If you attended a previous workshop and were unable to finish your art, bring it to Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center and receive additional assistance. Come to work and finish those pieces of art that have been tucked away for a future time! Assistance is available. Bring a lunch.
For more information, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.
Gather with a group of artists to look at recent artwork you have done to get objective feedback on it. If you would like to participate, come with 2-3 recent finished pieces of art and join us in a group critique.
Suggested donation is $5. For more information, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.
5th annual show at the Manitowish Waters Community Center. One of the longest running fine art shows in the Northwoods. All works for sale. People’s Choice voting. On-site artist demonstrations. Patron preview the night before the show opens.
For general information about the art show, or the Manito Art League in general, contact MAL president Ann Egan at 715-543-2926.
Inquiries for art show entries may contact Jane Schmalts via e-mail (janeschmaltz@yahoo.com with MAL art show in the subject line) or phone (after May 1) at 715-686-7505.
SHOW HOURS:
July 15, 10am-9pm with live music and refreshments during the evening
July 16, 10am-9pm
July 17, 10am-5pm. Enjoy the Manitowish Waters Chamber’s annual “Taste of Manitowish Waters”, 11am-2pm, in the Lions Pavilion directly behind the Community Center for scrumptious food served by some of the area’s wonderful restaurants, live music and beverages.
July 18, 10am-2pm
Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.
Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com.
Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.
Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com.
The Northwoods Art Tour is a self-guided tour of 32 artists’ studios, many of which are rarely open to the public. The purpose of the tours are to engage the public in the art making process, and many artists encourage people to try their hand at the medium. The artists provide demonstrations during the 3 day tour, and have artwork for sale at every location.
2010 tour dates are: July 23,24,25 and October 1,2,3, from 10am-5pm daily. For more information or a brochure, contact Riverrun Center for the Arts, 715-277-4224, riverrun@newnorth.net, or go to the art tour website at www.northwoodsarttour.com where a brochure can be downloaded.
Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.
Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com.
Gather with a group of artists to look at recent artwork you have done to get objective feedback on it. If you would like to participate, come with 2-3 recent finished pieces of art and join us in a group critique.
Suggested donation is $5. For more information, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.
Exhibiting outdoor photos from the Boulder Junction area and the U.P. of Michigan.
If you attended a previous workshop and were unable to finish your art, bring it to Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center and receive additional assistance. Come to work and finish those pieces of art that have been tucked away for a future time. Assistance is available.
For more info, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.
Presented by Jane O’Brien. Participants are asked to bring an old painting that was relatively unsuccessful and transform it through collage and experimentation. They can add pictures from magazines, different kinds of paper, parts of other paintings and experiment with color and design.
There is a $10 participation fee for non-Manito Art League members. Bring a lunch.
Contact Dawn Stolzman, Manito Art League Workshop coordinator, for information at 715-686-7330 or 920-739-6060 or kdstolzman@new.rr.com.
A visit to Firemouth Pottery allows guests to watch while potter Bill Karaffa works in his workshop. Various forming techniques are employed at Firemouth; wheel throwing, slab construction and extruding. While Bill uses all of these techniques, the majority of his work is thrown on the potters wheel. Bill also demonstrates his carving technique used to create Northwoods Landscape Pottery he is so well known for. A visit to Firemouth Pottery is an insightful and educational experience for visitors of all ages. Bill’s finished work is also available for sale as well as your viewing pleasure.
Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.
Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com.
Artists & crafters at Shepherd of the Lakes Church at one end of town, flea market at old school playground at other end of town. Local gift shops and other businesses offering drawings for those shoppers who stop in. Prizes.
A celebration of the arts in a park setting; fun for the whole family; live music, tours, kids entertainment, make and take art projects for kids & concessions.
Email: tourism@co.price.wi.us
Website: http://www.pricecountywi.net/parks.html#2
Phone: 715-339-4505 or 1-800-269-4505
Children 6 years old thru senior citizens can take part in creating ‘Kattywampus Alley”, a fun collaborative installation with Peggy Grinvalsky, studio artist, muralist, book illustrator. 3 hour sessions am or pm.
To register, please contact: Presque Isle Summer Art Camp, P.O. Box 223, Presque Isle, WI 54557 715/686-7946 woodsend@centurytel.net.
Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.
Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com.
Paper Transformed: Imagine tiny threads of color vibrating from the paint source. That is what water webbing has to offer. It is a beautiful delicate effect and a soft method to use with stamping. We will learn this technique which works especially with a creation of background with watercolors. Bring a lunch.
