Art Walk Stoughton

SATURDAY, SEPT 28, 2024 | 10AM - 4PM

Art Walk Stoughton is an annual fine art festival taking place on historic Main Street in Stoughton, WI's Arts & Entertainment District. 

Art Walk Stoughton is a juried art show, and is proud to highlight some of the best regional and local artists from around the South Central Wisconsin area. Our regional artisans and artists produce work across the full spectrum of disciplines including painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass, mosaics, digital art, jewelry, woodworking, and more.

2024 Artist Applications Coming Soon.

Form S-240


2023 Featured Artists


Amanda Langer Artworks - Amanda Langer
Sculpture,Mixed Media

Amanda Langer lives in Jefferson County, where she was born and raised on a small farm. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 2017, having studied both 3D Fine Art and Natural Resources Policy and Planning. She has since worked in various industries, primarily focused on ecological restoration and natural landscaping. Working in this field has affected her profoundly and made clear the need for new solutions to the problems of our times, especially in regards to our relationship to our land and environment. These problems and the urgency to develop harmonious solutions are a significant contributing influence on her work. Amanda enjoys discovering how fiber and metal can be transformed and combined in surprising ways in order to create visual metaphors that reflect journeys of trial and conflict, resolving to find harmony and ultimately create peace.

Location: Stoughton Opera House
Price Range: $50 - $1400

Watertown, WI
Artist Website
http://amandalanger.art


Deep Well Studios | Nathan Peterson & Gary Nauman
printmaking, comics

Deep Well Studios (Gary Karl Nauman and Nathan Peterson) seeks to share the love of stories, ideas, and Wisconsin small towns, and encourage the joy of the imagination and the making of art through their creative endeavors.

Our current main project, Vidar & Hans, is a comic book series following the antics and adventures of a Viking and troll—superhero wannabees looking to defend the town of Stoughton from all manner of threats, supervillains, and fantastical creatures. In many ways, we’ve been inspired by the tone found in the epic blend of fantasy, action, and comedy in Jeff Smith’s Bone series. And our visual artwork is a blend of classic superhero art and comic strips like Calvin and Hobbs.

Location: Black Cat Cafe
Price Range: $5-150

Middleton, WI
Artist Website
vidarandhans.wordpress.com


Distinction Artisan | Jackie Caprioli
Jewelry

I am a Metalsmith who creates fine art jewelry pieces that are wearable in everyday life. I use a variety of techniques to create rustic organic looking pieces inspired by mountains and nature. I incorporate varying gauge metals, types, and forms into my work to create strength, depth, interest, and manage weight ensuring earrings stay light weight and rings are strong. I fabricate using a jewelers saw, various hammers and textured anvils to create a unique look, files to smooth and soften edges, solder to set stones and build layers, reticulate to create a different surface, then shine, tumble and patina.

Location: Dairyland Dessert Cafe
Price Range: $35-$250

Muskego, WI
Artist Website
https://distinctionartisan.com/


Green Road Pottery | Brook Johnson
Ceramics, Pottery

Brook Johnson creates novel textures, forms, and colors with his exquisite pottery. His works include functional pottery as well as figured sculpture. Yahara Chocolate and Pottery features not only these works but the perfect teas and chocolates to pair with them.

Location: Green Road Pottery
Price Range: $15-$450

Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
greenroadpottery.com


Green Wood Spoons | Derek Brabender
carving, wood turning

Derek Brabender is a Stoughton-based artisan green woodworker who specializes in carving and turning woodenware using pre-industrial methods. Derek uses wood that is freshly felled, by arborists or storms, which has softer fibers that can be shaped effectively with hand tools. The nature of the freshly cut material is what gives this form of carpentry the name “green woodworking.” All of Derek’s work is produced with great attention to workmanship and respect to the environment.

Location: Grand Inspired
Price Range: $5-$500

Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
http://www.greenwoodspoons.com


Jen Day
Painting

Spending a day off of work painting and listening to music sure has changed my life. That day was when I painted “The Garden”, an abstract painting around one of my favorite subject matter, flowers. I have since experimented with different styles and subjects, trying to capture the feelings and memories of all my travels and inspiring moments, most notably my time spent in Door County WI. Unlike most paintings I see of Door County, my paintings don’t necessarily scream “this is Door County”, they are just subjects that look like they can be from anywhere, but they hold meaning for me. My love of photography helps me capture my special moments and I’m always composing that blank canvas in my head.

I am transported while I am painting, as if time does not exist. I have so much to share with the world through them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed their coming to being.

