

Open House
Join me on Saturday, December 6th for our annual Open House from 11:00a.m.-4:00p.m. I look forward to this day all year! What's more fun than talking about art, meeting new people, seeing old friends and collectors and sipping and eating? #16thststudios #openhouse #racine #wisconsin #wiart #maureen #fritchen


Time Share Exchange
I'm proud to be included in a gallery swap exhibition between Frank Juarez Gallery in Sheboygan and the Racine Arts Council. What a unique way to make connections with people from other communities. FJG @ RAC May 2nd - June 28th Opening Reception May 2nd 6:00 - 9:00 pm Frank Juarez Gallery will be exhibiting the art of Melissa Dorn Richards, William Zuback, Dale Knaak, Brandon Bauer and Tony Conrad RAC @ FJG May 10th -June 14th Opening Reception May 17th 5:00-8:00pm Artists


Wisconsin Artists Biennial @ Museum of Wisconsin Art
The 2014 Wisconsin Artists Biennial's Opening Reception is this Friday night, January 17th from 5-8pm. Of the 262 artists that applied juror Molly Zuckerman-Hartung selected 53 artists. I was thrilled to learn one of my pieces was accepted in to this prestigious show and if you look closely you'll see my 600 Stir Sticks is also included on their postcard. The exhibit is open through March 9th. #wisconsin #art #museum #biennial #westbend #mollyzuckermanhartung


Process Piece WEEK 2:
#racine #university #wisconsin #parkside #straylight #magazine #mixedmedia #collage #encaustic


The Process Piece Project
Last October I was asked by Straylight Magazine, a literary magazine of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside to take part in a new website series for visual artists called Process Piece. Each week for a month I will be sharing the stages [and trials and tribulations] of a piece of art start to finish with images and descriptions from. Here we go! Week 1: Arranging and Rearranging In the past 6 months there’s been quite a changeover in my choice of materials. I’ve tucked aw