On behalf of all SAAG members, and the Blue Ridge Mountains Art Association,
we offer our heartfelt congratulations to all those members list below. The lists are recognitions
of our Signature and Members of Excellence award recipients since the program began in 2012.
we offer our heartfelt congratulations to all those members list below. The lists are recognitions
of our Signature and Members of Excellence award recipients since the program began in 2012.
SAAG Signature Members
Keith Burgess, Tom Chambers, Joan Christopher-Quillen, Camille Day, Bill Dealy, Suzanne DesLauriers, Fred Dorr, Juanita Greenspan, Bill Groce (Honorary), Kim Hamby, Irene Klangos, Robin Lewis-Wild, Carolyn Molder, Brooke Nations, Marsha Savage, Zoe Schumaker, Estelle Schwarz, Marie Spaeder-Haas, Bill Suttles (Honorary), Marie-Luce Van Asten, Paula Van Huss, Marilyn Williamson
SAAG Members of Excellence
Ellen Minion
Pebbie Mott
Betty Schaefer
Keith Burgess, Tom Chambers, Joan Christopher-Quillen, Camille Day, Bill Dealy, Suzanne DesLauriers, Fred Dorr, Juanita Greenspan, Bill Groce (Honorary), Kim Hamby, Irene Klangos, Robin Lewis-Wild, Carolyn Molder, Brooke Nations, Marsha Savage, Zoe Schumaker, Estelle Schwarz, Marie Spaeder-Haas, Bill Suttles (Honorary), Marie-Luce Van Asten, Paula Van Huss, Marilyn Williamson
SAAG Members of Excellence
Ellen Minion
Pebbie Mott
Betty Schaefer
Abreu, Anthony - Mineral Bluff, GA
Acrylic, Oil, Photography, Watercolor
www.abreufineartgallery.com
Akins, Tanya - Jasper, GA
Albertson, Larry and Chris - Blue Ridge, GA
Arcrylic, Watercolor
Alfery, Christine E. - Flambeau, WI
Mixed Media
christinealfery.com
Amick, Ann - Blue Ridge, GA
Arnold, Sarah - Ellijay, GA
Babb, Sandra - Ringgold, GA
Bailey, David - Acworth, GA
www.georgiafiresteel.com
Baldwin, Paul S. - Jasper, GA
Basco, Joe, Diane, Sarah & Jennifer
Mineral Bluff, GA
Beard, Linda - Peachtree Comers, GA
Bell, Linda L. - Hiawassee, GA
Fiber, Mixed Media
Bellows, Janice - Birmingham, AL
Bennett, Michelle -Morganton, GA
Jewelry
Bessette, Sheryl - Blairsville, GA
Painting, Watercolor
Blue Ridge Mountain Art Center- Blue Ridge, GA
www.blueridgearts.net
Bowen, Barbara - Ellijay, GA
babowenphotography.com
Bowes, Ellie - Cherry Log
Bowes, Shana -Woodstock, GA
www.shanabowes.com
Brantley, Diana - Blairsville, GA
Brown, Michael & Evelyn - Blairsville, GA
Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor
www.MoonGallery.com
Bryant, Barbara - Murphy, NC
Burgess, Keith - Hiawassee, GA
www.keithburgessart.com
Burns, Nancy - Montauk, NY
Clay, Handbuilding
Canup, Paula - Hayesville, NC
Acrylic, Pastel
Carey, Sheila -Englewood, FL
Camey, Jannell Reid & William - Acworth, GA
Carr, Elizabeth - Acworth, GA
elizabeth-carr.artistwebsites.com
Caspar, Kathi & Bob - Chatsworth, GA
Chadwick, Holly - Blue Ridge, GA
Chambers, Tom & Brenda - Blairsville, GA
www.branchingoutart.weebly.com
Chamlee, Vera Susan - Hixson, TN
Chase, Carole F. - Cherry Log, GA
Chitvanni, Valerie - Sugar Hill, GA
Oil, Photography, Watercolor
jchristopherquillen.com
Christopher-Quillen, Joan - Decatur, GA
Pastel
gourdsbygertskid.netfirms.com/
Cinnamon-Maxwell, Mary - Blue Ridge, GA
Gourds
gourdsbygertskid.netfirms.com
Cleary-Robitaille, Mary - Blairsville, GA
Coatsworth, Linda & Don - Avondale, GA
Cole, Randy & Carolyn - Blue Ridge, GA
Connors, Suzanne - Stuart, FL
