We invite you to join us for the fourteenth annual Come to Leicester studio tour. We are excited to celebrate this annual event. The Come to Leicester studio tour is held every year on the third weekend in August; for 2019, that is 17-18 August. Our community of artists create in a variety of mediums, including painting, iron work, wood work, textiles, pottery, jewelry, and brooms. They welcome you to their open studios so that you can enjoy their talented work. Come to Leicester to see for yourself!
Downloadable map here
There are 18 stops on the 2019 tour. They are:
1 – 1177 Bear Creek Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Cat Jarosz -pottery
2 – 34 Cabin Cove Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Nirado – jewelry
3 – 205 Jones Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Anita Walling – pottery
4 – 106 N Cardinal Dr, Leicester, NC 28748. Patrick McDermott – pottery
5 – 95 Gibbs Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Valerie Berlage – wood **Saturday only**
6 – 14 Rose Creek Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Joanna White – fiber
7 – 209 Big Sandy Mush Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Matt Jones – pottery
8 – 8 Willow Creek Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Marlow Gates – brooms; Steve Schroeder – blacksmith
9 – 45 Singletree Gap Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Doc Welty -pottery
10 – 4005 New Leicester Hwy, Leicester, NC 28748. Wesley Angel – blacksmith; Deanna Lynch – textiles; Jessica Sanchez – pottery and fiber; Kay Smith – painting; Peggy Baldwin – quilting; Noel Yovovich – jewelry
11 – 3 Worley Cove Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Frank Barbera – wood
12 – 111 Mailon King Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Lynda Emashowski – apothecary
14 – 2979 New Leicester Hwy, Leicester, NC 28748. [Leicester Community Center] Barbara Hebert – pottery; Jean Hord – painting; Beth Hampton Jones – photography; Brad Worden – pottery; Suzanne Saunders – painting; Christie Ann Robinson – painting
15 – 1107 Bear Creek Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Joe DeSousa – painting
16 – 73 Bear Creek Hills Dr, Leicester, NC 28748. Cold Mountain Bling – stained glass
17 – 41 Hawkins Dr, Leicester, NC 28748. Karen Hawkins – figurative art
18 – 470 Sandy Mush Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Andy Gordon – pottery
19 – 51 Bridges Cove Estate Rd, Leicester, NC 28748. Trish Golay – jewelry