I have been a potter and art teacher for the last 43 years. In 1971 I started teaching Ceramics and Art History at Waukesha South High School. I soon realized that I had to devote all of my time to clay. I joined Abe Cohen at the Potters Wheel in […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Janice von Stein grew up in Hancock County, Ohio. She has also lived in Vermont, Illinois and currently lives in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. Janice began teaching art in Ohio in 1971 and her last 24 years at River Valley High School in Spring Green, Wisconsin. As a result of her liberal […]
I am a musician who began painting in 1990. When an illness prevented me from singing I began watercolor painting as a creative outlet. Painting flowers from my gardens and taking my watercolors with me when I travel is one of my favorite activities. Putting the colors on the white […]
I started painting and drawing at a young age but once children and career intervened I was busy with other things. In the last several years I’ve returned to painting primarily watercolor sometimes adding other media, i.e., gouache, charcoal or tissue collage. When I have the chance I like to […]
Kristine was raised in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, attended St. Norbert College and taught art for 39 years in West DePere, Wi. Kristine Marie Jewelry was created by Artist/Teacher/Entrepreneur Kristine Landreman in the mid ’80s as a result of her quest to develop a marketable, artistic product. Her unique one-of-a-kind ceramic jewelry soon became a […]
Inspire – Provoke – Awaken STATEMENT “Making art is a way for me to express my enjoyment of life and how I interact with it daily. I am moved by the small harmonies found everywhere and by the realization that our lives are fleeting and the need to find […]
I grew up in Ottawa, Illinois during the “Great Depression”. After graduating from LPO Junior College, I met and married William Hall, who was in the US Army. My plan to study some art in Chicago ended, and we moved to Heidelberg, Germany, the first of many moves. At the […]
I grew up in a house with a wood shop in the basement and no television. From the time that I was 5 or 6 years old I was in the basement most nights sawing wood and hammering nails. I was always handy with wood, but not until I retired […]
As a busy beef farmer I find woodturning to be a satisfying outlet for relaxation. I enjoy seeing what the piece of wood wants you to make from it ; rarely do you end up with what you have planned and that is part of the enjoyment.
I grew up creating art in Appleton, Wisconsin. Graduated from UW Madison with a Bachelor of Science/Art degree. For 19 years I lived in Wausau, Wisconsin, where I raised two children and later started to create and display my artwork. I worked as the Gallery and Gift Shop manager at […]
My journey into wearable art began decades ago with sewing my own clothing. My interest in jewelry making and eco-printing came much later in life. I am primarily self-taught, but have taken courses over the past several years to expand my skills, metalsmithing in particular. I start a piece by […]