Archive articles for April, 2007

The Absence of Distraction

nickcross April 18th, 2007

           Eureka Springs, snugly nestled in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, offers a unique blend of nature-made and man-made surroundings.  Throughout town there are numerous exposed bluffs and springs mixed with historic buildings that combine to create the magic that is Eureka Springs!

            This magic also exists throughout the hilltops and hollows in the surrounding area.  The feeling of this landscape is why the Ozarks will always be home to me and much of the reason I first began to seriously venture outdoors. Continue Reading »

Penland School of Crafts

peggyk April 6th, 2007

Recently, I visited North Carolina to visit old friends and embark upon a week of art education. I had a wonderful time and thought I’d write a series of mini articles describing my experiences. I’ll begin with my creative adventure at Penland School of Crafts
As I headed into the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina (part of the Appalachians), Continue Reading »

Thanks for a great effort!

Steve Schmidt April 6th, 2007

Each year we have made improvements to our website at eurekaspringsartists.com. On April 1st we launched our best features to date: artists can now manage and update their own pages, have a blog to promote themselves, and add a shopping cart. We couldn’t be happier with the result. We have been privileged and blessed to work with a wonderful team on this project; and, we would like to publicly thank them for their contributions. Continue Reading »

Dream Getaways

markmattmiller April 4th, 2007

   Several weeks ago, I spent the better part of a day with a freelance writer from Brooklyn, New York, touring Eureka Springs and Beaver Lake. She was in town researching second-home markets for an upcoming feature in the New York Times.
   She discovered Eureka Springs while reading a Wall Street Journal article, “Vacation-Home Values: 12 Tempting Locales.” The report featured areas across the country where buyers could still purchase vacation homes at reasonable prices. A new waterfront home with magnificent views of Beaver Lake and the Ozark Mountains was touted for $599,000. Continue Reading »

Stand Here

dalemccurry April 1st, 2007

Art can be found anywhere. It lives and breathes in the beholder’s eye.

In downtown Springfield, Missouri, at a site once stripped of both nature’s chaos and human structure, there is a small park with a small river. It is not a river in the natural sense––no Ozarks limestone lines its course, neither sun perch nor crawdads dwell in its waters. If God’s work, it is achieved at the hands of artisans under divine employ. Continue Reading »