Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour
A self-guided tour of artists' studios within 30 miles of Mountain View, Arkansas
Brit McDaniel
New Artist: River Lovenstein
Grassy Creek Handcrafted Brooms After leaving their Forest Service jobs in Washington State to live a simpler life, the Lovensteins settled on 59 secluded acres along Grassy Creek in Stone County. Through an apprenticeship program offered by the Ozark Folk
Read moreEd & Jaynie McQuick
Studio Number The Vintage Silverwear Company863 South Bayou Drive, Mountain View, AR 72560(801) 703-0060 Jayniemcquirk@hotmail.com We began our journey making our unique jewelry from antique and vintage silverware when someone asked us if we could make a ring out of
Read moreRon Chandler
Studio Number 318 Pebble Creek DriveMountain View, AR 72560417-439-2391 ronchandler76@yahoo.com Ron is a landscape painter whose love of art reachesback to grammar school. Although he didn’t graduate with adegree in art, he’s not exactly a self-taught artist.Throughout the years, he
Read moreSamuel and Jealene Cohen
Studio Number Cove Creek HerbalsArtisan Teas, salves and capsules100 Bickles Cove, Mountain View, AR. 72560 972-467-8940 www.covecreekherbals.com Cove Creek Herbals is a small acreage herb farm located 5 minutes from the Square. The fields, woods and gardens abound with over
Read moreElizabeth Kratochvil
EJK’s Custom Creations 556 West Crossroads, Pineville, AR 72566 870-297-4216 ejk@ejkscustomcreations.comwww.ejkscustomcreations.com Studio Number 1 Elizabeth Kratochvil is a nineteen year old entrepreneur. Her studio is located on her family farm, which has been in her family for six generations. Elizabeth
Read moreEliza Hatman
Studio Number Clearwater Hat Company 3890 Gorby Road. Calico Rock Arkansas 72519 870-656-7787 Clearwaterhatcompany@gmail.comClearwaterhats.com I graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a degree in Apparel Merchandising and Product Development in December of 2019. After graduation I moved
Read moreTerri Thrasher
Studio Number 16 406 Hughes AvenueMountain View, Arkansas 601-968-7651 tthrasher1@yahoo.com I was born and raised in Mississippi and retired from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2016. I’ve always been interested in Art one way or the other. I’m
Read moreDana Finimore
Studio Number 12 Painting, Metal work, Sculpture and Pottery218 Church Ave, Mountain View, AR 72560870-269-7912 Cell 662-910-7075tinroofartist@gmail.com danafinimoreart.com I consider my paintings a series of reactionary attempts to express myself utilizing the abstract language of imagery, shape, color and line.
Read moreHarry Branton
Studio Number 503 Harding Blvd. Mountain View, Arkansas 72560hbranton@icloud.com I was taught art while still in elementary school by the High School Art teacher. I went on to be a Painting Major at LSU in Baton Rouge. I toured some major
Read moreCindy Snow Kopack
Studio Number 6 Whipoorwill Mountain Jewelry991 Whipporwill Lane, Mountain View, AR 72560870-213-8000 snow@aol.comwwmtnjewelry@gmail.comwww.whippoorwillmountainjewelry.com Cindy first moved to the Mountain View area for her job with the US Forest Service over 16 years ago. After seven years she was transferred to
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Studio Number 553 Fate Morrison RoadFox, Arkansas 72051870-213-1681 mariatsmith559@gmail.com Maria Smith was born in Havana,Cuba. While she was a child her family moved to the United States to escape Castro’s Communist regime. Several years ago she was introduced to lamp
Read moreTom & Sage Holland
Studio Number The Glass Studio at the Arkansas Craft SchoolCorner of Peabody and Main St. Downtown Mountain View870-363-4890 sageandtomemail@gmail.com Glass lampworking, the art of flame working glass, is a fascinating and dynamic thing to watch. Sage and Tom Holland are known
Read morePeggy & Mahdee Raiees-Dana
