March Artist Angie Thieszen

For Angie, there is a breath of life found in details and contrast.

Eye of the Tiger

Although this world is beautiful as a whole, the busyness of life has caused some of the most beautiful details to be lost to us. The ripples in the pouring of your favorite drink, the delicate edges of flower petals, the soft curves of the human body, the reflection of light and life in the eyes of a favorite animal, and so much more. These overlooked details have the ability to stir emotions, evoke memories or even elicit change if given the chance. Angie finds joy in capturing the life of these details and giving them audience, they deserve.

Heaven Come Down

The Beauty of One

Angie's eye is most often drawn to the contrast between light and dark, shadows and highlights, depth and reflection.  These elements are brought out in uniquely dynamic ways by using wood stain as her medium instead of traditional paints.

Lily Flower

Angie Thieszen at her shop in Southgate shopping marketplace (27751 CR 26, Elkhart, Indiana).

Fun on the Water

Angie Thieszen is from Defiance, Ohio, but now lives in Millersburg, Indiana. She has come from a family line of artistic talents in various professional and hobby art careers. She studied art at Bluffton College (now Bluffton University) in Bluffton, Ohio. Most of her past work has been as a hobby artist working with mediums such as watercolor, acrylic, chalk, and Etch-A-Sketch, but her wood stain art has taken her to a professional level.

Standing Proud

Once Angie has a photo to work from, she often reduces that image even further until the detail she sees is uniquely highlighted. She hand-draws that image onto a smooth unfinished wood surface and uses q-tips and cloths on her fingertips to paint the images directly into the wood with wood stain. Layers of Polycrylic are then added to seal in and protect the piece for lasting durability. The process of making wood stain art is a challenge full of intuition, patience, experience and the willingness to learn from mistakes.

Wine to the Top, Please