Monday, January 28, 2013

Did you guess?


The answer to last week's trivia post is none other than our lovely Mary Inabnit! 




Mary (and her husband Josh) have been a great addition to our gallery family, and we're thrilled that the public has enjoyed their rock creations as much as we do!


The designs for their custom door handles and even doorbells never cease to make people in the gallery reach out and place their hands on the beautiful rocks used.

It isn't surprising that the rocks they use are beautiful--they come from our beautiful Flathead Valley, and Josh and Mary have their strict quality control department in their two amazing daughters who love helping picking out just the 'right' ones.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

New Trivia Time!

We hope you've been enjoying getting to know more about our artists....here is another round.

Happy guessing!

Is a Certified Massage Therapist
 
Currently owns 3 dogs, 2 bunnies, and a cat, but their favorite childhood pet was a hedgehog.







Favorite bands include Fleetwood Mac, the Dixie Chicks, and the Lumineers.




Loves skiing and ice skating, also biking, hiking, swimming, camping... Pretty much anything outdoors.




Has been known to throw 'dance parties'  (which translates to acting silly around family and friends!)



So who do you think it is?  (hint...we'll give you 12 guesses)

Monday, January 21, 2013

And the answer is....



Did you guess who the latest round of trivia was about?  It is our textile artist:  Monique Kleinhans




When she is not diving in her piles of fabric to create beautiful quilts, unique wall art or her quilted greeting cards, Monique can be found teaching and helping others create with fabric at Glacier Quilts, supporting her plant habit, at Swan River Gardens as well as leading theater workshops in the Valley and performing and directing with Seattle based touring company 'theater simple'.


(It's a good thing 'sleep' isn't on her top ten list!)




Much of Monique's work involves thread...and a lot of it.   She uses traditional quilting techniques along-side exploring different textures and dimensional elements, creating unique quilted art that has great depth and layers.











She works mainly off of photos that she takes while out enjoying the beautiful areas of Montana, although some of her pieces journey into a more whimsical world as well.






Check out her website to see more of what she is currently working on in her studio 
or to commission a unique creation tailor made for you.