Meet the artists & dealers

Co-founder and organizer of Fine Art & Antiques at the Barn, Naomi is a self-taught sculptor whose work bridges ancient symbolism with modern storytelling — horses, women, and mythological figures rendered in paper mâché, resin, bronze, ceramics, and mixed media. Best of Show winner at Wisconsin Women in the Arts, with honors from Arti Gras, Art Street, and the Neville Public Museum.

Karen was born and raised in Wisconsin. She and her husband lived in Brazil for more than 20 years before relocating to Green Bay in 2017. With a background in music, piano, and voice, Karen began exploring the visual arts in 2008, starting with drawing before ultimately finding her primary focus in ceramics.

Working with glass since her early 20s, Beate's “no boundaries glasswork” blends metal, steel, copper, and wood with glass — each piece a one-of-a-kind combination of materials.

A retired West De Pere art teacher with a BAE from UW-Oshkosh, Karen works in 2D and 3D media, often drawing on the north woods of Wisconsin and Michigan for her pastel subjects.

A UW-Green Bay fine arts grad and instructor, Paige blends painting and collage — acrylic, colored pencil, oil pastel, fabric, and textured paper — into a whimsical, nature-inspired style.

Nancy is a photographer drawn to pattern and light — the zigzag of a fire escape, sunbeams cutting through morning fog, the geometry hidden in bridges, windows, and flower petals. She finds inspiration everywhere, from famous landmarks to the overlooked corners of everyday places, always chasing the interplay between structure and spontaneity. Her work has been featured in galleries throughout Wisconsin and Michigan, with permanent displays at First Street Art Gallery in Menominee and Artistree Gallery in Land O' Lakes. Through her prints, she hopes to help others slow down and notice the quiet poetry hidden in ordinary moments.

A storyteller in fabric, thread, color, and texture, Toni's fiber art draws on her love of travel and photography. A longtime member of SAQA and Women Who Run With Scissors, she also teaches workshops nationally.

Chris explores texture and the interaction of color in mostly non-figurative paintings, and form and light in sculptures that often incorporate weathered metal to evoke the passage of time.

Heather Peterman is a self-taught artist whose vibrant creations are infused with color, whimsy, and joy. Her lively spirit shines through each piece, inviting viewers to laugh, feel uplifted, and let their souls sparkle. Heather's art is dedicated to helping people tap into their own “good energy,” offering a holistic experience that brings balance, positivity, and a touch of sanity to daily life. With every brushstroke, she aims to inspire warmth, connection, and a sense of lightheartedness in the world around her.

Sue Simoens is an award-winning graphic designer, fine artist, and teacher whose creative work spans ceramics, pastels, and photography. Raised on a dairy farm in Northeast Wisconsin, she credits her parents with instilling a strong work ethic and a deep love for nature, people, and simplicity. Sue holds a BFA and BAE from UW-Oshkosh and recently expanded into ceramics at the NWTC Artisan and Business Center. Now retired from her role with the Green Bay Catholic Diocese, she's returned to fine art full circle, hand-building one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces that explore texture, color, and organic materials. As she puts it: “I hope each art piece brings happiness to the beholder.”

A nature artist living in Northeast Wisconsin, Kendra uses water-based media to express gentle themes — birds, botanicals, and local landscapes — informed by her career as a Creative Director.

Faye's work bursts with whimsy and color — loose, free-flowing watercolors layered with ink, and collage pieces blending torn papers and vintage ephemera. Her goal: art that makes people smile.

Karen Lewis is a multi-media artist whose award-winning portraits and oil paintings capture the beauty of people, nature, and the world around us. More recently, she has expanded her artistic voice into pottery, where she incorporates the same organic shapes and flowing forms that inspire her paintings. As both an artist and a teacher, Karen shares her passion through oil painting classes in Green Bay. Her work often focuses on the subtle nuances that make faces, flowers, and ocean waves so unique and unforgettable.

Miwako's pottery reflects traditional Japanese aesthetics — organic forms, subtle textures, earthy colors — designed for both visual calm and everyday use. Exhibited at the Neville Museum and Museum of Wisconsin Art.

An award-winning photographer and sculptor with a Studio Arts degree from UWGB, Lynn will showcase whimsical papier-mâché animals designed to spark joy and good vibes.

A sterling silver jewelry artist inspired by Lake Superior agates and the organic forms of nature around her home near the Upper Peninsula, working from her studio, 40th & Plum.

Janna combines quilting tradition with contemporary technique and vibrant color for a modern, graphic style, creating both quilts and everyday stitched goods from her Green Bay studio, We Quilt!

A papermaker, bookbinder, and cartonnage educator, Hilarie is a certified Arnold Grummer Paper Instructor and Zentangle teacher. Note: Hilarie will only be available Friday, September 18, 2026.

A multimedia artist based in Green Bay, KristAn captures the upper Midwest's landscapes and wildlife in vibrant drawing, painting, collage, and papier-mâché — with a growing focus on avian subjects.

