Kandy Gibson #10 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

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 visit gardenviewpottery.com

Clarey Wamhoff #29 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Clarey Wamhoff creates art in her cozy Thiensville home and studio which she shares with her husband Mike and their miniature wire haired dachshund Madeline. This year Clarey will be #__ on the Covered Bridge Studio Art Tour. Clarey says of her work, "I love exploring the characteristics that make a place special and then try to create that emotion on my canvas. Being able to interpret a landscape and to evoke its identity and character in a way that can resonate for the viewer is very rewarding." Clarey's paintings are often described and both heartfelt and happy. Come see them for yourself during the tour!!! 

For more information, please visit me at clareywamhoff.com

Kathleen Donovan Flaherty #27 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

    In 2000, Kathleen had her first experience painting with other Plein Air Painters in Cedarburg Artists’ Plein Air Event and was “hooked”.  Watercolor was her choice of medium but some years later switched to oil. She sought out guidance in learning how to apply the medium by enrolling in workshops given by Shelby Keefe, Tom Nachreiner, Kathie Wheeler, Frankie Johnson and others.  Kathleen is a member and past president of the League of Milwaukee Artists (LMA) and on the Board of Cedarburg Artists Guild, chairing their Holiday Art Fair.

For more information, please email me at Pippnn1225@yahoo.com

Betty Rubner #27 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

There is an agitation within me that is soothed and satisfied with the creative process.  Creating art provides the completeness that is always “nagging” at my essence.  Watercolor has been my favorite medium - but most recently, pastels and acrylics have become a new avenue of painting.

For more information, please email me at bettyrubner@yahoo.com

Mary Mendla #28 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Mary Mendla is a painter, fiber artist, apparel designer and art instructor.  Her paintings are done in Oil, Cold Wax and Mixed Media.  Her imagery refers primarily to the natural world and is represented by abstract tonalist compositions.  In addition to her painting and fiber art, Mary produces a line of women’s wearable art apparel and offers classes and workshops in her Thiensville studio and throughout the Mid-West.

For more information, please visit marymendlafineart.com

Joseph Mendla #28 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Joseph Mendla is a sculptor who delights in drawing in the air with lines of steel.  For the last few years he has been creating a series of centering sculptures designed to bring calm to the mind of their viewer.  These steel sculptures are based on the Asian practice of drawing circles on rice paper with brushes loaded with black ink.  They are all titled “Zen Brushwork” and engraved with a number denoting their place in the series.

For more information, Please visit me at josephmendla.com

Brenda Peterson #5 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

For more information, Please visit me at brendapetersononllc.com

Paula DeStefanis #11 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

For more information, please visit me at paulaspalette.me

Jeremiah Backhaus #8 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Jeremiah Backhaus is a blacksmith. He utilizes old tools, hot fires and split second decisions to make pieces for the home, the shop, and even the campsite! The process is the same as the ancient masters, but the application is as modern as imagination. 

For more information, Please email me at UmbrellaForge@gmail.com

Al Buss #8 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

For more information, Please email me at abstudio@aol.com

Kerry Tharp #17 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Kerry Tharp is a Wisconsin mosaic artist who ‘paints’ with art glass. Her mosaics depict the peaceful surroundings of Upper Michigan and Wisconsin; often water and woods, seasonal changes, and occasionally, an irresistible feathery friend. Specific glass cutting techniques result in organic-shaped tesserae and with intentional placement, they form the “brushstrokes” that breathe movement and energy into her paintings.

For more information,please visit me at mosaicsbykerry.com

Beth Hustad #19 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

My wearable items are primarily made from recycled fabrics and clothing.  One size generally fits all!

For more information Please email me at hustadbb@sbcglobal.net

Kerri Knapp #17 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Kerri Knapp has always had a passion for painting and color. She thoroughly enjoys her precious free time painting landscapes on canvas en plein air or from personal photos taken with her phone. She loves to make a roadside stop to capture the vivid colors of a vista, especially, in autumn.

For more information please visit me at ChangeYourScenery.net

Nancy Going #17 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Nancy Going brings you artistically designed one of a kind jewelry. Her designs are crafted from high quality precious and semi-precious stones, found objects, vintage beads, and hand-forged metals. Her eclectic collaborations have been treasured and enjoyed by her clients for over 26 years.

For more information please visit me at www.ongoingdesigns.com

Amy Soczka #26 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Amy Soczka is best known for her large-scale paintings depicting densely-grown landscapes of not-quite real flowers and foliage. The compositions are most often bright and deeply saturated with a palette inspired by nature and a good dose of neon highlights reminiscent of an 80’s childhood. Amy lives and works in Cedarburg with her husband and two daughters, and has dedicated her life to the work of creating contrasting beauty in a constantly evolving environment.   

For more information please visit me at www.amysoczka.com

Claudette Lee-Roseland #22 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Claudette Is a painter of acrylic and oil/cold wax abstracts.  They range in size from 5’x5’ to 5”x5”.  She accepts commissions, working with the client on size, color and form.  She also works in landscape format, adapting client’s photos to a painting.

For more information, Please email me at cldr@sbcglobal.net

Susan Hale #18 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Susan Hale is a contemporary colorist landscape painter. Her work is known for its sense of joy and optimism. “Color is magic to me”, she says. She loves to paint plein air and in her studio, a converted 1860’s fieldstone summer kitchen in rural Cedarburg.

For more information about what I do, Please visit me at www.susanhaleart.com

Carrie Bury #16 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Carrie Bury started painting on canvases in 1988 for a creative outlet. In recent decades Carrie‘s practice has centered on taking colors at their peak saturation and playing with different ways to apply them to the canvases in acrylics to create loud and stimulating compositions. In the past year Carrie joined the Cedarburg Artist Guild and since then has been exploring plein air and observational painting to diversify her practice.  Carrie lives and creates in Cedarburg, Wisconsin and enjoys Cedarburg’s creative culture and welcomes the opportunity to learn from her peers. 

Please Visit me at www.carriebury.com for more information about what I do.

Lisa Brobst #15 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

I strive to design furniture that is clean and elegant, interesting but not too flashy. I believe that good design is smart design.  It is the result of quieting all the extra noise and letting the natural beauty of the wood shine through.  My greatest influence was the late, great Steve Lacey who taught me that quality of construction and thoughtful joinery are key elements of good design.

For more nformaiton about my work, Please visit me at www.squareonedesign.us

Nancee Ariango #13 on the 2019 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 11-13th

Nancee Ariagno punchneedle designer lives in the Cooperage a former barrel factory built in 1860.  Her studio is in the log cabin on the  property.

For more information please visit me at cooperage@wi.rr.com