Asif Artist's on the Wine Trail this weekend!

Coufos Cellars in Rough & Ready
is hosting a show for several As if artists for this event...

Featuring live entertainment, food pairings & more! Each ticket holder will receive a commemorative wine glass and access to all thirteen participating wineries & their Wine Trail festivities!
$40 Two days
$25 Sunday only
Tickets can be purchased by visiting or
calling any participating winery,
or online at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=cwboz8cab.0.0.nxpdgucab.0&ts=S0404&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nswinecountry.com%2F&id=preview


Coufos Cellars
10065 Rough & Ready RoadRough & Ready, CA 95975
530-274-2923

Coufos Cellars, is located in the historic town of Rough & Ready on a former 20 acre dairy.
Today the farm is dotted with hillside vineyards, and old dairy buildings, now converted into wine making facilities. Specializing in Rhone style wines, Coufos Cellars features wine blends crafted from estate and locally grown, organically farmed grapes.

Come enjoy a variety of tasty hours-d'oeuvres, and sample some of their delicious Rhone style wines, such as as their popular red blend "Ghatti Rouge," their white blend "Buffo Blanc," a Viognier, Syrah, and Petite Sirah.

Owners Henry Coufos and Janet Wheeling look forward to welcoming you to their winery!

Featured Artists:
Lauren Drutz, Ceramics
Kathryn Wronski, Oil Paintings
Amanda Paoletti, Ceramic Sculpture
Eileen Blodgett, Paintings & Prints
Josh Unterman, Ceramics
Joanne Wohlfeld, Ceramics

Small Works Show Opening Reception a BIG success!

Four hundred people, armed with umbrellas, braved the rainy roadways on Friday, May 1st to attend As if Studio's opening reception for the Small Works in the Foothills gallery show. The show will hang through the end of May, featuring over four hundred works by more than fifty local artists in the Nevada County area. This show has a great variety of exceptional artist's works, at very affordable prices.

The gallery is thrilled to report sales of more than forty pieces during the reception, raising over $200 for the Nevada County Foodbank. Old and new fans continue to stop in daily to browse the show, and enjoy the beautiful gallery space. Literally filled to the brim, the gallery is overflowing with energy... the irony of these small, intimate works creating such a huge impact on the space is really quite something!

Studio & Gallery Hours - Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm.

Small Works in the Foothills Show Makes Front Page News!

As if Studio's upcoming show made front page news in the Union this week! We also enjoyed an excellent radio spot with Jerianne Van Dijk at KVMR! We have over fifty artists participating in this show... take a look at this list!

Paul Honatke, Jennifer Long, Viv Kane, Jeanine Christman, Kara Gridley, Stacy Lamothe, Douglas Truth, Karen Faulk, Lill McGill, RC Trice, Susan Michalski, Laura Morton, Rebecca Casey, Benjamin Vierling, David Mooney, David McKay, Irene Nicholas, Mary Russel, Ruth Chase, Janet Lemette, Yvon Dockter, Ruth Mazur, Marsha Rafter, Mary Trethewey, Dirk Dusharme, Molly Fisk, Carmen Lang, Katie Wolf, Kathleen Kershaw, Tricia Burbank, Denia Pearson, William Wilson, Cindy Barry, Carin Brooks, Robin Wallace, John Hoft, Liz Collins, Brooke Mayfield, Thomas Devine, Leeanne Brooks, Peggy Wright, Margaret McDermott, Eileen Blodgett, Jane Swan, Amanda Paoletti, Kathryn Wronski, Josh Unterman, Lauren Drutz, Cory Norris, Rebecca Bleau, Sarah Hendrickson, Randy Rigg, Deborah Bridges, Phil Brown, Stephanie Adams, Sharon Griffiths, Clay Platner, Irene Nicholas, Risa Roseman

Phil Brown Teaching at As if Studios...

Resident member, Phil Brown and his students are enjoying their new home at As if Studios. Most every Monday you'll see cars lining the front of the building during his morning pastel, and afternoon oil & acrylic painting classes. We're very happy and proud to have you here Phil!

Small Works in the Foothills Show, May 1st - 30th...

Resident and guest artists at the Artist’s Studio in the Foothills, are getting excited about their upcoming “Small Works in the Foothills” gallery show, May 1st – 30th. The show will include the works of over forty local artists in the Nevada County area. Many creating paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculpture especially for the show... due to the size limit of under twelve inches. These are “small works” with big plans to surprise and inspire art lovers in our community!

“We’ve had an amazing response from local artists… Our goal is to cover every square inch of our walls, every shelf and pedestal with art!” says Amanda Paoletti, Studio Manager and Ceramics program Director. The original goal was to bring art to the community in a more affordable way, but an interesting side effect has occurred… working small has opened creative doors and inspired artists in new and exciting ways. “We’re thrilled by the positive energy this is show is creating for artists, and the community!”

Join the artists for an opening reception with wine and refreshments: Friday, May 1st from 5 - 8pm. The Artist’s Studio in the Foothills is located at 940 Idaho Maryland Road in Grass Valley. For more information call 530-274-7000, email :mpaoletti@asifstudios.com or go to http://web.mac.com/rrigg