Marcia Thompson is the third artist to be spotlighted from The Brown Dog Studio, a cooperative that uses only “Green” non toxic materials to produce their art. The studio was founded by Marianne Stanke and named after her chocolate lab Buster Brown who can often be found sleeping under their printing press. The other member [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Printmaking’
The Spotlight April 3, 2009
In today’s Spotlight meet printmaker Lynne Burgess. Lynne was first introduced to printmaking at UW-La Crosse and furthered her studies at Viterbo University learning the art of wood cuts and monotypes under Lisa Schoenfielder. After Viterbo she worked at Red Dragonfly Press printing woodcuts with the help of poet and letterpress printer Scott King.
During her [...]
VIVA Gallery’s First Thursday
Viva Gallery in Viroqua is doing something a little bit different for First Thursday for the month of April. It is an interactive art night of block printing. Mark Herrling, a VIVA artist and member, is providing the expertise and the supplies to create block prints. There will be a drawing for the art work [...]
The Spotlight March 20, 2009
Printmaker Marianne Stanke is inspired by images from the enviornment, the neighborhood in which she lives, and the world she discovers in her travels. Her collographs, monotypes, woodcuts and engravings are pulled off a Takach Press in The Brown Dog Studio, which is located in her home in West Salem. She is committed to creating [...]
The Spotlight
Oh my goodness! I almost forgot about this weeks’ spotlight. Unfortunately I only have one today, Jenn Bushman. Jenn is a UW-La crosse grad with a B.S. in Fine Arts. She is a founding member of Green Bay Street Studio and her emphasis is drawing and printmaking. She is currently employed as a full time [...]