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Bernie's Back with Creative Workshops for All Ages

Posted by Liz on Feb 22, 2025
Bernie and Zuzu return to Pinney Studio Madison Public Library in February and March 2025 to lead workshops

Former Artist-in-Residence bernie & zuzu returns to the Pinney Studio to offer art and making workshops in February and March 2025. bernie & zuzu specializes in designing unique, one-of-a-kind goods with bold, bright color and exuberant patterns that inspire playfulness, creativity and joy. bernie & zuzu is named for Bernie Witzack, founder and artist, and her brilliant and extraordinary cat zuzu (bios below). 

"I never feel more connected and alive than when I am creating art. My hope is that the joy I feel when creating comes through in bernie & zuzu’s goods and inspires tiny moments of happiness, joy and wonder in our fans."

Upcoming Events: 

Warm Creativity on Cold Afternoons 

Ready to color your way through winter with a rainbow of art projects? Join us for Warm Creativity on Cold Afternoons with Bernie & Zuzu! Returning for a mini-winter season, Bernie is back in the Pinney Library Studio with drop-in art making projects for grown-ups, teens, and kiddos. Different surprise projects and medium(s) will be featured each week to help you add some color play to your winter day.

No registration necessary. Drop-in and get creative with your friends and neighbors of all ages.

Specialty Workshops 

These workshops will be more focused on learning a specific technique or process and are geared towards adults and older teens 16+. Each session requires registration and registration opens 2 weeks prior to the event date. Learn more about each class and sign up by clicking the links below. 

Bernie and Zuzu at Pinney Studio Madison Public Library

About Bernie

Bernie grew up in a small town south of Madison, in a home where dad’s paintings lined the walls and mom’s quilts covered the beds. They staged their first art show at age 9, lining a wood-paneled dining room with drawings and charging their parents’ friends a dollar a drawing. Bernie took all the art classes they could in high school, studied Studio Art at Beloit College and earned an MFA in Fine Art from the University of Michigan with a focus on drawing and painting. 

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Zuzu of Bernie and Zuzu

About Zuzu

Zuzu was adopted by Bernie when she was a wee little kitten. Her favorite napping place as a kitten was a hiking boot. She has an MBA from Harvard and is a social media expert. When she’s not working as the CEO, CFO and COO of bernie & zuzu, you can find her napping in her bed in Bernie’s closet, or at the top of her cat tree. Zuzu is nineteen years young. She really, really loves watermelon.

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