Holiday Show & Sale 12/1 -12/23 10-5
…..because Robin and Stan can not do it alone!
Janice Nimmons
Seneca, SC
Janice is an artist who uses upcycled materials to inspire her many creations. Santas have evolved into a specialty that many people have collected over the years. She is a retired Special Education teache
Tim Reed
Chattanooga, TN
Tim designs, builds, and paints sculptures: Choosing a theme, sketching it out on wood boards, and cutting out the figures and shapes with a scroll saw or a band saw. Next, sanded and shaped the parts, then assemble them utilizing various glues, nails, metal rods, wires, pipes, and wooden dowels. Lastly, painting them with bright acrylic colors, giving them the cartoon caricature kinetic effect.
Jeanie Holland
Chattanooga, TN
Jeanie has pushed and poked soft Georgia red clay into narrative objects. Pulling a simple strip of fabric through a background of linen allowed her to paint with fiber. The hooking itself creates a texture which stands up well to the clay.
Current works are a series of small “snapshot” pieces within the confines of found cigar boxes, drawers and handmade frames. These mixed media boxes are based on primitive toys, make-dos and late night porch whisperings.
Michael Mason
Fairplay, SC
https://www.facebook.com/MasonsWoodturning/
Michael always liked various types of woodworking, but when I started woodturning I knew I had found what I wanted to do. I use mostly local hardwoods from our area, such as Black Walnut, Maple, and Cherry. I also turn a lot of Burl from the west coast. I consider what I make functional art, and I really enjoy the process of making the bowls.
Cindy Hart
Liberty, SC
Most people think of Cindy as the sheep pottery lady. Using colored slip she creates her signature ceramic sheep, both handbuilt and thrown, that function as mugs, banks, needle holders, and much more. However, Stan and Robin always think of her as the person with the best laugh.
Ruth Bolles
Westmister, SC
Raeya Blue Designs used to promote and sell Ruth’s stained glass art & torch fired glass enamel jewelry.
The art of stained glass has unleashed her once limited creative potential. She feels constantly challenged and inspired by what and how she can create.
Her inspiration often comes from the organic flowing lines experienced in nature. Often, non-traditional objects integrated into the work. Pieces do not restrict themselves to the two-dimensional; they flow over into three-dimensional forms pushing the boundaries of the traditional form.
Seneca, SC
Using a technique called lampworking, Nancy hand crafts decorative glass beads. She then combines the beads with stainless steel to create serving platters and matching utensils; the perfect pieces to host a great party. Alongside her work, she is an active volunteer with the Upstate Quilt Trail.
Leslie McDonald
Seneca, SC
Leslie moved to South Carolina in 2006 and works for the School District of Oconee County. Her Hingets were designed to add a bit of whimsy to your home decor.
Matthew DuBose
Walhalla, SC
@bearswampdubose
Turning trash into treasure, this upcycling nephew of Stan’s grew up next door to the studio. Always searching for new materials, Matthew is known for his yearly classics like recycled wood birdhouses, glass bottle fish, bottle cap flowers, and cork holiday decorations.
Theodocia Star
Foothills of South Carolina
End of the Road Studio’s very own upcycling artist. Theodocia is unpredictable in her craft and shys away from the spotlight, but is always ready to share her new ideas with the studio. From felt flowers to animated face pillows, Theodocia’s quirkiness never disappoints.
Shirley Gibson
Walhalla, SC
sktgibson@gmail.com
Basketry weaver Shirley Gibson combines traditional crafting techniques with her own flair. Her baskets are woven around vases and are unique, just like her.
Mary Catherine’s Weaving
Walhalla, SC
mcweavings@gmail.com
Taking the simple material of yarn, Cathy uses her loom to hand weave colorful, intricate designs into tea towels and scarfs. When she is not working on the loom, bless her, she is teaching teenagers how to drive.
