Creation by Ginger Freeman
The 10th Annual Holiday Studio Tour in Monteagle and Sewanee is set for Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. CST.
Sponsored by Craft Artist of Southern Tennessee (CAST), the local chapter of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA), it features holiday tours of artists' studios and galleries.
A total of 16 locations in the Sewanee/Monteagle area are included.
Maps are available at each venue or by visiting www.mountainstudios.org
Work from over 40 artist will be on display and available for purchase. just in time for the Holiday Season.
Artwork will also be available for purchase at sponsor locations including Monteagle Inn and Lorena’s in Monteagle and Shenanigans in Sewanee.
Other sites included in this year’s tour are the University of the South Art Gallery, Sewanee American Legion Hall, and the Spencer Room at St. Andrews-Sewanee School along with many private art studios.
Stop at any of the locations to pick up a detailed map of the tour. Then follow the bright yellow signs across the mountain to see the unique variety of artist and artwork on the tour including works in pottery, jewelry, glass, wood, textiles, paintings, prints, and much more!
Maps may also be picked up at AVA in Chattanooga, Monteagle Inn and Lorena’s in Monteagle, and Shenanigans in Sewanee, by request at 913- 598- 0457 or from www.mountainstudios.org
As in past years the St. Andrews-Sewanee Art Gallery will host the exhibit “Full CAST” featuring the work of artist on the tour, CAST- TACA members, and SAS faculty and staff.
All works featured in the “Full CAST” exhibit are also for sale. This year’s show is juried by Curtis Benzle. Mr Benzle is a full professor and chairman of Dimensional Studies, at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio. He received his B.F.A. from the Ohio State University in 1972 and his MA from Northern Illinois University in 1978. His work is included in many major museums and collections around the world.
Full list of artist and participating studios and galleries on the tour:
1. BARBARA HUGHES STUDIO
Sewanee
Barbara Hughes – sculpture and painting
Diane Jones – calligraphy
2. SHENANIGANS GALLERY
Sewanee
Work of local artists
3. AMERICAN LEGION HALL
Sewanee
Emily Allison – mixed media assemblage
Marjorie Langston – glass
Randy McCurdy and Sherry Nickell –
flowers in stained glass and glass ornaments
Ray Torstenson – limited edition prints
Ursula Vann – pottery
Nancy Wallace – clay
Michelle Adkins – clay
Susan Parry – jewelry
4. BOB ASKEW STUDIO
Sewanee
Bob Askew – watercolor
5. ROBLEY HOOD STUDIO
Sewanee
Robley Hood – book binding
6. DIANE GETTY STUDIO
Sewanee
Diane Getty – fabric collage and mixed media
7. UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ART GALLERY
Sewanee
Beyond Words: Artists’ Books
8. CLAIRE REISHMAN STUDIO
Sewanee
Sharon Bandy – knitting and felting
Anne Griffin – knitting
Mary Lynch – clay, handbuilt functional ware
Claire Reishman – clay
9. MERISSA TOBLER STUDIO
Sewanee
Jack Hastings – stainless steel vessels
G. Sanford McGee – copper and mixed media
Jeanie Stephenson – bronze
Merissa Tobler – pottery
10. ST. ANDREW’S-SEWANEE GALLERY
Sewanee
Full CAST: An exhibition of selected works
by Studio Tour participants, members of CAST
and SAS faculty members; Curtis Benzle, juror
11. LORENA’S GIFTS WITH A STORY
Gifts and Gourmet Coffee
Monteagle
Gail Drake, owner
12. MONTEAGLE INN
G. Dwain Adams – carved wood birds
Tom Church – wood turnings and furniture
Carol Kimmons – ceramics
Denise Miller – lampwork bead jewelry
13. EDGEWORTH INN
Monteagle
Four painters – oil and watercolor
14. WENDY ADAMS STUDIO
Monteagle
Wendy Adams – oil, watercolor
15. CHRISTI TEASLEY STUDIO
Monteagle
Christi Teasley – textiles
16. GINGER FREEMAN STUDIO
Green Gate Gallery
602 DuBose St, Monteagle
Ginger Freeman – clay