Mel Kolstad Art Happenings

03/19/2026

I had a total blast teaching my Forest Floor Collage class yesterday at Root & Runner Creative Space - what a fantastic group of students! ❤️❤️❤️

02/28/2026

I am incredibly honored to be a part of this amazing residency!!! What an incredible opportunity! 😍😍😍

02/12/2026

I’m really excited for this exhibit! I’ll have a collaborative piece in the show with Kipp Inglis! 😍😍😍

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Wisconsin Craft is once again teaming up with Alverno College’s Art and Cultures Center to show off the work of more than thirty local artists.From jewelry makers to fiber artists,

11/04/2025

YAY!!! I’m teaching a gel print class with my friend Marilyn Prescott next Wednesday, November 12 from 10-1 at Root & Runner Creative Space in Neenah! 😍😍😍
If you’ve always wanted to learn more about this amazing medium without having to purchase all of the supplies, this class is for you! 🤩
Sign up here! 😍 And we’ll see you next week! 😍

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10/24/2025

I had a great time teaching collage for some fabulous people yesterday at Root & Runner Creative Space! Thanks so much for hosting me! 😍

10/16/2025

If you’ve been thinking about signing up for my collage class at Root & Runner Creative Space, there’s still time! 😍 The class runs from 10-1 next Wednesday, October 22! It’s $45. 😍

10/02/2025

HOORAY! I was interviewed by Brian Kramp of FOX6 News Milwaukee yesterday about the upcoming MKE Studio Tour this Saturday and Sunday! Here’s the video! 😍

The 7th Annual MKE Studio Tour is back this Saturday and Sunday. Brian Kramp is with a local artist who creates one-of-a-kind collages in many different styles.

07/07/2025

FRIENDS!!! Oh my gosh, I am so excited - I have COMPLETELY rehauled my website!!!
It's much easier to navigate, and it's go a totally fresh look! 😍
Click on the link and see for yourselves! 😍

All | Drypoint Prints | In the Clearing Collages | Letterpress Collages | Forest Floor Collages | Quick View On the 8s Quick View Alphabet Soup Quick View You're Half Right Quick View In the Clearing - Sunset Quick View Forest Floor - September 19 Quick View Forest Floor - August 24 Sold out Quick V...

07/05/2025

YAY! Only two months until my Dye, Collage & Stitch class at Free Range Art!
This is a super-fun and easy class where you'll learn three types of dyeing paper and fabric, but also how to collage and stitch those dyed materials! I initially held this class last year and we had a total blast. ☺️
Sign up today! Can't wait to see you there! 😍

02/25/2025

Friends! I'm teaching a new class at Richeson School of Art & Gallery - it's called Forest Floor Collage, and we'll be working with dyes, collage and some light embroidery (but heavy on the collage)! Here's a sample of one of those pieces - they're very "wabi-sabi" and loose, and great fun because it's nature and in nature, there are no mistakes! 😍🪵🌱🌿🌲🌳
You can sign up for the class here! It's $60 for the class, which is next Thursday, March 6 from 10-1 p.m.! ☺️

https://richesongallery.com/forest-floor-collage/

12/29/2024

Happy almost 2025! Here's my yearly blog post, talking about what I'd love most for the coming year. ☺️
Happy New Year, everyone!

Holy smokes, Friends – it’s nearly the middle of the Twenties!! Does this seem impossible to anyone else?! Of course, with the beginning of the decade lasting about a hundred years, thi…

08/07/2024

FRIENDS!! I just got word that my Collage with Type workshop at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum already has NINE folks signed up - so we're increasing the number of students to TWELVE!! If you've been thinking about this class, don't delay! We're going to have a total blast! 😍

Ever wonder what you can do with wood type besides letterpress? In this workshop we'll show you the wonder of working with letters alone or in groups to create abstract collages with type! With the incredible...