There are so many artists in Western North Carolina if you throw a stick you are bound to hit one! Of course we are teasing, but Asheville and the surrounding area is so full of craft artists that one could imagine it to be so.
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| Wild Berry Bed and Breakfast |
Have you ever gone on a scavenger hunt? Well, the Leicester Artists Tour is very much like one. Wildberry Bed and Breakfast is one of the sponsors and the very first place we go on the tour. There you can get a map, see a preview of the artists works, and get a sense of the kind of roads we will encounter on this day. Loose steep gravel, and one way roads are very common on the back mountain tour. It would help to have four wheel drive which we don't have, but our trusty Pilot Honda will make it just fine. The Blue Ridge Mountains are beautiful and as we goes through the tour, it is evident that nature is as much the artist, as the artisans we are going to visit. Tucked back in the hidden coves and high atop mountain ridges artists studios dot the area. It is a tremendous treat to get to see artist studio's anytime and see where creativity happens. Each studio is as unique as the individuals who create there. First on our list is Doc Welty, potter. Tomorrow we will look at more studio's on the tour.
Doc Welty's Enchanting Mountain Pottery Studio
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| Glazing Shelves are loaded with a recent unloading |
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| Doc has three kilns, 2 propane gas and one wood firing |
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| The glazes have an old feel about them |
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| Plenty of visitors buying |
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| Recent Craft Magazine highlight of Doc |
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| I love these two tables, a bargain for anyone!!! |
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| From Doc's wheel he has a good view of the house, when his wife calls him in for lunch. |
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