I am always amazed when I find a long time resident of Jefferson County who has never heard of the Over the Mountain Studio Tour. It’s...

Well actually, a whole lot. We’ve added a new stop! Stop 4 has been added at Cool Spring Preserve, the Potomac Audubon nature center....

There’s something so evocative about rustic twig furniture. It speaks of people using what is available to fill their needs for daily...

I was standing right there, with dozens of others milling about or studying, or taking photos (no flash) at the Van Gogh Museum in...

A successful show can be a real boost to an artist/crafter and a poor one can be a financial and personal downer. So how do you know when...

Get a few artists in a room and soon you’ll hear laments that the local art scene is so fractured. We got a glimpse of how a community...

We emerged, those setting up the summer show (Taste of the Tour?) Not everyone from the tour was there, but we represent everyone. We...

There are ninety-six present and past members of The Over the Mountain Studio Tour, and we are the oldest tour in West Virginia, although...

Have you noticed folks converting calendar to a verb as in “I’m going to calendar the summer Studio Tour exhibition and sale in...

The Brain on Creativity

By Tara Bell With today’s climate, both politically and earthly, an artist can’t help but want to generate images, shapes, messages, or a...

By Tara Bell This is our 30th year for the Over the Mountain Studio Tour. Ninety-four participants later and we are still setting up our...

How does a retired psychiatric nurse find her métier in glass artistry? Check with artist Fran Brolle of Shepherdstown Art Glass and...

Don’t you find how people get to where they are in life fascinating? I particularly love to hear how artists and makers arrive at their...

By Tara Bell Baby, it’s cold outside, or warm; our polar vortex is swinging wide. Yet, we still call it winter, a time where we might...

Susan Shildmyer is a master knitter. I caught up with her to learn more about her craft and her artistic journey. How did you get...

The advent of February each year holds special significance for me. It’s when the Baltimore Convention Center morphs into a wonderland of...

By Tara Bell, Colored Pencil Artist What do we do when inspiration wanes, your paint is dried up, your table is cluttered with pencils,...

by Tara Bell, Color Pencil Artist The Christmas tree can be an artistic expression, and its branches are often filled with craft, from...

By Barbara Acker, Mountain View Gourds When people think of autumn they think of the bright colors, the cooler days and nights and the...