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Spring Plowing, an original watercolor by Sharon Christensen will be on displayat Bendtsen’s Bakery this Saturday. The original 7x7 inch painting will be

available for purchase, along with note cards of this scene and many others.

Headlines Hair Design Studio1139 Blaine Ave.Carol Miller Voss, Wearable Art

Avenue Pet Shoppe3222 Washington Ave.Judy Kabriel, Weaver

Wilson’s Coffee & Tea3306 Washington Ave.Janet Asala, Bead Artist

Lazy Daisy Salvaged Creations1137 Hayes Ave.Don VanderLeest, Watercolor

Copy Cat Music3205 Washington Ave.Don Ricchio, Watercolor

Bendsten’s Bakery3200 Washington Ave.Sharon Christensen, Watercolors

Roots and Legends3209 Washington Ave.Harold Solberg, Woodturner

Red Bell3201 Washington Ave.Nancy Justus, Fiber Artist

Johnson’s Home Furnishings3219 Washington Ave.Jean Thielen, Watercolor

Pick up a card at any participating business and have the cardspunched or stamped. Leave your filled card at a participating

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Stop in during Art Walk, April 25th andview works by our local fiber artist,

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Welcome to the 2015West Racine Art Walk.It’s hard to believe it’s been twelve years! I looked at the longrange forecast for this Saturday and it is “Sunny with Smiles”on the streets of West Racine.

This year we are featuring nine different artists in water-color, woodturning, fiber art, bead art, painted guitars andweaving. As always, we will have a drawing for prizes donat-ed by this year’s artists at the end of the event. Simply pickup a punch card at any of the artist locations. Be sure to takeit to each of the artist locations on the map to be punched orstamped. Simple drop it in the box at the last location youvisit. You do not have to be present for the drawing. Winnerswill be notified the week of April 26th.

Many of the participating businesses will be offering in-storespecials. There will be special activities for kids at The RedBell.

This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know many of ourtalented area artists and to support the local art community.And while you are here, be sure to visit the many wonder-ful shops, restaurants and bakeries in Wonderful, WalkableWest Racine. Remember, when you shop with local mer-chants, more of your money stays right here in the RacineCommunity.

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Carol Miller VossMedium:Wearable ArtLocation:Headlines Hair Design Studio1139 Blaine Ave.Red Rose Designs is a collection of creative ideasof Carol Miller Voss. “I love to feel the fabrics andyarn I choose and my imagination does the rest,”she says. “Every color I use, every texture I feel hasits own personality, and I feel it is my place to bringit to life,” she says. Whether her creations are prac-tical or have a touch of the whimsical, she hopesyou will stop by for a visit. She also can producecustom-made items upon request. Her selection,she says, includes a kaleidoscope of crocheted hats,scarves, carry bags and pet clothing, just to men-tion a few.

Janet AsalaMedium:Bead ArtistLocation:Wilson’s Coffee & Tea3306 Washington Ave.

I’ve been beading for about 6-7 years and it all start-ed with a simple birthday gift from my daughter ofa beading kit for a strung bracelet. I found I loved it,started to take a couple of classes and moved on tostringing projects from beginners to advanced andfound it became extremely addictive and challeng-ing! I have made many new “beading friends” andcherish both, my friends and my beading!

Judy KabrielMedium:WeaverLocation:Avenue Pet Shoppe3222 Washington Ave.

Judy has been weaving for 12 years and subscribesto the belief that looms multiply like rabbits – shenow has 3 active looms. She is fascinated by every-thing from complex twill structures and combiningvarious fibers in a simple plain weave structure fordesigner scarves to designing rep weave table lin-ens. Judy has also discovered a passion for workingwith polymer clay, producing pendants, braceletsand necklaces. She is represented at several venuesthrough the year, including Racine Art Walk, Art vs.Craft, Warped Milwaukee Fiber Exhibition and iscurrently a member of the Artists Gallery of Racine.She is a former president of Wisconsin Handweav-ers, a current member of the ABK Weaving CenterBoard. Judy has been recognized for her work bythe Wisconsin State Fair, Wisconsin HandweaversGuild and the Handweavers Guild of America.

Don VanderLeestMedium:WatercolorLocation:Lazy Daisy Salvaged Creations1137 Hayes Ave.

