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Artist Directory 2008 
Clamshell box with handbound book| Lorna Aaronson - Inward Bound |
| Went in search of the perfect journal; discovered I was better at making books than thinking deep thoughts. Also make boxes using beautiful and interesting papers. |
| Medium: | Book arts | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.inward-bound.us | | Galleries: | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | Tuvalu (formerly Indigo Coffee and Tea), Verona |
5 Asses in the Road/Custer State Park, SD| For me, painting is magical and humbling. My work in watercolor and acrylic ranges from children's art to portraits and everything in between, especially animals. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Galleries: | Capri Gallery, Poynette | | | Dimensions Gallery & Framing, Sun Prairie | | | Plum Crazy, Cottage Grove |
| Calligraphic painting and the study of book arts have occupied me for twenty-odd years. Spoken words fly away, but written letters remain. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Tuvalu Coffeehouse & Gallery, Verona |
| Birgit Bach - Under the Sun Arts |
| Using handmade clay tiles I create colorful paintings of animals and nature using glazes and acrylics. |
| Medium: | Ceramics | | Email: | | | Web site: | underthesunarts.com | | Galleries: | Bad Dog Frida, Madison | | | Lakeview Veterinary Clinic, Madison |
"The Forest for the Trees..."| Alyska Bailey Peterson - PointyKitty Studios |
| PointyKitty Studios strives to accommodate everyone inspired by the feline aesthetic of beauty and simplicity with handmade semiprecious stone and metal jewelry. |
EricBaillies.com| Eric Baillies - Lakeside Studio |
| I strive to create a unique perspective of a variety of objects, emotions, textures, landscapes & people with a never ending obsession of studying light. |
beginnings...| Beverly Balakhovsky - Present Moment - Weston Place |
| I create paintings, some with original Haiku poems. Rhythms, color, light and texture together evoke a feeling, stir the imagination, provoke thought. |
| From tulips to tango dancers, my photographs evolve into colorful, graphic, PhotoArt pieces that capture the rhythm, movement, and energy of life that surrounds us. |
Dance Barefoot| Charlotte Bell - Inner Pieces |
| Charlotte seeks to find a connection to wholeness and healing in her jewelry and her mixed media pieces --- reusing silver gleaned from X-rays, scrap glass and trinkets. Much of Charlotte's art is playful and rather tongue-in-cheek ... some is strikingly elegant and avant garde. All is affordable. |
| Medium: | Silver (PMC) Jewelry, Mixed Media/Glass Assemblages | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Absolutely Art, Madison |
The reading tree| I was Art Fair off the Square's featured artist this year. My imagination brings me pockets full of things to paint: color, light, pirates, dragons. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.katspaw.com | | Gallery: | Absolutely Art, Madison |
| Art for the floor! I create colorful handwoven rugs in striking geometric designs. Multiple layers of color and texture are woven into functional art rugs. |
| Medium: | Textiles | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Sundance Gallery 608, Madison |
| Art is intertwined with experience, and is a powerful tool for communication and healing… a subtle blend of beauty and tension, melancholy and wit. |
| Shena Blomgren - Red Canary LLC |
| I am a decorative painter and proprietor--owning and operating Red Canary LLC, a custom painting business specializing in murals, faux finishing, stenciling and more. |
| Paul Briskey - Madison East Community Center |
| I create spontaneous and impressionistic views of Madison. If you love Madison you will surely appreciate my pieces. I have had an interest in Madison's landmarks since graduating from the UW with a degree in Fine Arts in 1988. Come and see a Madison from a different perspective. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.PaulBriskey.com | | Galleries: | Century House, Madison | | | Zazen Gallery, Paoli | | | Sauvre Faire Greenway Station, Middleton |
| Megan Cain - Wild Plum Mosaics |
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Samantha's Cow| Elizabeth Carr - Peanut Butter & Jelly Art |
| Peanut Butter & Jelly Art is eclectic and whimsical. My paintings take on vibrant color schemes and reflect imagery from personal experiences. |
| The world's magnificence and heartbreak cannot be ignored. My work celebrates the pain and wonder of the spiritual life, nature, and our emerging unity with all beings. |
| Medium: | Mixed media | | Gallery: | No Rules Gallery, Spring Green |
Austrian Parking| Bonnie Chambers - Nature's Palette |
