Updates Coming Soon!

Arizona Handmade staff is working towards updating the gallery's website and blog! We are very excited to be refreshing these two items with our artists' new work and to be sharing the gallery's news again.

Keep an eye out for these updates coming soon!

In the meantime, feel free to visit the old website to access our contact information and see images of some of our artists' work.

Spring is for Ikebanas

What's an Ikebana?
An ancient art of flower arranging...
combining beauty and simplicity...the three stems unite heaven earth and man.
Built in the traditional method by Living Ware in Cornville, Arizona.
Created by Evan and Kyanne Livingston, Ikebanas are a simple way to bring the spring colors of  your garden inside.

Flowers from Holly's garden free with purchase.

1st Year Anniversary

This next Tuesday, November 1st, marks the One Year Anniversary of George & Holly's Gallery ownership. They're doing a great job, right?!

Stop by on the 1st for some snacks to celebrate. We'll have something good going on.

From October 27, 2011

Thanks!!!

We love fall! Do you?

Fall is here, and George is making pumpkins! Lots and lots of pumpkins! We have all these in the shop right now, for just $25 each:

From NovemberArtwalk11

AND THESE:

From NovemberArtwalk11

It's been a busy year so far, so thank you to everybody whose been in and made it so. We still have Susan Klein's Grand Canyon River Trip Plein Air paintings in the shop, so you have through October to check them out. They rock:

From NovemberArtwalk11

Standby, for George is already planning a November ArtWalk Ornament Blow-Show at the studio. If you're interested in making your own ornament, spots to Blow Your Own Ball are still open for November 12th and November 19th. Call the Gallery to sign up, at 928-779-3790. It's an unforgettable experience! So much fun for just $25, the price of an ornament.

From NovemberArtwalk11

Thanks!

From NovemberArtwalk11

Summer Days and Copper Walls

Inspired by recent sunny summer days, the gallery underwent a slight and spontaneous makeover. This change is not slight in appearance, however. Be your own judge and come check out the new copper paint job on the back wall of the shop. Maybe you'll be inspired to make a change yourself? Or to don some copper? Maybe you'll find just the copper accessory you've been looking for? Regardless, George Averbeck's blown glass, Rick Goldwasser's photographs and Bob Fains cabinet look great with their new copper backdrop!

From August 8, 2011

New George glass!

The furnace is roaring down at the Fire on the Mountain Studio - George has been really busy creating spirally waves to meet all your spirally wave desires. Be sure to check out his next blow-show during the up-coming July ArtWalk!

From George Glass

June ArtWalk - Featured Artist Milly Haeuptle!

Home-baked goodies! Banana bread! Brownies! Fruit-punch with you-know-what!

As you can probably tell, we're excited about June ArtWalk! It's nice out! There's new art in the shop! It's the Gallery Goddess' birth month!

Best of all though, Flagstaff Jeweler Extraordinaire, Milly Haeuptle, is featured this month, and will be celebrating in shop along with all you ArtWalkers!

Below are some images of some of Milly's newest creations, available now:

Streamers - Sterling and Brass, $60:

From MillyJune

Bronze Earrings with Pearls, $75:

From MillyJune

Copper Earrings with Green Turquoise, $75:

From MillyJune

Copper Choker with Mica, $135:

From MillyJune

Copper Earrings with African Turquoise, $75:

From MillyJune

Thanks for looking, and we hope to see you Friday night!

Exciting new for local Flagstaff Jeweler, Sonja London-Hall: Her friend, Kara, and muse for her "Curly Girlz" jewelry line was the chosen applicant for an Oprah Winfrey "makeover."

Kara wore a Curly Girlz piece during the filming of the show, and also gave a piece to Oprah as a gift.

An original Curly Girlz pendant:

From Sonja London-Hall

This is the pendant that was given to Oprah:

From Sonja London-Hall

To check out more of Sonja's work, visit her blog at http://organicglass9.blogspot.com/ or stop by the gallery, where we have Curly Girlz aplenty!

New Fire on the Mountain on Etsy

There's a new Etsy store for George Averbeck's blown glass. Please check it out and let him know what you think.

April Fools ArtWalk, Aprils Featured Artist: Sondra Francis

It's ArtWalk time again! What's better than the 1st Springtime 1st Friday of the year? Not much.

There's NO joke about it, Fused Glass Artist Sondra Francis is the featured artist of the month. She has some beautiful new work in the gallery, so cruise on by to check it out, chat with Sondra, try out some of her home-made cookies, and snag some wine! NO fooling...

Free-standing Kissers, $70:

From Sondra Francis April Artwalk

Springtime Contemporary, $140:

From Sondra Francis April Artwalk