I make stoneware wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery designed to be used in the kitchen, at the table and in the garden. Nature provides the inspiration for much of my work.

Using both additive and reductive processes, ink is painted on a plate with either a roller, brushes, tissue paper, pencil, erasure, rag, or fingers. The process continues back and forth, until complete in plein-air, on site.

The plate is then laid on the press and paper is laid on it. Rolled through the press by hand, the ink is transferred to the paper by pushing the paper over the inked plate. The image is rolled through the press only once, making the print one of one.

Welcome to Mountain Meadow Soy Candles, makers of natural soy candles and melters right here in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. A natural vegetable product, soy is environmentally friendly and grown by American Farmers. Find out for yourself what our customers say. Our hand poured natural soy candles are the best --- plain and simple. Step up to Mountain Meadow Soy Candles. You will be glad you did.

Detailed pencil drawings, mainly Appalachian life style, including music, work and other aspects of the culture. Theme - “Nostalgic Glimpses of the Appalachian.”

We have been “designing with light” since 1983. Our business plan is simple: we create beautiful glass art using quality materials, innovative designs and meticulous craftsmanship. 100% customer satisfaction is our goal. We specialize in: Original installation, restoration, and repair for churches. Panels for new homes, restaurant decor (Shoney's, Macado's, BT's, beveled doors, autonomous panels, Tiffany replica lamps. Local references upon request. Small panels start at $50.

Rustic Furniture, built with sticks slabs of wood and carved

My style goes from abstract expressionism, to impressionism, even surrealist. My work at this period in my life is all about that pent up artistic expression. In addition to painting, I create flame-worked glass beads that I use to create jewelry and pottery pieces, both slab-worked and wheel thrown.

David & Brigette Payseur teach in their studio in Woodlawn, Va. The classes are $25/2 1/2-hr. class or $15/1-hr class, incl. supplies.

Mon.-Sat.
Lessons are formed to the student and their needs. Age ranges from 5 to 100.

Acrylics, ceramics, gourds, clay, glass, 3-D projects, fabric paints, Art-related field trips. The Gingerbread Art Show is created by the classes & displayed at the Galax Public Library.

Bonnie Chapman Smith spent 25 years in the traditional log home industry; first as a partner, then as owner of Chapman Log Construction, Inc. She now acts as a consultant on historic log building projects. Her passion is producing jewelry pieces and decorative architectural panels using polymer clay, wood, copper, brass and German Silver. She strives to produce realistic flowers, moths, ferns and dragonflies embellished with metal leaf and mica powder.

Native to Appalachia, Journel was born into a family that valued hard work, self-sufficiency and hand skills. Both his father and grandfather made tools and furniture for personal use and sale or trade. After many years as a skilled carpenter and contractor, in the 1980’s he turned an enduring interest in woodworking into a second trade. He draws on and takes pride in his heritage then adds his own contemporary spin to his bowls. His “food-friendly” exquisitely carved and decorated turned salad bowls start with hand-picked woods native to the southern Appalachian Mountains. Sustainable practices guide his work and the unique north-south range of the mountains he lives in results in a wide assortment of rare, unusual and beautiful woods. His bowls are turned on the lathe and embellished with unique, hand-carved designs.

Joanne Macrae Villers grew up in the Bristol/Abingdon area. She and her husband, Steven Villers, were married in Abingdon and 11 years later opened Blacksnake Meadery in Dugspur, VA. Steve and Jo are beekeepers and use their honey as well as other local honey to make 7 different meads. (Tupelo mead is a mead made with honey from Florida.) Blacksnake Meadery offers 8 varieties of mead ranging from dry to sweet. Mead is not wine nor is it beer, but its own unique alcoholic beverage made from honey rather than grape juice or malt.

Contemporary freeform metal sculpture, constructed out of steel. powder coated or rusted finish.