2025 CAG Member Gallery

Color drives my creative experience. It is such a great pleasure to craft combinations of color and design that make the viewer celebrate. When I am at the torch melting glass time stands still; it becomes my Zen time to decompress and retreat. My work is designed to bring joy to the eye and pleasure to the wearer. I feel it is of utmost importance to employ the finest quality materials and exacting processes, resulting in wearable pieces of art that can be appreciated for years to come.

Chair caning is my passion! I use rattan cane to hand weave a variety of chair seats, bringing them back to their original beauty and purpose!

I love to explore the combination of shapes, patterns and colors that evoke a warm feeling of home. I simplify wherever possible allowing my paintings to become an abstraction. My work is inspired by Japanese woodblock printing, German Expressionism and American traditional quilting.

My paintings are often described as heartfelt and happy visions of the Midwest.

Ms. Weiss's soft, impressionistic oil paintings of landscapes and flowers are inspired by the area around her home on a beautiful river in Wisconsin, and by her travels through the English countryside. Her paintings capture a peaceful moment in the changing moods of light and seasons. The purpose of her work is to invite the viewer to be drawn into the serenity and beauty of creation.

I am a portrait photographer based in Mequon, Cedarburg, WI, but working far beyond the North Shore, including the Milwaukee.

My vision is to creatively capture the essence of people’s personalities and of the personas they wish to share with the world. Every photo session gives me precious opportunities to paint uniquely expressive portraits of the persons before my lens.

My mission is to give you an experience — at the Tropilo Photography studio or outdoors — that is relaxed, fun, memorable, and uplifting. You will feel no stress. I will make sure that during our session I can get you enviable, shareable photos to be proud of — whatever type of session you choose.
I draw joy and satisfaction from experiencing good connection with my clients and from witnessing their emotional reactions on seeing their photo portraits. As I share their laughter, tears, and silent moments, I know that the portraits are beautiful fruits of our joint efforts. In the future, I would love to combine my passion for photography with my passion for travel: to get away and experience new sights, new people, new cultures, new settings — then capture them with my camera and share with anyone interested.
As a child and teenager I used to paint and take art classes at my school back in Poland. Now my travels inspired me to start my journey with painting.

I currently make jewelry and paint with
watercolors.

A photograph can serve as a litmus test in that the observer's response to an image can be a measure of what lies within them. It is my desire to create images that resonate with an individuals deepest level of being - to beauty and the unseen dimensions of our reality.

I enjoy the feeling of free movement with watercolor and a contrasting of lines in calligraphy.
Altogether are beautiful and has become a big part of my artistic journey

Create something amazing out of the ordinary, then anything can become extraordinary.
Artist, Karen Utech has found herself captivated by the magic of watercolor that transpires between pigment and water. Her first introduction to watercolor formed an immediate passion for the medium. She paints based on her emotion in the moment, while gravitating toward nature and landscapes. She has expanded her designs to cityscapes, still life, animals, portraits and plein air. Karen appreciates using various techniques that are unique to watercolor and from time to time incorporates other media to her art.
Karen has devoted the last 30 years teaching children with special needs and supervising special education teachers, overseeing all special education programs. As an administrator, she strives to mentor staff using what she has learned as she moves forward to her next endeavor of being an artist. Karen aspires to bring her teaching and mentoring skills to the world of art applying a multisensory approach for children and adults.
When working in her studio you will find her listening to music which emerges through her works of art, creating a story that cannot be expressed verbally. The combination of music and art create a fresh stream of inspiration and imagination. Listening to various genres while painting kindles the unique story of each piece of art in the hopes of touching someone’s heart.

I have retired from potting.

Susie Weber has actively made artwork since childhood and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh in 1986. She’s inspired in many areas including assemblage, watercolor, mosaics, collage, metal working, etc. Currently, Susie has been creating pieces that play with the juxtaposition of rugged, aged metal and vintage glass. Each piece is unique and often incorporates special found items from her life. Many pieces include reclaimed agricultural elements from her barn in Wisconsin and/or other treasures discovered in her Dad’s workshop or simply found on her adventures. Her work is distinctive, a bit whimsical and often has a scientific and natural vibe. Enjoy and reach out with any questions: susie@susieweber.com

Loose, watercolor, and calligraphy, the flourishing of the calligraphy is so graceful and soft as the to come together, it is like dancing and feeling the free movement I love to create cards or a paintings. Looking at nature, or picking a subject that someone loves us so rewarding if that person is happy, it warms my heart.