{"id":7018,"date":"2013-05-07T11:16:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T15:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=7018"},"modified":"2013-05-07T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T15:16:08","slug":"chester-county-studio-tour-returns-may-18-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=7018","title":{"rendered":"Chester County Studio Tour returns, May 18 & 19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mitch Lyons, who works in a unique medium of his own creation: clay monoprints, is among the many new artists being feature in the 2013 Chester County Studio Tour.<\/p><\/div>\n

Art is everywhere in Chester County, but it will be on display on a special behind-the-scenes tour of some of the top studios and artists in the county.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

The two-day Chester County Studio Tour of 23 local studios and 53 artists takes place on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

There are not many annual events that live up to the motto, \u201cEngage with the Arts\u201d but this year’s newly expanded event could be among the best examples in the county this year. For this year\u2019s tour, there will be a considerable expansion \u2013\u00a0 53 artists in 23 studios across Chester County. But the idea of showcasing the talent of the county is still the same.\"\"<\/p>\n

Many of the artists are grouped together at each stop, highlighting the diversity of mediums professional artists work in today, such as paper, porcelain, metal, clay and steel.<\/p>\n

Visitors are encouraged to design their own self-guided tour with a catalog, available on a free download, that details each featured artist and gives a QR tag that can be read by your smartphone, linking you to Google maps.\u00a0 A traditional map is also available at the tour\u2019s web site, www.chestercountystudiotour.com<\/a>\u00a0 .<\/p>\n

The studios are scattered throughout Chester County, tucked away in the alleys of small towns or in flower-filled neighborhood back yards and Victorian townhomes.<\/p>\n

For these artists, it seems, almost any structure will do – the former living room of a contemporary home, a structure that resembles a pool house,\u00a0 or a former bedroom – as long as it gives them plenty of light and enough room to work on their large sculptures or paintings.<\/p>\n

Pop-artist Jeff Schaller, who is one of the tour\u2019s chief organizers, expanded the tour by popular demand, organizing it by region and the artists who live there.<\/p>\n

There are also outdoor booths at places such as Schaller\u2019s country home outside of Downingtown, and that of David Oleski, located on a property featuring a large pond, a short drive away through\u00a0 scenic woods and rolling hills.<\/p>\n

Many of the studios will feature artists demonstrations, or works-in-progress , enabling the visitor to get a rare glimpse into how a professional artist creates.\u00a0 In southern Chester County, for instance, the studios include that of watercolorist Sarah Yeoman, who is greatly inspired by her late husband\u2019s gardens, and John Baker, an internationally- known artist who creates abstract wall pieces and vessels made entirely of handmade\u00a0 paper.<\/p>\n

The tour includes Mitch Lyons , a former potter who now works exclusively in clay monoprints – a limited-edition print process of his own invention. He\u00a0 has held open studio tours for more than two decades, but this is the first time he is featured on the Chester County Studio Tour.<\/p>\n

If You Go:<\/strong><\/span>
\n The Chester County Studio Tour is free and open to the public. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday May 18th and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

List of studios and participating artists:<\/span><\/p>\n

John Baker, 119 West Evergreen Street, West Grove<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Andrew Snyder, Sally Van Orden<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Biddison, 187 Iron Bridge Road, Glenmoore<\/span><\/p>\n

Erica Brown, 28 North New Street, West Chester<\/span><\/p>\n

Diane Cirafesi, 405 West Market Street, West Chester<\/span><\/p>\n

Corey Johnson, 101 Sean Lane, Glenmoore<\/span><\/p>\n

Rhoda Kahler, 1212 Hall Road, West Chester<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Karen Delaney, Lele Galer, Emily Wilkins, Darcie Goldberg<\/span><\/p>\n

David Katz, 1310 Telegraph Rd, West Chester<\/span><\/p>\n

Monique Kendikian-Sarkessian, 1800 Hawkweed Way, Malvern<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Lynnette Shelley, Annette Alessi, Anne Yoch Russell<\/span><\/p>\n

Suzanne Kent, 415 West Market Street, West Chester<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Michael Dutcher<\/span><\/p>\n

David Knoecklein, 142 Quick Street, Phoenixville<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Staci Cottone<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitch Lyons, 2009 Newark Road, New London<\/span><\/p>\n

John Madarasz, 407 Spackman Lane, Exton<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Peter Owen<\/span><\/p>\n

George McMonigle, 1103 Overlook Dive, Romansville<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Alejandro Lemus<\/span><\/p>\n

Christina Oddo, 60 Brittany Lane, Glenmoore<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Bobby Lewis, Ruth Biles, Cheryl Decker-Sauder, Jeremy McGirl<\/span><\/p>\n

David Oleski, 977 Broad Run Road, West Chester<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Stephen Brehm, Brian Eppley and Steve Oliver<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Powers Holt, 409 Byers Road, Chester Springs<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Robert Lott<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Roach-Bailey, 5 Peacefull Lane, West Chester<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Katherine Bailey<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Schaller, 80 Highspire Road, Downingtown<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Teresa Haag, Dan Reed, David Haines and Kerry Sacco<\/span><\/p>\n

Timlyn Vaughan, 235 Blue Rock Rd, West Chester<\/span><\/p>\n

Denise Vitollo, 404 Price Street, West Chester<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Gabrielle Vitollo<\/span><\/p>\n

Lin Webber, 144 Chalfant Road, Glenmoore<\/span>
\n Guest artists: April D\u2019Angelo, Kelley Stanford, Robert Webber<\/span><\/p>\n

Marie Wolfington Jones, 240 Little Conestoga Road, Downingtown<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Sherry McVickar<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Yeoman, 1452 Ashland Clinton Road, Hockessin, DE<\/span>
\n Guest artists: Madeleine Kelly, Kathy Ruck, Diane Cannon<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Art is everywhere in Chester County, but it will be on display on a special behind-the-scenes tour of some of the top studios and artists in the county. The two-day Chester County Studio Tour of 23 local studios and 53 artists takes place on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,4],"tags":[940,2391,2392,2393],"class_list":["post-7018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-featured","tag-art","tag-chester-county-studio-tour","tag-painting","tag-sculpture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}