Art Along the Lake

Fall Studio Tour

Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2022

Fall in Cook County is a time of tumultuous beauty, so take some time to explore the colors and meet artists during the Fall Studio Tour!  Stops include home studios as well as galleries with guest artists.

2022 Studio and Gallery Locations:

**See Daily Events Schedule Below**

1. Jason Trebs
163 High Ridge Drive, Schroeder
jasontrebspottery.com | jwtrebs@gmail.com | 651-366-1413
Handmade functional stoneware pottery for use in your home. Milepost 73 Highway 61, 1 mile up Sugarloaf Road.
Guest Artist: Nick Wroblewski, Woodcut Printmaker

2. Julie Arthur | Wifman Weaving
19 Music Row, Tofte
wifmanweaving.com | juliearthur511@gmail.com | 612-812-6116
Wifman Weaving is a studio filled with yarns, looms, and all the tools of the trade. From the chaos emerges rugs, scarves, shawls made from hand-dyed yarns and/or handspun yarns.
Guest Artists: Becky Heller, Fiber

3. Greg Mueller | Mueller Studio
17 Railroad Drive, Lutsen
greglmueller.com | greglmuellerstudio@gmail.com | 419-575-8753
Mueller Studio works in sculpture, metal fabrication and public art.

4. Kari Vick | Kari Vick Ink
5304 West Highway 61, Lutsen
karivick.com | kari@karivick.com | 218-387-5499
After illustrating nine books, Kari is indulging her own muse this year. Wee forest foragers who reside upon Troll Atolls tending nature’s flora & fauna: the elusive Northwoods Gnome. Watercolors, etchings, prints, cards, books and more.

5. Sharon & Steve Frykman | Frykman Art Studio
306 County Road 44, Grand Marais  (Access County Road 44 via Hwy 7 to avoid construction)
Frykmanart.com | frykman@boreal.org | 218-387-1949
Sharon & Steve’s art is an exploration in glass, metal, wood, and stone. Their studio houses large working spaces with forge and kilns, Art of the Elements Gallery, and sculpture garden overlooking a woodland meadow.
Guest Artists: Brittany Foster, Silver Jewelry; Natalie Sobanja, Clay Vessels; Paul Bondhus, StoveVase and Sculpture; Maxene Linehan, Multimedia Collage; Bryan Hansel, Photography

6a. Mary Sannerud | Otlak Felt Studio
306 County Road 48, Grand Marais 
otlakfeltstudio.com | otlakfeltstudio@gmail.com | 218-409-9003
Mary makes felt to warm the home and body; table runners, rugs, wall pieces, silk and felt scarves, vests and more.

6b. Jim Sannerud | J. Sannerud Studios
306 County Road 48, Grand Marais
jsannerudstudios.com | jsannerud@gmail.com | 763-434-2882
Jim designs and makes furniture, chairs and sculpture inspired by the woodworking traditions of Scandinavia. 

7. Mary Bebie | Mary Bebie Art Glass
156 Birch Drive, Grand Marais (Mile Marker 106)
marybebieartglass.com | marybebie@hotmail.com | 218-370-9707
Mary creates glass art inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, embodying an organic geometric feel.
Guest Artist: Maggie Anderson, Porcelain Pottery

8. Kim Knutson | Jezibel Bleu Textile/Fiber
2067 Highway 61, Grand Marais
facebook.com/jezibelbleu | bigwaves@borea.org | 715-410-0149
Fiber/textile fine art, wearables and yardage.
Guest Artists: Meadow Adams, Nature Photography; Dee Closson, Leather Work; Linda Bauer, Fiber Art and Wearables; Jennifer Schulz, Channeled Writing.

9. Nan Onkka | Nan Onkka Prints
1510 West 5th Street, Grand Marais
nanonkka.com | onkka.prints@gmail.com | 715-928-2469
Nan creates multicolor woodblock prints inspired by the trees and lakes of the Northwoods.
Guest Artists: Marybeth Garmoe, Handmade Brooms; The Wilder Woodshop, Wood Goods 

10. Jeanne Hedstrom
817 West 1st Street, Grand Marais
jhedstrom@earthlink.net | 347-852-5874
Oil paintings and drawings. Northern landscapes; abstract paintings; animal and bird studies.

11. North House Folk School
500 West Highway 61, Grand Marais
northhouse.org | info@northouse.org | 218-387-9762
Bowl carving, shoemaking, blacksmithing, woodcarving; durability, beauty, purpose, simplicity.