Pre-register by August 9. Call Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center at 715-385-3750.
Lake of the Falls is located about 6 miles west of Mercer in Lake of the Falls County Park. Take Hwy. 51 to County FF and follow the signs to the dam. Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media.
Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome. Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com
A loose formula for expressing what is seen and felt in the beauty of landscapes will be the focus of this workshop. Bring pastels and a lunch, and some of your favorite landscape photos. All other materials and surface board to pastel paint on will be provided.
Pre-register by August 17. Call Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center at 715-385-3750.
Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.
Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com
This is a two-day workshop. Monday we will create color sheets of paper to be used for collage using fluid acrylics, watercolors, and gels. Tuesday we will use these sheets to create collage paintings. Wear painting clothes and bring a lunch each day. You will have plenty of sheets to take home and use for further paintings.
For more information contact Karen Kappell at 715-385-3750.
This workshop with Mary Burns will begin with a visual overview of the 3,000-year-old history of felt making that concludes with examples of contemporary felters’ works. Participants will transform beautifully dyed wool batts and fibers into felt through a “wet felting” process. Participants will concentrate on the fundamentals of wet felting in 2-D, creating landscape pieces that may be hung or may become the basis for making book covers, small bags, table coverings or mats. The instructor will explain how to make pre-felts and provide details on the best types of wool to use for felting. Bring a lunch.
Contact Mary Burns at 715-476-2828 or manitowish@centurytel.net by Aug. 15 to register. There is a $10 participation fee for non-Manito Art League members, plus a $20 fee for materials provided by the instructor.
The Northwoods Art Tour is a self-guided tour of 32 artists’ studios, many of which are rarely open to the public. The purpose of the tours are to engage the public in the art making process, and many artists encourage people to try their hand at the medium. The artists provide demonstrations during the 3 day tour, and have artwork for sale at every location.
2010 tour dates are: July 23,24,25 and October 1,2,3, from 10am-5pm daily. For more information or a brochure, contact Riverrun Center for the Arts, 715-277-4224, riverrun@newnorth.net, or go to the art tour website at www.northwoodsarttour.com where a brochure can be downloaded.
Presented by Jane Schmaltz. The mural will be collaboration by all workshop attendees. Each participant will be given a section of a photo to either copy or “interpret” in the medium of his/her choice. At the end of the session, all pieces will be assembled to create the “photo” artwork as a whole. Bring a lunch. Public (non-Manito Art League members) welcome for a $10 fee.
Black brings up values quite a few notches. An imagined or photo landscape is suggested as the subject of this painting. Bring pastel supplies and sketches or photos of landscapes with several distinct large areas. Pastel boards and under paint will be provided. Bring a lunch.
Oil painting demonstration showing various techniques, Alla Prima. Also offering critique of one painting per person attending critique. Date and time of this demonstration and critique are to be determined. Call Jeannine for information: 715-356-2775.
Join the Three Lakes School & Community Arts Association for their annual Wine & Cheese event, featuring the Wingra Woodwind Quintet. The wine and cheese tasting will begin at 6:30 pm, followed by the concert at 7:30 pm.
An ongoing display of art by local artists on a rotating basis. 715-767-5130
Kay Lorbiecki began work in the field of photography in 1975. Her framed prints and custom greeting cards appear in regional fine art shows and individual shows in mid-western galleries. She studies drawing and painting at the Campanile Conservatory of the Arts. Her work has won numerous awards including, Honorable Mention 2007 Manito Art League Fine Art Show and Best in Show 2008 Presque Isle Fine Art Show. Kay lives with her husband, Steven and Airedale, Justy in Presque Isle, Wisconsin.
I was Born in Chicago, IL and moved to Wisconsin in the mid 1970’s. My artwork reflects a blend of my Chicago attitude, energy and perspective, sprinkled with a touch of the Northwoods flavor. I’ve been teaching art for over 35 years through the public school system, YMCA Programs and 4-H Arts Camps at both a county and state level. I’ve been a member of the Manito Art League for five years where I’ve also offered a printmaking workshop and demonstrations. I’m an International Artist and have artwork is in International exhibits in New Zealand and Italy.
Richard is a 42 year old Anishinabe artist and proud father of 5. has been drawing and painting for his whole life, but only recently started working on tribal oriented material. Richard’s wife of 12 years is the driving force behind his artistic output. Richard and his family also make dance regalia items and love going to pow wows.
