Tail of the Dragon

Each November with our shorter hours at the gallery I like to enjoy a bit of time away. This year I chose a 5-day solo motorcycle ride with the thought of heading south. Having heard stories of the Tail of the Dragon on the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, NC. The 318 curves in 11 miles is a mecca for driders looking for twisties. I figured it onto my 6 state, 3000 mi. loop.

I revisited fall colors, saw few other riders and braked hard for a hand painted sign reading Pottery and Cheese. I rode the Tail of the Dragon 3 three times that weekend while enjoying hundreds of other beautiful miles scattered throughout The Carolinas, Tennessee and Kentucky. I arrived home knowing two things. The trip was too short and I will be going back.

Using Susan's HD Flip video attached to my handlebars I captured a bit of the mesmerizing rhythm of the road. Enjoy the video...I am always looking for riding buddies!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving we would like to thank all of you for your friendship and support of TFP. We do not think of you as merely customers, but as part of our Flying Pig family. Your support and friendship enables us to continue doing what what love to do - thank you! To you and your families - Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Susan, Robyn, Pat, Bella and TFP crew

New Works from JW Kreiter and Tom Clark

It's always exciting when new work arrives. Tom Clark has been with our gallery since the Spring of 2009. Tom is a former kindergarten teacher who began exploring the world of visual arts upon retirement after 34 years of teaching. It is difficult to separate Tom Clark the teacher, Tom Clark the storyteller, from Tom Clark the artist. Each is woven into the fabric of the other. He currently does picassiette (broken china mosaic), hand-made paper assemblages and found object constructions.


All of his work tells a visual story and is often described as spontaneous and child-like, which he considers a compliment. Tom considers his current work the ultimate recycling, since he often uses objects that were being discarded and gives them new purpose. His mantra is “repurpose, on purpose, with purpose.”

The work of James (JW) Kreiter is new to our gallery. JW lives and works in DePere, WI. He received his arts education at the Cleveland Institute of Art, majoring in Design and finishing with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture. Although retired now, James has held various positions within the arts field, such as, Director of ARTSTREET Festival of the Arts, Executive Director of NEW Arts Council, and Curator of Art at the Neville Public Museum – all in Green Bay.

“I work in a number of design areas. I like to create clocks that have a whimsical feel and round works that pose design problems of keeping withing the shape. My newest work uses copper, brass and aluminum foils in three dimensional structures within a frame. The textures, and the play of metals, give me the means of creating the dimensions I find exciting.”

Winter Hours

Just a quick blog post to remind everyone that we have switched to our Winter hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hope to see you this weekend. We have new work from Kenosha artist, Tom Clark and also have a new artist that has joined us, JW Kreiter. Photos of each of their work to be posted soon!