I’m Heidi Parkes, 15th Artist in Residence for The Pfister Hotel, Jan 2024 - end of Jan 2025

FAQS:

  • I have moved my home studio to a public studio, where I do all my usual work as a full-time artist. Please consider that this is not a shop or an art gallery, but instead this a focused workspace that you get to observe.

  • You’re likely to find me:

    • 20% sewing

    • 40% in meetings and teaching

    • 40% working on the computer

  • If you visit, you’re very welcome to look at my quilts, and if I’m not in a meeting, I can pause for about 5-min to chat before retuning to my computer work. (If we’re both in luck and if you find me sewing, stay and chat a little longer! This is typically in the evening)

  • Yes! My art is for sale. Quilts can be purchased online in my shop, and ‘small works’ and $13 rabbit scissors can be purchased with cash or credit on the spot.

  • Details on availability and scheduling time with me are below. 💙

Availability:

*See all my scheduled events (online, in Milwaukee, and around the world) on my ‘about’ and ‘workshops’ pages

  • Join me for a Chef Dinner in my studio, schedule an evening for 4-8 people, typically on Sunday evenings, $195 per person

  • Join me for a tour of the hotel’s art collection and my studio at 4pm one Saturday per month (see dates below), register via the Events page at thepfisterhotel.com

  • Open-Sew with me from 2-3:45pm. Watch me sew, chat, or bring your current project! Sewing, crochet, knitting, embroidery, and sketchbooks are all welcome:

    • Sat, Aug 17

    • Sat, Sept 21

    • Sat, Oct 19th, this is part of Milwaukee’s Gallery Day, doors open 11am-4pm

    • Sat, Nov 16

    • Sat, Dec 21

    • Sat, Jan 18th 2025, this is part of Milwaukee’s Gallery Day, doors open 11am-4pm

  • Milwaukee Gallery Night is a special event! 5-9pm Friday and 11am-4pm Saturday

    • October 18-19

    • January 17-18, 2025

Come visit!

  • You can always see the studio and my quilts through the large windows! (1st floor, between the Lobby and Mason Street Grill)

  • You might find me working! I’m here 30-50 hours a week, so your odds are good.

  • You're most likely to spot me in the afternoons and evenings, 2pm-11pm. (Mon & Tues are extra-likely)

  • I’ll be teaching in Italy July 7-23, but I’ll have some special assistants in the studio during that time. I’ll also be away June 22-26, again with assistants to open the studio from time-to-time during that absence.

Schedule time with me:

  • Book a one-on-one consultation with me online or in the studio, $250 per hour (This longstanding, pre-residency offering can also apply to arranging time for you and your small group to talk with me, see quilts, and intentionally enjoy time together in the studio)

  • Book a trunk show, lecture, or multi-person event with me in the studio, $500, email to schedule, HeidiParkesInfo@gmail.com

  • Book a 6-hour workshop with me in the studio for your small group, $1,000, email to schedule, HeidiParkesInfo@gmail.com