Sara Muender, pictured at far left with her partner Jennifer Arnett Musson (right), is the owner and main artist of “Moondeer & Friends Gallery”, established in 2001. There she represents not only her own work, but that of over 100 other regional artists. Sara began her career as a commercial artist specializing in graphic design & photography. In the late 1980s she began painting with watercolor and acrylic. Currently most of her work is done using the printmaking method of monotype. All of her work is offered in print form as well as originals.
My passion for photography I guess started on a Christmas morning when I was given my first camera, a Kodak Instamatic with an extra box of flash cubes. I’ve gone through a few cameras since then and have made the transition from film to capturing all of my images digitally. My printmaking has moved from darkroom to desktop. As much as the technology has changed, the one constant has been my love of photography and experiencing so much of my personal and professional life through the eyepiece of my camera. Visit me at Lake Effect Gallery, 8305 Main, Presque Isle.
I am an artist who likes to paint landscapes. The northwoods is now my home and a great source for inspiration. Painting on location or plein air is my preferred method. Before moving north I taught art in Hales Corners, Wisconsin for 25 years. I have a degree in Art and Art Education from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
Joanne Nock Olsen has been active in the Arts for many years in Milwaukee and northern Wisconsin. She is retired from teaching elementary through college classes. She holds a master’s degree in Art Education and is a member of various art guilds and societies including the Wisconsin Watercolor Society. Her works hang in local galleries, private homes and individual collections. When not painting or weaving, she carves wild fowl and decoys. Joanne teaches a mixed media class in the fall and spring for the Nicolet Area Technical College on its Lakeland Campus in Minocqua.
Jane O’Brien has an education degree from the University of Wisconsin Superior. She has taken many art courses at Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander and many workshops with nationally known artists at Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation in Lac du Flambeau. She taught adult classes at Nicolet for 12 years. Jane works in watercolor and acyrlics and loves doing impressionistic work and experimenting in art. She currently has work showing in the Artistree Gallery in Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin.
My art education started in Europe and continued in the United States. At a very young age I started drawing and painting whenever I could, although that wasn’t always possible in the war and then during the Communist regime. Fortunately my artistic ability opened doors to employment for me once in the United States, where I was free to paint again and pursue more education. While attending Fine Art at Triton College in Illinois, I found a new passion in printmaking. This led to a number of awards.
Bill Karaffa established Firemouth Pottery and Gallery in Boulder Junction in 1977. With my work I carry on a tradition of craftmanship, a commitment to strong form, technical innovation, and artistic vision that has been passed on from master to student. I feel ties to historical pottery from many cultures. Their influences have combined over the years. The results have led me to the development of some distinctive decorative techniques. These have allowed me to develop a recongnizable body of work which has been widely shown throughout the Upper Midwest and collected worldwide.
Dottie Reeder, owner of iNgReDiEnTs School of Cooking is also the author of “From Blueberries to Wild Roses” a cookbook using foods gathered in the wild. Dottie has extensive experience in teaching cooking and her classes will include samples of food gathered or preserved.
Reinke is a designer jeweler, in business for over 20 years, specializing in lost-wax casting and making one of a kind pieces for unusual gemstones.
The artist has studied watercolor painting for over 40 years and attended dozens of workshops given by the country’s finest instructors. Favorite subjects include landscape and seascapes in all seasons of the year. The artist enjoys painting on location when weather permits or in the studio. He has won a number of local and state awards.
Karen has a number of workshops from May 3 – Aug. 31, 2010, at Marywood, as well as a June 2 Manito Art League “Collaborative Art” workshop at the Manitowish Waters Community Center.
Greg Johnson is a Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal member and a master artists. Greg was the recipient of the 2009 Wisconsin Arts Board Folk Arts Apprenticeship award. Greg is an artist making beadwork, birchbark canoes, wigwams, moccasins, and regalia, and partakes in old-time Ojibwe medicine societies. Greg speaks Ojibwemowin and edited the Lac du Flambeau newspaper.
Jane Schmaltz earned a B.A with a major in art from Valparaiso University. Although her background was in oils, she currently uses acrylics and watercolor and has experimented with many other media — stained glass, calligraphy, metal tooling. Over the years, she has attended many classes and workshops, locally at Dillmans Creative Arts Foundation and Marywood. Jane has won awards for her artwork at the Manito Art League Art Shows and served as league president for two years.
