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Member Artist Biographies
Art Chocolate was started by a group of local artists who met through the Madison Area Open Art Studios reception at Overture Center for the Arts in 2007. Identifying a need for artistic support, they began meeting to talk and make art, as well as share their love of chocolate.
 Stacie Arellano - Studio Anti Thesis, DeviantArt
Stacie Arellano has been illustrating and publishing comics with Studio Anti Thesis since 2003. Passion for fantastical whimsy, humor and life erupts from her work. She thrives on tight deadlines and creative answers to impossible problems. |
Alyska Bailey Peterson - PointyKitty Studios
PointyKitty Studios' adornments are in harmony with our outlook on life - simplicity and beauty. All of our creations are handmade using genuine stones, freshwater pearls, sterling silver and 14k gold-fill and exude an understated flair. Our designs are organic, delicate, and feminine, created from processes based in traditional beading, textile, and metalworking techniques.
Studio founder Alyska Bailey Peterson has degrees in film and video production and commercial photography, and has also studied metal arts with various professionals in the Madison area. In addition to her jewelry work, Alyska has jobbed with non-profits, universities, and the indie media, creating highly personal documentary pieces and still photography. She currently focuses her photography work on visually branding artists' work in today's marketplace. |
Kat Beyer - Kat's Paw
Kat Beyer is an artist and writer who earned her strength by recovering from a hand injury. Her imagination brings home pockets full of things to paint, like color, light, pirates, dragons and talking vegetables. She often goes straight to painting after one sketch, inking over pencil and then layering on watercolor. She feels art should provide a refuge, a stronghold of delight. |
Catherine Couture - CoutureArt
Catherine Couture works in fiber and mixed media to create dolls and art installations. She combines a love of nature and texture with hand sculpted faces and cloth bodies. There are many hand-sewn details that give her pieces a certain spiritual quality. Quirky and compelling are good descriptors. |
 Rhea Ewing - Mystic Sheep Studios, DeviantArt
Rhea Ewing is an illustrator and painter. With a strong interest in visual storytelling, her current projects include the webcomic Urban Fey and a series of fantasy themed pieces. Her work often features ink drawings with an emphasis on line quality and gesture drawing. She is a founding member of Mystic Sheep Studios. |
 Kimberley Long-Ewing - Mystic Sheep Studios, DeviantArt
Kimberley Long-Ewing is a photographer and writer. Her work focuses on fantasy themes and finding the unusual in ordinary objects. Her recent projects include writing the webcomic Urban Fey and a series of nature photographs. She is a founding member of Mystic Sheep Studios. |
 Devony Smith |
C. Jane Washburn - Blackbird Marmalade Creations
C. Jane Washburn is a doll artist working with recycled, reclaimed and found objects, blending natural and man made materials with whimsy and dread. She draws inspiration from cautionary tales, the dying embers of a bonfire and the nooks and crannies of forgotten places. |
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