Welcome to our blog at Gallery of the Mountains! We are located inside the historic Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, NC. We specialize in fine American handmade crafts, mostly from local and regional artists. We will be happy to ship any item listed here or help you find the perfect gift in our Gallery. For more info about our artists featured in the header photo above, click on Header Artists page. Please feel free to contact us for availability and prices either by phone or email. Toll Free 1-800-692-2204 or sales@galleryofthemountains.com


Saturday, May 5, 2012

Kentucky Derby Day - Local Crafts for Horse Lovers

Horse in field handbag by Lynn Lyndall with peridot beads

In honor of Kentucky Derby Day, today's post features horse related fine crafts at the Gallery.  Lyn Lyndall creates her amazing leather handbags from beginning to end herself.  She cuts and stitches the leather, adds bead work and paints the exquisite animal portrait on the front.

Horse necklace in copper by Robbie Diffey

 Copper jewelry Robbie Diffey loves all animals especially horses and you can see this in the attention to detail found in her copper bookmark with leather trim and necklace.

Robbie Diffey's horse bookmark

Unfortunately horses are being given up for adoption due to a tough economy.  The local shelters will take horses and help find homes for them.  We featured Bre, a wonderful senior horse looking for a new home. 


Bre is up for adoption
Bre is a healthy 24 year old senior Arabian that is up for adoption at the Asheville Humane Society shelter.  Please help find a home for the lasts years of the lovely horse.  For more info go here.

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