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Alden Farms
David Therriault
19215 Beallsville Rd.
Beallsville, MD 20839
(301) 972-7183
aldenfarms@aldenfarms.net
www.aldenfarms.net
Alden Farms, a one-of-a-kind garden shop, features David Therriault Stone Design birdbaths, home accents, and garden sculpture.  Enjoy Alden Farms' shop full of unusual gifts for you, your garden, and your home.

Art of Fire
Foster, Theda, Todd,
Josh, Bruce and Keith
7901 Hawkins Creamery Rd.
Laytonsville, MD 20882
(301) 253-6642
(800) 639-6979
artofire@verizon.net
www.artoffire.com
Art of Fire is a full-scale working art glass studio. Located in a renovated dairy barn in Northern Montgomery County, it is the mid-Atlantic's largest state-of-the-art studio. We offer classes and furnace rental. You may browse our gallery while watching Foster, Todd and Josh create original pieces using the freeblown, off-hand technique. Please click here for directions.

The Blacksmith Shop
Bill Allen
24500 Stringtown Rd.
Clarksburg, MD
(301) 253- 0187
billyallen2003@aol.com
Antique or contemporary styles individually hand-crafted for the kitchen, yard, garden or fireplace. Gift items or custom made ironware made using your design or reproduced from ironware history books.

Dancing Leaf Farm
Dalis Davidson
21920 Beallsville Rd. (Rt. 109)
Barnesville, Maryland 20838
(301) 972-8089
www.dancingleaffarm.com
Click
here for Dalis's tour notes.
Hand painted, hand spun yarns from the sheep and goats that graze the fields near Sugarloaf Mountain. Fanciful hand painted yarns, knitting supplies, books, hand woven and hand knitted wearables, spinning supplies, fiber, 'Scent'-sational soaps, and playful jewelry.

Iron Antler Forge

Daniel Stuart
26723 Ridge Rd.
Damascus, MD 20872
301-787-1880
daniel@ironantlerforge.com
www.ironantlerforge.com
I love to take something as hard and unmovable as steel and mold it into something that has fluidity and dynamic life. I believe in making artwork that is flowing with movement and excitement so that it gives energy back to a room instead of just taking up space. I use both modern and classical metal working techniques to create truly one of a kind sculptures that reveal both the natural and varied looks of steel.

Kiparoo Farm

Annie Kelley
2110D Pleasant View Rd.
Adamstown, Maryland
(301) 874-6348
www.kiparoofarmstudio.com

Kiparoo Farm is a working sheep and dairy farm located in rural Frederick County, Maryland. The mission of Kiparoo Farm is to teach and demonstrate the stewardship of natural and agricultural resources by growing quality sheep and wool in cooperation with Mother Nature. Our farm studio is fully stocked with a fantastic selection of exciting yarns spun from our large flock of beautiful Border Leicester sheep. We carry a large selection of great Kiparoo Farm patterns and a pleasing collection of antique buttons, needles and crochet tools.We have a varied assortment of finished products and samples to inspire your creative spirit. So come to a gentle place in time and meet the sheep and shepherds of Kiparoo Farm.

Lahara Textile Gallery


Connie Diamant &
Ginny Frank

Lahara Textile Gallery
18101 Barnesville Rd.
Barnesville, MD 20838
info@laharagallery.com
www.laharagallery.com

Lahara Textiles is a working fiber studio and gallery housed in an historic general store, and features the work of over 15 local and nationally acclaimed artists. Not your average shopping trip, the Lahara experience is a walk through an affordable museum filled with beautiful and unique art to wear, to enjoy in your home, or to give as gifts.


Lindenwood Farmgoods


Claire Howard
Lindenwood Farmgoods
20415 Westerly Rd.
Poolesville, MD 20837
301-349-3902
chowardlindenwood@verizon.net

www.clairehoward.net

Historic Lindenwood Farm was built about 1850 and is surrounded by Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve. Past the red bank barn and behind the old farmhouse is Claire's Studio; once an old chicken coop that is now  enveloped in flower and vegetable gardens. Much of her artwork captures her love for Maryland's rural countryside and  Delaware's peaceful seashore as well as her delightful resident sheep, labradors, and cows. In addition to original oil paintings, the studio is filled with her popular prints and cards. The Studio is open by appointment year round, although we will be closed for the Spring Countryside Artisans Tour. Please visit Damion Hunter, our talented jewelry designer, at Alden Farms where she will be presenting her beautiful Spring collection. A sampling of Claire's prints and cards will also be at wonderful and enjoyable Alden Farms!   


