Artisans
In the nineteen sixties and seventies, artisans looking for affordable, sustainable life styles found or built homes and studios in these hills, joining a tradition of craftsmanship that reached back to the 1600’s.
Now, fine nationally and internationally acclaimed potters, glassblowers, painters, photographers, weavers, metal smiths, woodworkers and many more craftsmen of all persuasions live and work throughout a region that is full of collaboration, cross disciplinary exploration and solitary creation producing internationally acclaimed work that is sold in local general stores, galleries, coops and also from their own studios. Many artisans operate working studios open to the public (or by appointment) where you can watch that special piece come to life before your eyes.
Artisans
In the nineteen sixties and seventies, artisans looking for affordable, sustainable life styles found or built homes and studios in these hills, joining a tradition of craftsmanship that reached back to the 1600’s. Now, fine nationally and internationally acclaimed potters, glassblowers, painters, photographers, weavers, metal smiths, woodworkers and many more craftsmen of all persuasions live and work throughout a region that is full of collaboration, cross disciplinary exploration and solitary creation producing internationally acclaimed work that is sold in local general stores, galleries, coops and also from their own studios. Many artisans operate working studios open to the public (or by appointment) where you can watch that special piece come to life before your eyes.
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