Treat yourself to four days of fun & exploration with assemblage, fiber, encaustic, collage, gel plates, found objects, painting & paper! From half-day to multi-day workshops, make a weekend where you can meditatively stitch, and work with boxes that can’t possibly contain all you are!
Connect with other art adventurers and experience the magic of Shake Rag Alley. All skill levels welcome!
Registration deadline August 10
Penelope Cake is a visual artist, choreographer, performer, teacher, and writer who currently lives in Cape May, NJ. Her work has been exhibited and performed in NYC art galleries and theaters, as well as in Cape May at Cape May Stage, The Cape May Artists Cooperative, and The End of the Road Theater. Samples of her performances, videos and artwork can be viewed at penelopecake.com. For more information: penelopecake@yahoo.com.
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David is a multi-disciplinary artist and maker fueled by an unquenchable creative curiosity. From painting, sculpture, gardening and the culinary arts to sewing and heritage crafts, his artistic exploration knows few bounds. Driven by a passion for learning and experimentation, David embraces the joy of pushing imaginative limits.
His diverse artistic journey has cultivated a deep desire to share the transformative power of making. Believing in the collaborative nature of creativity, he fosters environments where individuals can learn, inspire, and celebrate unique perspectives.
After two decades empowering entrepreneurial visions, David pursued his own creative dream, establishing Lab Magenta in Mount Horeb.
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Micah Goguen grew up in Central Georgia and obtained his Bachelors in Art and Art History and his Masters in Art Therapy from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Residing currently in Macon, Ga., Micah focuses primarily on bringing art to the community and using art as a form of communication for those struggling to understand and cope with life situations. Goguen is a Certified GOLDEN Working Artist, SilverBrush Educator and an Ampersand Artist Ambassador.
Micah’s own artwork conveys his interest in the world around him as he captures moments using expressionistic and impressionistic works. Goguen strives to use imagery loosely from the daily encounters of his life and travels. Focusing on ideals of color and design, he seeks to paint “the spirit of” or “the idea of” a person, place or thing that stands out or has meaning in his life. Micah works in a range of media and teaches introductory workshops in a variety of media as well as workshop modules using combined media. Goguen teaches students atelier style in weekly classes in the Middle Georgia Area. The overall vision is to focus and rededicate back to a buy local, shop local mentality that strengthens community through unity and purpose.
Goguen utilizes his Art Therapy in groups or clusters often offered in series. Different from the technique based classes, these specialty courses have included themes such as grief, reintegration, identity, purpose, boundaries, depression and isolation. Goguen believes just like the traditional art classes, there is value and power in the group experience. These clusters focus on the curative factors of Installation of Hope, Recapitulation of Family Unit and Universality.
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Possibilities of the Gel Plate
Trained as a painter, Richard Moninski received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master of Fine Arts from the State University of New York at Albany. He completed additional study in surface design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Moninski is strongly influenced by history, nature and numerous decorative arts traditions. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally. Awards include a grant from the American-Scandinavian Foundation for research in Norway, and artist residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Cuttyhunk Island, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Ragdale Foundation and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. An educator with over twenty years of experience, he has employed diverse media and approaches in both his teaching and his studio practice. He resides in Mineral Point, WI where he co-directs an art gallery, Green Lantern Studios, with his partner Carole Spelić.
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Black and White Collage Portrait
Sarah Rehmer was born and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago, and currently lives in the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago. In 2003 Rehmer earned her BA in Graphic Design and Photography from Dominican University in River Forest, IL. She found her love for working with pages from old books while auditing a class post-graduation at the university. Rehmer is a FY2012 Illinois Arts Council – Professional Development Grant recipient and her work is held in private collections in around the United States, Canada, Italy, and Norway, as well as Institutional and Corporate collections in Illinois and New York. Rehmer teaches classes and workshops around the Midwest and on occasion a little further away.
