Your host for The Hayloft Gallery Art Fair and owner of The Wood Cycle creates artwork, furniture and cabinetry from locally harvested hardwoods. Working from tree to finished product at The Wood Cycle Farm, (site of the art fair), Paul seeks out the most unusual pieces for his artistic works.
Hand carved woodcut prints using cherry blocks, hand painted then over-painted with gouache. Limited editions of 25.
I have been working with glass for ten years. I totally adore glass! Warm glass is the process of fusing together pieces/layers of glass in a kiln and heating up to 1500 degrees. I often use slumping, draping and lampwork to create gorgeous items with a purpose.
My jewelry is delicate, feminine and intricate. I use metalsmithing, wire wrapping, knotting and forging to create one-of-a-kind pieces featuring unique gemstones and pearls. I use only sterling silver, 14k gold fill and 14k gold.
I create contemporary oil paintings inspired by dreams and WaVeS of energy. Utilizing 15 years of oil painting experience, I specialize in commissioned pieces for homes and offices. Painting vibrant layers builds depth and character while running the palette knife across the canvas brings the piece to life.
After doing stained glass for many years, I discovered fused glass. It opened a new world of possibilities. I make jewelry as well as art for the garden and home.
Nature photography: landscapes and birds. Printed on canvas and quality epson papers both of archival grade.
Our vision is to blur the boundary between photography and painting. Many layers of oils are built up to create luminous color, depth and texture. We sell variable limited edition photographs.
I photograph nature and landscape scenes. I enjoy wildlife and nature in Wisconsin as well as National Parks such as Yellowstone and Everglades. All of my work is of archival quality.
Wire wrapped, chainmaille & beaded jewelry using antiqued brass, copper, sterling, niobium and/or gold fill. I use stones, self-made lampwork glass or whatever is of interest.
ArtGlass Delights are fused glass art pieces. Glass in various forms (i.e. powdered, crushed or cut pieces) is melted into other glass and then shaped by high heat in a kiuln. My special interest is in mixing powdered glass with an oil medium allowing me to "paint" on the glass.
Many of my pieces are small, whimsical water colors of everyday objects. My spirituality also shows through in my work.
Tranquil rural and nature watercolor paintings of Wisconsin inspired scenes, Also meaningful and thought provoking poetry.
Clower Views is my photographic invitation to slow down and soak in the beauty around us. I've been involved in many aspects of photography over the last 35+ years, but my favorite 'therapy' is close-ups. Come get lost - and recharged - in the wonder and bauty the camera reveals.
Custom designed fine furniture and cabinetry as well as drawing, oil paintings and sculpture.
Photographers who collectively bring to the table a variety of images from architecture to zoo animals. Many of their prints are framed in Jim’s handcrafted hardwood frames, while Bridgette creates digital paintings from others.
Forest Academy Alpacas is small farm in south central Wisconsin. From our animals we produce these one-of-a-kind unique hand felted hats. We also purchase Merino wool pre died from a Wisconsin supplier to provide not only the natural colors of alpaca but the bright and bold colors to match your winter wear.
Using glass as my medium, I create original designs that celebrate texture, movement and color. I focus on the drama, yet simplicity of lines impacting space. I give a great deal of thought to the overall composition. Often good design is about what you eliminate as well as what you include.
Where jewelry becomes art and art becomes you.
My original paintings are done on gessoed masonite board using acrylic paints. Most of my images portray midwest landscapes, waterscapes or flora and fauna themes.
Coloring photgraphs by hand allows me to reinterpret an image in a way film cannot. Each image begins with a black and white photograph. The photograph is hand painted using photo oils, water colors or markers achieving a subtle nostalgic effect. When I hand color a phtograph, I can change the world, if only for a moment.
Working in watercolor is enjoyable to me because of its unique transparent qualities that lets colors interact with each other in unexpected ways. I use natural forms inspired by childhood memories and by the wildlife and flowers near our home. Lately my work is tending toward abstraction, with the use of implied motion created with overlapping shapes and varying degrees of detail.
Contemporary fused glass jewelry (earrings, rings, pendants, necklaces). Soldered pendants: beaded items with gemstone beads, silver & copper.
My work includes an assortment of scarves, wraps, hats and other assorted hand knitted accessories. The pictured Tunisian Crochet scarves have hand made kiln fired buttons I started making this past winter. I also dye a lot of my own organic local yarn fiber that allows me to create a lot of great color combinations.