"I'm fortunate to have such beauty around me on a constant basis.
This land has a forlorn, isolated,
yet soothing, beauty that is reflected in my jewelry and paintings.
I strive to create the variety and dynamics of the
skies we experience here.
My glass art also retains the organic quality of nature. That something
so beautiful as glass can come
out of something so basic as sand is like a metaphor for our own Sand
Hills
of Nebraska as well as the desert of
Arizona."
Gretchen was educated at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, earning a B. A. & M. A. in History/Political
Science and dual matriculating in Teacher's
College. She taught school for over 30 years.
An interest in the arts
developed and she studied with many Nebraska and National Artists and
furthered her arts education at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
Her
evolving interests have led her to a variety of mediums
which she shares with students in her continuing
Art Camps. She & her husband have renovated
an old 1904 Barn on their property, and the
new "Art Loft" serves as a learning sanctuary for
the creative arts in the community.
 Teaching in the Classroom |
 The Barn Art Loft
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Gretchen Olberding
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