Walk with me through this little art colony called Nashville.

We follow a winding path through the center of town.

It is a smooth path that we follow… trodding on cobblestones that traverse time itself.

Years ago, pioneer artists of Brown County walked these same roads and paths that meander and undulate through hill and dale of our town.

The pathway that we walk upon today leads us to a small building that resembles an English cottage.

A petite structure built from the same cobblestone that we trod upon.

As an artist, I see the cottage

Evoking a pastoral feeling of charm and innocence…

A visually poetic portrait

that conjures up a children’s storybook to be titled:

“The House with the Roof that Splits Raindrops”

It is the studio and shop of artist Amy Greely.

Amy is a sculptor and jewelry artist who has operated her little shop for 24 years.

“When my husband and I moved here in 1990, we had a small cut flower farm near Helmsburg,” Greely said. “The years spent on my hands and knees in the soil still influence my creative work today.

While I studied at Herron School of Art, I struggled to find a way to make a living from that work until a friend talked me into attending a wire wrapping class taught by a retired Lily chemist, world renown China painter Harry Huger.

Harry sparked a way for me to make a living using my sculptural training and after studying jewelry at IU, the business was born. Now, 24-years later, it is still my passion and joy.”

Historic coda;

The building dates back some 50 years. It was designed by renown local architect Steve Miller.

Brown County craftsmen and personality added personality and artistic details and features; Blacksmith by Jack Brubakers, Stained glass by Ron Shuster and wood doors and fixtures by Bob Adair.

Peter and Rosemary Saurer had the original vision for Calving Place back in the early ’70s.

Amy Greely Studio

Address and hours

118 S. Van Buren Street

Nashville, Ind. 47448

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily