Guerneville: Visit the Shops and Art Galleries along Main Street; things to do

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Visit the Shops and Art Galleries along Main Street in Guerneville

Shops and galleries come and go along Guerneville’s three-block Main Street.  It is fun to stroll up one side and down the other, stopping when fancy strikes . . . or maybe for some ice cream or snack.

Blue Door Gallery Studios  

16359 Main St., (707) 328-3235.  F-M 12-6pm.  

Artist Douglas DeVivo creates paper collages in his one-room studio and gallery, while artist Sam Russell creates acrylic paintings with details painted in oils in the back room in his own studio.  Blue Door Gallery Studios also displays some very interesting and colorful pottery by artist Jess Stimson.  Workshops are sometimes scheduled.

artist Douglas DeVivo in his Blue Door Gallery Studios in Guerneville, California

paper collage work of artist Douglas DeVivo in Blue Door Gallery Studios
in Guerneville, California

colorful pot by artist Jess Stimson in Blue Door Gallery Studios
in Guerneville, California

Russian River Art Gallery  

16357 Main St., (707) 869-9099.  Located just next door, the bright Russian River Art Gallery displays the work of many artists.

interior of Russian River Art Gallery in Guerneville, California

Guerneville 5 & 10  

16252 Main St.

interior of Guerneville 5 & 10 in Guerneville, California

Kuhr-Norris Art Gallery  

16203 First St. #B, (707) 486-1130.  This tiny space sits in what was once an open-air alley.  Since it was converted to a building, it has, among other things, served as a locksmith shop.  Now it is known as the Kuhr-Norris Art Gallery and displays the work of two artists--Suzy Kuhr, whose specialty is black-and-white film photography; and Katharine Norris, whose specialty is plein air and studio paintings.  Many of Kuhr’s prints are framed in recycled window frames, and some are additionally displayed just a few doors down in the atmospheric old-time Smart Pizza parlor she owns at 16205 First Street (where the dough is handmade and the pasta hand-stretched).

artists Katharine Norris and Suzy Kuhr in Kuhr-Norris Art Gallery
in Guerneville, California

work of artist Suzy Kuhr hangs in her Smart Pizza parlor in Guerneville, California

Sonoma Nesting Co.   

16151 Main St., (707) 869-33434.  

The eclectic collection at Sonoma Nesting Co. is an intriguing mix of art and antiques.  Many items have been restored, but others are just looking for a new home where they can be loved again.

counter at Sonoma Nesting Co. in Guerneville, California

interior at Sonoma Nesting Co. in Guerneville, California

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