| My ideas come from things and places I have seen. I use watercolor to bring my sketches to life. |
| Medium: | Watercolor, mixed media, pencil | | Email: | |
Purple Queen| I am an enthusiastic nature lover, fascinated and awed by nature's beauty all four seasons. I love to paint mountains, national parks, oceans, lakes, flowers, water lilies and trees. |
| Yuyen Chang - HyArt Gallery, Madison |
| I'm interested in the human body and its ornamentation. Some of my jewelry pieces are more sculptural and others more wearable. On a technical level, I like to manipulate the metal, moving it as if it were a piece of skin. |
| Kate Clapper - Flying Rabbit Press |
| Making art is a practice of quiet observation, simultaneously energizing and stabilizing, for me. Blending old and new technologies, the resulting works invite the viewer into a similar experience. |
| A love of textiles, fibers, sculpture, design and jewelry making are combined with spirit and nature in Catherine's art dolls. They are fun! |
| Creative Mode - The Old Door Creek School House |
| Original yet practical hand crafted glass jewelry and bead sculptures. |
Yellow Field| Tom Crozier - Picture Salon |
| For me, taking a picture is just the first step. I believe that photography and painting can be successfully merged into a valid, new medium. My work consists of taking photographs and manipulating them electronically — and sometimes physically — to achieve a different result.
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Mixed media treasures| Claudia Daniel - Bonnie Chambers Studio |
| I use mixed media and texture to create ceramic jewelry and small vases. Each piece is a unique treasure. |
| Ceallaigh "Kelly" Daniels |
| Nancy L. Davis - Weston Place |
| Doing art is my reason for being. It is my way of both seeing the world and being in it. All mediums interest me. |
| Different By Design Today |
| Michael's unique perspective on life inspires him to create one-of-a kind contemporary art from recycled and unexpected materials. He believes that art is a unique extension of a person's ideas and thoughts of the world, unable to be conveyed through verbal and written communication. "That is what makes art so valuable. You can talk about it all you want, yet you cannot capture all of its dimensions without seeing it." |
ASIA FLAT| My art is pyrography done on natures canvas, a dried gourd. Beauty is its form, coloring, and seeds within continuing its cycle of rebirth, as I grow displaying my art upon it. |
Predator & Prey| I love to explore nature with watercolor and colored pencil. The beauty is intoxicating. There is always something new to discover! |
Achangel Michael| Drazen Dupor - St. John the Baptist Gallery and Bookstore |
| The centuries old technique of Iconography has intent on showing the immortal element in each human being. |
Blowin' in the Wind| I use H2O oil paints. My subjects include florals, landscapes, still life studies, architectural renderings and mono types. |
Push and Pull| Taylor Franklin - Indus Beads |
| My images oscillate between delicacy and audacity, the demure and aggressive, and the unsaid part of what you think. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Blood and Gold |
| Art does not speak for itself. All my jewelry has a story. Ask and I will tell. |
Assembled Trees| From a Wisconsin farm originally, I have lived in and experienced the art scene of many cities, including Manhattan. I coordinate Epidemic Peace Imagery. |
"Pure" Ceramic Tile Mural| Thomas Germanson - Germanson Arts, LLC |
| "My inner child and artistic integrity determines the intent. I handcraft the ceramic, glass and porcelain art like sculpture which patrons enjoy for a lifetime." |
| Medium: | Color Imprinting | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.germansonarts.com | | Galleries: | Olbrich Botanical Gardens Gift Shop, Madison | | | Gallery 51, Manitowish Waters | | | Molony Tile, Madison |
| Catherine Clark Gilbertson |
| I use ancient metalsmithing techniques of chasing and repoussé to create jewelry and sculptural forms in precious metals that are inspired by historical botanical specimens. |
| I paint in response to that which resonates with my soul and if the viewer feels that resonance, I have succeeded. |
| I enjoy observing the details and textures that are in everyday sights. Photo Facets are a blend of clear simplistic form and the disjointed roughness inherent in weaving. View nature's complexity in an experimental and playful way. Slow down and observe mother nature's sense of color and design. |
| Medium: | Photo Weaving and Monotype Prints | | Email: | |
Autumn Explosion| My subjects include landscapes, portraits and still life studies. I use a variety of techniques in my painting, from detailed realism to abstract. |
