See first-hand where the artists create their work and have the opportunity to buy directly from them. The five studio locations will feature original paintings, pottery, sculpture, furniture, woodworking, stained glass, photography, fabric arts, enamels, and jewelry. The nine Foothills Artists are excited to welcome guest artist Anne Finucane this year.
This is a self-guided tour that can be completed in any order. The website, www.foothillsartists.net, includes a map of each studio’s location and street address, as well as links to each artist’s individual website. The artists featured this year include:
Anne Finucane, guest artist - showing with Ann Ruppert. Anne works in a variety of printmaking and other fine art media, and will be showing her etchings and linocuts on the tour. A long-time organizer for arts organizations in the Chambersburg area, her work has been accepted into juried exhibitions throughout the east coast.
Judy Pyle - showing with Ann Ruppert. Judy makes jewelry in hand-fabricated silver, torch-fired enamels on copper and fine silver. Her new electro-formed pieces are wearable sculptures. Her most recent small sculptures have been juried into national and international exhibits.
Joh Ricci - showing with Geoff Grant. Joh is a fiber artist, creating sculptural vessels, wearable art & tapestries. She is nationally recognized for her fiber art and has received numerous awards. Self-taught in hand beadweaving and recycled paper techniques, she creates unique jewelry, as well as paintings in oils and acrylics.
Geoff Grant – Geoff is a fine art photographer whose subjects include landscape, architectural, and street photography in the U.S. and overseas. His work has appeared in several shows throughout Frederick and Gettysburg.
Jack Handshaw – An active artist for 35 years, Jack is a potter working in all forms of clay, particularly reduction fired glazed porcelains, and has returned this year to doing raku. He is a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and shares his art through teaching and demonstrations.
Michael A McCullough - Michael is a visual artist of abstract paintings, whose work has been featured in exhibitions in various galleries and museums. His work is held in national and international collections.
Sharon Pierce McCullough – A painter and sculptor of abstract and minimalist work, Sharon is also an internationally recognized children's book author and illustrator. Her work is held in private and public collections.
Don Rinehart – Don specializes in watercolors, pastels, oils, pencil, stained, and etched glass. He has shown in various local galleries and exhibits.
Ann Ruppert – Ann designs and creates jewelry and works in two-dimensional media including pastels, oils, watercolors and colored pencil. She has been accepted into the Adams County Arts Council and has earned awards in Franklin County.
Rod Stabler – co-showing with Ann Ruppert. A fifth-generation woodworker and retired cabinetmaker, Rod creates useful and practical woodcraft "with a flair", each piece is one of a kind. He strives to make objects of utility that also are objects of beauty.
Geoffrey Thulin – Geoffrey is a painter specializing in abstracts, landscapes, and animal imagery. He works primarily in watercolor and gouache, and also various drawing media. His award-winning work explores rhythm, pattern and color and their connection to the spiritual aspect of nature.