Location: Grasshopper Goods
Price Range: $25-$1000

McFarland, WI
Artist Website
jendayart.com


Katherine Simdon
Mixed Media,Painting

I create using my intuition, letting the things around me inspire me and guide me. Never planned color pallets or the use of references. Often I create without knowing what I’m actually thinking or feeling. It isn’t till the end when it’s framed that I name the artwork. It involves setting aside time to meditate with the pieces to figure out where I remember seeing that memory. Most memories are of the energy of a connection I had with someone, witnessing others connect, or just how I connect with the earth. These paintings are my way of journaling and sharing that experience with others who feel human energy deeply.
I am very process-driven and my choice of materials is thought out with what my process will be. For my current work, I love the challenge of each layer being about composition and balance between chaos, negative space, all while thinking three steps ahead to place the transparencies over the painting and mat to make a completed piece.

Location: Overt Gallery
Price Range: $24-$6400

Stoughton, WI
http://katherinesimdon.com


Madrigal Threads - Amelia Rhinerson
Fiber,Jewelry,Mixed Media

Going to Stoughton High School, the highest achievement I wanted to reach was to become a Madrigal singer. I was very proud to make that a reality my senior year, but I never actually got to perform due to COVID 19. For the last 2 years, I have been able to make gowns for several of the recent singers along with expand my creative abilities with fabrics and textiles. I would be very proud to show my latest creations. They have challenged me the most so far and I am so proud of every one I have finished.

Location: Madrigal Threads
Price Range: $400 to $2000

Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
http://Madrigalthreads-stoughton.com


Mandrelworks Jewelry - Adrienne Fuhrmann
Jewelry

The right jewelry can be that little boost that helps you express yourself, mark a meaningful event or accomplishment, or just carry yourself a bit taller, knowing you're worth the investment. Whether you find a bold statement piece, or something more subtle, my goal is to create jewelry that adds something unique & distinctive to your collection, with all or mostly handmade, and often one of a kind pieces - not fast fashion.

Location: Grand Inspired
Price Range: $30-300

Appelton, WI
Artist Website
http://mandrelworksjewelry.com


Meredith Dillman Fantasy Art - Meredith Dillman
Drawing,Painting

I am a fantasy artist specializing in detailed ink and watercolor art drawing inspiration from old fairy tale books and comics and mythology. My art is filled with winged creatures both real and fanciful, dragons, mermaids, and Japanese fox spirits.

Location: Gemini Games
Price Range: $5-$200

Madison, WI
Artist Website
http://www.Meredithdillman.com/


Rebecca's Whimsical Art - Rebecca Driscoll
Painting

Rebecca Gavney Driscoll is a native of Janesville, WI but spent much of her childhood in Beloit Township before returning to her native Janesville. Rebecca had her first “solo” art show in second grade. She went to Beloit Turner High school and graduated in 1979. After high school, she earned an Associate of Art degree through the UW system. She has been illustrating for thirty plus years and has enjoyed developing her skills through various projects.

She has illustrated four children’s books (three picture books and one chapter book) and an extensive variety of greeting cards, and she has created rubber stamp designs for various companies. She is now working on her own card line which comprises intricate designs of trees, flowers and animals reflecting her love of nature. She’s also experimenting with cards that ‘tell a story’ with a painted scene on the outside of a card, and a deeper interior ‘peek’ within that scene on the inside. Her favorite medium is watercolor.

She also volunteers at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville, where she applies her artistic skill in painting the benches situated throughout the garden’s landscapes. When not painting or volunteering, she enjoys puttering in her own garden at home and enjoying her cat Muffy.

Location: Woodland Studios
Price Range: $5-$400

Janesville, WI
Artist Website
http://www.rgavneydriscoll.com


Rogue Wovens - Jay Warner
Fiber

I am a local artist with a focus on handwoven textile goods. All pieces are a combination of Handspun, hand-dyed, and handwoven with a focus on color play and pattern work. I have been weaving for 10 years and have spent the last five years contract weaving for high-end baby wrap studios with items selling globally. I also take custom orders and work closely with clients to create the perfect piece for their home or wearables.

Location: Spry Whimsy Fiber Arts

Jefferson, WI
Artist Website
http://www.roguewovens.com


S Squared Designs and Services - Susan Sewell
Glass

Sue Sewell grew up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin where she spent as much time outside as possible. Even as a young child, she was always exploring the local woodlands and creeks. Her strong love of nature can be seen in her current work in stained glass mosaics. Her work in stained glass spans 40 years. With traditional stained-glass work feeling too confining, she embraced mosaics, allowing her to move pieces and the colors around while constructing her designs. She layers glass pieces to create new colors and textures. Colored grout completes each piece. Sue hopes that her art instills a sense of calm and peace, with a bit of whimsy.

Location: Ease Yoga
Price Range: $50-$400

Sun Prairie, WI
Artist Website
s2squaredesigns.net


Sleepy Cat Studio - Kaethe Paynter
Glass

I own a small independent art glass studio located in rural Dane County. I create one-of-a-kind pieces for distinctive homes and gardens using both contemporary kiln-fired glass and traditional stained glass techniques. I am a member of the American Art Glass Guild and the Association of Wisconsin Artists and Craftsmen. My work depicts naturalistic images of birds and flowers which compliment both modern and traditional home interiors. I enjoy working in glass because it has a magical quality when it interacts with light. The changing colors, translucency, and textures are perfect for creating beautiful decorative pieces.

