Art – Page 31 – Hatch Art House

April 1, 2012

April Featured Artist: Steve Wirtz

The Hatch Art House April featured artist is Steve Wirtz. His work will be showcased all month long with an opening reception Friday, April 13th from 6-9pm. Refreshments will be served. http://www.facebook.com/events/185085614942215/

Steve Wirtz is an award-winning papier mache’ sculptor. He often creates sculptures that have humorous themes. Steve creates his sculptures in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based studio.
In Steve’s words; “I guess I’ve always had a fear of being boring; and stepping on something icky while wading barefoot. The medium I work in alleviates my first fear. My art explores the second. My current sculptures are the result of 20 years of experience with laminated paper (a form of papier mache’) techniques. It gives me great reward to make people laugh. When a collector tells me how they smile every time they look at their Wirtz original, I realize what keeps me going, and why I keep taking my shoes off before stepping in the creek.”

March 1, 2012

March Featured Artist: Sarah Hemm

The Hatch Art House March featured artist is Sarah Hemm. Her work will be showcased all month long with an opening reception Friday, March 9th from 6-9pm. Refreshments will be served.
Sarah Hemm is a contemporary fiber/textile artist and maker of unique, handmade goods for your home. She is interested in the DIY, subversive craft movement and strives to be a unique contributor to the handmade community. She has been an artist her entire life, and has exhibited her work for over ten years. Currently Sarah is working on a series of 366 embroideries, one finished for each day of 2012. Hatch is showcasing her embroideries.

Facebook event page for Sarah: http://www.facebook.com/events/332980603415032/

February 2, 2012

February Featured Artist, Liv Aanrud

The Hatch Art House February featured artist is Liv Aanrud. Her work will be showcased all month long with an opening reception Friday, February 10th from 6-9pm. Refreshments will be served.
Liv Aanrud creates sculptures, wall hangings and functional work using scrap metal, a piece of something that changes form once again. Liv explains; “I like that metal work can look old and new, and changes with the shifting daylight. I use imagery that draws from the natural world in the hopes that my art will be half as interesting as looking out of the window.”