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Twenty Dirty Hands invites you to join us the second weekend in October. Tour the beautiful Galena countryside, enjoy the fall colors and visit some of the area's best know pottery and sculpure studios - open just for this weekend with special exhibits and events, allowing visitors a unique view of their kilns, forges and workspaces. The artists of Twenty Dirty Hands are bound together by a love for life in the small towns along the Mississippi River. As friends and colleagues for many years, we have shared meals, music, studio spaces, kiln building projects and a way of life. Our work is constantly evolving, and we pride ourselves on displaying our newest and best pieces on the tour. We hope you will visit each of us at our studios and galleries. Elizabeth Area Artists Adrienne Seagraves - studiowork 130 North Main, Elizabeth IL 61028 studio: 815.858.3588 - a.seagraves@gmail.com Exhibiting a variety of carved, glazed designs on stoneware as well as decorative and functional day art of area artists, painters and photographers. Paul Eshelman 238 North Main, Elizabeth IL 61028 studio/gallery: 815.858.2327 website: www.eshelmanpottery.net email: eshelman@eshelmanpottery.net Paul received his MFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design and since 1988 has been living in picturesque Elizabeth, exploring and developing innovative and highly functional slipcast pottery. The pieces are cast from a red stoneware clay in plaster molds he designs and makes. He will be exhibiting and selling his work as well as demonstrating his slipcasting process. Galena Area Artists Bill Farrell 7213 Buckhill Road, Galena IL 61036 studio: 815.777.0644 - claybill@galenalink.com Delores Fortuna 7213 Buckhill Road, Galena IL 61036 studio: 815.777.0644 - dfortuna@galenalink.com The studio gallery will exhibit Bill's woodfired vessels and Delores's work in porcelain; guest artists will be exhibiting on the grounds. From Kent Henderson's studio continue on to Buckhill Rd. for 5 miles, or take Main Street to Stagecoach Trail, right 3 miles to Miner Rd; left 2 miles to Buckhill Rd; studio 1/2 mile in on driveway. Kent Henderson 704 Dewey Avenue, Galena IL 61036 studio: 815.777.0364 - hilhen@sbcglobal.net Kent's hillside gallery features post pop functional ware created on-site, cups to crazy ware. Made in America. Studio/gallery located in Galena; from Rt. 20 take Main St. to Broadway continuing to Dewey Ave. Menominee Wood Kiln Site. The two creek-side wood fired kilns are a departure from high-tech firing. These kilns are labor intensive, and are stoked continuously for 2 to 7 days. The beauty of wood-fired pots is revealed in random and subtle flashing from flame, ash and salt vapor. Ron, Doug and Steph will all exhibit wood-fired pots along with work from their electric and gas kilns. Throwing demonstrations using an old kick wheel will be offered throughout the weekend. (The kilns will not be fired during the tour this year, but will be open for your viewing.) Ron Hahlen studio: 563.588.3368 - rshahlen@aol.com Doug Reynolds - Reynolds Pottery and Arts 803 10th Ave. SW, Waverly IA 50677 studio: 319.352.1879 - reynoldspottery@earthlink.net Stephanie O'Shaughnessy - The Pottery PO Box 86, Galena IL 61036 studio: 815.777.1100 - steph@galenalink.com

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