Blackberry, Lilies and Coneflower by Brian McCormick Type_Jar The Mississippi River and the

The Mississippi River and the surrounding area is my inspiration and serves as a resource for materials used in design of my clay forms

Electric guitar string hoops are finished with silver jewelry wire and stainless steel ear wires

Handmade by Trecy Bleich of Atlanta

I work alone in my studio and produce all of the work myself

My husband Joe and I moved to a small farming valley in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains near Boone

Blackberry, Lilies and Coneflower by Brian McCormick Type_Jar The Mississippi River and theImage size: 6. 5" x 6. 5" Paper size: 6. 5" x 6. 5" This watercolor was painted on Arches paper by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin. Brian McCormick retired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped