Announcement posts by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development
Amy Brier of Bloomington, Indiana is truly making art out of Indiana. This Indiana Artisan is a sculptor who works a lot with limestone — the foundation on which this state was built — although she is not just limited Read more
When Lisa Sparks was diagnosed with cancer eighteen years ago, her life as a factory worker just didn’t seem as important. She quit her job and started Lisa’s Pie Shop in Kempton, Indiana. Lisa was never a fan of pie. Read more
Nothing tastes sweeter than nature’s candy! Most mothers probably wouldn’t prefer to have their children eating maple syrup by the spoonful, but Tim Burton’s homemade treat will be breaking all the rules. It’s that good. Burton’s Maplewood Farm, the Indiana Read more
I admire people that are crafty. It takes a special kind of person to be able to produce an interesting and special artifact from scratch. When I first saw Jennifer Berger’s hand-designed and constructed felted creatures, I was infatuated knowing Read more
Even before I became the sophisticated 21-year-old that I am today, I always had a fascination with wine, and I made it my personal goal to one day be referred to as a “wine connoisseur” or even better, a “wino.” Now, Read more
The Indiana Artisan program is not just about art, it’s about creation and being able to build and make things with your hands that other people enjoy — so it’s about food and drink just as much as it is Read more
Jan Arbogast – an Indiana Artisan – picked up pottery as a class in her pursuit for a degree in art education. From that point on, she was in love! Jan said it was like she had “met a part Read more
Mary Ann Davis is an American Impressionist painter, an Indiana Artisan, and as it turns out, my work neighbor. (Her office is just across the street from mine, although we’ve never actually met.) She is also a professional graphic designer. Read more
Looking at his website, I found that Geoff Davis is an Indiana Artisan who “creates, carves and puts in your hand Indiana’s beautiful birds in wood and paint…he also teaches painting, carving, letterpress and ukulele building classes.” Delving a little Read more
As my go-to companion to roses on Valentine’s Day – the archenemy of my dentist and the sweet cheat to get back in my mom’s good graces – chocolate has served me in many different ways in my life. It Read more
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