Green Wine Bottle Lamps| David Guilfoose - Green Wine Bottles Studio |
| Designed by David Guilfoose, the Green Wine Bottles series is a collection of functional sculptures made from recycled wine bottles. Each handcrafted piece is unique and meant to inspire creative efforts towards living a greener life. |
| Medium: | Recycled Glass | | Email: | | | Web site: | greenwinebottles.com | | Galleries: | State Street Gallery, Madison | | | Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mount Horeb |
Yellow No. 1| I enjoy capturing objects we pass everyday and turning them into images that compel you to take a closer look. There can be beauty in the simplest thing. |
Hong Kong| Cora Hardin - The Lussier Community Education Center (LCEC) |
| My abstract, mixed media paintings express the emotions I have felt in and memories I hold dear of cities around the world. |
| Danielle Hartman-Semtry - The Craftshop |
| Mostly, I work with photography to capture the details of life as we go through it. I am interested in elements that usually go unnoticed. |
| Torri Hennig - Escape Java Joint and Art Gallery |
| I make a huge mess when I paint
I always forget to clean out my brushes
I always lose the caps to paint tubes
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Catnip| The purpose of my art is very simple. It is created to make you smile. I hope I have succeeded! |
Bullock Cart - Sri Lanka| A self taught artist, mother nature has never stopped to fascinate me with its beauty.Every subject has a time, place and a mood created. I hope that I have captured that beauty and mood in my paintings and has been able to evoke an emotion in the viewer. |
| My art ranges from photorealism to impressionism, landscape to portraiture and all points in between. Each piece holds its own special narrative - I am simply a steward of the storytelling process. Through the interplay of form, light and color, I hope to have provided small visual sanctuaries that offer refreshment to the viewer and honor to God. |
Srirl| Much of my inspiration comes from the beauty of our rural Wisconsin and my gardens. Peace.
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Emergence| Through photography combined with mixed media, my art explores the colors, shapes and movement of the natural world. |
"Evening Nus"| Virginia Huber - Watercolor Constructions |
| My art focuses on people and how they fill their days here on earth. I paint in a gestural style, without aid (or confinement) of underlying pencil structure. |
| Mary Ann Inman School of Eclectic Art |
| Painting using mixed media allows me the freedom to create without boundaries. Nature provides color, shape, texture and line. I use my imagination, observation and memory. |
Feathered Abstract| I work mainly with watercolor but have added acrylic and pen & ink. The results are often abstract paintings with botanical illusions. |
Bittersweet II| I am best known for my still life images done in various etching and printmaking techniques including mezzotint and monotype. |
Fern & Violet #3| I feel that the true essence of the self lies in Nature. Through plants and clay, I try to capture this for myself and others. |
| Medium: | Ceramics | | Email: | | | Galleries: | Higher Fire Clay Studio, Madison | | | No Rules Gallery, Spring Green | | | Indigo Coffee & Tea, Verona |
Grain Elevator| I make use of both traditional darkroom processing and modern digital chromogenic printing. My subjects include industry, nature, found objects and abstract. |
Self Portrait With Feet| Meghan Allynn Johnson - Indus Beads |
| My paintings represent the strange and beautiful aspects of life, emotion, and thought. Color and my imagination are my largest inspirations. |
Lady Slippers| Known for watercolors that push the traditional boundaries of scale, content, and technique, Helen Klebesadel exhibits her work nationally. She welcomes the Madison community to her studio during MAOAS. |
Urban Adventure 3| The process: I tear paper, glue it together and paint it. The purpose: To tell the stories of everyday life. |
| Medium: | Mixed media | | Email: | | | Web site: | jkoenke.com | | Gallery: | No Rules, Spring Green |
| Laura T. Komai - Anthology |
| Works in fiber and paper explore far-ranging color possibilities in various media including altered books, collage, photography and quilts. |
Olbrich Garden Series: Garden 2| There are many beautiful scenes in life that I want to capture in my oil paintings. I enjoy using rich colors and creating many textures. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.Konkol.com | | Galleries: | Lisa Konkol Gallery, LLC | | | |
"TATIANA I"| Cynthia creates unique jewelry that utilizes
forging and fabrication. Precious gemstones
are added for additional decoration.