Studio Number 8 10309 Lafferty Road, Mount Pleasant AR, 72561870-373-1967 870-260-9286 earthartandfoods@gmail.com earthartandfoods.com “Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.” This song may come to mind as you journey to Mahdee and Peggy’s studio nestled
Read moreLewie Lloyd, Knife Maker
Studio Number 11 787 Hub Willis RoadMountain View, AR 72560 601-951-5897 lewislloyd@gmail.com Lewie shapes steel into beautiful blades and then creates fitted leather scabbards. Lewie says “My interest in knives peaked when I bought my first custom knife from Jimmy
Read moreLiz Lloyd, Wood Turner
Studio Number 11 787 Hub Willis RoadMountain View, AR 72560601-421-6114Contact: lizlloyd37@gmail.com Liz turns wood on two lathes to create everything from pens (and stylii for the iPad crowd) to platters and bowls. Most of the wood comes from trees right
Read moreOwen Rein
Studio Number P. O. Box 1162 Mountain View, AR 72560870-269-5381 owensfrein@gmail.com Twice nominated as an Arkansas Living Treasure, Owen Rein has been making his living using the old time woodworking tools and techniques for over 40 years. Over the years
Read moreLinda Widmer & Bob Johnson
Studio428 Massey Avenue Mountain View, AR 72560Cell: 870-213-8531Contact: lindawidmer2@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/lindawidmerjewelry/ Linda is a self taught artist and craft interpreter at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Linda spent a few years as a woodcarver and then moved into jewelry, first doing fabrication
Read moreDoris Fountain, Vintage Art
Studio Number 2 Highway 233, Pineville, AR 72566870-297-3918 fountain@centurytel.net Doris lives with her husband Roger in Pineville, AR. Roger is a musician and they share their home and studio with each other and several fat cats. Her Old World Santas
Read moreLoretta Babak, Painting
Studio Number 18 235 Harding Blvd, Mountain View, AR 72560870-269-5732 Cell: 870-213-7495bababak@yelcot.net Born and raised in Michigan, I retired to Mountain View, making it myhome. I’m a self-taught artist, using oil, watercolor, acrylic, and also doingreverse glass painting. A lot
Read morePaul Gillam, Blue Mountain Woodworks
Studio Number 2457 Blue Mountain Rd, Timbo, AR 72680870-213-6316 paulgilliam6@gmail.comwww.bluemountainwoodwork.com We make our living woodworking. This isn’t a hobby or added income. We work full time woodworking. We start with either logs or rough cut lumber, dry the lumber to
Read moreJoy Harp
17221 Hwy 9 (South)Mountain View (just down the road from the Stone County Humane Shelter.)Country Oaks Bed and BreakfastMountain View, AR870-213-6135 Contact: joysoffthebeatenpath@gmail.com Joy’s art is a result of her love of color, nature and her surroundings. Working mostly with
Read moreJoe Bruhin, Woodfired Pottery
Studio Number 24 3253 Red River Road. Fox, Arkansas 72051 870-363-4264 joebruhin@gmail.com www.JoeBruhin.com I established Fox Mountain Pottery in 1986 and have been earning my livelihood with wood fired pottery ever since. My kiln is called an Anagama. It is half
Read moreJohn Perry & Judi Munn, Pottery and Painting
Studio Number 5 9400 Green Mountain Road, Mountain View, AR (870) 585-2308 perrymunn@mvtel.netwww.facebook.com/Perry/Munn Pottery John and Judi invite you to visit their pine-covered hilltop property, adjacent to the Ozark National Forest, just down the road from the bike trails. At
Read moreDavid & Becki Dahlstedt, Pottery
Studio Number 511 Jackson St., Mountain View, AR 72560Becki: 870-615-4825 David 870-615-3432 becki.dahlstedt@gmail.com www.facebook.com/dahlstedtpottery Potters David and Becki Dahlstedt have been making pottery in Mountain View for the past 40 years. David became the resident potter at the Ozark Folk
Read moreJeanette Larson, Fiber Artist
Studio Number 17 17485 Highway 66, Mountain View, AR 72560870-269-6808 jenonthefarm@gmail.com http://www.havencroftfarm.com Jeanette Larson has been a fiber artist all her life, weaving the threads of her art through careers in journalism and management. She spins yarn from her rare
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