Don VanderLeest began showing his work in artfairs in 1970. He has since received “Best of Show”awards and honorable mentions at several fairs.His paintings hang in 26 countries, and all of theUnited States including Alaska and Hawaii. Since1993, VanderLeest has sketched homes for Pres-ervation Racine’s Annual Tour of Historic Homes.His paintings have also been part of Wustum Mu-seum’s Watercolor Wisconsin show.

Sharon ChristensenMedium:WatercolorLocation:Bendsten’s Bakery3200 Washington Ave.Sharon Christensen grew up on a dairy farm insouth-central Wisconsin, where she developed alove for the area’s rolling agricultural landscape.On a trip to Denmark, she was impressed by thesimilarities between the Danish countryside andthat of southern Wisconsin, and has found bothto be an endless source of ideas for her small-scalewatercolor landscapes. Because of her love for viv-id color and detail, she also finds herself drawn topainting plants, flowers and anything with a beauti-ful organic shape.

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Meet the Artists…(continued)

Nancy JustusMedium:Fiber artistLocation:Red Bell3201 Washington Ave.Nancy Justus can find inspiration in fabric justabout anywhere she goes. She creates wall hangingsthrough a technique she describes as painting withfabric and drawing with thread. Some of her piecesconsist of abstract shapes; others feature clearlydiscernible forms ranging from land and city scapesto furniture. Others are a combination.

Don RicchioMedium:WatercolorLocation:Copy Cat Music3205 Washington Ave.Racine nativeDon Ricchio isan award-win-ning commis-sioned watercol-or artist. Don’ssuper-real ismstyle of paintinggives the viewerthe feeling of being there. He is also known for hishighly detailed graphite renderings of historic land-marks. Don recently accepted the honor of becom-ing a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society.His paintings were chosen to be part of WustumMuseum’s “WatercolorWisconsin” exhibits, RacineFirehouse Museum, Preservation Racine’s JordanHall, and the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha.On a national level, Don was accepted in the “Barns& Farms” exhibition in Barnsite Art Studio & Gal-lery in Kewaunee. The exhibit is in direct supportof the Smithsonian Institute. Other clients includeBiore Skin Care and the National Olympics.His drawings and paintings can be found all overthe world and in a number of local and nationalpublic and private collections, including the WhiteHouse. Don feels a strong need to give back to thecommunity, and donates a percentage of his artsales to local organizations, groups and charities.

Harold SolbergMedium:Wood turningLocation:Roots and Legends3209 Washington Ave.

Harold Solberg began wood turning about 30 yearsago with a low-cost lathe and very simple projects.His vessels have since been shown and sold in Ra-cine, Kenosha, Door County, Chicago and Pennsyl-vania. “Each piece of wood is a new adventure,” hesays. “My design of a wood piece is a product of thesize, shape and character of the wood that is on thelathe. Most work is turned from green wood, driedfor several months and then finish turned, sanded,a finish applied and then buffed to the final sheen.”

Jean ThielenMedium:WatercolorLocation:Johnson’s Home Furnishings3219 Washington Ave.A lifelong resident of Racine, Jean Thielen is knownfor her paintings of the Wind Point Lighthouse andother scenes of Racine and Wisconsin. She is alsoa portrait artist and creates still-life paintings andlandscapes. Her work is in collections throughoutthe United States, and in Russia, Germany, Eng-land and France. Thielen has taught watercolorclasses at UW-Parkside. She regularly exhibits herwork at local galleries and art events.

UpcomingWest Racine

events in 2015Racine’s ORiginal FaRmeR’smaRket will open for the seasonWednesday, May 13th. Due toconstruction of the DaVida DialysisCenter the market will move fromits regular location to a temporarylocation somewhere on thenorth side of the 3100 block ofWashington Avenue. Stay tunedfor further details. Market hoursare Wednesdays 11:00 am – 4:00pm and Fridays 8:00 am – noonthrough October.

sidewalk sale days will be heldThursday July 16th – Saturday July18th. There will be no Western Daysthis year due to the construction.

Fall Fest is moving from aWednesday to Friday and Saturday,October 2nd and 3rd this year

santa aRRives at the Chalet(corner of Washington Ave. andWest Blvd) Saturday, November28th and will be there everySaturday through Christmas. Asalways, letters can be mailed to theNorth Pole from the special postbox located at the Chalet. We willkick off the Holiday Season in stylewith our HOliday Open HOuseon December 5th.

OpenM – F 10 am – 6 pmSat. 9 am – 5 pm