Click on the links below to learn more about the 16 Member/Owners of
Hands Gallery Fine Crafts Co-op
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Sharon
Bass - Watergirl Designs Jewelry |
Sharon Bass likes to mix different elements,
both natural and man-made, to create rare pieces of jewelry art. "To me, jewelry
design is not a craft, it is an art, and it is limitless."
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Brenda Schramm - Pottery |
Brenda Schramm considers herself self-taught, which creates an originality of style not found elsewhere...."
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Richard Rapfogel - Photography |
For more than forty years Richard Rapfogel's photography has been a means
of engaging with, more fully experiencing, and better understanding the layering
of meaning ... |
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Barbara Sox - Handwoven Baskets |
Barbara Chapman Sox was introduced to the traditional style of basket
making at a Regional Home Extension Workshop ...
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Chrissie Callejas - Sculptural Clay & Paintings |
According to Chrissie Callejas, "The question I get asked the most about my work is
'what is it?' Both my paintings and my sculptures are somewhat abstract versions ..."
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Leslie Wright - Handwovens |
In 1974 Leslie Wright went to a county fair in Missoula, Montana and returned home with a blue-ribbon lamb (a Romney whom she named Georgia.)
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Stephanie Welden - Pottery |
Stephanie Welden is well known in the High Country area for her large jars with horse motifs and for the flowing glazes in blue and rust which she uses on her functional ware ... |
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Zoe Nelson -
Artwear |
Zoe Nelson has more than 20 years experience making jewelry using several different techniques including
precious metal clay, appliqué, wire wrapping .... |
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Dianne Radford - Stained Glass |
Like many craftspeople, Dianne Radford discovered her love for the art as
a hobby, and then took classes at Buncombe Technical College in Asheville .... |
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Debbi Ordan - Ariel Studios Jewelry |
Debbi Ordan studied jewelry making and metalsmithing during a 5-year
apprenticeship, which took her to Santa Fe, New Mexico .... |
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Miters Touch - Fine WoodWorking |
Founded in 1982 by Denise Grohs, this small company of three woodworkers
and one office manager produces fine furniture and custom cabinets with an
artist’s eye for detail... |
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Joan Meixell - Silk Screen Prints |
Joan Meixell has been working with the silk screen medium for over 30 years. She was introduced to the process (using oil based inks) at Thiel
College, Greenville, Pennsylvania,.... |
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Amy Eagles - Primavera Leathers |
"Amy Eagles' work combines traditional leather working methods and tools
with innovative techniques to create hand-stitched .... |
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Don Haywood - Jewelry |
Don Haywood's love of natural materials and nature is reflected through
the use of many gemstones, fossils and crystals... |
