct 1, 20222 min read


Heroic Tales of Art Rescues...
Can potters, paper artists (ooo, my scissors slipped!) and colored pencil artists rescue their work from mediocrity or the trash bin? I...

Linda Case
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Ch-ch-ch-changes
Ren & Pam, Pam & Ren, their names interchangeable with each other, are the creators of their lifetime business Sycamore Pottery, are...

Tara Bell
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Treasure out of Trash
I use alcohol inks and polymer clay, often on man-made “paper” in my mixed media work. It worries me that these are not eco-friendly...

Linda Case
Aug 7, 20222 min read


New Member Introduction; Esther Murphy!
Green pitchers, floral stamps in clay, sculptured faces, artful pumpkins, wood fired pieces and sgraffito pots; these are some of the...

Tara Bell
Jul 19, 20222 min read


Let’s Go Back to School…and have fun learning a new skill!
Crafting classes are popping up all over with Studio Tour artists leading the way. Here’s your chance: Over at the Shenandoah Planing...

Linda Case
Jul 4, 20221 min read


Don't Miss This Event If...
You are interested in art and craft and making... You are you wanting to bring more creativity into your life.. You wonder what medium...

Linda Case
Jun 23, 20221 min read


Where Does the Passion to Make Originate?
Give a child a gift of art supplies and you may be giving them a lifelong passion. One of our new Studio Tour members, Denise Ray of...

Linda Case
Jun 7, 20221 min read


Art Friends
Do you have any of those friends, someone who looks at a painting with you and discusses contrast, medium, colors and textures? Those...

Tara Bell
May 26, 20222 min read


WooHoo....Big News!
Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 25. That’s the date for the Shenandoah Planing Mill’s third annual Summertime Festival. The Over...

Linda Case
Apr 27, 20222 min read


An Artists' Dilemma
Here we are, at a precipice. How should we contribute? If we are artists and makers, then we want to contribute through art, and the...

Tara Bell
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Feeding the Artist's Soul
Incoming! A perfect missive from Joy Bridy. "This time of year, my desk is covered with seed catalogs, those dreams of summers-to-be....

Linda Case
Mar 14, 20222 min read


A New Light
by Tara Bell A new light shines at the old J.P. Tabler Dry Goods and Notions building, and it’s bright and beautiful. Located on German...

Tara Bell
Feb 18, 20222 min read


Renewal
Late February/early March are months of rebirth and renewal in the life of the 33-year-old Over the Mountain Studio Tour. It’s really...

Linda Case
Jan 19, 20222 min read


This New Year
by Tara Bell When I asked OTMST members Danielle Corsetto, Tim Wohebler and Bruce Fransen to share what they were up to for this new...

Tara Bell
Jan 8, 20222 min read


The Power of a Cupcake....
The Studio Tour returned with a flourish. Our visitors flocked back with joy. A Tour has to be planned many months before it happens. ...

Linda Case
Dec 9, 20212 min read
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