Design Service and Gallery Visits
Mid Summer Gallery Openning:
Knife River is home to a great creative energy. This
summer "Laurence Jones- Woodworker Designer"
gallery opens on Scenic 61 just to the northeast of
theKnife River RR overpass. He has asked me to put
mosaics on the walls and they will be available for
sale. Please stop by.
The Knife River Lutheran Church Memorial Garden
Pebble Mosaic is worth a stop. This was a
combination of my design and direction and had up
to 35 community volunteers.
If you are interested in having a mosaic
made for a particular location call
or email.
kniferiver264@yahoo.com
218-834-4916
Appointments: call ahead for directions to studio.
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Pebble Mosaic Workshops
It is May! Real May! Pebble workshop season
begins:
The Studio has moved!
This summer workshops will be schedualed based
on first call or email. Select a 3 day block and
request for
those days. After those dates begin to make it a
busy summer, additional 1 to 2 people can be
added to any of those established workshop dates.
The options are wide open for awhile. 125.00 for 3
days 10:00 until 3:30, unlimited additional hours
and materials included. Bring bag lunch, and
Another Knife River Community Pebble Mosaic
Project
for the new RR overpass will begin work in August
and
run through October. Based on our last experience
we are inviting some visitors to assist. There is no
charge and you will learn the process. We will
gladly accept donations which will go directly to
materials. Already we have vollunteers from a
Minnesota Mosaic Group that gathered at Chicago's
Society of American Mosaic Artists conference.
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Knife River, Minnesota
Lodging is available across the road at Island View
Resort. 218-834-5886. I can not say enough
about how great this place is. Besides clean, warm
and calming, the surroundings are extra beautiful c
with the tall pines. and fantastic lake veiw. Bobby
and Sherri are exceptional hosts with lots of local
information and tips. Hiking trails begin right in
town. Playing with Yarn is an incredible place for
fiber enthusiasts and workshops are offered. Area
business: and attractions: *Brad Nelson Jewelry
*Dale Burton Forge *Steart River Boatworks *Mocha
Moose *Knife River Beach *Knife River Camp
Ground *Kendall's Smoked Fish *Deanna Ellestad
leads yoga at the Knife River Lutheran Church on
Monday mornings and evenings. (And she is
available for nutrition information and massage )
*Great! Lakes Candy Kitchen is already hopping'
Emily's will open the end of May *Check back at
this location for more about the Knife River special
events.The community is full of interesting people,
music, great hiking areas, bird watching, and all
kinds of surprises.
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Artist Profile
Laura Stone has been doing mosaic work since 2001.
The Previous 20 years were engaged in drawing,
painting, exhibiting at college galleries and with
Bowery Gallery in New York and Groveland Gallery in
Minneapolis. She worked as Drawing Instructor for
Gustavus Adolphus College from 1989 -1994
additionally at Grand Marais Art Colony, Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, Minnesota Museum of Art,
Duluth Art Institute and DesMoines Art Center.
Arrowhead Regional Fellowship was awarded in 2004.
She lives 40 feet from Lake Superior surrounded by
rock gardens - in buildings once used for commercial
fishing.
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