Wanderlust Ceramics is the business of Craig Crawford, a ceramics artist who specializes in decorative vessels and garden ornaments. Inspired by nature and antiquity, Crawford combines imagery of bones, birds and bees on forms that are reminiscent of traditional French china. The studio is located in a 19th-century mill building at the Harbor Hill Complex, and is open by appointment.
B & H Framing and Greenwich Galleries has been family owned and operated for more than 40 years. It prides itself on giving customers personal care and attention, and it lacks the big business feel of more corporate locations. B & H uses only museum-quality conservation pieces to ensure pictures and memories last for generations. The gallery features local Rhode Island artists.
At the Ratigan Art Studio, the tour begins with the works of art generously displayed in the sunken courtyard and on exterior walls of 58 Main Street. Enter the gallery and you'll see paintings and artifacts created in different mediums by Robert Ratigan and a group of guest artists. You will be encouraged to try on a pair of 3D glasses to experience the 3D mural room to best advantage.
Classes are given by Ratigan and visiting artists. When Ratigan's not busy running his gallery, he paints the town, literally, with his creative murals.
YJ Sales "Blazing Edition" is a commercial art distributor in East Greenwich. It is located in the Greenwich Mills business park. There is ample parking space. Ramps and elevators make handicapped access easy.
Nancy Stephen Gallery and School of Art is a progressive school for budding artists of all ages. Students may work at their own pace in the studio at tables, easels, or on the wall. There are occasional public events to show off student work. Media is mainly drawing, painting and printing, but there are a few classes for sculpture, as well.
The Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio is owned by glass artist Alice Benvie-Gebhart. The gallery displays Alice's work as well as the work of her late father, oil painter Chris Benvie, and the work of her son, oil painter Nick Gebhart. Heritage is both a workplace and gallery. Interested individuals can view the work during normal business hours or by stopping by the studio when someone happens to be working there.