New Artists at Paint Metal & Mud!

Have you stopped in to see the gallery lately? 

If not, you're in for a treat. We have been fortunate to welcome a number of new artists into our membership the past few months; including pottery by Bob Cass and Metal Art by Gene McDaniel.  

Be sure to enjoy the warmer spring weather, and take a stroll downtown Kalispell--and swing in to see this fine work in person!

8 1st Street East, Downtown Kalispell

Suite 104

Chocolate Affair 2022

 Swing on by the gallery on Friday, February 11th from 5pm-8pm 

for the Chocolate Affair!

Vote for your favorite chocolate dessert while entering to win a gift certificate to be used at participating locations in Downtown Kalispell! It's a great opportunity to enjoy some tasty treats while while falling in love with locally made art!

We hope to see you there!

Welcome New Member Artist: Tim Hintze

A native of the north woods of Wisconsin, Tim Hintze has dabbled in woodworking for decades, but rekindled his passion for wood after retiring in 2018 from a career in meat processing and sausage making.

He started his retirement business, Table Top Timbers, in his home workshop just outside of Whitefish, Montana.

Tim specializes in one-of-a-kind cutting and charcuterie boards, and makes a variety of wood products, including cribbage boards, serving trays, wine bottle and glass holders and coasters. You’ll find a variety of domestic hardwoods in Tim’s products, such as maple, walnut and cherry, as well as exotic woods like purple heart, bubinga and wenge.

Give and Take Tree

This year for the holidays we are doing something a little different and a lot of fun! We have a 'Give-and-take' tree* outside our new gallery location (8 First Street East). If you have a little extra ornament that you would like to share with someone, simply hang it on the tree outside our gallery. If you are needing a little extra cheer this year, then please come and choose an ornament to hang on your own tree, (or even in your car!) to act as a little extra light and love this season. *please be kind and leave the tree so that everyone can enjoy it!

While you are sharing or shopping, we hope you'll come in to see what our collection of local artists have created to help celebrate our beautiful community and the area we all love to call home.

We are Moving!

Have you heard? We're moving at the end of February.

But not far...Just a short walk across Main street to

8 1st Street EAST.

And soon we'll be telling you all about some of the new local artists who are joining us! Stay Tuned!

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Paint Metal and Mud Special Offers for December 2020

Special Offers 

for the month of December 2020 

at Paint Metal and Mud

 10 % Off *

Ardith Karlsen, Lois Sturgis, Paul Yancey, John Wdowin 

Raette Meredith, and Mimi O'Neil

Buy one pair of earrings get a 2nd pair 50% off Pia Eaves 

20% off John Wdowin Wooden Vessels priced at $200 or more. 

*discounts not applied to greeting cards

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12 Artists: Monique Kleinhans

Hello all! My name is Monique Kleinhans and I'm the 12th Elf in our 12 Artists of Christmas this year.

My work at the gallery is made mostly of fibers and fabric. I combine traditional quilting with art techniques to create both pictorial and abstract pieces that can hang on your wall, dress your table or even wrap you up in a warm hug while your read in your favorite chair or are nestled all snug in your bed. Always looking for ways to use each and every ounce of fabric and accoutrements, I also make quilted greeting cards and Christmas ornaments that are miniature thread paintings placed on old wooden spools.

My love for working in the medium as well as experimenting within the craft, came directly from one of the most wonderful people on this planet....My Mother! She is still one of my favorite people to experiment new ideas or techniques with and an inspiration to always keep learning and dreaming.

You'll find me at the gallery tomorrow morning, or if you're not able to swing by, you can always visit me at my website: www.ladybugscabin.com

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, wonderful holidays, and a New Year full of art!

12 Artists: Linda Sole

Hello there! I'm Linda Sole, another of the 12 artists of Christmas here at Paint Metal &  Mud. 
Along with the jewelry making I have done to get ready for the Christmas season, I have been dabbling with air drying (two to three days depending on the temp and humidity) enamel over wood products. The ones I like doing the most are the wood cutout ornaments or wall plaques. I have been buying commercial made colors, but find they are discontinued or the formulas change which makes consistency tough. So, I began experimenting with making the liquid colors myself to make my own fanciful colors. Sometimes I come back to the studio to check on the pieces' progress after the drying process (which takes about eight hours to show the true colors) are looking and find a yuck - :( well that didn't work to WOW! :))) how cool is that? I also have been surfacing carved pieces and find the three-D color working out pretty well. I get to play with found objects like buttons and feathers to enhance the pieces. I have several of these unique pieces at Paint Metal and Mud and on my website mooncradlestudio.com. 

Hope you all have a happy holiday season filled with love and family.

12 Artists: Pia Eaves

I'm Pia Eaves, jewelry artist and co-founder of Paint, Metal, and Mud which has been a part of Kalispell for 17 years now. While I've been in Montana for almost 35 years, I was born and raised in Germany.

From an early age, I learned to reuse and recycle everything and to value craftsmanship in what I make. To this day I love making something new out of old. Sometimes I'll upcycle a cymbal from a drum set to make some fun earrings, or using a bit of leftover electrical wiring to make a bracelet. When you give my work as a gift, you're also giving a gift to the environment as well as supporting a local artist.

For my day, Thursday, December 20, I'm offering a deal to help with your last minute Christmas shopping. Buy one pair of earrings and get a second half price. And while you enjoy picking out a special gift or two, or maybe one for yourself, enjoy some hot cider and cookies made by yours truly. 

See you in the shop, and as we say in Germany, Frohe Weihnachten (Merry Christmas)!