Art deTour 2023

Join Us

Father’s Day Weekend 2023
June 15th-17th
Thursday: 4pm – 8pm
Friday + Saturday: 10am – 5pm

What to expect: self-paced art studio tour filled with a wide variety of visual arts from wood turners and ceramics to paintings and photography. Visit with local artists, see their studios, and buy beautiful, creative work directly from the artists. See artist demos. No admissions fee!

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Artists

Studio 1: Handcrafted by Noni

5601 County Rd 21 SW, Alexandria

• Noni Bjorklund: Oil painting portraits and landscapes, enameled copper jewelry, fine silver jewelry.
• Jean Schonberg: Watercolor painting and watercolor batik.

Studio 2: Gyotaku and Fiber Art Gallery*

2605 Aga Dr Suite 9B, Alexandria
*Note: Location not open Thursday 6/15

• Becky Albright: Traditional Gyotaku printmaking, eco and cyanotype printing, fiber art, and zen doodles.

Studio 3: JT Maui Designs

613 Quincy St, Alexandria

• Jon Thompson: Jewelry and accessories created from mixed metals, semi-precious gemstones, and found objects.
• Emily Wolf: Functional, nature-inspired pottery such as mugs, bowls, and other serving ware. Mid-fired, wheel thrown, and hand built.

Studio 4: Turning Lake Designs

4365 County Rd 82 NW, Alexandria

• Bill Seykora: Hand turned wood bowls, charcuterie boards, colored pencil lazy susans and pepper grinders.
• Mimi Seykora: Wheel thrown and hand built pottery, unique stoneware, colored pencil earrings, and necklaces.
• Sabrina Marthaler: Hand-stamped tokens on bracelets, necklaces, anklets, keychains, and bookmarks.

Studio 5: Artscape Studio

101 Three Havens Dr NE, Alexandria

• Kathy Grundei: Collage, mixed media, watercolor, cards, journals, and prints of original work.

Studio 6: Three Havens Artworks

3904 County Rd 42 NE, Alexandria

• Linda Gaugert: Oil landscapes on canvas or wood and home portrait commissions.
• Fred Kollmann: Custom-built furniture and stained glass.

Studio 7: The Pottersmiths’

2117 Ironwood Dr NE, Alexandria

• Phil Smith: Wheel thrown and hand built ceramics, playful house communities (imaginariums) and more.
• Kate Smith: Strong, functional, wheel thrown, and sometimes altered pottery.
• Barbara Johnson: Local and global photography, sharing the wonders of our world.

Studio 8: Art by Melissa

13694 E Lake Miltona Dr NE, Miltona

• Melissa Werpy: Wheel thrown, hand built clay, artistic pottery pieces, and painting inspired by the natural world.
• Matthew Bakke: Wood lathe turnings, games, and functional pieces.

Studio 9: The Krooked Bowl

507 Holmes Ave, Brandon

• Dallas Bordson: Wood lathe turned bowls, cutting boards, serving trays, benches, and tables.

Studio 10: Pottery by Johns

11521 Big Island Rd, Ashby

• Linda Johns: Functional and whimsical pottery of bird houses, tree people, chimes, bowls, mugs, trays, and ornaments.

Studio 11: Kron Cove Studio

18541 County Rd 1 NW, Evansville

• Calvin deRuyter: Watercolor, acrylic, mixed water media paintings, and life drawing.

Studio 12: Old Sweet Song

5030 E Front St, Vining

• Ruth Hanson: Watercolor batik, watercolor, gouache, oil pastel, acrylic, and calligraphy. Originals, prints, and cards.
• Judy Fairchild: Functional wheel thrown and hand built pottery.

Studio 13: Clayhouse Pottery

45671 348th St, Ottertail

• Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy: Ceremoniously functional wheel thrown and hand built pottery evoking feelings of ritual and celebration.

Studio 14: Pine Mill Farm Furniture Co.

46730 Co Hwy 54, Ottertail

• Roger Krause: Custom built furniture with a variety of wood types and finishes.

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Thank you to our generous sponsors

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Volunteer on the Committee

The Art deTour committee is also looking for new members to help with planning and implementation. Committee members do not need to be artists that are showing in the tour. Email Bill Seykora (billseykora@icloud.com) to get more information or sign up for volunteering.

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Participate Next Year

Call For Artists

Download the application below, fill it out, and submit your application by March 1st. Email Bill Seykora (billseykora@icloud.com) to submit your application or get more information.