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  1. Moody Blues by Cheryl Adams, Image 1.

    Cheryl Adams

    Moody Blues

    Oil & cold wax

    11 x 14 in

    $275

  2. Mother Cedar by John Miller, Image 2.

    John Miller

    Mother Cedar

    Screen print

    15 x 15 in

  3. Mother Nature Rooted by Nolan Prohaska, Image 2.

    Nolan Prohaska

    Mother Nature Rooted

    Glass

    34 x 11 x 11 in

    $3,800

  4. Mother Nature by Nolan Prohaska, Image 2.

    Nolan Prohaska

    Mother Nature

    Glass

    24 x 13 x 9 in

    $2,800

  5. Moray Eel by Andrew Bonvicini, Image 2.

    Andrew Bonvicini

    Moray Eel

    White charcoal on black paper

    18 x 24 in

    $0

  6. Modernist Tradition Bracelet-Plum, Olive, Orange by Diana Ferguson, Image 2.

    Diana Ferguson

    Modernist Tradition Bracelet-Plum, Olive, Orange

    Glass Cylinder Beads, Monofilament Thread, 14k GF Magnetic Closures

    $275

  7. Morning Along the Creek by Jan Norsetter, Image 2.

    Jan Norsetter

    Morning Along the Creek

    Oil on linen

    12 x 16 in

  8. Motherhood necklace by Georgia Weithe, Image 1.

    Georgia Weithe

    Motherhood necklace

    Sterling silver

    1.5 x 1 in

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About the artist

Nana Schowalter

My current work includes two collections entitled Magic Objects and Garden Spirits. The inspiration for these pieces comes from contemplation and research about symbols and objects of ancient cultures. I am most interested in the images left to us before the development of written language, for these symbols carry us back to the earliest desire to communicate through form. The ancients did not by definition make art, but rather made beautiful objects that symbolized their theology. I am intrigued by objects that served as functional and sacred reliquary for ritual and celebration.

Today, I find it important to have inspirational objects that give us pause and arouse a connectedness to our personal spirituality, and to our global community.

Nana Schowalter has a background in fine art, earning an MFA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987, with an emphasis on sculpture. She was first introduced to blacksmithing in 1984. Nana’s work includes interior sculpture, garden sculpture, and commission work. She combines iron, copper, and brass in works inspired by the images of ancient cultures from around the world. She has exhibited and taught nationally.

Nana lives in rural southwestern Wisconsin and works in the original Postville Blacksmith Shop, built in 1856.