Visit her lovely Verona home and studio. |
Free For All| I CREATE CONTEMPORARY FIBER ARTWORKS WITH HAND-DYEING, AND A VARIETY OF SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES. WITH ENERGETIC MACHINE STITCHING I PAINT WITH THREAD.
I WORK AND PLAY WITH FIBER EVERY DAY.
ART-MAKING IS MY CHOICE AND MY PASSION.
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Gazing into Big Brown Eyes| Edna M. Kunkel - ElectriKolor |
| I expose the vivacity of existence by transforming soft pastels into tactile works that forego their traditionally delicate, untouchable lives behind thick walls of glass. |
| Judith Landsman - Gooseprints on Elmside |
| I have dabbled in art all my life. Recently, I discovered "found object assemblages" and find them very fun and liberating. Hope you enjoy them. |
| Medium: | Mixed media | | Email: | | | Galleries: | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | U-Frame-It, Madison |
Dream| Sara and John Lash - Elements Arts LLC |
| The evolution of found materials into art is the key to our process. Inspired by the fragility of life, our hope is to add to the beauty in the world without damaging it. |
| Medium: | Metal - Wood - Clay | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.elementsarts.com | | Gallery: | High Street Gallery - Mineral Point |
| I have always been fascinated by the play of light, I enjoy the process of finding intriguing images. A lifetime of looking at photography and other art help me to design pictures in camera. |
| Originally a sculptor, my work stems from studies of monumental stone circles and medieval architecture. The drawings are metaphors for the fragility of human relationships and the ways we achieve balance. |
Speed| Hongdi Liu - Di's Art Room |
| Hondi Liu, is a long time Madison resident who is a UW-Madison molecular biologist scientist by profession and a visual artist by inspiration. Science is my career, art is my true love. |
Watering the Seeds of Joy - A Talking Stick| Inspired by the wisdom and aesthetics of native traditions, my art blends objects from many places yet find each other and create energy and harmony. |
| Illuminated Realism:where both mother and human nature shine. Widely collected and extensively exhibited.
