2025 CAG Member Gallery

Using gold and sterling silver and usually stones, both faceted and cabachons, I design wearable pieces of art. I was in retail stores from 1980 until 2017 making and selling my hand fabricated jewelry in Cedarburg.I’m thrilled to see one of my pieces on someone and happy to know it is being worn and appreciated!

I am drawn to paintings by their use of color and this is how I want to approach my art. I appreciate the luminescence and sometimes the ethereal quality when I use cold wax & oil. The painting is built in layers. Similar to the process of encaustic painting, but without the heat. I manipulate the wax using various palette knives, squeegees, brayers, pottery tools, dental scrapers and rubber brushes. I like to create textured surfaces and scape to reveal the layers underneath.

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Hello, My name is Johnna Minear. I moved to Saukville in 2019. I’ve been a photographer for the last 15 years, and have dabbled in painting for the last 6 years. I’m happy to be apart of the guild. Thank you.

I create with a variety of media to capture the essence of what I love. Recently I’ve been into pen, pencil, pastels, and fiber arts. Frequent subjects of mine are outer space, everyday vignettes, and the Allen-Bradley Clocktower.

I am a self-taught artist with a background in horticulture and corporate administration. I discovered encaustic technique during my years as a beekeeper, becoming enraptured n the process, more recently integrating wax with other mediums, including but not limited to photography, 3D applications and mixed media.

Appreciating the beauty and bounty of Wisconsin’s landscape, it is my desire to capture places and spaces that might draw others in. The landscape abounds with beauty, reflecting the character of the Creator.
Like Henri Nouwen said, “my greatest vocation is to be a witness to the glimpses of God I’ve been allowed to catch.”

I work in a collage style of construction of fiber art elements blending a variety of fabrics, threads, & embellishments. I like to take seemingly disparate components to create a cohesive artpiece.

Utilizing premium woods to create functional art.

As I stand and study the empty canvas in front of me, I envision the beauty of what it can become as the many colors ooze over the canvas, the fruits & flowers dancing and changing partners as the music plays.

Painting is my way of capturing the natural beauty of our world the way that I see it. I have always been drawn to nature and my paintings and style reflect my deep appreciation for the natural world. I want the viewer to smell the air and feel the breeze when they see my work.

Mary Ellen is a representational oil painter capturing scenes from international travel and those closer to home. She enjoys color and perspective in an outdoor setting when working in plein air as well as in her studio.

Drawn to the detail of hand colored etchings, Mary Ellen also is a printmaker.