Fiber
Corkum, Arline -Mineral Bluff, GA
heavenlyartstudio.com
Cummings, Paige - Athens, GA
Czyscon, Robyn - Morganton, GA
Daniels, Nancy Elizabeth & Jack Meacham - Ellijay, GA
Clay
www.inthewoodspottery.com
Danner, Jennifer Julia - Ducktown, TN
Davis, Scott - Hiawassee, GA
Day, Camille - Ellijay, GA
Drawing, Oil, Pastel
www.studiocamille.com
Dealy, Jr, William & Linda A. - Jasper, GA
Wood
kawonucraftsltd.com
DesLauriers, Suzy - Brasstown, NC
Aquarelle
artbysuzy.com
DeWolf, Bobbie -Mineral Bluff, GA
Dobson, Charley & Betty - Suches, GA
Drummond, Faye - Cummings, GA
Oil
Enderli, Jeffrey - Fairbury, IL
Englehardt, Laurel - Cumming, GA
Enter, Karl - Danielsville, GA
Ettman, Elma - Blue Ridge, GA
Writing
www.sustainable-arts.org
Ferre, Penelope - Blairsiville, GA
www.sustainable-arts.org
Foegelle, Mary & Walt -Blue Rigde, GA
Ford, Tim - Murphy, NC
Painting
tim-ford.pixels.com
Gay, James T - Carrollton, GA
Acrylic, Oil
Grant, Gregory Graham - Omond Beach, FL
Grant-Brown, Julie - Blue Ridge, GA
Gray, Pat Aube - Blairsville, GA
Green, Susan & Carl - Morganton, GA
Greenspan, Juanita - Hiawassee, GA
Stone Sculptor
whisperingstoneartworks.com
Groce, Bill - Morganton, GA
Photography, Sculpture, Wood, Writing
www.billgbirdart.com
Guerin, Joan -Epworth, GA
Haas, Marie Spaeder -Bradenton, FL
Mixed Media
www.spaederhaasgallery.com
Hamby, Kim - Blairsville, GA
Colored Pencil, Drawing, Pencil
www.khamby.com
Harris, Elsie Kay - Lexington, KY
Acrylic
Herman, Adri, Marietta, GA
Quilt
Herold, Bill - Hiawassee, GA
Acrylic
www.billheroldart.com
Herrero, Graciela - Kennesaw, GA
Hobgood, Elly - Canton, GA
Holland, Judy - Brasstown, NC
Acrylic, Oil, Painting
Holliday, Joseph - Marietta, GA
Holstein, Jae - Newberry, FL
Basketry
www.southernpinesbasketry.com
Holstein, Sheryl - Ellijay, GA
Clay
www.facebook.com/mountainoakpottery
Horne, Sheila - Birmingham, AL
Horter, Anne - Blue Ridge, GA
Jackson, Sheila - Douglasville, GA
Jefferson, Bill - Cherry Log, GA
Jewett, Ike Waugh & Martha - Blue Ridge, GA
Clay
Jones, Joyce - Chattanooga, TN
Jones, Verlee - Hiawassee, GA
Watercolor
Kelischek, Misty - Brasstown, NC
Painting
Kimsey, Lorraine - Marietta, GA
kimseyfineart.com
Kindi, Andrea - Snelville -GA
Oil
Klangos, Irene - Suches, GA
Watercolor and Mixed Media
Kleese-Stamps, Suzanne - Sharpsburg, GA
Knight, Dee - Warwick, GA
Knight, Dolores - Warnick, GA
LaMarca, Laurie -Independence, LA
Lamarre, Kathleen, Mineral Bluff, GA
Acrylic, Drawing
Larsen, Deborah - Blairsville, GA
Photography
Lewis-Wild, Robin - Mineral Bluff, GA
Oil
Lightner, Mary - Young Harris, GA
Lindenberger, Crystal - Loveland, CO
Locke, Margo - Murphy, NC
Painting, Watercolor
Matheny, Jeanne - Dunedin, FL
backroadslesstraveled.com
Mayes, Lynn - Big Canoe, GA
Acrylic, mixed media
Maze, Phoebe - Canton, GA
Pottery
McCormick, Marla - Mineral Bluff, GA
Painting
marlajmccormick.com
McKenzie, Vicki & Ken - Blue Ridge, GA
McKittrick, P. Douglas - Acworth, GA
McNally, Joanne - Blue Ridge, GA
McNish, Sherry - Ringgold, GA
Oil
Merkel, Anne - Mineral Bluff, GA
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Watercolor
www.arielagroup.com/AnneMerkel.com
Minion, Ellen J. - Gainesville, GA
Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel and Mixed Media
Molder, Carolyn M. - Marble, NC
Drawing, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor