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Lorraine Reynolds is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in the transformation of recycled materials. She works primarily in fiber, collage, assemblage and installation. Her creative practice is deeply rooted in an intimate connection with the local environment, utilizing materials gifted by her surroundings. Through her art, she reveres the legacies of the past, seeking to nourish our collective spirits and find meaning within the ceaseless cycles of existence ‚Äì embracing both life’s vitality and its poignant transitions. Believing in the profound potential of art, Lorraine sees it as a catalyst for healing, guiding both creator and observer through the realms of loss and trauma, offering a passage toward solace and understanding.
With over 30 years’ expertise in the apparel industry, Lorraine’s passion for textiles and vintage apparel fuels her artistic expression. Alongside her studio practice and teaching engagements, she works full-time as a Design and Product Development Consultant.
Lorraine earned her MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Art and has showcased her work both regionally and nationally. Her commitment to the arts extends to her community involvement, having contributed to the board of Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts as a past president.
She resides in Mineral Point, WI with her husband and her extremely affectionate German Shorthair Pointer, Ziggy.
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I am interested in making mixed media books and found object assemblages that bring together disparate materials into a balanced form. A little visual peace. I have had many jobs in art and science, most involved teaching. My education is varied including botany and teaching creative thinking. Now my husband, Patrick and I own and operate Two Fish Studio and focus our energy on our granddaughter, garden, and studios.
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Carole Spelić grew up with educator parents and no television, so since childhood she’s been making things in 2D and 3D. She graduated from Bates College (ME) with a BA in Fine Art and earned her MA and MFA from the University at Albany (NY). After graduate school, Carole lived in Manhattan, New York City for 17 years where she was assistant coordinator for the state university system’s Studio Semester in New York program.
She’s retired from her Senior Lecturer position in the Art area at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville as well as from being Program Director with Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, and is now enjoying life as a full-time artist, musician, workshop leader, and gallerist. Carole and her partner, painter Richard Moninski, own and operate Green Lantern Studios, a gallery of fine art and handicrafts in Mineral Point.
Recent exhibitions include work at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (West Bend), The Pump House (La Crosse), the Nohr Gallery (Platteville) and other regional venues. Her current artwork demonstrates a lack of fear of materials and processes.
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Perfect Placemat Pairs – April
Perfect Placemat Pairs – November
Rustic Gothic Hexagonal Side Table – Woodlanders Gathering
Gail is a mixed media artist who works with photography, assemblage, collage, and ceramics. She loves experimenting and combining as many of these mediums as she can in her work — whatever it takes to express an idea! Having been a teacher in adult education for 30 years, she loves teaching all levels of students. Her work can be seen locally and nationally in museum and gallery shows. She happily lives amid nature in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Thursday, August 20
8-9 am Registration & Morning Treats | Art Cafe
9am-4pm Mixed Media Market & Swap Table | Art Cafe | Pop in when you can!
9am-4pm Moving Into Three Dimensions | Gail Willert | Sardeson Studio
9am-4pm Lovely Landscape | Carole Spelic’ | AMP
9am-4pm Possibilities of the Gel Plate | Micah Goguen | Smeja’s Studio
12-1 pm Lunch Hour | Pop by area partners to fuel up!
Friday, August 21
8-9 am Registration & Morning Treats | Art Cafe
9am-4pm Mixed Media Market & Swap Table | Art Cafe | Pop in when you can!
9am-4pm Inside / Outside Boxes | Penelope Cake | Lind North
9am-4pm Mixed Media Watercolors | Micah Goguen | Smeja’s Studio
9-11am Botanical Paper Embroidery | David Gobeli | Sardeson Studio
12-1pm Lunch Hour | Pop by area partners to fuel up!
1-4pm Beguiling Beads | Gail Willert | Cabinet Shop
6-8pm Art Adventure Showcase | Sardeson Studio
Saturday, August 22
8-9 am Registration & Morning Treats | Art Cafe
9am-4pm Mixed Media Market & Swap Table | Art Cafe | Pop in when you can!
9am-12pm Medals for Everyday Valor | Karen Robison | Sardeson Studio
9am-4pm Wet My Plants | Micah Goguen | Smeja’s Studio (Day 1)
9am-4pm Soul Houses | Lorraine Reynolds | Lind South
9am-4pm Layer by Layer: Creating Depth and Color with Encaustic | Sarah Rehmer | Lind North (Day 1)
12-1 pm Lunch Hour | Pop by area partners to fuel up!
