THE ENCHANTED WILD
The Bezert Garage & Garden
Washington Heights
1825 N 48th Street, MKE
Saturday, October 19th, 2024 11a-4p
Saturday, October 19th from 11a-4p we will be opening The Bezert Garage for the fourth annual "Enchanted Wild." A collaboration of seven wild women and their creative explorations.
Hope you can join us for this unique experience!
Renee Luna Bebeau renee luna bebeau is an artist, mystic and healer who tunes into the vibrations of the universe in order to assist you in your life’s journey. She is the creator of The Oracle of Henna Healing deck which she will use to offer you sage advice along with a few other magickal tricks up her sleeve.
Melissa Muller Melissa Muller specializes in ceramic stoneware, transforming traditional forms into art objects that embody modern classics grounded in utility. Inspired by Japanese aesthetics, her clean, simple designs are intended for daily use, integrating beauty into routine rituals. Melissa’s journey from painting to ceramics has been one of narrative self-discovery, where she now infuses her 2D artistic expressions into 3D forms. Working with clay, an ancient and culturally rich medium, grounds and allows her to balance her creative drive with practical functionality. Melissa’s background in graphic design and experience in arts nonprofits have shaped her approach, blending aesthetic appeal with resourcefulness, aiming to elevate everyday objects into meaningful art pieces.
Jamie Lee Ohland My home and garden in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been at the center of my art practice for the past decade. The textures and shapes of the vegetation inspire mixed media drawings, paintings, and monoprints. The crops feed my friends, family, and community. The colors of the leaves and petals have been extracted to build a library of emulsions and dyes, with which I am currently experimenting.
Jen Kilkenny Jenny (Jen) Kilkenny has been inspired and enamored by nature since she was a child. Alongside this joy of the outside world ran parallel her love of all things art. Painting, drawing, assembling found objects, collage, photography have all been explored in her pursuit of capturing the essence of that which calls to her. As of recent pastels, gouache and drawing have been her go to for creating landscapes and cloudy weather scenes. These scenes offering proof of the imperfect beauty that surrounds us all.
Maria Knier It was a dream that prompted Maria to begin sculpting what she now calls Totum Fauna (totality of all creatures). The dream continues, and now many years and many sculptures later, these pieces made from stone clay are still expressing new and evolving interpretations of natural life. Since Totum Fauna have always been based on an anthropomorphic connection between humans and animals, the use of human eyes and added natural elements are a constant in her work and a source of inspiration for her. She loves to collect things that tend to be overlooked and use them to inform the art she creates. Often the pieces are accented by basic elements such as tiny sea creature homes, twisted driftwood or lake washed roots, and other times the entire sculpture embodies the guiding forces behind the natural world. Her intent is to inspire people to see how we are all connected and to appreciate and feel the spirit of nature in everything.
Leslie Phillips Leslie is a full time artist living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is heavily influenced by bright colors and bold graphics of the pop art movement, as well as earthy, natural, elements. Leslie has many artistic passions and her favorite part of creating is the problem solving aspect of creating the very first piece of an inspired idea. She has most recently been obsessed with making small plaster carving pieces that are created on wood panels. Her work can be found at many local art events as well as many gift shops around the state.
Tara Sperzel Frank & Bella was created almost a decade ago and is now the sole project of Tara Sperzel. The idea started as a creative outlet to use vintage metsls to create jewelry. Tara’s art has evolved and primarily focuses n the use of vintage cookie, candy, and tea tins from the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s to create small batch wearable art. Influenced by the materials she finds and her travels… you never know what you might discover in her newest collection.