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Flight| Linda Massey - 16 Hands Studio and Gallery |
| Uniquely cropped, often life-sized painted images help the viewer see the subject in a new way. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Gallery: | 16 Hands Studio and Gallery, Madison |
Spine| Graphics. Figurative, botanical, zoological. I want you to see exactly how I feel about my model. If 'the devil's in the details', I'm in trouble... |
| Medium: | Graphics-printmaking/drawing | | Email: | |
Intercede| Reuses objects and imagery typically deemed ugly, unwanted or outlived to create pieces that give the past a new existence in the future. |
The Fisherman's Kimonos| Jim Miller - Innovation Studios |
| I work within the context of - Beauty, Wonder and Whimsy. I find that creating art is a means of Self discovery. |
| Medium: | Stained glass/metal | | Email: | |
Behind The Meeting House| Paintings and drawings that explore liminal places: boundaries between seen and unseen, waking and sleeping, presence and absence. |
Keep Moving| Gary N-ski Photography - artsTRIBE |
| Its never about the hammer because its always about the carpenter so keep moving. |
Sunflowermary| I have enjoyed doing art all my life. So after raising 3 children and now becoming a grandmother I have decided to delve into doing art that is expressive and joyful with a wink towards conventionalism. I have been involved in altruistic community art projects before and will be again but this open studio is just about the work I do myself. |
| Medium: | pencil and ink | | Email: | |
| PF Nelson - Carta StudioWorks |
| Art should engage the mind as well as the eye enriching our world. |
Rock Island Swans| Please refer to my website for a comprehensive statement about my work. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Galleries: | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor | | | IAO, Salt Lake City |
speak| they are bright color combinations and varying textures, parables of my feelings, like ideas in dreams, real and strange, but more simple than that |
Cattail Flush| I produce waxy experiments with color brilliance. The resulting images and abstractions provide opportunities for subtlety integrated in their vivid coloring. My goal and hope is to produce the brightest possible reflected color from such an image. |
Fragile Beauty| Janis Nussbaum Senungetuk |
| My images capture the transcendent light and luminous color of flowers. Photographs are printed with pigmented inks on archival printmaking paper. |
ASSISI| Although most of my work is in oil, I have recently begun to work in collage using paper and match boxes, |
Once in a blue moon| Time is short. Organizing complexity is a must. I attempt not to accumulate, but rarely throw feelings, traditions or resources away. I use them in my art. |
Blockheads| My Grandma Rose used to say "everything come from the earth".
By using clay, which is undoubtedly from the earth, I explore figurative themes, often times mutating into and emerging from their environments.
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Bo Natural Grid| Mark creates contemporary handmade lamps made from a variety of fine papers and wood. |
| Medium: | Mixed media | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.mporterstudio.com | | Galleries: | Milward Ferrell Fine Art, Madison | | | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | Kaleidoscope Marketplace, Mt Horeb |
| I'm inspired by the intellectual nature of painting, the challenge of putting together a composition, the floating of color mixtures on textured paper and the recording of light on surface. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Red Door Gallery, Richland Center |
Solitude| DL Proctor - The Art of Photography |
| Impressionistic images of gardens, farms, beaches and favorite Madison scenes--an exquisite blend of traditional photography and art with the look of a watercolor. |
| Medium: | Photography | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.artofphotography.us | | Galleries: | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | State Street Gallery, Madison | | | Stone Harbor, Sturgeon Bay |
| Cynthia paints plein air and in studio using oils or watercolor; focusing on themes related to the natural world. |
"Martini Party"| The visual worlds that I create in my contemporary abstract paintings and monotypes are full of vibrancy, energy and fun. My philosophy of art is about the same as Picasso's...........
"Art washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life." |
Pink Fog| Juliet Alden Rake - Juliet Rake Photography |
| "Water" is my theme this year, featuring landscape photographs of the north side of Lake Mendota as well as abstract and closeup work. |
