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Artist Kathryn Vaughn is as interesting as she sounds, part artist, part writer, part jewelry designer, part florist, part radio personality, part cheese maker, it’s hard to know where to begin with Kathryn.  Originally from New Jersey, Kathryn moved to Madison, Wisconsin (currently living in Stoughton) in 1980 where she dabbled in many careers but it was a near death experience with pneumonia that spurred Kathryn into action to start making art in a serious manner.

Kathryn created her own medium, painting with cold water dyes, ink, and metallic powders.  The result is a painting with such great life it can not be reproduced in any form.  As an artist, Kathryn creates those things that she would like exist: a healed earth, blue roses that never die, a home where someone is always there for you, and a garden blanket to bring restful thoughts.

Kathryn’s original paintings, jewelry and bookmarks are for sale at the Cornerstone Gallery.

Odin's Canyon

Love's Healing

The sum is greater than its parts could describe the art form developed by Mark Jacobson.  Mark layers thousands of tiny colored wood pieces together to create magnificent pieces of art. The art of inlaying wood veneers has been around for centuries and is called the art of marquetry. Marks work is unique because he both inlays and overlays colored wood veneers, often with several layers which creates a textured and almost sculptural, 3-D appearance.  The process Mark uses to color the veneers gives his pieces the brightness of paint, while still displaying the richness and saturation of a stain.

“I really enjoy the challenges of these veneers. My head is constantly going places that my hands aren’t ready for yet. The learning and the discoveries are the reward. It is fun to do something different with each piece”, says Mark.

Mark’s work is available at Cornerstone Gallery!

Todd Persche has been living in the Baraboo Hills for 12 years painting landscapes, botanicals and rural agricultural scenes. He hikes, skis and kayaks throughout the bluffs photographing outstanding natural areas for his subject matter. Environmental themes are always an undercurrent in his work. He frames his paintings using reclaimed barn boards and hardwoods.

In his spare time, Todd is a percussionist who likes to play with local musicians. He also works with local conservation organizations planting trees for The Nature Conservancy, leading tours of the Aldo Leopold Shack, and taking people on bird hikes for The University of Wisconsin, Baraboo. He has recently been elected to the board of directors for the Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park.

This year, Todd and his wife Beth will be participating in Wisconsin’s Fall Art Tour held this October 15, 16 & 17th. He will exhibit watercolors and she will exhibit her mosaics. Their house will be on display as the tour takes place in their studios, located within their craftsman styled work-in- progress. Come see the house, natural landscaping and organic garden complete with an urban chicken barn.

More Information

• ToddPerche.com
• The Fall Art Tour

Local watercolor artist Sara Strozinsky is a native of California. Sara attended the College of San Mateo and California State University, Chico, where she studied art with an emphasis in drawing, printmaking and sculpture.  During her college years she was privileged to work  for noted California artist, Alexander Nepote. Later Travel took Sara to Colorado where she lived for six years and began to work with watercolors in earnest. While in Colorado she studied briefly at the University of Colorado in Boulder.  Sara now lives here in Baraboo with her husband, Michael, and their three children. Sara lives each day centered around family life and her painting.

The source of Sara’s work is most often nature.  Working from her own photography, she paints in a style of enlarged realism.  She attempts to create a powerful image by using drama and craftsmanship.  The drama is in the unique point of view, the contrasting lights and darks, and in her use of color.  Using non-traditional watercolor techniques, her colors are saturated, occasionally opaque and overstated.  Sara is drawn to plant life and rugged terrain; bodies of water and layers on the forest floor; bold rock formations and a fragile flower; the intricate tangled construction of a prairie or bird’s nest or forest glen. The aspects of light and shadow, the drama of contrast, and lush saturated color characterize her work.

The selected print for our spotlight is called Amber Morning. A beautiful framed print is for sale at the Cornerstone Gallery here in Downtown Baraboo.  You can also see more of Sara’s work on her website at www.sarastrozinskyart.com