Morningstar Studio

Tina Brown
18201 Barnesville Rd.
Barnesville, MD 20838
(301) 428-8350
tinathiemebrown@comcast.net
www.tinathiemebrown.com

(Click here for
Tina's studio notes.)

Morningstar Studio is a 1790’s log cabin art studio set amongst the pines in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland.  Tina Thieme Brown’s drawings, paintings and prints are inspired by the plants, animals and patchwork fields in the surrounding countryside; as well as new work featuring Yosemite’s Half Dome. Brown’s artwork is on display in a new pastoral sign at Historic Whites Ferry, in the illustrated map of Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, and her botanical/wildlife art fills the 2 books on Sugarloaf Mountain.  A wide variety of nature inspired art, archival prints, cards & art-kits are awaiting your visit.


PlumStuff
Ellen Pearl
15500 Comus Rd.
Comus, MD 20042
(301) 972-4554
www.plumstuff.com
PlumStuff, affectionately named after my Jack Russell, "Plum," specializes in functional FUN: aesthetic, one-of-a-kind furniture using ceramics, stone, slate, marbles, even photos. Our tables infuse art and style that travels from the warmth of my studio to your home, elevating the ambiance of your life-style, and personalizing your comfort. Order a special customized piece, using your personal treasures, and palette, and PlumStuff will jump in!

Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard

The McGarry, McKenna
and O'Donoghue Families
18125 Comus Road
Dickerson, Maryland 20842
(301) 605-0130

www.smvwinery.com

Sample Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard's recently released wines:  Cabernet Franc '06, Cabernet Sauvignon "06 and Comus '06 as well as our Chardonnay '05, Pinot Grigio '06, Merlot "05 and Comus Reserve '05, a blend of our five Bordeaux grapes.  Crafted from French-certified vinifera clones, our grapes have been meticulously cared for, carefully fermented and aged in French Oak barrels.  Tour our winery.  Food is also available.

Sugarloaf Studio

Susan Due Pearcy
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
21900 Beallsville Road (Rt. 109)
Barnesville, MD 20838
301-972-7564
sdpearcy@comcast.net

(Click here for
Susan's studio notes)

Northern light streams in on the original fine art of Susan Due Pearcy. Enter the quiet peace of living and creating in a country studio setting. Susan offers a vast array of original prints, paintings and
photographs celebrating nature’s beauty. Pearcy’s art has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in numerous private and public collections.


Guest Artist:
     Rebecca Pearcy: Queen Bee Creations, vinyl accessories

Tiewyan Artisans

Bev Thoms
Tiewyan Artisans

21700 Big Woods Road
Dickerson, MD 20842
301-461-1287
tiewyan@comcast.net

(Click here for
Tiewyan Artisans studio notes)

Part of our beautiful red barn at Tiewyan farm is a working artisan studio devoted most of the year to spinning, dyeing, felting and weaving fibers from my wee farm flock. Just in time for the Countryside Artisan Studio Tour, Tiewyan Artisans, a co-op of 4 talented artisans (Paige Garber, Sharon Janda, Grace Mahanes and Bev Thoms) will transform this space into a lively, colorful boutique. You will be delighted with our unique offerings which will include antique buttons and jewelry, various items for the home, personal accessories and clothing that are felted, woven, knitted, beaded or quilted, as well as homespun yarns, natural and dyed roving.


2 Griffins

2 Griffins
Fine Woodworking
Vernon & Damien Griffin
27421 Clarksburg Rd.
Damascus, MD
301-414-0080
www.2griffins.com

 

2 Griffins Fine Woodworking is the father and son team of Vernon and Damien Griffin. We couple stunning exotic hardwoods from around the world with our original designs to create one-of-a-kind pieces, such as our signature lamps, various accent tables, and mirrors. We also offer a variety of collectibles, including antique and contemporary peppermills, wood and acrylic pens, and much more. Enjoy a mug of hot cider and some hors d’ouvres to celebrate the holidays with us.


[NOTE: Not all artists are on every tour, so check the current tour map for open studios.
Because studio hours vary, it's best to call ahead for non-tour visits.]


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