12. Paula Gustafson | Paula Gustafson Studio
328 Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais
paulagustafson.com | paulagus@mninter.net | 651-343-5629
Plein air and studio paintings influenced by the north shore’s water and rock.
Guest Artists: Linda Ricklefs Baudry, Pastel Paintings; Donna Karnuth, Carvings

13. Yellowbird Fine Art
101 West Highway 61, Grand Marais
yellowbirdfineart.com | admin@sprigganstonellc.com | 218-370-0756
Kenneth Albrecht and Quay Flom create silver- and wire-wrapped jewelry daily. Their gallery represents a very diverse collection of contemporary artists.
Featured Artists: Kenneth Albrecht, Silversmith Jewelry; Quay Flom, Silversmith Jewelry

14. Betsy Bowen | Betsy Bowen Studio
301 First Avenue West, Grand Marais
woodcut.com | betsy@woodcut.com | 218-387-1992
Hand-printed (on site) woodcuts, illustrated books, cards and calendars.
Guest Artists: Ron Piercy, Painting/Fused Glass; Sue Stavig, Original Designs in Hand-Knitted Garments

15. Studio 21, Grand Marais Art Colony
21 West Highway 61, Grand Marais
grandmaraisartcolony.org | director@grandmaraisartcolony.org | 218-387-2737
Showcasing the work of our alumni and artists. The Grand Marais Art Colony offers classes and residencies.
Featured Artists: Adrea Beres, Ceramics; Joan Farnam, Ceramics; GMAC Mentor Series Alumni, Painting   

16. Upstate MN
16 1st Avenue West, Grand Marais
Upstatemn.com | hello@shop-upstate.com | 317-513-7802
Offering contemporary items created by smaller makers, designers and artists from Minnesota and beyond.

17. Joy & Co.
16 1st Avenue West, Grand Marais
joy-and-company.com | info@joy-and-company.com | 218-387-1004
Joy & Co. represents over 100 artists and makers, and during the tour they will have artists demonstrating and showing new work. 

18. The Big Lake
12 1st Avenue West, Grand Marais
thebiglakelife.com | hello@biglakelife.com | 218-877-7454
An approachable art gallery and gift shop that reflects the unique beauty and culture of the North Shore and Lake Superior.
Featured Artists: Shawna Gilmore, Acrylic; Chelsey Wingness, Ceramics; Jordan Sunberg, Digital Collage

19. Sivertson Gallery
14 West Wisconsin Street, Grand Marais
sivertson.com | info@sivertson.com | 218-387-2491
A destination gallery on the North Shore proudly exhibiting the work of over 60 regional artists.
Featured Artists: Richard Gruchalla and Carrin Rosetti, Raku

20. Kathy Fox Weinberg | KFox Studio
403 1st Avenue East, Grand Marais
kfoxart.com | klweinberg@gmail.com | 651-328-0204
Expressive impressionism painter whose art is infused with the spirit and culture of Lake Superior and the surrounding landscape.

21a. Nancy Hemstad Seaton
318 South Hungry Jack Road, Grand Marais
nancyhemstadseaton.com |  nancy@hjo.com | 218-388-2275
Nancy’s fused glass and watercolors capture the spirit of the woods and the water surrounding her home on Hungry Jack Lake.
Guest Artist: Joan Farnam, Pottery

21b. David Seaton | Seaton Guitars
318 South Hungry Jack Road, Grand Marais
seatonguitars.com | dave@seatonguitars.com | 218-388-9492
Custom guitars, ukuleles and other stringed things with a focus on Boreal forest wood. 

22. Andy Ness | Andy Ness Studio
237 County Road 60, Grand Marais
andy-ness.com | iamandyness@gmail.com | 917-755-3109
Andy is a painter and printmaker whose abstract compositions rely heavily on spontaneity, play and happenstance. 

23. Hannah Palma Laky | Hannah Palma Ceramics
2955 East Highway 61, Grand Marais
hannahpalma.com | hannahpalmaceramics@gmail.com | 218-370-1419
Hannah can see the Lady Superior from her pottery wheel, and carves woodblock-style nature scenes on her functional ware. She uses glazes to emulate what she sees on the horizon through her studio window.

24. Jo Wood | Jo Wood Bead Art
357 County Road 14, Grand Marais
jowoodbeads.com | jo@jowoodbeads.com | 218-216-1109
Hand-stitched seed beads on felted wool. Come enjoy Jo’s new works inspired by the life, land and waters through the season on the North Shore.
Guest Artists: Cheryl Larsen, Mixed Media/Fiber

25. Neil Sherman | Neil Sherman Studio
4194 County Road 69/North Road, Hovland (Mile Marker 124)
neilshermanart.com | na-sherman@hotmail.com | 612-716-5733
Representational landscape paintings and etchings.

26. Dan & Lee Ross
4678 East Highway 61, Hovland (Mile Marker 127, Lakeside)
danross-leeross.com | rosssculptureprints@gmail.com | 218-475-2361
Stone, clay, glass and mono-prints on Lake Superior. Come enjoy Dan & Lee’s work in the landscape that inspired it. For 10 days each fall they welcome visitors to their home, which includes a sculpture walk. 

27. Lou Pignolet | Lou Pignolet Bowls
20 Tamarack Trail, Hovland (Mile Marker 132, Lakeside)
loupignoletbowls2.com | pignolet@umn.edu | 218-475-2782
Lou makes artistic bowls on a lathe from local wood and will be demonstrating and displaying his art in his shop.