Contact Information

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Remember, you can contact me several ways:

    Email at: loomis4604@yahoo.com or carol@magnifythelordartwork.com

    Or by phone: 414-964-7918 or 414-217-4707

    By mail: 4604 N Morris Blvd, Shorewood, WI 53211

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EXHIBITS UPCOMING IN 2021

Unfortunately, all but one of our exhibits were cancelled in 2020...

                             but we have exhibits at 2  conferences coming up!!

  *  The Catholic Education Convention:

        Friday, October 8, 2021 from 7:00am to 12:45pm.

        at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee 

  * The Women of Christ Conference:

        Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 7:00am to 3:00pm

        at the Washington Fair County Park, 3000 Pleasant Valley Road, West Bend

We look forward to seeing you in 2021!

2019 has come so quickly!

We have had some wonderful opportunities to travel in recent years: to Israel, and to South America (Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and around Cape Horn :) Times to experience God's magnificent creation...less times to create.  But I am grateful for the challenging commission to create artwork for Fr. Terry Johnson's 25th anniversary of his ordination incorporating the Orion Nebula and this quote from Dorothy Day: "The greatest challenge of our day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart--a revolution which has to start with each one of us..."

We've had an exhibit in Green Bay, others coming soon in Milwaukee, and we are looking forward to being at the Women of Christ Conference in West Bend again this November. We'd love to see you and/or hear from you!

A challenging year!

This has been a challenging year for me. In February, I broke my right wrist and it was a bad break. I had surgery Feb 10, and basically was out of commission til mid May. Unfortunately, I tripped up a step and fell into a wall on Memorial Day weekend, breaking my left wrist...which put me in a cast until mid July. Family came to visit over the 4th of July, and right after they left, our basement flooded, including my silk-screening printing area. It has been a huge process to get things moved out of it so it could be sanitized; slowly the many boxes, etc. have been gradually coming back in-- but we are finally about to see the end of it. I have also been sick.

However, I am hoping to be set up to print soon! I do plan to exhibit at the Woman of Faith Day Nov. 4, though I have not been able to do many new prints. Stop by if you are there--it's an inspiring day.

WOW! It's been a while since I last posted--sorry!

Even though this blog has not been updated recently, Magnify the Lord Artwork continues to create and exhibit, with the mission of touching hearts and encouraging those we can!

Our tissue Advent/Christmas banner for 2015 was inspired by thinking of many of the qualities that the light of God brings into our lives.

We have had our first exhibit for 2016, at the National Association for Catholic Chaplains Conference April 22-24 in Chicago. Wonderful to meet so many people who are touching lives.

We have a rather full exhibit season in the works, so we hope we will see you during the year.

FALL EXHIBITING

We had a succesful exhibit at the Chicago Cateehetical Conference in Drury Lane last week, though the limited time for setting up and dismantling presented its challenges. Thanks to all who stopped by and especially to those who found artwork to purchase. May it be a blessing to you!

Next  up:
We will be at the Green Bay Diocese Leadership Convocation and the Wisconsin Directors of Religious Education Biennial Conference in the upcoming weeks, and also at a Gallery Night at the Siena Retreat Center. Contact me if you want more information.

Also, I will be bringing a number of prints to the Art*Bar for its annual "mini" exhibit in November and December. It's quite a show--walls are covered with pieces of art that are 8"x8" or smaller and under $100! Stop by and enjoy :)

We are looking forward to meeting those who find us at any of these venues!

2 pieces now at Alverno's Alumnae Art Exhibit

Alverno's Alumnae Art Exhibit opened October 4th with a wine and cheese reception. I have 2 pieces on exhibit in the show, which will close on October 25. It's a show you would enjoy-- I hope you can stop by: The Art and Culture Gallery, Foundation Hall, 4th floor.

2014 EXHIBITS...

We enjoyed exhibiting in St. Louis in May for the National Conference of Catechetical Leaders--a new venue!...and Magnify the Lord artwork and Birds at Rest will again be at the annual conference of the United Methodists of Wisconsin June 21-23 at the Marriott Madison West.

You will find us at tables 30 & 31, outside the ballroom. Please stop by to browse and be sure to tell your friends to come too.

Back to back exhibits!

Thanks to all who came to our display at the Chicago Catechetical Conference! We met some wonderful people and many chose to purchase some of our work.

Our next exhibit will be this Friday-Saturday-Sunday in downtown Milwaukee at the Call to Action Conference. We are looking forward to seeing friends from past conferences and meeting new people. We'll be setting up tomorrow afternoon to be ready for Friday's opening.

Meanwhile, we have 15 pieces at the ArtBar's "mini" exhibit. Stop in to see the art-covered walls--it's amazing and inspiring! The ArtBar is at 722 E Burleigh Street in Riverwest: www.ArtBar-Riverwest.com

A Time for Creating!

My husband and I are enjoying these wonderful early fall days, and taking advantage of a relatively free calendar to spend time creating and readying for upcoming exhibits...As I previously posted, I will have 2 pieces in the 2013 Alverno Alumnae Art Exhibit which opens this Friday, October 4th from 5-8pm and goes until October 25.  It promises to be a good exhibit--stop by!