| Medium: | Photography | | Email: | | | Web site: | www.highstreetartists.com | | Galleries: | High Street Gallery, Mineral Point | | | Capri Gallery, Poynette |
Maple Leaves, Aboretum| Steven Ralser - StevenRalserPhoto |
| Landscape, Nature, and wildlife photography from Wisconsin and around the world. |
| I am a mixed media artist with a strong foundation in textiles. My designs are driven by vivid colors, complex textures and the desire to create a sense of movement. |
Late Sun Park| Cultural richness and social justice are important to me.People in gardens, landscapes, seascapes, as well as parrots are some of my subjects. I also like to create a bit of whimsy and fantasy. Impressionism and expressionism are styles I enjoy working in |
Yes| Karen Reppen - Henry Vilas Zoo |
| Karen Reppen creates distinctive mixed-media wall art and wearable pieces by combining photography, found objects, everyday items, and vintage jewelry with fabrics, pigments and other materials. |
| Plein air landscapes, mainly of Dane County, are the focus of my pastel paintings. Each painting is created entirely on location and documents the rural beauty while it still exists surrounding Madison. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Web site: | bobbetterose.com | | Gallery: | Grace Chosey Gallery, Madison |
Geo Gourd| Barb Rothwell - Concord Valley Gourds |
| Art - a visual form of communication, that brings forth the artists passions, emotions and dreams. The interpretation of which, is varied. |
Mazomanie River| With retirement my paintings found new avenues of expression; dominated by color, light, and imagination. My art has sold in galleries, shows and by commission. |
Bella Donna| I love artmaking. It's my minds favorite playspace. I love printmaking. It's my mind's favorite playground--etchings, woodcuts, monoprints, monotypes. Come, meet, see, enjoy! |
| Music Wrapped In Art, colorful hand percussion, ocean drums and rainsticks. Each piece created with hand-dyed silks, integrating sight, sound and touch. Display or play. |
| Medium: | Mixed media | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Sundance Gallery 608, Madison |
Dragon's Treasure| With gourds as my canvas, I incorporate items found in nature and techniques in color, carving, inlay and sculpture to create unique pieces of art. |
| Jewelry and sculpture made with silver, copper, brass, iron, wood, stone, and other things picked up here and there. |
| Kerry Shea - CLAY BY SHEA STUDIO |
| Enjoy ceramic sculpting, painting, and photography. Come view my book of historical remnants captured through my lens and/or explore sculpting in my studio classes. |
Scilla Rose| Jennifer Sinnott - ARBORETUM ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Photography exhibit that explores the politics and artistic representation of dog rescue. |
Spring Series: Iris| I explore organic forms, especially those revealed in nature. I focus on flowers, plants and the female form. |
MOSAIC BORDER COLLIE VASE| Stephanie Smith - ARBORETUM ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Mosaic, tile paintings, and mixed media work exploring the politics and artistic representation of dog rescue. |
Garden Series| Jaroslava Sobiskova - Jarka's Studio |
| acrylic on board, abstracted floral motives |
| Medium: | Painting | | Email: | | | Web site: | jarka.ws | | Galleries: | No rule Gallery, Spring Green | | | Iova Artisan Gallery | | | Absolutely Art, Madison |
| Anjee Sorge - Off-Center Studios |
| I strive to make beautiful and functional pottery for everyday living and run a gallery focused on Wisconsin artists. Personalized and custom orders available. |
Tree of Life| Don Spencer - Don Spencer Art Glass |
| I create original stained glass mosaics from nature, photos, and paintings. My work is in the Waunakee Library, and UW at Stevens Point and Green Bay. |
| Richard Springer - 16 Hands Studio and Gallery |
| My work begins as white cloth which I dye, cut assemble and quilt. It is amazingly labor intensive but hey it helps to pass the time! I work figuratively and do abstracts. There are over 100 of my quilts at the UW Hospitals. I also work in ceramics when I am in Mexico every winter. |
| Medium: | Fiber | | Email: | | | Web site: | cheriestcyr.com | | Gallery: | High street gallery, Mineral Point |
Back Roads Autumn| Many of my paintings pay tribute to the Wisconsin countryside; they combine my interest in landscapes with my love of color, texture, and simplified forms. |
Standing Still| My task in life and art is to be open to the magic. I believe that when I am in touch with the magic, it finds its way to my photograph.
