Sept 18-20, 2009 22 private artisan's studios were open to the public to see demonstrations and purchase their latest works, all within 30 miles of Mountain View, Arkansas. Visit the studiotour website for details of next year's tour, Sept. 17, 18 & 19, 2010, and learn about each artist participating.

18 separate videos concentrated on each artist and may be seen at my channel.  In March, 2009, the Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour won the prestigious Henry Award for Community Tourism, awarded annually at the Arkansas Governor's Conference on Tourism in recognition of "an individual or organization which has achieved substantial success in the enhancement of its local resources through imaginative and innovative development efforts." 

A souvenir DVD is available of the project in its entirety.

April 4, 2009 Grand Re-Opening of the member owned cooperative retail Gallery in Mountain View, AR and the work of the finest artisans in Arkansas. For more about the Guild and the Gallery - go to the website. Visit Mtn. View for the music, the Ozark Folk Center, fish on the White River, camp, hike or bike in the Ozark National Forest, visit Blanchard Springs Caverns, float the Buffalo.

This is where my soaps, bath salts and insect repellants may be purchased in Mtn. View.  That's Danny B0y from A Legacy of Herbs playing in the background. Thanks for looking.

This drum has a walnut , cherry and white ash top, spruce sides, and a birch plywood slap face. That's Raymond Creasy playing it, since he made it just a few weeks ago. It's finished with a clear spray and has rubber feet to keep it off the floor and make it more resonant. It's easy to carry, just grab it by the port (the hole), weighing about 17#. Deeper sounds are found in the middle of the slap face, so it's more like djembe sounds. It looks great in any room of the house, functions like a table or a seat.

Raymond sells these - and has 4 on hand now.