‘Be bold’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Dan Carpenter isn’t one to take himself too seriously. The lifetime artist, known for his works in the wildlife and Western art genres, is quick …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Dan Carpenter isn’t one to take himself too seriously. The lifetime artist, known for his works in the wildlife and Western art genres, is quick …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint is fortunate to have so many talented artists living in the community, each with unique works in media including painting, sculpting, photography, jewelry, pottery, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
You’ll probably never see any pristine lake scenes or frolicking deer in Jacob Greiff’s artwork. The 21-year-old Sandpoint artist prides himself on creating paintings that …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
By the time you are reading this, I will be somewhere warm and sunny, holding aloft last week’s issue of the Reader in front of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I have one of the coolest girlfriends in the world. Instead of expensive bouquets of roses, she prefers hand-picked wildflowers. Instead of expensive restaurants, she’s …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Upon walking into the Talache Designs booth at the Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint, it becomes clear that no two pieces of jewelry are the same. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Regardless of whether you’re on COVID-19 quarantine at home, most of the world’s premiere art galleries, museums, libraries or exotic places are, or probably will …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The beauty of Idaho is tough to put into words, let alone capture on canvas, but Boise-based landscape painter Carl Rowe has made his career …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When learning to create art with papier-mâché, most recall building piñatas in grade school. Randy Wilhelm’s art students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Artists have a reputation for toiling alone, pouring their creative energies into their work in a solitary struggle between their vision and ability to bring …
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