The Manito Art League is a non-profit organization founded in 1965 and dedicated to the development of the visual, creative and performing arts in our region. We are open to the general public. The MAL holds an annual Art Show in July (July 15-18, 2010), as well as monthly workshops (May-Oct). For information regarding MAL membership, scholarships, or workshops, contact president Ann Egan at 715-543-2926. For information regarding Art Show entries, email Jane Schmaltz at janeschmaltz@yahoo.com with “MAL art show” in the subject line, or call 715-686-7505 (after May 1). Entry forms must be postmarked by June 30, 2010.
Dick Schneider and his daughter Lora Hagan have been making pottery and baskets in the Northwoods for several decades. Their shop is open 10-5 daily except Mondays all through the summer to October.
I have a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, plus forty-five years of painting, exhibiting, and teaching under my belt. My art is healing and owned by healthcare facilities, corporations, and private individuals. I am gifted in teaching students to dispel their art fears and branch out into the joy of painting. My philosophy of art holds that all things, creatures, trees, stars, all of it, are interrelated and dependent on each other. My art is surreal and spirtual, which you’ll find when you visit my webpage, www.jeaninesdream.com.
A multi-talented musician playing percussion, harmonica, Anglo concertina, trumpet, slide trombone, tuba and saxophone; seeking musicians to perform with. Individuals are welcome to stop in for a visit to view artwork; please call ahead.
I have been a full time resident of Boulder Junciton for almost 7 years. I discovered my love of artistic expression over 10 years ago. I have limited formal training, but enjoy studying locally with Peggy Grinvalsky. I work primarily in acrylic paint, digital photography and colored pencil. My earlier works are mainly representational. But my more recent work is often more abstract.
Joan Stephens has been involved in art most of her life, beginning in oils and showing and selling her work at summer art fairs and galleries in Michigan. When her children went off to college, she attempted watercolor and fell in love with the transparency and challenge of the medium. She has studied with well-known artists but credits two Wisconsin instructors, Karlyn Holman and Bridget Austin for having the most influence on her work.
Rodd Umlauf is a Northern Wisconsin painter living in the small friendly community of Lake Tomahawk. His works feature his vision and reflective thought gathered from the beauty of life all around him. Rodds oil paintings depict local landscape and lake scenes and other nature subject, plus imaginative interpretations of myth and legend.
I have been woodturning for over 20 years. A member of American Association of Woodturners, Northwood Turners & Manito Art League. I sell my work in several art galleries.
Gallery 51 includes over 80 regional artists. It is also a working location. I am a lathe turner with 15 years of experience. My lathes are located in the gallery and this is where I do my work.
I have been designing art quilts for 7 years, and have received awards through Manito Art League, WRAP, and sold pieces of work to business’/individuals. Currently I teach machine needle felting through Nicolet Tech. and demo at various art events.
The area in Northern Wisconsin in which I live is a part of what makes my heart beat. My baskets are my way of preserving the bounty that the forests have to offer. They serve as a record of trees and plants that have been lost to storms, development of land, and old age. A fundamental principle of my life is waste not, want not. Making baskets out of natural materials is a reflection of that. Sustainability of materials is foremost in my mind when gathering materials, and extreme care is taken to leave the area as if no one had trod there before.
I am developing a community arts center – Your Arts Program – that will open June 19, 2010, in addition to the classes I am already teaching throughout the community.
Mary Jackl has been working with fiber for 27 years. Her interest in the fiber arts began by spinning their own sheep’s wool into yarn. Most of her nearly 4,000 rugs to date are made of recycled items such as blankets, bedspreads, drapes, tablecloths and clothing. She creates very durable and attractive rugs from old denims, corduroys and woolens. Sock loops, the circular scrap of fabric cut off the toe of a newly manufactured sock are woven into thick, charming rugs. A rainbow of designer handspun yarns, some with small beads piled in, are available. Hats are often hand knit and then felted using these yarns. In addition to Mary’s fiber arts, her husband John, makes delicious maple syrup.
I am married and have four children: Aubra 27, Megan 25, Alex 21, and Christian 11. I am a social worker working in the Special Needs Adoption field and doing research for the University of Iowa, I have made several trips to Zambia to work with orphans and to council women. I am making mittens as a fundraiser to support orphanages and a group of women entrepreneurs in Zambia.
Making mittens from recycled wool sweaters. Mittens will be made from shrinking (felting) wool sweaters. They are cut and stitched by machine into mittens. Linens are made from fleece and a cuff attached. Each pair is unique!
Janice Zindel is a handweaver, working primarily on Swedish floorlooms, creating functional works for the home. She also handcrafts wool socks on a 101 year old Gearhart sock machine, spins and felts. Janice is a member of Complex Weavers and The Handweavers Guild of America.
