July’s Featured Artist
My Name is Alex Haugen. I work primarily with mixed media, paint, wood, and found objects. Many of these paintings I’m showing at Natural Harvest show both the order and chaos of nature. I don’t take art serious in the classic sense but more of whimsical/fun approach. I find being creative is very therapeutic in…
May’s Change Within Reach Recap
In May our customers donated $2,235.48 to the North St. Louis County 4-H! 4-H engages youth in a learn-by-doing model that teaches essential, transferrable skills that will be used throughout their lives — such as problem solving, decision making, coping, communicating and responding to the needs of others. 4-H in north St. Louis County…
June’s Featured Artist: Roy Glanville
I have been an aspiring photographer for over 50 years. The blending of trekking a mountain trail with wildlife and scenery, from our natural environment has been my window to the world. From the Tongariro Crossing in New Zealand, to the Trek through the ancient villages in Cinque Terre, Italy, photography has enhanced the journey….
April’s Change Within Reach Recap
In April our customers donated $2,095.33 to Friends of the Greenhouse! Friends of the Greenhouse is a non-profit volunteer organization whose main goal is to support the Olcott Botanical Greenhouse. They provide plant maintenance and fundraising efforts to support the Greenhouse needs. Learn more about Friends of the Greenhouse. Thank you for your…
May’s Featured Artist: Scott James King
I am a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts. I was employed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art for 20 years. I have been retired since 2018. I have shown recently at the Miner’s Dry in the Ely Watercolor Club and a three person fine…
April’s Featured Artist: Julie Renollet
I like to do creative projects using many mediums. Right now I’m loving pressed flower art. Some phases I’m doing beaded sun catchers with drift wood, other times I’m doing needle wool felting (which is very tedious.) I don’t think of myself as an artist, just a person who likes to use things that catch…
February’s Change Within Reach Recap
In February our customers donated $1,712.27 to Justice North! Justice North is a nonprofit civil law firm that provides representation, limited services, advice, or information to individuals with issues that fall outside of the criminal justice system. For people facing civil legal challenges such as the threat of losing their home, safety, health care, income,…
March’s Featured Artist: Tanya Beyer
Tanya Beyer (Virginia, MN) Mixed-media watercolor. I was lucky enough to have grown up in two beautiful rural regions including the Canadian north shore of Lake Superior. I also had elders who read to me, showed me book illustrations and wild leaves out beyond our house, and fed a variety of birds. At age 12…
January’s Change Within Reach Recap
In January our customers donated $1,878.12 to Virginia Area Historical Society! Funds donated will be used for preservation of photographs, negatives, documents, and newspaper collections. Learn more about this program here. Thank you for your continued support. Together, we can change our community for the better.
January’s Featured Artist: Sandra Markovich
Her art is her sweet spot and it’s what she loves doing. Sandra says “Find your sweet spot. If what your doing doesn’t serve you any longer, move on and find what does. Do what you loved to do as a child.” Sandra went to fine arts school in Milwaukee after high school. She remembers…