Location: Stoughton Opera House
Price Range: $25-$1800

Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
etsy.com/shop/sleepycatstudioarts


Steph Hagens - Stephanie Upah
Painting,Mixed Media

My body of art is a direct reflection of my interest in fashion as a form of self identity and how it relates to female perception. I have a deep curiosity in fashion history, which stems from a 10 year career in costuming for television and film. I like to explore the connection between the female form, fashion, and nature. I am an advocate against fast fashion and industry waste and express this by using salvaged materials and textiles in my mixed media paintings. I incorporate layers of discarded fabric, dress pattern paper, stitched elements, and even pom-poms to add textural interest and remind the viewer of the importance of sustainability.

Location: Dune Gift and Home
Price Range: $20- $1400

Madison, WI
Artist Website
http://www.stephhagens.com


The Jade Octopus - Nina Jones
Jewelry

Nina Jones began her interest in silversmithing with a class to make a ring using the lost wax casting method (hand carved wax form, molten silver, hand finishing). She had previously strung beads and pearls, but nothing she had done before that class compared to the excitement of using fire, acid, and high speed tools to shape raw metal. She has apprenticed with a master jeweler and continues to take online classes and attend in person workshops. Nina designs and builds all of her own pieces. She also takes commissions where she transfigures a client’s existing jewelry. Nina finds a deep sense of achievement in making pieces of art that her clients feel beautiful wearing. Nina’s business is called The Jade Octopus, LLC and can be found on Instagram and Facebook.

Location: Water Street Tavern
Price Range: $20 - $200

Menomonee Falls, WI
Artist Website

Facebook


The Painted Page | Connie Graham
Mixed Media

My name is Connie Graham and I create collages from papers that I paint, print and texture with acrylics. I love color and the accidental things that can happen when layering one color upon another. I draw scenes I desire to create and then begin cutting and collaging the papers. My work can be drawn from places I’ve traveled or depict a special place or memory. At times pieces may be generated from a whimsical idea or others a colorful abstract design.
I have a degree in Art Education and taught children art for many years. I enjoyed within a given day teaching a variety of lessons for different ages. I think this is why I like to mix things up! When I finish a detailed collage of homes or buildings I may move on next to something more abstract with some fun papers. The limitless combinations of color, textures and prints on the painted pages always keeps me excited for what is next!

Location: Diakonos Designs
Price Range:$5-$1500

Wausau, WI


Watercolors by TAK | Thomas Kuchenbecker
Painting

Stylized photo realistic watercolor paintings of Wisconsin inspired scenes using multiple layers to achieve high value contrast and deep color saturation with great attention to image details and scene composition

Artist Location: Stoughton Public Library
Price Range:

Fitchburg, WI
Artist Website
http://watercolorsbytak.pixels.com


Wildflower Fields Forever | Lydia Hicks
Jewelry, Printmaking

My art is based off of things that make me happy - which usually includes flowers & bright colors. I am an art teacher who loves working with a variety of materials and experimenting. I love working with things found in nature (like clay & pressed flowers) as well as reusing & repurposing materials as much as possible. Specifically, I love to print my block prints on vintage fabrics and thrifted clothing items. My products are all hand made in my studio in my home! I carve and print my own linocut & woodcut prints, pick and preserve flowers for my pressed flower & 4 leaf clover jewelry, select and form silverware for my spoon rings, and hand stitch all my embroidery products.

Artist Location: The Crazy Dog Mom
Price Range:

Portage, WI
Artist Website
http://linktr.ee./wildflowerfieldsforever


Willow Art | Hal Shaw
Woodworking

I am a self taught artist. I carve pictures in wood which I usually stain black first and then carve out what is to be white. It is sort of like drawing in reverse.

Artist Location: Viking Brew Pub
Price Range: $20-$400

Stoughton, WI


Zovar Fine Art | Ray Zovar
Mixed media, sculpture

Ray has always been fascinated by and worked with three-dimensional art. His first memory of creating art was sculpting, drawing, and painting in grade-school classes. He was awed by the dioramas in the Milwaukee Public Museum, his favorite urban playground.
Along with creating free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, much of Ray’s work over the next 30 years was comprised of oil and acrylic paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3D multimedia canvases.
He moved to mosaics for about 13 years: water fountains, sculptures, furniture, architectural pieces. He was fascinated with the depth of color, texture, form and infinite materials that this tactile medium presents.
In 2013, Ray began creating 360° luminous sculptures, which are illusionary, abstract, one-of-a-kind interplays of color and light, most often in a column form. Along with creating these sculptures, Ray continues to paint.

Artist Location: Zovar Fine Art
Price Range: $39-$4,998

Stoughton, WI
Artist Website
https://www.zovar.com