Sadly the area I live in doesn’t have any Doors Open events going on this year. Despite this shortfall, the area does have a number of self directed art tours going on this fall. This weekend I took in the Sylvan Circle Tour which features 12 stops and over 50 artists and artisans.
Highlights:
- Getting a chance to go into the old community halls and churches that served as venues for this tour.
- The three studio stops on the tour, which let you visit the artist’s workshop.
- Seeing the variety of pottery, paintings, and crafts which are made by locals. Some high points for me were:
- Weaving done by Russ Mason
- Seeing Susan Levesque’s unique style of using gourds as canvas for painting
- Stone jewelry by Jeanne Dumas
Sadly, most of the artists that participated on the Sylvan tour do not have an online presence. But in most cases a short bio and contact info can be found here.