Ashe County Studio Tour

Tour participants will discover art studios located all over the county – in and around West Jefferson, Jefferson, Crumpler, Laurel Springs, Todd, Creston, Warrensville, and Lansing. Most of the studios are not usually open to the public, so this is a rare opportunity for people to see where these artists work and at select locations, to watch them as they create their art. And it doesn’t hurt that getting there takes you through some of the most beautiful mountain countryside the High Country has to offer!

Participating artists and studios:

Robert Caudill – Mudworks Pottery

218 Mabe Dairy Road, Laurel Springs, NC 28644

(910)-489-5645

trcmud@yahoo.com

Cone 10 Reduction wheel and hand-built pieces.

Chris Dalton Studio

173 Bob McNeill Road

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(919) 352-2594

chrsdalton51@yahoo.com

Creating paintings, mixed media, mosaic, and sculptures with the goal of expanding everyone’s creativity.

Chris Derkas – Lost Province Center for the Cultural Arts

9710 NC-194, Lansing, NC 28643

609-975-2927

chrisderkas@gmail.com

Pottery and handbuilt ceramics

Lynell Dodge – Creekside Studio

167 Finch Way

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(919) 619-8410

captdl1447@gmail.com

Sterling silver jewelry and mixed media paintings.

Michael Edwards – Riverview Raku

786 Teaberry Road, Warrensville, NC 28693

(252) 241-8877

medwards1016@gmail.com

Raku-fired vases and bud vases. “Naked Raku”, horse hair and glaze decorated. Watch ongoing 30-minute firings.

Nathan Fields – Doe Ridge Pottery

125 Burley Avenue

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(828) 773-2049

www.doeridgepottery.com

doeridgepottery@gmail.com

Functional stoneware pottery decorated with glaze and underglaze and fired to cone 6 in oxidation. This studio is open year-round and wheelchair accessible.

Maggie Flanigan & Sam Brown – Red Brick Dog Studio

164 Buck Mountain Road

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(828) 773-5073

www.maggieflanigan.com

www.monroeceramics.com

Brightly colored functional ceramics, screen-printed fabrics, and analog photography.

Jane Munroe Floyd – Shades of Nature

429 Buck Mountain Road

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(336) 877-7973

jane.munroe.floyd@gmail.com

Luminous Botanical Collage using pressed plants, colorful and textural papers on hand constructed lampshades and two dimensional art.

Marsha Holmes – Dead End Studio

745 Oscar Road

Zionville, NC 28698

(336) 385-6289

hbarwranch@gmail.com

www.marshaholmes.com

Acrylic, oil paintings and drawings.

Jennifer Gardiner Wilson- Gardiner Pottery

5123 Big Windfall Road

Lansing, NC 28643

(336) 384-1968

jenjig@gmail.com

Wheel-thrown, earthenware pottery with brushed and incised figures given depth by slips and glazes.

Ronnie Hughes – Hughes Glass

2024 New Hope Church Road

Laurel Springs, NC 28644

(336) 359-2600

hughesglass@skybest.com

www.hughesglass.net

Elegant flameworked glass wildflowers both native and from around the world. Ronnie will demonstrate daily. This studio is wheelchair accessible.

Denise Lawless – HeartFelt

800 Quail Hollow Road

Jefferson, NC 28640

(336) 877-6632

denisefellowslawless@gmail.com

Unique, whimsical creations, fun wearable art pieces designed from quality fibers- wool, silk, denim, and kantha fabric.

Diane Newby – Gold Beach Glass

4858 Big Peak Creek Road

Laurel Springs, NC 28644

(206) 571-8401

goldbeachglass8@gmail.com

goldbeachglass.etsy.com

A rainbow of colorful, functional, fused art glass. Dichroic jewelry, candleholders, cabinet knobs, ornaments, dishes and gifts.

This studio is open year-round and wheelchair accessible.

JoAnn Pippin – JLPippin Studio

170 West Town Way

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(603) 387-6766

rj2pippin@me.com

www.jlpippinstudio.com

Landscape, nature closeup, and still life paintings.

Mary-Ann Prack – Prack Art

431 Sunnyside Park Road

Jefferson, NC 28640

(828) 406-7046

prackart@gmail.com

prackart.com

Mary-Ann’s abstract figurative sculptures joyfully play with the human form; colorful, distinctive mixed media paintings complement the sculpture’s spirit. This studio is open year-round by appointment.

Tom Risser – Heartspark Studio

1494 Hartzog Ford Road

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(704) 843-1136

heartsparkstudio2022@gmail.com

Mostly Sculpture: Large to small. Abstract and figurative. Metal and glass. Built to last. Made for JOY. Studio is wheelchair accessible.

Jerry Stevens – True Love Farm Studios

331 Serenity Lane

West Jefferson, NC 28694

(919) 812-9087
jerry315@earthlink.net

Unique one-of-a-kind, handcrafted, wood and epoxy functional art, including charcuterie boards, coasters, coffee, and entry tables. Custom designs on request.

Cheryl Williams – Grassy Creek Pottery

746 Roby Poe Road

Crumpler, NC 28617

(336) 982-8716

grassycreekpottery@gmail.com

grassycreekpottery.com

Wheel-thrown pottery created for everyday use and sculpted work with sass and class.