Finally summer has truly arrived. There is no going back this time. Some call it “the three months that make the other nine months tolerable.”

Today, in with that warm southerly wind, came Mary Groh Mendla, the Cedarburg Cultural Center’s first Artist in Residence! Mary just radiates “breezy.” Something about the way she dresses perhaps? I knew of Mary from her FACETS Fashions clothing line, www.facetsfashions.com. Her designs are richly textural and colorful with long, lovely lines. It’s magical: You slip on one of her pieces and you look instantly graceful. (Mary, where were you when I was 13 years old and seemed to have a real talent for tripping over pattern in the carpet?)

Mary’s two-dimensional art reflects the same sensibility and beauty as her wearable art. As the July Artist in Residence, Mary has set up her easel by the east window (parking lot entrance) to the Center. She will be working on site from 10am – 1:30pm, the next three Tuesdays and Wednesdays (July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20). Mary will be painting in oils and working in soft pastels. Stop by and watch, learn, ask questions, be inspired!

In addition, Mary will be holding a special workshop on Saturday, July 23 from 10 am - 3 pm. Watercolors, water color pencils and all other supplies are included. Cost is $45 for Members and $50 for non-Members. (You are a member; right?)