Good morning friends!! I am up with the sun this lovely day!  I was at my new studio space the other evening and took some photos. My new bigger and better studio space is in it's beginning stages of completion.  Here are some pictures.  This is twice the size of my current studio which will make a great retail space.  I will continue weekly updates with photos and Starline updates.  (For those of you who are new to what Starline is, It's a old farm implement factory from the 1800's refurbished into artist studio's,  an Art gallery and teaching center located in Harvard Illinois)

Very Industrial!!

I love the brick wall and the huge beams.

A window view hoping to bring in lots of light.

More beamage!!

So here I go jumping in a little deeper antisipated what God will bring!!!

Me in my back yard!!
Now you can understand why
I plan on opening my new shop Wednesday - Saturday.
I will be mowing and pulling weeds on my days off..

Hi Everyone!!

I haven't put any new post up lately because I am making one more change to my Studio at Starline.
I am moving into a bigger space and will be opening my bead shop, selling my jewelry and will be incorporating my antiques. I have not decided on a  name so any suggestions would be helpful.  My husband came up with the name Katherine's Beads, Vintage and Baubles.  I am not so sure about that one.  I like Katherine's Bead Loft and Vintage finds.  It's kind of long though.  They are working on my new studio as I type and it will be double in size.  Yeah!!! Lots of room for beads, jewelry, antiques and more.  I will have regular store hours Wednesday through Saturday 10 to 5 and will also be willing to open to appointment for those of you who can't make it out on that schedule. I will continue to sell my beads jewelry and antiques online too.  I will be moving out of the Country Church in Crystal Lake soon.  But lets keep that to ourselves until I give Teresa ( the antique shop owner) notice. I also hope to keep my classes going but I need someone to sign up for them first.  So keep coming back for future updates and my grand opening date.

My current antique booth at
The Country Church in Ridgefield, Crystal Lake

Also I hope to see you at Mays 4th Friday at Starlines Art Gallery.  It's 6 to 9 and $5.00 at the door..

More goodies at the Country Church...
Oh my booths Name is My Mothers Daughter.  My Mom is in it with me...
She's the antique expert and I am her student..

Last night at Starline Art Gallery was tons of fun.  Almost everyone there was dressed in either all black or all white.  Thank you everyone who stopped by my studio.  I got a lot of ooo's and ahh's towards my jewelry designs.  I appreciate that and it was a great confidence booster.

I just published  my new class schedule. I will  keep you posted with class attendence  and other updates.  To the right you will see my class schedule tab.  Just click that and please feel free to comment at the bottom for any suggestions.

Here are some newer pictures of the studio.  I still have lots of work to do but it's coming along.  I had a little time blip in February because I got socked with the flu.  Getting back to work and  in an exercise routine has been tough but my daughter Ellie dragged me out for a 3 mile jog today.
Don't forget to check out my class schedule...Talk to you all soon...

Here are some updates on the studio.  My painter is doing some finishing touches on the metal work and I will begin moving in.  Ellie, my daughter is home from school this weekend and we went on a photo shoot at the Starline Art Gallery  (Old industrial farm building turned into a Art Gallery and Artist studio mecca).

Color makes a difference!

I am like a proud Mama watching her baby grow!!

Ellie strking a pose..

Starline painter, you missed a spot..

Love the rusty red beams.

A beautiful old door in the atrium.  More
on this later..

Everything for the barn painted on the interior brick wall.
The American Pickers would love this...

Ellie working on her own photo shoot.

This guy is made of rocks...but I swear he was moving...;)

The plants flourish in the atrium which is more like a terrarium..

I thought this was cool.  It was just sitting there.

The old door at a different angle.

More plantage...

My floors are all finished...

The ceilings are 15 ft. high so  I borrowed
this orange thing to get
me where I needed to be..

Yes, my walls are white....

My little studio is making progress.  Here are some recent picture I would like to share with you.  I hope to be moving in next week so I can open for the 4th friday night opening at Starline Art Gallery in February.

Also I need to make a correction about Januarys 4th friday night gallery opening.  I said earlier over 200 people came.  Well my numbers were off.  Over 450 people came to Starline in January.  That's a record number.  Go Starline Art Gallery...

See the exposed wood work.  I love the
old beam.  All the metal will be painted
rusty red...

An artists studio...

Good morning! Starline Art Gallery had a fabulous 2012 art opening this last Friday night.  At least 200 hundred people walked through the door.  I took some photos and thought I would share them with you.

Starline in an old farm factory turned into an art gallery and has studio space for artists.  The fourth Friday of every month there is an art opening from 6 to 9.  It's $5 at the door and you will get an oportunity to see local art and enjoy wine and horduorves.

Starline Art Gallery had a nice crowd this weekend.
They had live music, horduorves, and wine  for all....

My Studio is down this hall...

Nancy Merkling..Pointing, "My studio is that away".

Things winding down...

Katherine Sheetz jewelry teaching studio coming soon.  But not soon enough...My target date to open is March.  It's all up to the electrician...

 These are pictures of the Starline
Art Gallery where my studio is.
This is just a taste of how beautiful this place is...and its huge. two city blocks long....

 A fellow artist in his studio...

My Studio Space... A work in progress....I can't wait until its finished...