Below is a sampling of what art lovers will find along four artisan trails starting this summer.
Sullivan County Pottery Trail
Upriver New York
What to See: Ten artists are highlighted on this trail but dozens of others also work their wonders in studios and galleries stretching from Roscoe and Callicoon through Jeffersonville, Lake Huntington, Barryville, Liberty and Glen Spey.
Tour Highlights: Carolyn Duke specializes in themes of nature. "There's a very organic quality to the fixed work that people really respond to," she says. Duke Pottery 855 County Road 93, Roscoe, 607-498-5207, dukepottery.com
• Jill Wiener turns out "functional, yet whimsical" pottery. In her words, "A cookie jar is not a cookie jar… it's a chicken or a cat or a street scene." Earthgirl Pottery, 92 Bayer Road, Callicoon, 845-482-4976, earthgirlpottery.com• Brilliant colors and craftsmanship on bowls, cups and vases, with a strong influence of functionality mark Kim Lust's work, but she also likes decorative ware: "I do sculpture; I make bunnies and birds on vases." Kim Lust Pottery, 8159 Dam Road, Glen Spey, 845-856-7398, seepotsspun.com
Special Date: July 14, "Pottery Festival: A Day to See Clay," 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 800-882-CATS or seepotsspun.com
Arts Walk
Upriver New York
What to See: Port Jervis is rich in arts and crafts. One day in July the local community lays down a welcome mat and shows guests what their galleries, cafés and dining places have to offer.
Tour Highlights: About 25 local and out-of-town artists, working in a wide variety of mediums display their works. UpFront Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey Avenue, 845-856-2727, upfrontexhibitionspace.com
• Gordon Graff collects recycled, unwanted items, salvaged demolition, furniture and other found objects, and he turns them into art. Twenty Seven Gallery, 27 Front Street, 845-856-2727• Fine food, hot music and fine art go together here with the work of such local artists as James Sheehan on display. Dance to "Jazz on the Vine" once a month. The Blue Parrot American Bistro, 17 Front Street, 845-858-1717, theblueparrotbistro.com
Special Date: July 17, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 845-856-2727 Rain date July 18
Art Odyssey 2010
Midriver Pennsylvania
What to See: Jim Thorpe's professional artists open their doors for a self-guided walking and driving tour. The event covers 25 destinations from Bear Creek Lake on Pa-903 to Flagstaff Road on the west end.
Tour Highlights: Stained glass and jewelry are only a few of the passions of Nic East who started painting with oils in the 50s and worked his way with other forms of art. Nic East Design Studio, 10 Flagstaff Road, 570-325-0216, niceastdesign.com
• Joel Le Bow's abstract expressionist's current work is a mixed media of watercolor, graphite and crayon entitled "As Seen Through the Corner of the Eye." Hazard House Gallery, 38 West Broadway, 570-325-8778, lebowartist.com• The works of Victor Stabin, illustrator and fine arts painter, have graced pages of Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek, as well as postage stamps. Stabin Morykin Gallery, 268 W. Broadway, 570-325-8284, stabinmorykin.com Special Date: Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 2-3, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. on Saturdays and 12-5 p.m. on Sundays, 570-325-0216, jimthorpeart.com
Covered Bridge Trail
Downriver New Jersey
What to See: Professional artists from southern Hunterdon County show their wares in studios in Lambertville, Stockton, Locktown and Sergeantsville.
Tour Highlights: Master colorist Ty Hodanish, painting plein air, produces blazing impressionist landscapes. Riverrun Gallery, 287 Main Street, Lambertville, 609-397-3349, riverrungallery.net
• Husband and wife Geoff and Karen Caldwell works include stained, painted or sandblasted window panels, as well as jewel boxes, picture frames and other accessories. Sunflower Glass Studio, 877 Sergeantsville Road, Lambertville, 609-397-1535, sunflowerglasstudio.com• Katherine Hackl specializes in black and tan carved stoneware and white on white porcelain pottery decorated with fruit, trees and animal designs. Swan Street Studio, Lambertville, 609-397-9073, katherinehackl.com
Special Date: Nov. 26, 27 and 28, 16th Annual Studio Tour and Sale, 10 a.m-5 p.m., 609-397-1535, coveredbridgeartisans.com
