Artists co-op debuts in Stevensville

When artists work together, good things happen. That, at least, is what artist Joan McWilliams hopes to see as 28 fellow artists set up their studios and galleries in a new art co-op at 321 Love Point Road in Stevensville.

"Artists kind of feed off of each other," said Ms. McWilliams, who owns My Little Studio in Stevensville and has lived in the area for 26 years.

Ms. McWilliams opened My Little Studio almost 12 years ago, selling her own artwork as well as work done by others. Looking around at her artist friends, the idea of an art co-op began to take form.

"In my opinion, there's just a whole lot of people who are...