Artist Meet n Greet! UPDATE!

 Join us this coming Saturday & Sunday, May 22 & 23 from 10:00 - 3:00 at Ironstone Vineyards for the Closing Celebration of Ironstone's 24th Annual Spring Obsession Art Show.

Meet Artists as they demonstrate their techniques, present a wonderful sampling of their various creations and answer your questions.  You will find a wonderful selection of arts, cards, prints, crafts and jewelry designs available for sale as well.

Many artists will be painting on site throughout the grounds. Come join the fun and meet the Artists:

Additional Artists Joining us this weekend are:

Cali Roberson

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Stephen Testa

Kristina Anderson

Margarita Anderson 

Victoria Fout

Barbara Hall

Janette Jones

Susan King

Brad Stone 

Suzanna Young

SOLD! Without a Paddle by Linda Lawrence

 

SOLD O-064 Without a Paddle by Linda Lawrence oil 9x12

Congratulations to Linda for the sale of her piece, "Without a Paddle".  This precious little oil painting has found a new home in Arnold.  The canoe's bold color and shape contrast nicely with the softer touch of the background. So much accomplished in this small format.   Hope you had a chance to see before it left for its new home.

Linda has more paintings still available at Ironstone Vineyards now through May 23. Come on by and take a look.

2021 Spring Obsession Poster now available!

                                          " Incipient Bloom " by Vickie Chew

                  24" x 30" unframed poster

                              $15.00

  Available at Ironstone's Heritage Museum or Tasting Room

Drywasher?

 

Drywasher

A drywasher is a common desert mining tool for gold mining. It is much like a highbanker, since it uses a motor and a form of sluice, but it has no need for water.

The drywasher operates by the use of air. By forcing air to flow up through the material as it moves down the sluice, the heavier materials, like gold, will stay at the bottom and get trapped by the riffles while the lighter materials will flow up and over the riffles or be blown away. The lighter material that is not blown away will slowly flow down the sluice and fall out the end of the sluice.

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Ironstone's Heritage Museum is home to a very old and rustic drywasher.  This unit made of wood and canvas hales from the early 1900's.  Our guess here is the air was passed through via bellows and a strong arm.

Modern drywashers, hooked up to pumps are made of stainless steel and require minimal effort on the prospectors part.