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. 💙

January 2025 is my LAST Month Here!

  • Friday, January 17th 2025 is Milwaukee Gallery Night! Please join me 5-9pm. You’ll get to see my legacy work of art for The Pfister’s permanent collection, and my sweetheart Beau will be playing ambient music LIVE with his keyboard and synth as Beau vs. Bots

  • Saturday, January 18th 2025 is Milwaukee’s Gallery Day, doors open 11am-4pm. Open-Sew with me, watch me sew, chat, or bring your current project! Sewing, crochet, knitting, embroidery, and sketchbooks are all welcome. Then:

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)

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