On Friday, Sept. 30 by Sunday, Oct. 2, the nineteenth Annual Hidden Studios Artwork Tour alongside the Ice Age Path will supply an distinctive alternative to view distinctive artwork works created in a number of media at seven artist studios in Portage County. In-studio artists on the Tour will even be joined by an extra 13 visitor artists displaying and discussing their works. Hours are 10 a.m. -5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. A full description of Tour particulars, together with artist demonstrations, mediums, and biographies, could be considered at:  www.HiddenStudiosArtTour.com .

Six longtime studio hosts and customer favorites additionally return to the Tour joined by many new visitor artists. They embrace New Hope in Wooden artist Paul Klein, whose sculptural lighting items will share his studio house with the award-winning images of John Walton, the extraordinary wood field constructions of Larry Anderson, and the blended media work of Ruth Fromstein. Klein combines wooden, stone, metallic, and handmade shades in quite a lot of purposeful lighting items whereas Walton’s pictures are nature centered and have been acknowledged as Better of Present at Madison’s prestigious Artwork on the Sq.. Anderson’s wooden packing containers are rather more than purposeful, with sculptural parts and a number of wooden species, and have been featured in nationwide publications.

The Wooden Aircraft, dwelling studio of grasp woodworker, Mike Jagielo, Almond, will function his customized work in a number of wooden species. His items vary from small on a regular basis objects, to elaborate cabinetry and sophisticated sculptural items. He’s joined by two company, jeweler Kim Wilson and pewter artist Rebecca Hungerford. Wilson makes use of silver, gold, and semi-precious stones and quite a lot of ending methods in her hand-crafted items. Hungerford, a pewterware artist since 1975, combines sensible utilization with exceptional originality, and has been featured within the Smithsonian craft present.

The Hidden Studios Artwork Tour has been in operation for 19 years and will likely be setting a number of landmark milestones this yr, a testomony not solely to the standard of the work on view, however proof that the neighborhood acknowledges and helps the optimistic cultural and monetary impression made by artists of their lives.  Since its begin in 2004, HST has not solely grow to be an optimum cultural and social occasion set in a vibrant, fall panorama, however has generated practically a million {dollars} in direct purchases to native artists. Oblique spending by tour guests has benefitted native economies, with a mean of over 1000 attendees participating every year and patronizing native companies.

In appreciation, tour artists voluntarily donate a share of gross sales again to a selected native charity every year. This yr the Portage County Meals on Wheels program would be the beneficiary.

Leonardo da Vinci as soon as wrote that “the artist sees what others solely catch a glimpse of”. The Hidden Studio Tour provides an excellent solution to analysis this maxim surrounded by nature’s most interesting colours.