Slow Down: Artists At Work

Park Hill Open Studio Tour Is Oct. 14 and 15

Story and photos courtesy of Joyce Nielsen

For the GPHN

You can walk to and from many of the 14 open studio locations on this year’s Park Hill Open Studio Tour.     

The studio tour, an annual Park Hill tradition since 2013, is Saturday Oct. 14 and Sunday Oct. 15 and features 24 artists at work in their studios.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, hop on your bike, or take a stroll through the neighborhood, or swing by a few of the studios as you are out and about to meet a few of the talented artists at work in Park Hill, glassblowing, painting, firing ceramics and spinning.

The tour itself is free, but the work is for sale — including handcrafted jewelry, unique wooden art, candles and soaps, pottery, bowls, pots, steel sculptures. Along the way you’ll find paintings of every kind, from watercolors to oils, realistic and abstract landscapes, whimsical animals to felted wool.  

A map of individual artists, their studio locations and specialties is at right. (Hint: During the weekend look for the yard signs making each location.) Brochures with additional information can be picked up at the Art Garage, on the corner of 23rd Avenue and Kearney Street.

14 Studios, 24 Artists, 2 Days

1. 2630 Ash St.
Andrea Cordon: Multi-media abstractions

2. 2075 Ash St.
Joyce Nielsen: Abstract oil, acrylic, multi-media paintings

3. 1430 Birch St.
Francis Mackey: Functional and decorative pottery
Kathy Adams: Handcrafted jewelry

4. 2610 Dexter St.
Rodgers Naylor: Urban and rural landscapes in oils

5. 2510 Dexter St.
Christine Hillhouse: Realistic and abstract oil paintings

6. 4933 E. 22nd Ave.
Barbara Hoffman: Functional pottery
Sarah Christensen: Handmade functional ceramics
Glenne Stoll: Felted wool, hand-painted canvases

7. 4857 E. 17th Ave.
Jean Smith: Clay pieces
Rebekah Robinson: Water images

8. 2044 Elm St. [Enter through alley]
Karrie McBryde: Glass objects d’art
Cecilia Coats: Fabric and paper collage animals
Suzie White: Fused glass
Joe Trussell: Writer

9. 2539 Glencoe St.
Brian Cotese: Silicone soaps and candles

10. 2251 Forest St.
Joanna Hillhouse: Abstract acrylic paintings
Nancy Cole: Ceramics

11. 2690 Krameria St. [Enter through alley]
David Haas Howard: Wood creations

12. 2460 Monaco Pkwy.
Susan Tattershall: Wood bowls
Arabella Tattershall: Steel sculptures

13. The Art Garage – 6100 E. 23rd Ave.
Patricia Barr Clarke: Watercolors
Benjamin Sherif Clarke: Acrylics, pastels, watercolors

14. 1705 Newport St.
Jamie Gray: Mixed media, sculptures, jewelry, paintings