Nancy Carver

I moved to Southwest Virginia in 2020. I am married and have 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. I have worked in my medium since I was a young adult; as a retired person I wish to spend more time developing my art. I work with pheasant feathers to create jewelry and other visual objects. I also work with sheepskin to create warm woolen hats and I crochet. I am self taught.

Theresa Walker

I grew up in a big loving family with a view of the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. I learned to knit as a preteen from my mom and then from the farm manager of a fruit farm that I worked. Her name was Annie and she was the 7th woman to hike the appalachian trail. I have fruit picking, traveling & 10 years of carpentry work under my belt. I moved to Floyd and learned timber framing for 2 years, met my husband and have been married for 34 years and have raised 3 beautiful humans. I now have the time to dedicate to my inner artist. I have a little studio space with a Blue Ridge View which is where I like to create as well as outdoors.

Toni Johnstone

I primarily work on canvas and paper.  Because I have been in the business of making art for a long time, my work continues to evolve.  I've added digital to my list of mediums. I resisted digital at first, but now I enjoy it.  I suppose that nothing will ever replace working in more of a 'hands on medium', however, I recognize advantages of digital.

I classify my work as lyrical.  I believe I coined that term, but I won't arm wrestle anyone to prove that.  Much of my work is in watercolor, then mixed mediums, then acrylic.  I dabble in clay, textiles, and photography. 

I have published two books and I have a few private outlets for my literary talents. 

I consider myself a fine artist whereby I create art with no other purpose than to create art. That is the definition of a fine artist. I have a BFA  and I also hold a graduate degree in art therapy.

Art therapy is a very effective form of therapy. However, far too many make the mistake of believing that it does not require special training. It does. As with anything, beware of amateurs. 

 

Larry Mitchell

This studio uses glass as its major medium for artistic expression. Kilnformed glass is a fused glass or warm glass art. This studio paints with glass by fusing various colored glasses together to form an art panel which can be shelf displayed or hung by various modalities. Optionally Art panels are formed into bowls and plate for functional art. Moreover, this studio produces one-of-a-kind glass jewelry signed by the artist. This studio is a working glass studio and has an industrial flavor. You will be able to view the inventory at this facility.