Making Space to Share Art

About a year and a half ago,

I took my girls to a 

paint-your-own-pottery

get together

at the newly built Red Owl Hall
at Red Owl, South Dakota several miles off SD Highway 34
along the gravel Red Owl Road.
Little did I know,
that day with my girls
would begin beautiful new connections
of sharing art.

That day,

I met Hester Prouty

who quickly became

a kindred spirit,

sharing my love

for

making art,

making space for others to create in community,

and

turning creative projects into opportunities. 

Right away, Hester began sharing ideas with me

and she introduced me to Kerry Burns in Philip, South Dakota.

Kerry had recently opened a coffee shop called ginny's

in a Victorian house painted deep green with purple trim

and transformed inside

with whimsy and charm and happiness.

Ginny's Coffee House {aka Bad River Coffee Company}

is located on Pine Street near the Bad River in Philip.

Kerry and her daughters have hosted several of my art classes

and a fun pop-up artsy event.

This year I will be there with my turquoise tent on August 11.

Hester recently jumped all-in

and set up space to share what she loves

with the Black Hills community

at Prouty Pottery

in "The Gap" in Rapid City at the old Landstrom's building

at 405 Canal Street.

Her space is wide open with room to breathe,

high ceilings, brick walls, and industrial chic decor,

and a welcoming, inspiring atmosphere.

Check out this piece from Black Hills Fox:

Art Beat Prouty Pottery

Hester and Joe are generous with their hands always helping me carry

my heavy and extensive amount of art supplies

and are generous with sharing connections.

At Prouty Pottery,

not only can you paint your own pottery,

Hester opens up space for other artists to share classes,

she has pottery wheel classes,

clay classes,

specialty pottery painting classes,

and she sells her handmade mugs, bowls and pottery pieces.

The space is loaded with possibilities coming to life.

Goodness comes from artistic entrepreneurs sharing friends and space and ideas.

I am so grateful for the connections I am making through Hester and Kerry,

and the space they both have given me

to share my heart

with others

seeking space for creativity.

I see hearts soften, 

eyes open, 

possibility unfold, 

ideas and confidence awaken,

challenges overcome, 

and memories made.

When you travel through Philip,

be sure and stop at ginny's for some Bad River Coffee.

My next class at Prouty Pottery: 

Your Word,

a simple mixed media basics class

is Wednesday, July 25.

You can find all the details and reserve your spot here:

White Owl Wings Your Word Mixed Media Class

My next Big Bold Wildflower class will be at my home at Shaw Ranch on August 3.

Details and registration here:

Big Bold Wildflower Class