The Miller Art Museum celebrates pets and the power of creativity
By Sally Slattery
By Sally Slattery
"On occasion, the museum transforms into a children's playground," says Bonnie Hartmann, director of the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay. She gestures towards a large, red doghouse at the center of the usually barren museum
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| "Loyal Companion Corgi," carved balsa, by Susan Martin |
The museum walls are lined with a variety of art pieces -- oil paintings, illustrations, ceramic pieces, mixed media pieces -- all featuring one common theme, pets. A large ceramic bird feeder adorned with pastel-colored birds by David and Jeanne Aurelius stands in one corner; a portrait of a large 23-year-old cat by Craig Blietz hangs on the wall, along with illustrations by the late Phoebe Erickson, a painting of a cartoonish dog by Tim Nyberg, a variety of collectable stuffed animals by German artist Margarete Steiff, and whimsical prints of dogs by English artist Annora Spence. In addition, the upstairs gallery of the museum is displaying pet-related pieces from the museum's permanent collection.
"We have a staff of pet lovers who have wanted to do a pet exhibit for years and years," says Hartmann.
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"We have a staff of pet lovers who have wanted to do a pet exhibit for years and years," says Hartmann.
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