This will be my first year as an exhibitor at the Brookfield East Holiday Arts & Craft Fair. I have heard it is a pretty good show. So stop by and visit me in the Fieldhouse hallway (near concessions), Booth X18. This show should be a great way to kick off your holiday shopping! Shopping …
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Bird in Birch series
Birds are always a favorite art subject for me. This series was handbuilt using red clay. During the leather hard stage, I painted blue underglaze washes, green underglaze, and white slip. It’s a very simple color palette, but the carved pattern creates energy. I plan to expand this series to include a variety of shapes …
Third Ward Art Festival: Be Part of Art
I will be participating in the Third Ward Art Festival Labor Day weekend. Look for me in Booth 39 on Broadway between St. Paul Ave. and Buffalo St. This is the first time I will be showing my work in this art fair. I’m very excited to be included among some really talented artists! …
Home Is Where The Art Is
Starting March 10, the Milwaukee Art Museum will celebrate local art treasures. Their Milwaukee Collects exhibition focuses on our community’s personal perspective on art. In conjunction with this exhibit, the gift shop will be featuring local artists’ work. I am thrilled to have my illustrative pottery included! Come by the gift shop and add my …
Seeing Things
When I was a child, my great-aunt Alice’s paintings filled our home. They were wild abstracts with splotches of colors and shapes. I loved looking at these paintings and seeing things that the shapes created. It might be a dog looking into a field. Or a cat in a pillbox hat jumping across the canvas. …
Initial Impressions
My monogram plates are now being sold at The Painted Swing, W262N596 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, Wisc. They were at hit at the recent Strawberry Festival, so I had to make some more plates to add to my collection. Each of these plates are unique and one-of-a-kind. So if you like one, contact me or stop by this …
Into the Woods
I just finished a new series of plates in time for Holy Hill Art Farm this Saturday and Sunday. My theme was woodland animals. Though I see bunnies, raccoons, squirrels, and deer in my urban garden here in Wisconsin. Three bunnies hand-painted on large plate Rarely is it just one bunny hopping around in my …
Art Angels
I just finished and shipped this custom-painted angel plate. When it comes to winged creatures, I normally paint birds. But the angel was a nice shift in subject. I found this beautiful cream plate with delicate flowers and ornate pattern along the edge. I like to incorporate existing patterns on the plate into part of …
Williams Bay Fine Art & Craft Fest
I will be exhibiting my upcycled art in beautiful Williams Bay this weekend. Williams Bay is a small community on Geneva Lake. The show is just the right size to shop for art and then spend a little time in the shops in Lake Geneva too. Map
Bay View Art in the Park
Come visit me Saturday while I sell my art in Bay View. I will have some of my new monogram hand painted plates. Looks like it’s going to be a nice sunny day! For more information, visit their website.