Streaming for Art in the Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create District

Jodi Eichelberger with his Stream Coffee and Tea Bike in front of Corridor Paddle Surf Shop during his bike/art tour through the Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create District in Garden City, Idaho on April 30, 2016.

A Double Thumbs Up event - and you get to ride your bike or if you're lucky, catch a ride in a pedicab!

Tour leader Barton Klinel with passenger Steve Gossett leaves Surel's Place for the next artist studio on Jodi Eichelberger's Stream bike/art tour.

Jodi Eichelber's STRE(A)M Artist Studio/Gallery Bike Tour through the Live-Work-Create District. The April artists and venues on the tour included Surel's Place, Megan Levad, Sara Hill, Will Bennett, Victor Myers and Corridor Surf Shop, Geoffery Krueger, Karen Woods, Gina Phillips, Hindi Morland, Heidi Haislmaier and the new Telaya Winery where Segreto Wood Fired Pizza set up shop for the bike tour group

The April tour was a sellout. Next Tour May 21st. http://artbike.bpt.me

Artist Sara Hill shows the fabric looking texture on one of her paintings done on rice paper. This was the first time she opened her studio to the general public. 

Will Bennett's landscaping incorporates marbles for aesthetic purposes and for practical purposes as a weed barrier. 

There always seems to be a few "surprises" on each tour and for me, Will Bennett's residence was the place on this tour. From his marble hedging to numerous repurposed products utilized in his landscaping including hen & chicks walkways.

Will Bennett repurposed a metal frame with hen & chicks to use as a walkway at his residence. 

This month's bike/art tour started at one of my favorite places: Surel's Place 

Poet Megan Levad reads one of her ekphrastic (about a specific piece of art) poems from her book, Why We Live in the Dark Ages. Megan, a former Surel's Place artist-in-residence, also talked about how the artwork throughout the home impacted her during her residency. 

Surel's Place honors the legacy of artist Surel Mitchell by offering her home and studio to artists of promise, and of renown, for month-long residencies and professionally supported art events. In this inspiring live/work space artists of all disciplines are given time and freedom to reflect, create, and share their work with the Idaho community.

The Garden City Council officially named her neighborhood after her: The Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create Art and Spirits District. Her home, now Surel’s Place, is, of course, the district’s anchor.

One of the many tour perks is an Eichelberger prepared complimentary cup of coffee or tea from his ST(r)EAM Coffee & Tea Bike.

The highlight for me was the preview of Karen Woods "The Way to Wilder" series.

Artist Karen Woods talks to Danielle Casazza Hurd. In the background of her studio are paintings in her "The Way to Wilder" series. The series will be on exhibit at the Boise Art Museum May 21 – September 11, 2016.

Artist Karen Woods in her studio with one of the paintings in her "The Way to Wilder" series. 

I'm looking forward to this exhibit:

Karen Woods: The Way to Wilder. Boise Art Museum: May 21 – September 11, 2016

Boise based artist Karen Woods presents a new body of work based on a recent journey to Wilder, Idaho. Her large-scale paintings of rain-soaked roads and highways situate the viewer in the front seat of a car, making it possible to experience the beauty and disorientation of traveling through a storm.

Artist Gina Phillips talks to Trish Mizuta about her handmade electric lamps made from eclectic repurposed, recycled, upcycled, reused, reimagined, and salvaged vintage lamps.

Artist Hindi Morland explains her process to participants of the ST(r)EAM Bike/Art tour group. 

Victor Myers, owner of Corridor Paddle Surf Shop, explains his process in making custom built paddleboards

Artist Heidi Haislmaier talks to the ST(r)EAM bike/art tour group how she almost exclusively uses a palette-knife resulting in her plein air paintings having an almost impasto appearance due to her heavy coats of layered paint. Haislmaier is the exclusive exhibiting artist at the Telaya Wine Co. Tasting Room & Gallery. 

Will Bennett attached  purchased paintings on the outside of his fence so they could be enjoyed by passerby's. 

Here's a picture of some of the participant from the second bike/art group. I think the first group was already into the wine tasting next door at Telaya Wine Co.  (L to R: Trish Mizuta, Wytske van Keulen, Oliver Thompson, Barton Klinel, Jodi Eichelberger, Heather Lopez, David Thompson)

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  -Gregg

More images here: greggmizuta.com