Ellison Bay Arts – Spring Art Crawl
You are invited!
What: Spring Art Crawl
When: May 16 & 17 ~ 10-5
Who: Clay Bay Pottery, Gills Rock Stoneware, Ellison Bay Pottery, Linden’s Gallery, Cousin’s Walk, Newport House, The Clearing Folk School
Studio tours, refreshments, new work, door prizes. Come celebrate spring!
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Turtle Ridge is adding to its recycled tee shirt line, with: “Story Book Jackets”. They are hooded 3 season unisex wool jackets lined with recycled tees. Each one is different and can be personalized with your own tees. Another new design are canvas and stretchy neoprene bags that some of our smaller products snap on and off. These offer customers an alternative to our more expensive leather bags. They are sporty and lightweight. We are introducing wet and splashy black patent leather small items to our product mix for a fresh take on spring. We will have a tasting of organic foods from Wisconsin. There will be a drawing for a bottle of Turtle Ridge wine. Come to beautiful Ellison Bay, enjoy the arts and spring with old friends and new!
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Big Mother’s Day Sale
May 8 & 9 from 10-6 we are having a HUGE SALE! All winter we have been making new designs. That means there are lots of samples. Upstairs in the studio are samples, discontinued designs and colors that we can’t get again. Gift items, clothing, bags and jewelry have been selected for huge discounts of 40-60%. In the gallery EVERYTHING on display is 10% off. This is a great chance for savings on Turtle Ridge designs.
50 Artists on 50th St. in Minneapolis
April 4 from 10-5 at the Burroughs School, 1601 W. 50th St. This is a really nice show, just one day, a collaborative effort that has been going on for 47 years. It also is a benefit to the school art fund and it has free admission. This year at Turtle Ridge we are making many new items that are more affordable, these calendars double as checkbook covers and we are offering them in some cheery new colors. Hope to see you at the show.
Needle Nose Gar wall hanging
Turtle Ridge has a traveling schedule, so that you can feel, touch and purchase Turtle Ridge handbags, wall hangings and recycled clothing in various places throughout the country. March 20-22 Mary Ellen will be showing for the first time at Fountain Hills Fine Art & Wine Affaire near Phoenix, AZ. www.thunderbirdartists.com Mary Ellen’s neice, Teri Sisulak is a gradeschool art teacher in the area and Mary Ellen will visit her students and present them with her views on making art. www.turtleridgegallery.com
Joey at Turtle Ridge
Turtle Ridge Studio-Gallery
If you have visited Turtle Ridge Gallery in Ellison Bay at the tip of the Door County peninsula, you may be familiar with our dog, Joey. He has been attending classes learning how to “come” and to “heel”, other than that he is perfect as you can see. Many of our summer visitors have asked where we got Joey. He is from Midwest Border Collie Rescue.www.midwestbordercollierescue.com If you have the patience, it is a good place to start. So many dogs need rescuing. We took one look at Joey and thought he would be a good replacement for our beloved dog Glenn. Here is Joey doing what he likes best, watching to see if any humans are going to take him for a walk. Joey loves snow, but he is anxious for spring. We are grateful that this organizations does such good work, and that we are the beneficiary of their fostering efforts. Joey has turned out to be a fabulous friend.
Joey
Think Spring at Turtle Ridge
The Boat Bag is a retro styled bag, inspired by a bag my Mom carried in the 40’s. It’s not the same shape, just the same feel of that era. It is embossed with a tulip design reworked from vintage Turtle Ridge circa 1970’s. This bag was also designed from comments made by our customers. The boat bag is zippered, has a light lined interior, 2 inside pockets, one zippered and a zippered outside pocket big enough for cell phone and keys. The strap is a bit shorter, so the bag hangs close to the body, but it can be ordered with a longer strap to go across the body. The oval bottom makes the bag stand up. It has a clean crisp look and the style and constuction will last and last. Red has been outselling black, a big surprise. It is about 8″ X 12″ Price $465 In stock, call to order. 920.854.4839
Turtle Ridge at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore
Turtle Ridge showing at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore
It is our 26th year at the high-quality, prestigious American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, MD. www.craftcouncil.org. This year we will be arranging our booth with free standing panels and tables creating vignettes of our popular dresses paired with handbags, scarves, shawls and fiber wall pieces. New bag shapes featured are the La Bolsa Grande, the Bella Clutch, Boat Bag; new designs are retro tulips, dragonfly and barberry. We have really responded to our customers requests. Experimentation in trapunto surface design, new construction methods and unusual color combinations will add to the wide variety of choices in our limited edition bags. Our silk wall-hangings, scarves and shawls combine painting, printing and piecing techniques. In response to the Craft Council’s focus on “green craft” our recycled tee products will be shown in Baltimore for the first time, they pair well with our lime, sky blue, purple and fucshia soft structured classics. http://www.turtleridgegallery.com
Turtle Ridge in Sarasota, FL at American Craft Show
The Sarasota Convention Center (formerly Sam’s Club) is home to a wonderful show of the finest American craft, December 5-7. www.americancraft.org Turtle Ridge will be featuring our very successful recycled tee dresses, which were so popular this summer, but can be worn as a jumper or tunic in winter. Buy GREEN, wear GREEN! Our original designer handbags will be available in new colors: lime green, chili red, sky blue and black. New motifs include: retro tulips, barberry and dragonfly. Shown: Digi-Pod in red with center design, $165, Tee shirt dress, $125 and DC Bag, red & black with “Eden”, $450.
Ellison Bay Holiday Open House
Ellison Bay Holiday Open House at Turtle Ridge
Ellison Bay Arts is celebrating the Holiday Season with their annual Open House. There will be a drawing for 12 handmade collectible ornaments at each of the 5 galleries. The event runs right after Thanksgiving on Fri. November 28th and Sat. Nov. 29th from 10-5. Turtle Ridge is offering little leather jeweled wreaths that can be used as ornaments or worn as pins. We have scarves, boxes, bracelets, earrings, small purses, cellphone holders, men’s wallets, watches, prints, all under $100. Lots of items have been sale priced for this event.
La Bolsa Grande
We also have the perfect gift for you or a loved one that will be their favorite for years to come.
Be prepared for any occasion with these great little handmade gifts. 10 assorted pee wee zip pouches with embossed designs. You can be guaranteed to be ready for a birthday party, shower, holiday giving, bridesmaid gifts, corporate perks or hostess gift. No special orders. Ten #40 PeeWee Zips. W4.5 x H3.5 The package is $150.00. $50 savings over regular price.
New La Bolsa Grande in Bold Colors
#108 taupe/black/barberry
La Bolsa Grande
New Bold Colors in limited editions from Turtle Ridge. The #108 La Bolsa Grande features tooled medallions or barberry on the front pocket and top of strap. The sides tassel, linked strap, inside zip pocket and details are contrasting goatskin. The top and back pocket zip, and hardware details of bold rings and studs in brushed nickel make this bag both functional and fashion forward, lined in leather and waterproof canvas. The color combinations are unique and limited to just a few produced. The bag measures approx. W15′ x H12″ x W3″
Price: $525 plus $15 shipping
#108 blue/yellow
#108 red/magenta
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