book arts, mixed media, creative arts: Valley Ridge Art Studio

  With a primary emphasis on Book Arts, Valley Ridge Art Studio also provides workshops, retreats and creative resources for mixed media, mixed media, metals, fiber and other art forms.

The 2008 season sees some big changes at Valley Ridge Art Studio.  In addition to our winter Open Studio series and weekend retreat art programs, which give students time to fully explore an art form in the relaxed and beautiful setting of our studio, we offer Master Classes, intensive, five-day programs featuring world-class instructors. Valley Ridge also offers limited on-site accommodations for our participants, classroom rentals for your special events and online art supply sales. 

 
  Valley Ridge Art Studio grounds.
Upcoming

Upcoming

 
Print, Pattern and Paper
  Anne Bagby

Look at various ways to make patterned and textured paper to use for fine art, books and fine Crafts of every kind using acrylics, glazes, stains, stamps, stencils, collage and more. It will be hard to ever go back to machine printed paper! Learn more.

 

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student

 
Gary Warren Niebuhr


It became about learning about myself.

The first art class I experienced since high school in the 1970s was last summer. Early in 2006 I had discovered digital photography but I thought it would be fun to frame my photos in odd places. This led me on an Internet search...
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our mission

   
 
  Instructor Michael deMeng and his happy students during 2007's Tunnel Vision workshop.
   
  Valley Ridge Art Studio is a communal art space in southwestern Wisconsin for people to actively explore, learn and create the arts and crafts of life.  At Valley Ridge, art is experienced in its spiritual, physical and psychological aspects through learning and doing.  Valley Ridge Art Studio juxtaposes the rich complexities of art and expression with the simplicity of our natural environment.
   
   
 

I loved the workshop! I love your new space! It's always such a pleasure to come up to VR. I e

— Melanie Terasaki, Icons and Shrines Attendee