Previous Guest Artists
Katherine Owen
Black Mountain, NC
Katherine’s pottery connects the spiritual to the material through pieces that radiate positivity in their messages and functions. The vases, mugs, platters and other works are both hand-built and thrown, then designed using a sgraffito technique. Displaying inspiring words from great poets and leaders, Katherine’s work houses a peaceful presence.
Wade Sheriff
Westminster, SC
A native of Westminster, SC, Wade was fascinated by woodworking at an early age. Wade enjoys Woodturning, and pen turning especially. Made from mostly exotic woods, each pen can be appreciated for its unique coloring, wood grain, and shape.
McAllister, Montanta
https://www.etsy.com/shop/carolclarksonpottery/
Carol’s wonderful spirit shines through her pottery, adorned with textures and naturally inspired elements. South Carolina’s loss is McAllister, Montana’s gain with Carols move out west. The influence of the Montana landscape can be found in her sculptural and functional pottery alike through boldly carved mountains and delicately drawn flora.
Sey Bryant
West Union, SC
Sey Bryant is a textile artist and quilter residing in West Union. She taught herself how to quilt after finding a bag of her grandmother’s polyester scraps. Sey is a modern quilter who enjoys foundation paper piecing, all things scrappy and heavy contrast! When she isn’t in her studio, you can find her living her best life with her husband and their two amazing and strong daughters.
Mark Gardner
Saluda, NC
https://www.markgardnerstudio.com
Mark grew up in Cincinnati, OH. Woodworking was his father’s hobby and through him started learning woodworking as a teenager. But it wasn’t until he attended a two week woodturning class at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in 1996 that he was “hooked” on the turning process.
He moved to Saluda, NC in 2000 and have been able to focus on his woodworking. In addition to making his work, he teaches and demonstrates woodturning around the country for woodturning clubs and craft schools.
Susan Stamey
A digital photographer with ties to both North and South Carolina, Susan enjoys capturing images of our incredible natural surroundings. She has been exploring and photographing local waterfalls for years and finds that her bucket list for photography is always expanding. She attributes her love of the outdoors to her grandmother who taught her how to identify birds and wildflowers.
Kent Ambler
Greenville, SC
A woodblock printer with a notably distinctive style, Kent’s work is both detailed and suggestive. Scenes of dogs mid-stride, birds perched on a branch ready to take flight, and even glimpses over quiet towns at night possess a sense of energy in the line work and texture. Kents subdued color tones contrast this active process of carving felt through the printed imagery.
Jacks Flagg
Oconee County, SC
Currently too busy playing, exploring, living and making to write an about the artist.
Ken Elrod
West Union, SC
Ken was called to work with wood; milling a lot of the material himself. His natural, miniature tree statuettes and incredibly detailed leaf ornaments are a staple of our annual studio holiday sale. A cousin of Stan Dubose, he is a native to Oconee County with deep roots in the area.
Roberta Elrod
West Union, SC
Roberta is a stained glass artist, often using light to emphasize the bold material colors. She crafts night lights, fan lamps, and ornaments all delicately cut from glass. Retired from working with Clemson’s finances, she now brings her love of precision to art.
Connie Lippert
Seneca, SC
Winner of notable awards, nationally known, found in major collections, and with a book written just about her; these are all things Connie will NOT tell you. Using naturally hand dyed material, she weaves in a wedge style original to the Navajo culture. Connie’s tapestries integrate pattern, color, and shape in a way that celebrates the natural world and asks us to consider our own interconnectedness.
Penny Dobson
Rome, GA
Penny Dobson combines her refined skills of painting wildlife, her love of color and pattern, and remarkable patience as she places individual seed beads to create the perfect background for each subject. Adding another layer, she creates all of these works on found objects that resonate with the past.
Becky Walker
Mountain Rest, SC
The craft of wool felting is one that Becky has been practicing and teaching for decades. Sourcing the needed wool from her own little flock, she tells stories through imaginative, felted scenes. Using wet felting to needle felting techniques, she blends the fibers together into intriguing works of art.
