Jean Swan Gordon found her love for drawing and painting flowers while summering in East Boothbay, Maine. She finds flowers special because "As with people, no two are the same" so she works to convey the variety and uniqueness of different flowers. She uses a black ink design on white paper with layers of spirited watercolors to capture the lighting, the life and growth of the flowers, and the velvet essence of the petals. 

Jean's artwork will brighten and bring joy to any room it is placed in! You can see her passion in every paint or ink stroke. Her paintings would make perfect Valentine's Day Gifts, to represent blooming growth, love, and positive energy!

With February right around the corner, it's time to consider what to gift your loved ones for Valentines Day. Our gallery offers many wonderful options that will make thoughtful gifts! We feature many different artists and methods of art, so every piece is entirely creative, unique, and beautiful! Here are some of our favorites:

Cardinal and Blue Jay Birds: Salt & Pepper Shakers

Little River HotGlass Studio (Come visit the gallery to see more):

Blue Swirl: Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers

Red, Blue, and Yellow Flower: Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers

Small Victories Seed Cards (Come visit the gallery to see a large selection):

We have a veritable cornucopia of colors of one of our all time favorite items from Lacey Potts Studio - the Chickadee bud vase! 

As of today we are restocked with two full rainbow rows on our shelves, but give us a call or come on over to check them out for availability if you see something your heart desires! 

Happy Holidays! With an upcoming cold winter, nothing compares to a warm fire and the glow of Gold Jewelry. The best way to end a day full of winter festivities is to get comfortable by the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa. Our Gold jewelry collection sparkles in the firelight beautifully, contributing to cozy winter moments. All of the following jewelry pieces would make wonderful sentimental gifts! Give your loved ones a little sparkle and warmth this winter:

You'd think as a gift giver or a recipient who is all business when it comes to gifts that a gallery might not be the place to shop - but thats not so with a place like Harvest Gold! Since we carry such an array of American made arts and crafts, business and pleasure are able to blend into some truly timeless, well made and impeccably crafted items that can be useful too! 

just a small selection includes:

• Kitchen tools made by Bill Housley, including but not limited to these colored ply and stainless steel ice cream scoop and pizza cutter.
• Silk scarves, which can be worn traditionally, or as a bandana, hair scarf, or bag tie, made by maple Sugar Studios.
• Drinking Glasses, sweet and simple salt and pepper shakers, and wooden trivets made by various artists.
• expert mode? A collection of tools handmade by various artists, inside of a handcrafted vessel, such as this one from Lacey Pots studio. What a great housewarming or holiday gift for the young couple?

In this post we have - SILVER - all works crafted by Bill and Lynda and in stock and ready to wear. A timeless favorite, and reminiscent of winter frosts and ice, you can't go wrong with silver. 

• Silver dangle earrings with inlaid pearls
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• Harvest Gold hammered Bangles in various textures
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• Dome studs, a classic and timeless piece that can skew modern or vintage depending on styling! 

Part Four - LOONS! 

are loons enough to warrant their own section of the gift guide? The sheer frequency of their appearance in our arts and crafts, as well as the beloved seeking of them by our customer base says yes. y'all love Loons, who are we to stand in your way? 

• Framed rug hooking by Arlene Tift
• Ric Eland's mother and chick loon relief
• A delightful magnetic storage or jewelry box(particularly perfect for travel) from Made and Assembled 
• Clinton Jones's steel metal works, large loon pictured here (we have more than one!) 

Loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes.  The common loon is the provincial bird of Ontario and is depicted on the Canadian one-dollar coin, which has come to be known affectionately as the "loonie".

But you probably knew all of that, as around here we exitedly swap stories of watching them nest, and the rare treat it is to see a baby loon. Why not memorialize that with some great art? 

We had a great time with the folks from Lonely Planet yesterday, who came in to see us as a destination and to get a special inside view of Lynda at work at her bench jewelry making - a rare treat! 

We're going to give you blog goers the same inside view here! Pictured is of course our own lovely Lynda, along with photos of her bench where she makes all of her jewelry. As you can see these are some in progress shots with some gorgeous local tourmalines out ready to be expertly set for your next jewelry pieces. 

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