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...

by Linda Case, mixed media artist The Over the Mountain Studio Tour is almost here! It’s November 10 and 11 and you’ll be able to visit 9...

By Tara Bell, Color Pencil Artist Autumn, it's time for a walk in the woods, mountains or along the canal. If you don't already do this,...

by Tara Bell, Color Pencil Artist "It's a chance for me to get away with my friends and look at beautiful things." "Driving around the...

by Linda Case, Multimedia Artisan Enter “artist self doubt” into Google and what do you get? 21,900,000 possible resources appear....

By Linda Case, Multimedia Artisan I used to run a creative nonprofit which combined art and the natural world. So many folks would say “I...

Every month we will be sharing ideas, interviews with our own tour members and others about details of making, marketing, gallery visits,...