www.artexpressionsbycarolyn.com also www.carolynmolderart.com
Mullins, Jewelynn - Blue Ridge, GA
Murphy, Marsha - Morganton, GA
Garden Art, Sculpture
Nations, Brooke D. - Blue Ridge, GA
Acrylic, Oil
Nolan, Joy - Ellijay, GA
Oil
Pace, Neila & Ronald - McCaysville, GA
Parry, Maria - Suwannee, GA
Phillips, David - Cleveland, GA
www.davidlphillipsartist.com
Pinnick, Brenda - Woodstock, GA
Oil
http://www.brendapinnick.com
Pollett, Cynthia - Murphy, NC
Oil
Poole, Clive & Rita - Blue Ridge, GA
Woodturning -Marquetry
Potzauf, Nichole & Tom - Blue Ridge, GA
Price, Toni - Stone Mountain, GA
tonimprice.com
Proffitt, Nancy - Vonore, TN
Ramy, Julie Newsome & Mike - Atlanta, GA
mikieproductions.com
Rawlinson, David - Germantown, TN
Rawlinson, Jonlane Fred - Collierville, TN
Roberson, Katie - Morganton, GA
Rommel, Elizabeth - Decatur, GA
Roof, Miranda - Mineral Bluff, GA
Rossi-Espagnet, Carmen - Suches, GA
Russel, Mary D. - Jasper, GA
Clay, Pen & Ink, Sculpture, Watercolors
www.turkeytrot.caincreek.com
Savage, Marsha Hamby - Smyrna, GA
Oil, Pastel
www.marshasavage.com
Schaefer, Betty & Gary - Blue Ridge, GA
Fiber, Watercolor, Oil
Schorr, Lupe - Hoschton, GA
Schwarz, Estelle R. - Hiawassee, GA
Oil, Pastel
estelleschwarz.com
Shomaker, Donald - Murphy, GA
Woodworking
www.outyonder.net
Slavicek, Tom - Dahlonega, GA
Fiber, Leather
blackeagleleather.com
Smith, Nancy Oliver - Blairsville, GA
Drawing, Painting, Watercolor, Quilting, Writing
blueridgemountainarts.com/painting/Nancy-Oliver-Smith.htm
Smith, Robin Bird - Blairsville, GA
Pottery
Stanford, Sally Boswell & John - Blairsville, GA
Oil
www.johnstanfordart.com
Stephens, Melissa (Libby) - Jasper, GA
Photography
Stevens, Julia - Young Harris, GA
Drawing, Oil
ArtbyJStevens.com
Suarez, Janet - Marietta, GA
Sullivan, Jean - Epworth, GA
Sumner, Dru - Murphy, NC
Encaustic, Oil
Suttles, Bill - Blairsville, GA
Oil, Pastel
www.billsuttles.com
Suttles, Todd - Atlanta, GA
Photography
suttlesphotography.com
Sutton, Vickie - Lawrenceville, GA
Jewelry
Swick, Kelly C. - Pompano Beach, FL
Writing
kelliswick.wordpress.com
Thompson, Carole D - Blairsville, GA
Clay, Oil, Watercolor, Writer
Thompson, Donna Coleman - Blue Ridge, GA
dthompsoncreative.com
Thompson, Linda - Wame, NC
Fiber
Thor, Glynda - Powder Springs, GA
Thursby, Sally - Blue Ridge, GA
Tinsley, Tina - Bogart, GA
Fiber
Travis, Mary - Atlanta, GA
Tu, Chanh - Cobb, GA
Valehrach, Maria - Marietta, GA
Van Asten, Marie Luce & Dominicus - Blue Ridge, GA
Clay, Handbuilding & Woodworking
www.clayinwood.com
Vanderlaan, David & Debra - Murphy, NC
Photography
www.celebratelifegallery.com
Waldner, Maria - Ellijay, GA
Mixed Media
Walters, David - Plantation, FL
Watson, Brenda - Alpharetta, GA
West, Jackie Su - Hiawassee, GA
fineartamerica.com/profiles/jackie-su.html
Williamson, Marilyn - Cherry Log, GA
Colored Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor
Williamson, Nancy Ann - Blairsville, GA
Withrow, Rob - Brasstown, NC
Wolfe, Faye - Chattanooga, TN
Wood, Jonna - Monroe, GA
Woodward, Diane - Blairsville, GA
Glass
Yankitis, Pat - Marietta, GA
Young, Janet - Ellijay, GA
Southern Appalachian Artist Guild operates as a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization
under the umbrella of the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association