In November 2008 we opened our first storefront gallery in downtown Goshen, Indiana, our home area and a thriving artist community. The presence of nearby Goshen College and a dynamic downtown community help make Goshen the perfect location for the Graber Designs Gallery. All of the items on our website, plus many more, are available in the gallery. Usual hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, but if you are coming from out of town (Chicago is two hours northwest, Indianapolis is three hours south), please call ahead at 574.534.4394 or 574.202.7436 or 574.534.3891 to confirm that we will be around when you visit.
Although nearly everything in the Graber Designs Gallery is produced by one of the Graber women or selected from eastern Europe, Latin America, or Asia by Ann and Keith Graber Miller, we also work with local artist Karen Jacob, who creates jewelry and works in pastels. Karen is usually at the gallery Tuesday through Friday afternoons, and the Graber Millers operate the gallery on Saturdays. If you stop by during the week, Karen can produce jewelry on the spot after you select beads, or you can simply watch her paint.
Among the artwork we carry are works by Ann Graber Miller and books, paintings, and pottery by her sisters and mother. Oldest sister Jane Graber, an internationally known potter, creates miniature 18th and 19th-century pottery, which is shown here adjacent to a regular-size lamp base. Ronald Graber, the patriarch of the family, crafted the miniature cupboard depicted here.