Magnify the Lord Artwork will also be at the following:

The Chicago Catechetical Conference at Drury Lane on October 25 & 26 - http://www.scribd.com/doc/160058943/Chicago-Catechetical-Conference-2013-October-25-and-October-26-Drury-Lane; also http://www.catechesis-chicago.org/CCC.aspx

The Call to Action Conference at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee on Nov.1, 2, 3 - http://www.cta-usa.net/

The Mini-Exhibit at the Art Bar in Riverwest (Milwaukee) -  11/1/2013 - 1/1/2014; Reception: 11/1/2013; All artwork 8"x8" or smaller--Always a fun and popular exhibit - http://www.artbar-riverwest.com/

Artwork entered in Alverno's Alumnae Art Exhibit!

Yesterday I brought 2 pieces of my artwork to Alverno for the 2013 Alumnae Art Exhibit. The exhibit will run from October 4 (opening celebration from 5-8) to October 26th. One piece is the Dorothy Day print I have posted earlier. The other is a quilted water print with a quotation from Isaiah 43. Come to the opening if you can, or stop by during the month of October, and enjoy!

A Wonderful Day with Dorothy Day!

Our exhibit at the Cardinal Stritch Symposium on Dorothy Day on August 14 was a wonderful blessing! We enjoyed talking with those who came to browse and especially those who found artwork to meet their needs. Many thanks to you :)

Our next scheduled exhibit is in the Chicago area at the Chicago Festival of Faith, at the end of October. We will be back in Milwaukee at the Call to Action Conference Nov. 1-3.

Another resource...

You can find me and many other artists on the Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council website:
http://www.wdcc.org/carol-loomis/

Summer, already! Exhibits upcoming...

We really enjoyed being at the Wisconsin United Methodist Conference in Madison in June. Even though our exhibit space was a bit off the beaten track, we met some wonderful people and many patrons!

It's been a very busy spring & summer of travel, exhibiting, and hosting family and visitors...but we do have a number of exhibits coming this fall:

• The Cardinal Stritch Symposium on August 14
• The Chicago Catechetical Conference on October 25 & 26
• The Alumni Art Show at Alverno also in October
• The Call to Action Conference on Nov.1, 2 & 3
• The Mini-Exhibit at the Art Bar in December

More information will be forthcoming...

UPCOMING EXHIBITS

We have had a busy fall and winter, and are beginning to work out our exhibit schedule for 2013...stay tuned!!
One venue we know about is the Wisconsin United Methodist Conference in Madison June 7-9. We really enjoyed being there last year and are looking forward to being there this year too. If you will be there, stop by our exhibit! (Unfortunately, the Northern Illinois conference is not having outside exhibitors this year, so we will not be able to exhibit there.)

Alverno Alumnae Art Exhibit

I just got word that the two pieces of artwork (see below) that I submitted for the Alumnae Exhibit were accepted. The exhibit opens on October 5, and will run through October.
Stop by if you can!



This Advent/Christmas silk-screened tissue banner expresses joy and thanksgiving that the Lord is at hand — and these are my feelings also about my experience at Alverno, which God was very much in: it was a journey of growth and discovery that challenged me and changed my teaching practice—and me!



THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

The prayer of St. Francis expresses the desire to be a giving person, showing forth God’s love, thus the background image of someone with outstretched arms. At Alverno, I experienced the life-changing power of caring, positive feedback and encouragement which caused me to grow, changing my teaching practice and me!

 

 

A busy summer!

Summer was full of visitors--both family and friends--and travel (North Carolina/Blue Ridge Mountains, Peru and Cape Ann, MA)...and little artwork action except for exhibiting at the Symposium at Cardinal Stritch on August 16, right after we returned from 2 weeks in Peru!

Our trip to Peru was with a group from our parish--it was such a blessing to visit Fr. Alex's mission at Alto Cayma outside of Arequipa! We also enjoyed being able to visit the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, and soak in the color, sounds, views, etc. And my week with college roommates by the seaside in Gloucester was another blessing :) Now it's back to life in Milwaukee!

Upcoming August Exhibit

Magnify the Lord Artwork will again be exhibiting at the The Sixth Annual Symposium on Lay Ministries at Cardinal Stritch University on August 16th. The topic is "Vatican II at 50:The Vision and DreamsYet to be Realized." For more information, see http://www.stritch.edu/uploadedFiles/Community_Ties/St_Clare_Center/2012SCC_SymposiumInvitation.pdf 

Credit cards now accepted!!

 
We now have the capability to accept credit cards for purchases, using "the square"!
A big thank you to those customers who were so patient with us at our UMC exhibits while we were in learning mode...

Spring exhibits...

Magnify the Lord Artwork was privileged to exhibit this spring at three major conferences: the National Association of Catholic Chaplains in Milwaukee in May, and in June, the Wisconsin United Methodist Conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI, and The Northern Illinois United Methodist Conference in St. Charles, IL! It was a busy and successful exhibit season :)

Thank you to all who visited our display!! We trust that our artwork will continue to inspire and bless you.