Amy Hafemann #9 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

"Amy Hafemann has been creating pottery since her college days. She was introduced to the medium while attending UW-Whitewater and fell in love. After graduating, she continued improving her skills at various classrooms and community centers until moving to Saukville and building a home studio. 

Working primarily with stoneware clay bodies and food-safe glazes, she is a small batch potter making functional items like mugs, cups, bowls, casserole dishes, and jars. A few of her signatures styles are the ever-popular Wisconsin Mugs as well as bubble glazing and marbling."

For more information, Please contact Amy at amyhafemanndesign.com

Katherine de Shazer #10 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Katherine's life is driven by her desire to be inspired and to inspire.  The universe, visible and invisible surrounds us, beckoning and asking us to see beyond what our physical eyes can see to what our being can see. Through those eyes she taken into her artwork.

For more information, Please contact Katherine at katherinedeshazer@gmail.com

Michelle Savas Thompson #10 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

"People need to believe in truth and perseverance to set themselves free,
know they matter and to have faith.

For more information, Please contact Michelle at SavasFineArt.com

Erin Callahan Blum #11 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Erin Callahan Blum believes that to own an original painting, is to have the first brushstrokes that came from the soul of that artist. Erin paints a variety of subjects in watercolors, oils and acrylics.

For more information, Please contact Erin at ErinCallahanBlum.com

Karla Byl #13 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Let's FACE it....We all need a Happy Smile, Fun Colors and even a Giggle to brighten up our days!  Karla Byl creates whimsical portraits and characters with found objects to make this happen. Her assemblages and collages send a message of joy and
happiness to all who enter her studio.

For more information, Please contact Karla at rkbyl@msn.com

Kandy Gibson #14 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Kandy Gibson is a utilitarian potter who creates pots that are visually pleasing and unique in character, but also useful in everyday life.  Each piece of stoneware pottery created reflects her enjoyment for throwing, carving, sketching, embellishing, creating and using. Most of her pieces are wheel thrown, but some are hand built.  The forms are usually organic in nature, which stems from her love of the balance observed in nature.

For more information, Please contact Kandy at gardenviewpottery.com

Donna Wallner #15 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Donnas lived out in the country all her life, never seemingly to have a green thumb for growing flowers.  She has taken metals classes that helped her design and make copper flowers and other abstract designs, there is so much beauty to be captured,
which is where she find her inspiration from.

For more information, Please contact Donna at dwc.40.me@gmail.com

Mary Ackerman #16 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Mary is an abstract painter working with Oil and Cold Wax. Her paintings are intuitive and inspired by her love of nature and organic elements. She also works with fiber arts creating one of kind knitwear and hand crafted beaded jewelry.

For more information, Please contact Mary at mary.ackerman.port@gmail.com

Karen Savage #16 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Natural History Illustration is the combination of art and science. Karin Savage uses acrylic paints to bring plants and animals into focus on a canvas.

For more information, Please Karen at karinsavageart.com

Renee Schreiner #8 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

After photpgraphing nature on her morning nature hikes, Renee will select one of these images to paint.  working in acrylic paint she will reimagine the scene on canvass.

For more information, please contact Renee at artist54@live.com

Al Buss #12 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

"Al Buss’s works do not express one particular style. He is versatile in design and material applications. An organic mentalist runs through Al’s art and
he enjoys creating something no one has seen before."

For more information, Please contact Al at 262.355.five four six zero

Jon McHugh #4 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Jon photographed nature on a canoe trip to Ontario Canada with friends. His first painting was derived from a photo he took from of a pair of Loons with their newborn chicks. Jon continues to paint nature from his photography.

For more information, please call Jon at 262-343-6532

Barbara Jean McHugh #3 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Barbara is best known for her award winning botanical Scanography photography. She is  also making alternative and Analog photography that she creates in her darkroom. She uses her digital camera for posters and prints of landscapes, old rusty cars,tractors, trucks
and abandoned buildings. The variety of work you will see in her studio will be worth
the trip to the beautiful barn studio in the country."

For more information, please visit Barbara at cherryarts@att.net

Jeremiah Backhaus #2 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Jeremiah Backhaus is a Blacksmith. He became infatuated with metal at the age of 11,
when he built his first forge and began a lifelong pursuit. Years later, the metal still holds a
sway over him. Jeremiah has had the opportunity to work with some of the best smiths in the country; and proved he has learned by recently becoming a champion on the
History Channel’s show, Forged in Fire.

For more information, please visit Jeremiah at UmbrellaForge@gmail.com

Deborah Bast Prahl #1 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Deborah Bast Prahl is an artist and educator living and working in West Bend.  Deborah teaches high school art full time and her personal artwork is based in fibers, glass, and paint.

For more information, please contact Deborah at dbprahl@gmail.com

Megan Woodard-Johnson #1 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Megan Woodard Johnson is a full time abstract artist in West Bend. By combining vintage paper ephemera, paint, various drawing media and found objects she creates heavily layered mixed media paintings with bold color, strong composition and rich detail.

For more information, please more information please visit me at meganwoodardjohnson.com

Diane Boer-Henke #18 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

I have been working with clay for 35 years. I am inspired by life and the faces of the people I meet.   “Faces are like a map that can illustrate  our experiences and emotion.  I am intrigued by the lines etched by time on each  of us dwelling on this earth”. 
I welcome you to visit my studio  and see what emerges from the clay.

For more information, please visit me at boerworksceramics@gmail.com

Haley Maxine Grebe #19 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Haley Maxine Grebe is an artist who was born legally blind.  Viewing the world in this 

unique way has led to her exploring art from very realistic to somewhat abstract.

She depicts floral landscape and portraits mostly with acrylic paint. 

Her work ranges from dreary and  dark to vibrant and meditative.

For more information, please visit Haley at facebook.com/arthaleygrebe

Daniel Grunst #20 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Dan is a self taught artist who combines his hand carved sculpture with found objects. They vary from life size mannequins to fish decoys to playful functional furniture.

For more information, Please visit Dan at grunst.dan@gmail.com

Susan Hale #21 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

Known for her bold brushwork and vibrant use of color, Susan Hale's paintings emit a sense of joy and optimism. "Color is magic to me", she says. Her inspiration comes from her travels around the world and the beauty of her home state of Wisconsin.

For more information, Please contact Susan at susanhaleart.com