“Earth Jewelry by Leah” is Leah Winneshiek, a tribal member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Leah has been a self-taught jewelry artist since 1999 and began with sterling silver wire and an appreciation for gemstones and gemstone beads. Leah has a small gemstone and gemstone bead collection of turquoise, tiger eye, carnelian, quartz crystals, amazonite, labradorite and many more. A love of nature and a desire to share this art form became “Earth Jewelry by Leah” and a reputation as a contemporary jewelry artist along with cultural influences. Leah has a collection of seed beads inherited from her mother Sybil Sine Winneshiek, a master beadwork artist with the loom, designing men’s wrist watch bands and utilizing various bead weaving techniques and created miniature Chief and Maiden dolls for pins and necklaces as a couple of examples. Leah learned by watching her mother as a young girl about the art of patience creating fine beadwork masterpieces, a skill that developed and is still developing over time. As more natural materials were introduced into her work, such as feathers and leather, one of her more popular designs are the ones made with birch bark! All of these designs are unique and one of a kind! A hobby became a small business which travels throughout Wisconsin showcasing and demonstrating and selling Earth Jewelry by Leah creations. Leah is also a proud roster artist with Little Eagle Arts Foundation in the Wisconsin Dells and Baraboo area and has been regularly setting up in the Wonewoc Saturday Market and the last Sunday of each month in Baraboo this year (2025). Earth Jewelry by Leah is sold on Etsy and shares updates of her current work on Instagram.

A self-taught pyrography artist, Jennifer creates woodburned home decor and gifts inspired by nature. Her work has shown at the Neville Museum, ArtFest, and the Hardy Gallery, and been featured on WFRV and NBC 26.

Dan Wieske grew up around a family of professional chefs, an early exposure to shape, color, and design that stuck with him. After serving in the military, he apprenticed as a carpenter in Montana and later worked as a custom mold maker, building the technical foundation behind his woodworking today. That background grew into a passion for handcrafted, functional kitchenware that blends contrasting woods with geometric patterns drawn from quilting and mosaic tile. His wife Karen, an art educator, is a frequent collaborator, helping refine shapes and design details. Dan believes everyday objects deserve real artistic care, and his pieces aim to be as beautiful as they are useful.

Shawn Wallenfang has been an artist her entire life. She began as a painter and has always enjoyed exploring different forms of art. She is also a henna artist, creating intricate, detailed designs by hand. Shawn has brought her henna-inspired designs into other forms of artwork, including decorated rocks and rain chains, combining her love of art with her appreciation for detailed, unique design. Shawn will also be offering henna at this year's show.

Sisters Glass Art is run by sisters Beth Rathburn and Laurie Oryall, who both fell in love with stained and mosaic glass long before their interests ever crossed — they lived in separate cities, each raising their own families. It was a fall girls' weekend with their other sisters and mom, taking a class to create a project, that introduced them to fusing glass and sealed the deal: the colors, textures, and endless possibilities captured their attention completely. Since then, each has taken additional classes and tutorials to build their skills, and with more pieces than family and friends could hold, Sisters Glass Art was born. Working from their own kilns — Laurie now in Suamico — they create fused glass ornaments, bowls, plates, yard art, wall art, and tabletop pieces ranging from seascapes and birch forests to playful animals and colorful flowers. They aim to capture their love of the medium and the natural beauty of the glass itself, and say the best part is watching people connect with a piece — made even more special by doing it together.

Robin Dequaine is a watercolor and pastel artist based in Marinette, Wisconsin, drawing inspiration from the woods, waters, and changing light of Northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and the shores of Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Painting became a source of comfort for her during a difficult season of life and has since grown into a lasting creative passion, with her work now aiming to invite viewers into a sense of calm and quiet reflection.

Greg and Rose have bought and sold antiques and collectibles for over 20 years, with an eclectic booth emphasizing books from ancient to modern.

Caroline's Once in a Blue Moon is run by Caroline Moes, a lifelong collector with a deep love for antiques and handmade objects. After 37 years teaching kindergarten, Caroline took the advice of a fellow Green Bay antique dealer to turn her passion into a business upon retirement, opening her own space in 2000. She specializes in jewelry, fine linens, vintage clothing, art and art glass, pottery, primitives, and paper ephemera, and can currently be found at the Peninsula Antique Center in Egg Harbor as well as the annual Green Bay/De Pere Antiquarian Show. Caroline is also mother to event co-founder Naomi Moes, and together they helped launch Fine Art & Antiques at the Barn in 2020.

Bio pending — awaiting details from dealer.

Our family moved to Door County over 35 years ago and have loved living and working here. Several years ago, a small business proved successful but physically demanding, and a search for a calmer next chapter led to an idea from my husband that became Door County Lavender and Lemon. A lifelong passion for growing and cooking with fresh herbs — lavender and lemon verbena especially — grew into a full lavender garden after extensive research into the world of lavender. That love eventually combined with another: homemade soap, leading to goat milk soap made with herbs grown right on the farm, followed by room sprays and a growing line of other lavender and lemon verbena products. Relax with the aroma of lavender and the refreshing scent of lemon verbena — we love what we do, and we'd love to share it with you.

Hope Jehorek is a painter and visual artist originally from Texas and currently based in Door County, Wisconsin. Working primarily in oil, she creates paintings inspired by landscapes, architecture, flowers, and everyday moments, combining observation with bold abstraction — simplified shapes, expressive brushwork, and color used to capture the feeling and atmosphere of a place. With a background in art history, museum education, and exhibition development, Hope continues to draw inspiration from the landscape and creative community of Door County.