I Love Wooden Boxes!

 At Prairie Oak Artisans, we are delighted to be able to carry these beautiful hand made wood boxes by Lane Bacon of Maple Grove Woods. Lane crafts these gorgeous vessels from fine hardwoods such as maple, cherry, walnut, and exotic woods.   Lane is a Wisconsin artist so these are truly local products.

 We have several sizes of boxes with contrasting lids, some with hinged tabbed lids, a long narrow box that makes a handsome desk accessory, and some large one of a kind boxes that are special works of art.

In addition to this interesting assortment of boxes, we offer wooden trays, vases, and a select number of other hand made wooden items by Lane, which are all available at very fair prices that I think you will find to be a great value for any gift occasion.

Opening Day, Tenth Anniversary Year

 We are ready ready ready for the 2015 season!  We opened on July 22 of 2005, so this is Prairie Oak Artisan's 10th Anniversary year!















Karma Grotelueschen's  fiber art has its own corner here, with both framed and unframed works available.  She will be demonstrating her fiber art again at Fall Art Tour on the third weekend in October.

We have a fresh supply of roving for felting or spinning and knitting needles and crochet hooks of bamboo.  As usual, we offer felting classes on Friday evenings at 5 and Saturday mornings at 9.  A class for 2 or more is $25 per student or $30 for a private lesson.  You can choose to learn to felt a scarf, a vase, or flowers.
 

 We have pottery in blues and by Ellen Judson and glass by Nathan Gieseke.

 Up front of the gallery, we have gathered all the garden related things, such bird houses, vases, garden ornaments.  These sorts of things make great Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts!

 We have had pottery by Cindy Wilkins every year since opening in 2005 and are proud to be getting even more in soon. Now though, we have bowls and platters and chip and dip sets with the oak branch edging that she developed just for us!

Frames and lanterns and miniature greenhouses display sterling silver  and copper earrings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, and necklace assemblages, all handmade in a studio in nearby La Valle, WI and finished right here in the gallery.  Matching and coordinating pieces are available for special occasions and gifts.

 Randy Pfeifer is a wood strip canoe builder with a workshop in La Valle, Wisconsin, on Lake Redstone, and he also hand crafts beautiful wooden canoe paddles.

 Brooms are by Bob McCann and the mercats are by Sheri Lee Butler.

 Lane Bacon of Verona, WI makes some really fine wood boxes.  We will have trays and vases soon!

Block prints by Karma Grotelueschen include some that are hand colored with pastels.

2015 is the year of the basket. We have baskets by Jamie Lee Weber, Sandra Andreesen, and Joy Luckhardt Klehm.  This is the finest selection of really well made baskets we have ever had!