Specialties
Locally made Fine Art and Crafts, Gifts and Memorabilia, Wind River Indian Beadwork, Navajo silver and turquoise jewelry, Lawrence Vargas Blackware, Leather craft supplies, Beading supplies, Jewelry findings, Fine Art supplies, Stained Glass supplies, Custom Framing and Matting, Custom Engraving, Custom trophies and awards, Custom Stained Glass, Arts and Crafts classes, Locally made Jewelry and Pottery, Custom made Guitars, Rendezvous Patterns and supplies, Crafting instruction books, Shirts and hats, Tuxedo Rentals, Suits, Novelty foods, UPS and FedEx Shipping, Brewing Supplies, Locally roasted Coffee
History
Established in 2001.
Charlie and JoAnn Stickney started the Flying Eagle Gallery in Green River, WY. Opportunity struck and they moved the Flying Eagle to Thermopolis, WY in 2006, choosing the old Friedels building (AKA Jeanne's Antiques) in downtown Thermop.
In 2012, the new owners, Tom and Shelley Butler, were thrilled to purchase such a quality business and moved from Portland, OR to run the Flying Eagle.
This family-owned business hosts art shows for local, talented artists, offers arts and crafts classes for the community, provides relevant services for local artists, provides excellent gifts and memorabilia, and continues to increase the number and variety of locally made products (many of them right here in Thermopolis!) available at the Flying Eagle Gallery.
Meet the Business Owner: Tom and Shelley B.
Tom grew up in Wyoming and Colorado. He moved to Oregon in 1989 for college. After getting his degree and working in social work and mediation he began pursuing the art of Stained Glass. In 2001 he started his own studio which he operated more and more successfully until 2012 when he bought the Flying Eagle Gallery and moved his professional Glass studio to Thermopolis. Tom now teaches classes on stained, leaded and fused glass, all the while running his studio and both the router engraver and the laser engraver.
Shelley grew up in Oregon, Washington and Northern Alberta. She was a natural at communication and aesthetics and got a degree in International Studies - learning Russian and Spanish in the process. Her capacity for multicultural communication blends well with working with the Shoshone and Arapaho and she has been able to add a few First People artists to our spectrum of local goods available. Her sense of aesthetics makes her a natural when it comes to framing and matting.