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Studio Tour flourishes for milestone year 0

By Angelica Blenich

These wire birds were scattered throughout the gardens at the studio of Charles O'Neil on Sept. 30, during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour. Located in Eagle Lake, Bent Offerings Studio featured wire sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as classical life drawings and paintings. O'Neil is one of the original members of the studio tour. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY

These wire birds were scattered throughout the gardens at the studio of Charles O'Neil on Sept. 30, during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour. Located in Eagle Lake, Bent Offerings Studio featured wire sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as classical life drawings and paintings. O'Neil is one of the original members of the studio tour. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY

A landscape painting by Carole Finn welcomed visitors to her studio located on Grass Lake during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour on Sept. 30. Finn was just one of many artists included on the tour, which spans the entire county and two weekends in the fall. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY
These wire birds could be found throughout the gardens at the studio of Charles O'Neil on Sept. 30, during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour. Located in Eagle Lake, Bent Offerings Studio featured wire sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as classical life drawings and paintings. O'Neil is one of the original members of the studio tour. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY
Visitors admire wire sculptures, such as this hanging bird, at the studio of Charles O'Neil on Sept. 30, during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour. Located in Eagle Lake, Bent Offerings Studio featured wire sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as classical life drawings and paintings. O'Neil is one of the original members of the studio tour. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY
Artist Charles O'Neil, right, discusses his work with visitor Beth Cook on Sept. 30, during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour. Located in Eagle Lake, Bent Offerings Studio featured wire sculptures of all shapes and sizes as well as classical life drawings and paintings. O'Neil is one of the original members of the studio tour. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY
Artist Carole Finn, right, watches as Jim Blake admires her painting Wickaninnish Western Gulls during the 25th annual Haliburton County Studio Tour on Sept. 30. Finn was just one of many artists included on the tour, which spans the entire county and two weekends in the fall. Many of Finn's pieces were fall themed, featuring names such as Walk in the Woods, Autumn Fantasy and Fall Hills in Autumn Glory. ANGELICA BLENICH/HALIBURTON COUNTY ECHO/QMI AGENCY

Artists across Haliburton County were abuzz during the silver anniversary of the Haliburton County Studio Tour as visitors flocked to their studios the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30.
The annual event held over two weekends in the fall draws thousands of people to studios featuring a variety of mediums, including pottery, paintings, sculptures, jewellery and textile art.
 

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