Janice has Shuttle Works Studio that is open by appointment May 29 thru October 17. To make an appointment call (715) 479-5452.
My husband and I are retired and have lived on Two Sisters Lake, North of Rhinelander, since 1998. Last summer we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary with our four married children and thirteen grandchildren. Much of our time is happily spent with family and some of our time allows us to pursue our interest in Native American culture, traditions and art.
Dicks woodcarving draws inspiration from the Northwest coast Salish people’s magnificent formline designs to create highly stylized images of the animal kingdom. He enjoys the creative work and the fact that all his carved pieces are from the recycled cedar planking of our old dock.
I enjoy the endless possibilities the gourd provides, and the fact that the history of using gourds for practical use and art dates back thousands of years.
When I pick up a gourd to make a spirit vessel or pot I never quite know what the completed work will be-and that’s the joy of it. The gourds shape and heft encourages my direction and the splendid leather dyes determine the colors. I use leather, pine needles, antlers, beads and other odds and ends to decorate – all natural elements usually found up North.
I also like to make Native style leather bags and the Ojibway Dreamcatchers – again using northwoods material.
Living up north has provided us with an incredible source of inspiration as well as ample materials to create our art.
Lynn Gilles, a fiber artist, works with textiles and yarn in many formats. Her primary focus is nature-inspired art quilts. Fabric landscapes evolve from photographs taken in the northwoods and during travels to both coasts, Peru, Guatemala, and Hudson Bay. Others are based on organic forms from nature. The quilts are composed of batiks, solids, hand-dyed and hand-woven fabrics enriched with much machine embroidery and stitching.
Her art quilts have been juried into exhibits in Paducah, KY, the Quilt Expo, Madison, WI, and the Minnesota Quilter’s show. Her award-winning Hoffman Challenge quilts have been exhibited nationwide.
Lynn is a retired faculty member from UW-Stevens Point and has a M.S degree in Related Art and Education from UW-Madison.
My interest in glass art stems from the freedom and expression and creativity that this medium allows. From a beginners class at a local college, to an advanced class in bead making I have continued to express my artistic tendencies in my own way. I am largely self taught, relying on books, trial and error, and hours of practice.
Self taught artist painting wildlife, still life, landscape and ethnic subjects using acrylic, ink and scratch board. A finalist in competition for the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, M & I Bank art awards, multiple best of show awards at the Price County Fair Art Exhibit and have published a line of greeting & note cards. Member of the Countryside Artists with work for sale at the CSA Gift & Gallery located at the Wisconsin Concrete Park, Hwy 13 South, Phillips.
Tramper’s Trail Images is a culmination of my lifelong love of Wisconsin’s natural places and more recently acquired passion for capturing and sharing the natural world through photography. Every day spent hiking, paddling or snowshoeing further strengthens my belief that there is no more beautiful place than Northern Wisconsin. I hope you enjoy these images of water, woods and wildlife.
Jane Erickson has been an artist her whole life and takes great joy in helping others realize that they have the same creative gifts living inside of them!
The Artists Palette is a co-op operated by local artists and prides itself in featuring the art of over 30 local artists, as well as custom framing.
Florie Enders claims to be a relative newcomer to painting, noting that she didn’t have time to pursue her interest in art until retirement six years ago. She began painting with oils and drawing in charcoal and today enjoys doing fast sketches in watercolor and painting in oil outdoors. Her interest in Plein Air Painting is infectious. She was instrumental in establishing the Northwoods Outdoors Artists and is critical to its success by setting up its annual schedule, encouraging participation and designing a blog that promotes the group for the Manito Art League.
Ken Drawz was introduced to art in college but his first serious endeavors were in charcoal, then pastels and now acrylics. Although he has painted with wildlife artist, Terry Isaac, at Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation in Lac du Flambeau, Ken is essentially self-taught. Whenever he is walking or canoeing, he always has his camera with him to record interesting scenes. He especially enjoys painting wildlife and outdoor scenes. He says that he paints for fun and if something sells, it’s just a bonus. Ken won the Patron’s Choice Award at the Manito Art League Art Show in 2009 and is currently the treasurer of the Manito Art League.
Photography by Linda Christensen features Scenic Images from the Northwood’s of Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan specializing in landscapes and nature scenes.
