Our Artists

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Marsha Bailey lives on a farm near Monona, Iowa. She started creating her beautiful silver spoon jewelry from silver plate flatware 15 years ago. She is motivated by the simple joy of creating and she enjoys finding her silverware at auctions where she feels, “It’s like a treasure hunt.” 

Mandy Betz is a passionate self-taught artist from Oelwein Iowa. The story of her artwork is one that resonates with many and has it's roots in depression. Mandy uses her art as therapy to fight it. Though she works with color pencil, acrylic, oil, she claims watercolor as her favorite "I just love the way it flows, I create more of a whimsical vibe to my paintings"

 Don Briggs, from Cedar Falls, Iowa, enjoys helping people to see everyday things in a different light. Using his amazing wood-working skills, he creates beautiful cribbage boards and wooden banks that make use of old mail boxes and come complete with combinations. Both make wonderful gifts for that special person, young or old. 

 Ted Carpenter’s Blue Heron Beadwork,, Coralville, Iowa, is the home-based studio from which he designs and creates three categories of classic jewelry; strung beads and pearls, chain and wire work, and set gemstones, using semi-precious gemstones and fresh water pearls finished with sterling silver, gold-filled or copper components. He hopes his jewelry is something to wear forever. 

Ryan Chambers is a very passionate local artists. Ryan works with resin and other textured materials or wood to create a base for his pieces. He then uses a lathe to form beautiful curves and shapes. Ryan will find a object or texture he is inspired by and turn it into a work of art! 

Gerald Clymer is a woodworking artist from Monona Iowa. He first began working with wood when he made furniture for his home and found he couldn't just toss the scraps. He began turning them into beautiful wood boxes. "I like wood, wood is warm, natural, giving forgiving, friendly and warm."

Donita Doerre creates one-of-a-kind fiber art designs inspired by nature. From her home in Stoddard, Wisconsin, her passion and purpose is to work with natural fleeces and be a part of a heritage culture of handcrafted pieces of Fiber Art. While all of her work is remarkable, her adorable little animals are the hardest to resist.

Hans Gill and his wife and fellow Left Bank artist, Judy Gill make their home in Seneca, Wisconsin. Hans began his art career in the early 1960s and had his first art show while in the Air Force. He went on with his art career as a university instructor, a museum exhibit designer, and, currently, with his own business, Multi-Media, Etc. His amazing multi-media art sculptures are unique and distinctive.

 Judy Gill lives with her husband and fellow artist, Hans Gill in Seneca, Wisconsin. She is  inspired to create wearable art by the beauty and possibilities she sees in everyday objects. Her jewelry is a combination of found objects, including tokens, deer antlers, and beads, making it fun and unexpected. 

Steve Goltz from north east iowa is unique wood carver. One of his specialties is free form wood bowls which he creates as he works with the shapes nature provides. "I love discovering different types of wood and working them into artful and functional forms."

Kris Grover from Marshalltown Iowa, has a lively and playful touch in her work as a textile and fabric artist. She currently focuses her talents on torn paper collages where minute pieces of paper, which Kris embellishes, are affixed to wood panel creating vibrant and often whimsical compositions.

Jane Hash resides in Lone Rock WI but her passion for jewelry-making began

in Hawaii a few years ago. Though Jane seldom wears jewelry herself, she

finds satisfaction is making pieces others enjoy wearing. Each offering is

unique, whimsical and eye-catching.

Harold Rosauer is a local Iowa artist. He excels at wood carving and detail. "I

have carved over 993 birds and have spent 900 hours to finish just one. My

most popular items are the wood carved bird feather pins painted with such

life-like precision, you would think a slight breeze would carry them away. I also lathe turned wooden vessels and pendant jewelry.

Jennifer Scudiero is a midwestern woman at heart. After living in various places around the US, she finally settled back in her hometown of Winona, Minnesota. She enjoys using a variety of media to create her distinctive jewelry and hair clips. She describes her style as, “modern and polished”. 

 Dan Tesar, living in Wauzeka, Wisconsin, has been a farrier for nearly 30 years. He is intrigued by the idea of forging metal to create decorative ironwork that mimics the beauty of nature while also being practical, durable, and useful. Dan also works with his son Danny, they are an amazing team. When asked how he has gotten so adept at forging he says, make something 100 times, then you will begin to master it. 

Bird Skemp, one of our local McGregor artists, has found her creative outlet in stones, wire, metal, paper, plastic, rubber, fabric, wood, leather, and just about anything else she get her hands on to create her beautiful, on-of-a-kind jewelry. This creativity has made her a local favorite.

Howard Von Ruden from Cashton, Wisconsin is one of our extremely talented wood-working artists. He brings a new lifelife quality to these hand carved and wood burned pieces.  "Forty years ago I discovered that I have a talent for carving wood. - It gives me great satisfaction when others can enjoy the fruits of my labor"