Mike Hart
Liberty, SC
Mike has handbuilt an entire line of “Pine Pottery” with enough variety to find a piece for any room of the house. With bowls and plates for the kitchen, serving platters for the dining room, tissue box covers for the bathroom, and even pine patterned table lamps that make any room feel cozy; Mike’s eye for interior design is evident. He lives and works alongside his better half (Cindy).
Karen Finncannon
Tucker, GA
Karen creates a whimsical world filled with fat, happy animals; some holding puppets, some sporting vintage swimsuits, and others adorned in delicate flower crowns. All of her pieces are handbuilt ceramic and one-of-a-kind, each with individual personalities. Following her process, the handbuilt sculptures are bisque fired, colored with a variety of glazes, and then refired for a matte finish.
Bailey Jack
Catersville, GA
A member of the corporate world in a past life, folk artist Bailey Jack has built an art career painting animals, famous figures, scenes of communities nestled in rolling hills, and glimpses into everyday life. Jack’s unique style of painting emphasizes color and texture and exaggerates form to draw in the viewer.
Anita Edwards
Stone Mountain, GA
Metal jewelry of animals with quirky personalities and now, handcrafted clocks; Anita’s work is sure to bring out a smile. Her mindfully detailed use of copper, brass, and silver combines to make the perfect pair of earrings, necklace, or brooch.
Chris Bell
Franklin, NC
To connect with his ancestral history, Chris Bell creates oil paintings of the Appalachian landscape that capture every river pebble and fallen leaf. Each painting has a specific sense of place and a reverence for the landscape that is depicted. Although Chris has graced our walls only once, his ability to capture the blue ridge mountains is absolutely breathtaking.
Kevin Pope
Seneca, SC
A returning guest artist, Kevin’s colored marker works on paper are always a favorite. Creating pieces with repeating shapes and colors, one of his drawings inspired a quilt pattern. This quilt was later chosen to become a permanent part of the Upstate Quilt Trail and can be found at Fair-Oak Elementary School.
Warren Carpenter
Seneca, SC
Warren is a master woodturner who discovered his love of the material through building houses and making furniture. He is known for his organic edge wooden bowls, working the form of the wood to draw attention to its natural beauty. Warren also creates graceful sculptural forms with delicate walnut details; all with a finish to enhance the elegant warm tones.
Chris Tory
Seneca, SC
A simple potter, her pieces range from the functional to the fantastical. Creating bowls, platters, knobs, and even spirit people, Chris thrives in her craft. In the last few years she has been working with wood fired glazes; the kiln adding unique finishing touches to each piece.
Angela Strack
Wool is Angela’s fiber of choice, using a dry needle felting technique to create her work. She crafts whimsical animals as well as angels and Santas with decorative details; perfect for the holidays.
Doug McAbbe
Our very first guest artist and the best roommate Stan ever had! Doug is known for his whimsical steel sculptures and his colorful sharpie on wood works. His imagination and humor knows no limits and neither does his energy, making him the best professor of sculpture at Lander University.
Lilburn Senn
Lilburn creates delicate and beautifully designed traditional Ukrainian Eggs. This technique includes first blowing out the yolk, creating the design using a labor intensive wax and dying process, and repeating for every color. The time she spends in her work is evident in the enchanting results.
Liz Purcell
Liz Purcell traces her love of watercolors to local artist and childhood neighbor, Olivia Jackson McGee, and previous Daniel High School art teacher, Liz Smith-Cox. Although she painted sporadically throughout the years, she worked as a psychologist and raised a family. Retiring in 2014, painting once again became a top priority. With portraiture as her first love, she was selected to be a participant artist in the Las Vegas Portraits Project which honored the 58 victims of the 2017 shooting.
Kathleen Wiley
Walhalla, SC
Fascinated with nature since an early age, Kathleen uses photographic references and sketches from the field to create masterful wildlife oil paintings. Her paintings convey both incredible technical abilities and a sensitive, emotional connection to the subject. Kathleen lives with her husband, two daughters, and three dogs on a property with a renovated barn converted into her dream studio, Nature’s Edge Studio and Gallery.