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The Say Hey Kid| Brian Strassburg - King Street Studio |
| After toiling for decades at isthmus as a cartoonist and producing at last count billions of wacky cartoon like drawings, I have turned my attention to caricature, collage, handmade books, cigar box art. |
| Medium: | collage/Illustration | | Email: | | | Galleries: | King Street Studio, Madison | | | 16 Hands Studio and Gallery, Madison |
Foggy Dawn| In my outdoor photography, I try to capture special effects caused by atmospheric conditions, seasons, or time of day. Digital painting techniques are sometimes applied to close-ups to create abstract art. |
| Donald J. Swadley - Two Minds One World Studio |
| Whatever may inspire, wherever I may find it, and everything in between. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations. |
| The faces of elders from diverse places in the world reflect their history, their lives, their hopefulness and despair. |
| Don Sylvester - Lussier community |
| Abstracts underlie nature and create interest in architecture. My photographs emphasize everyday life seen through a new light. |
Memoirs: page 54| J. Thuerer - studio G - Commonwealth Enterprise |
| Not a minimalist; rather; a maximalist style. Predominantly oils, pen/inks. Abstract, some with representation in metaphorical form. Large to small sizes. |
| Medium: | painting and drawing | | Email: | |
| Dave Tilton - Carta StudioWorks |
| My art is created entirely in a digital environment. The images evolve through layered complexity to explore the emotive power of landscapes and nature. |
| I try to let my art do the directing and performance. I try to listen and pay attention and to let go as much as possible. The one constant in all my work is color... bright and plenty of it. |
Untitled #08| Ya-Ling Tsai Photography @ Visual Voice Studio |
| Eyes as a mirror speak forth
moment of truth without lips apart |
| Tamara Tsurkan - Art By Tamara |
| I work in seemingly unrelated styles: contemporary, botanical and whimsical folk art. With my colorful works, I try to give people a lot of positive energy and emotions. |
| Medium: | Painting | | Web site: | www.art-by-tamara.com | | Galleries: | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | Bramble Patch, New Glarus | | | Indigo Coffee and Gallery, Verona |
acrylics, oils, graphite, pastel, ceramic| Susan Ulschmid - Callipygian Art |
| My journey through art creation and discovery is evolving. |
| Jean A. Upton - Shooting Star Bead Studio |
| I create original flower and coral reef beaded off-loomed weaving and embroidery pieces. Photography and beading are my interests. |
Best Boat Ever| Clay is magic. It can be transformed into any story you want to tell. I have been making art my whole life. |
| Medium: | Ceramics | | Email: | | | Gallery: | Absolutely Art, Madison |
Cone 10 Stoneware| I think of my vases as functional sculpture. Their interesting forms, complex glazes and unusual delicacy are hallmarks of my work. |
| Most of my prints are monotypes, but I do a few woodcuts, etchings and lino cuts. My monotypes are composed directly on Aluminum plates because I prefer the serendipity and spontaneity of the method. My forte is color and textures showing motion, mostly abstract. |
| Medium: | Prints/Monotypes | | Email: | |
| Clay is a medium that allows me to express myself though small sculptures, wood fired vessels and tiles using both animals and imaginative creatures.
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| Pattern interests me - found objects, hot glue, and a Japanese screening process allow me to explore the fascinating world of design. |
| Medium: | Jewelry | | Email: | | | Galleries: | Absolutely Art, Madison | | | Orange Tree Imports, Madison | | | Century House, Madison |
Blue Horizon| Judi combines lapidary skills and metal working in her handcrafted jewelry. Cabochons and jewels are set on pendants, rings, and bracelets with gold and silver. |
A Heart at Peace| Oil paintings of peculiar objects, animals and studies that elevate the commonplace will inspire viewers to see the detail and beauty of everyday life. |
Confluence| Nick Wroblewski - Nick Wroblewski Studios |
| My images are created by carving a block of wood, inking it and then printing onto paper. The process is repeated for each individual color. |
| Karin Wrzesinski - Two Minds One World Studio |
| Art satisfies like chocolate but does not require the insulin shot. Lately I've had a taste for flowers made of wire and plastic wrap. |
| Vina loves nature and travel. Her artworks focus on Chinese brush painting and pastel with an essence of east and west. |
The Finishing Touches| Photography is a very satisfying visual medium. Within a photographic composition - light, color, shadows and form sometimes create an abstract piece with many meanings. That's always a nice surprise. |
Marbles W Series, II| Daina Zemliauskas - LostMarblesStudio |
| I love working with two very different mediums, oils and watercolors for their unique inherent qualities: oil paint because it allows the brush to 'speak' while adding texture, and watercolors because of its many surprises. I have chosen glass marbles for the subject of my works of late because of their many different colors, light interactions, and shear joy of their presence. |
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