Raised in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago she took up drawing at an early age and progressed to oil painting and dabbled in watercolors, acrylic and chalks. She started 35mm photography for travel vacations and found she had a knack for it. Linda vacationed on their Northwoods property every year with her family since childhood. With her love of the Northwoods, after retiring, moved “Up North” to God’s Country.
Mary Burns expresses her love of northern woodlands and waters in her weaving and writings. An award-winning weaver, her work resides in private homes across the United States. She weaves custom designed hand-woven rugs and wall pieces. Mary also creates tapestries and felted work that reflect the hues and patterns of the natural world. Her newest loom, a Jacquard TC-1, named Nora, allows her to craft her work in even greater detail, vibrancy and character.
My wife, Lavergne, and I are retired teachers who have been coming to the Northwoods for 15 years. We now live here permanently. We fell in love with the landscape and animals and wanted to give something back by recording the rich diversity of the area.
Catherine Breitholtz has been creating baskets for more than 25 years, integrating natural materials along with traditional reed and fibers. She enjoys incorporating antlers, driftwood & gourds, as well as other treasures discovered during nature hikes & travels. As a lifelong art instructor, Catherine encourages and practices individuality in the creation of her own works as well as those of others she might inspire.
I am a lifelong resident of the beautiful Northwoods area and reside in Rhinelander. I have been designing and creating earrings for about 2 years and have been teaching beginner’s earring workshops for about one year. I have a Fundamentals of Art Certificate and enjoy a variety of art mediums including watercolor, pencil drawing, ceramics and jewerly making. In my workshops, it is my goal to make the art of jewelry making easy and accessible to all ages, so that I can share in the pride and pleasure that transforms as a result of ideas and creative expression.
First I played in mud. Then came school, where I learned about refined mud – CLAY. Then I created.
Arlene has a wonderful gift for creating beautiful one of a kind pottery items.
My quilts spring from nature. Water diamonds sparkling on the water, spectacular sunsets, the haunting call of a loon, the shape of trees against a foggy sunrise call me to investigate and learn more about my surroundings. Using color, fabric and texture from paint and embellishments add to the fun and allow for an element of detail that hopefully will bring the viewer in a little closer… perhaps to wonder or to remember or just to enjoy the journey. Currently showing at the Artistree Gallery in Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin.
The Countryside Artists’ work is on display and for sale at the CSA Gallery & Gifts located at the Wisconsin Concrete Park, N8236 S. Hwy 13, Phillips, WI 54555.
Memorial Day Friday through October 31, open daily 10 AM to 4 PM and November 1 through the Sunday prior to Christmas, open Fri, Sat & Sun 10 AM to 4 PM.
Rosemary Ahmann is an award-winning photographer whose photo artwork is in many private collections. She has taken photography classes at the University of Wisconsin and several Photoshop classes in Wisconsin and Arizona. She has traveled with professional photographers to China, Bhutan and India. She has taken on-location classes with Arizona Highways in the Grand Canyon and National Geographic in Mexico.
Jeannine Achauer is an oil painter specializing in landscapes and seascapes. Layton School of Arts was her first experience in formal training. Later she studied with Yugoslavian-born artist Arso Ivanovich and developed her color technique. Working with world-renowned maritime artist Charles Vickery gave Jeannine the joy of marine art and forever influenced her view of the seas and the ships that sail upon them. “Go to the source” was his advice and she has followed it, finding inspiration and beauty everywhere and capturing these scenes on canvas.
Val Bogdan has been working with glass for many years and started a stained glass business in 1993. She created the stained glass windows for St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Mercer and used the money earned to purchase a glass kiln. She has taken hot glass classes from the top hot glass artists in the United States, including in-depth Dichroic jewelry classes. She also took a weeklong, intensive silver-smithing class at Arrowmont School of the Arts in Gattlinburg, Tennessee to enhance her glasswork. Val has won awards at the Wisconsin Regional Art Progam and Manito Art League art shows. She served as President of the Manito Art League and is a founding member of the Artists Palette Cooperative in Manitowish Waters.
After living in Madison, WI and teaching at the UW-Madison, the Chasen Museum, and MMOMA for over 9 years, Christine moved almost two years ago to northern Wisconsin where she now maintains her studio and garden at her lakeside home in Lac du Flambeau. The subject matter of Christine’s work has been gathered over years of wilderness travel. Christine has a Ph.D(ABD), MFA, MA and BA all in Art from the UW-Madison. Christine’s work, has been recognized in many juried art competitions and gallery’s throughout the U.S., and is collected by collectors nationally and internationally.
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