By DAVE SCHULTZ
and BARBARA BARBIERI
- More about each artist can be found at the artistsstudiotour.com website.
The 2022 Artist Tour is Saturday, giving the public an opportunity to see artisans at work in their studios between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
There are 10 stops available in Wells, Adams, and Allen counties and is sponsored by the Creative Arts Council of Wells County and the Orchard Gallery of Fine Art and Fine Craft in Fort Wayne. Some of the artists participating in Saturday’s event are associated with the Orchard Gallery.
Organizers say the tour “is put on and fuelded by a desire to promote area talent,” the brochure promoting the event says. “We’ve grown the tour over the years, and discovered new artists working amongst us who also want to open their studios to you — the public.”
Tours and address are as follows:
• Matt Breunig (custom jewelry), 1138E-1050N east-northeast of Ossian. Jewelry artist working in silver and gold. www.jewelrybyMatt8.com
• Joel Fremion (fabric collage), 102 Bittersweet Lane in Ossian. Fabric art collage using a blend of fabric and leather enhanced with painted details.www.FremionArt.com.
• Juanita Boyd (oil and watercolor painting), 6075N-100E south of Ossian. Realistic landscape and floral artist using oil and watercolor.
• Kimberly Rorick (clay artist), 5531 N. Ind. 1, south of Ossian. Clay artist specializing in hand-sculpted and slab-constructed clay figures. www.KimberlyRocick.Etsy.com
• Ryan Frauhiger (wood carving), 4422E-400N, northeast of Bluffton. Wood brought to life; www.ForestCarvings.com
• Ruth Koomler (encaustic and acrylic painting), 5698N-600E north of Craigville. Abstract artist working in acrylic and encaustic. www.RuthKoomlerArt.com
• Dale White (mixed media collage), 118 N. 2nd St. in Decatur. Abstract artist working in mixed media on 3D panels.
• Laurie and Jovan Mrvos (fiber and acrylic painting), Laughing Cat Gallery and Studios, 222 N. 2nd St. in Decatur; Laurie: textile artist specializing in hand-woven and hand-dyed works of art, accessories, home goods; Jovan: painter, wrangler, simple.
• Donald & Beverly Jenkins (lapidary), 15524 Winchester Road, northwest of Ossian. Lapidary artists cutting, polishing and creating with stones. www.loverockslapidary.com
• Robin Hawkins (mixed media painting), 10611 Raptor Cove in Hoagland. Mixed media artist building a painting with acrylic and various interesting mediums.
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