1-4pm Death’s Head Moth Ornament | Karen Robison | Sardeson Studio
Sunday, August 23
8-9 am Registration & Morning Treats | Art Cafe
9am-4pm Mixed Media Market & Swap Table | Art Cafe | Pop in when you can!
9am-4pm Mending Hearts | Lorraine Reynolds | Lind South
9am-4pm Wet My Plants | Micah Goguen | Smeja’s Studio (Day 2)
9am-4pm Layer by Layer: Creating Depth and Color with Encaustic | Sarah Rehmer | Lind North (Day 2)
9am-4pm Black and White Collage Portrait | Richard Moninski | Sardeson Studio
12-1 pm Lunch Hour | Pop by area partners to fuel up!
There is no event fee. Workshops are individually priced. See below.
Nope. No minimum. You may sign up for just one or as many workshops as you like. Most workshops are one full day. Some are half day classes and there are some two-day classes as well.
Register for each class individually. You may register online (see below) or call the Shake Rag Alley office at 608-987-3292.
See the What to Expect section of our Planning Your Workshop Experience page.
See the Cancellation Policy section of our Planning Your Workshop Experience page.
Materials fees are shown in the class listings and are usually paid with the tuition payment, although in some cases materials fees are paid directly to the instructor at class time. Check the class listing.
Our workshops are designed for ages 14 and up, as described on our Planning Your Workshop Experience page.
We do encourage your spouse to accompany you to enjoy Mineral Point! But sorry, only registered students are allowed in class unless there is a medical need for assistance.
Yes, you will receive an email confirmation. If you do not have an email address, we will send a postal mail confirmation.
Mineral Point is located in Southwest Wisconsin about 45 miles from Madison. See our Planning Your Workshop Experience page for travel info.
Shake Rag rents three guest rooms right on campus and two apartments a few blocks away. Students receive a 10% discount on Shake Rag Alley lodging. See our Lodging page for more information. In addition, Mineral Point has a variety of motels, hotels, inns, and bed and breakfasts with a wide range of prices and amenities, many within walking distance of Shake Rag Alley. See our Local Lodging Directory.
Mineral Point boasts a large number of artist galleries/studios and shops, as well as several historic sites. Other cultural offerings can be found in nearby communities. Parks and outdoor activities are available in Mineral Point and outside of town as well. Please see our Planning Your Workshop Experience page for more information.
YES! During Art Adventure we welcome you to:
Click here to check the Mineral Point community calendar, which may be updated with new events as your workshop date approaches, and review the list of possibilities provided on our Planning Your Workshop Experience page.
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Coach House
18 Shake Rag Street
Art Café
Ellery House
restrooms
4 of 33restrooms
5 of 33restrooms
6 of 33Open Air Parking
7 of 33Lind Pavilion Parking
8 of 33Roadside Parking
allowed on Commerce Street
Smejas’ Studio parking
10 of 33Smejas’ Studio
30 Doty Street
Curbside Parking
as indicated
Accessible Parking
with curb cut
Accessible Parking
with curb cut
Alley Stage
15 of 33Cabinet Shop
French Cabin
1830 Log Cabin
Potter’s House
Blacksmith Barn
Federal Spring
21 of 33Monarch Garden
22 of 33Lind Pavilion
411 Commerce Street
two blocks to
High Street & Commerce Street
Restaurants, Shops & Galleries
To Grocery Store
Point Foods
622 Dodge Street
Street Parking with Additional Parking behind Smejas’ Studio
26 of 33The Green
open air park
Stair Steps
between
Cabinet Shop & Lind Pavilion
Stair Steps
to Alley Stage
Stone Bridge
over
Federal Spring
Weaving & Fiber Arts Studio
Cannery Row Arts Incubator
121 Water St.
Footbridge
33 of 33ADA accessible buildings: Lind Pavilion, Coach House (first floor), Smejas’ Studio
18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
