Welcome to our studio
Crooked Line Etching is located on Sutherland Court in Madison,Wisconsin in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood. The Studio is home to artists John Oaks and Burt Wagner and also houses John’s 100+ year old etching press. After a couple years of building renovations and temporary relocations, Crooked Line Etching Studio is happy to open once again as part of Winnebago Studios.
Meet Our Artists
JOHN OAKS
John’s interest in art began at the Woodward School in Brooklyn, NYC and at Saturday classes at Pratt Institute. Decades later and after a career in science, studies with printmaker Larry Welo launched John’s interest in etching. Upon retirement from the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine, John partnered with Burt Wagner to open Crooked Line Etching Studio which houses John’s 105+ year old Kelter etching press. Most of John’s intaglio prints are made on that press using classic acid-etched copper plates. Some pieces combine line etching with chin-collé, pochoir, pastel, water color or colored etching inks. Recently, John has been combining etching with wood block printing, screen printing and photography.
Touch to read - Artist’s Statement and Resumé
BURT WAGNER
Burt began to study printing with etcher Larry Welo. Upon retirement from law practice, Burt partnered with John Oaks to open Crooked Line Etching Studio. Now Burt prints etchings from imagery he creates on copper and zinc plates. Most recently at Crooked Line, Burt has been experimenting with printing monotypes.
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107 Sutherland Ct.
Studio #124
Madison, WI 53704
Hours
By Appointment Only
(Our Studio is closed during the Covid pandemic.)