St. John's

I grew up in Concord, MA surrounded by history and the beauty of Walden Pond. Creative from an early age, I began to take pictures in second grade with my Fisher Price film camera. I dreamed of becoming an artist when I grew up, but after discovering chemistry, decided that art would be a lasting passion to balance my love of science. I find much of my inspiration in the beauty of nature and it continues to be my favorite subject. I have also dabbled in wedding photography and portraits, capturing small moments that are often missed but become some of the most wonderful memories. Enjoy!

Anna Daigle

Would you like to display your work at Haehnle in 2012? 

Please contact Sandra Geiser at 513.751.2005 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Art of Alla Dorn 

 Artist's Statement

I was born in the Ukraine.  I owe my love of nature, travel, photography, music, and art to my parents.  After receiving a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, I immigrated to the United States in 1981 and studied by correspondence courses at the New & York Institute of Photography.  

In 1995 I decided to attend classes at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and took classes with Greg Albert, Ken Landon Buck, Carin Hebensteit, and Bob Hebensteit. 

In 1999 I retired from my engineering career and started my painting career, studying with James D, Werline and David Mueller.  I am a signature member of the Cincinnati Art Club and have exhibited in numerous local exhibitions.

Exhibition continuing until December 31, 2011 

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Instant Replay: A Small Retrospective of Art 

 by Ursula Roma

Ursula Roma is a fine artist, illustrator, and graphic designer living in Cincinnati, Ohio.

She has just completed her MFA from Hartford University and is working on licensing her imagery for fabrics.  Roma also makes art with found, salvaged and repurposed objects which can be seen at http://ursularomafoundobjects.blogspot.com.  All art in this show was painted on recycled materials.

Instant replay shows Roma's love of painting flowers, exploring their colors and shapes.

Commissions encouraged!  Check out her art online at ursularoma.com!  Contact: 513.542.5722

Exhibition continuing until November 1, 2011

The Haehnle Gallery is accessible Monday - Thursday, 8- 1:30 and Sunday 10 to 1:00.  Would you like to display your work at Haehnle in 2012?  Please contact Sandra Geiser at 513.751.2005 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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in light imagery

by Michelle Wertmuth

I discovered photography in high school and never looked back.

 Early in the morning as the sun begins to rise, I can usually be found out in the woods behind our house stalking dew drops. 

I love to photograph the little details that most people do not see, such as the detail of a flowwer petal or a spider web in the grass covered in the morning dew.  My macro subjects are usually no larger than 1/4 of an inch.

To view some of my most recent work, please visit my blog: www.InLightImagery.com

859.391.6400

The Haehnle Gallery is accessible Monday - Thursday, 8- 1:30 and Sunday 10 to 1:00.  Would you like to display your work at Haehnly in 2012?  Please contact Sandra Geiser at 513.751.2005 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Spirit in the Natural World  by Artist Lisa Britton 

In thinking about my past work, special emphasis has been on creation of silver gelatin prints, and yet, my present habits center around the digital world, as most of the rest of photographers are involved with now. 

The prints in this exhibit are dear to me, because they involve a different kind of investigation and pure patience which the darkroom demands.  It is almost an act of meditation to make a print, requiring one's constant awareness and attention to detail...

These  particular scenes were "ah ha" moments for me when time stood still.  I hope they can reflect some of the peace and stillness in you and reveal some of the magic I admired in seeing them.  ________________________________________________________

Lisa Britton is a fine art photographer with a Master's degree from the University of Cincinnati.  She currently teaches classes at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and works as a freelance photographer. Her work has been shown  nationally and internationally. 

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Botanicals by Artist Kent Krugh

I grew up on my grandfather's farm in norther Ohio where the cycle of life was more than an intellectual affirmation of nature .... Plants and the nuture of them were modeled early for me.  So photographing them seems the natural thing to do.  All photographs [in the exhibition] are printed on acid and lignin free cotton-rag paper with carbon pigments and are archival.

Kent Krugh is a gardener and a lifelong photographer. He works as a Medical Physicist in a Cancer Center and by nature is inquisitive and experimental. These two traits drive his fascination with the natural world and his eagerness to experiment in photographic technique. The motivation for much of his photography is spiritual; an attempt to reflect the beauty, mystery, and glory of creation.

This photography exhibition continues until July 31, 2011

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The Haehnle Gallery is accessible Monday - Thursday, 8- 1:30 and Sunday 10 to 1:00.  would you like to display your work at Haehnly in 2012?  Please contact Sandra Geiser at 513.751.2005 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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The talented artists of St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church

have created work to brighten Haehnle Gallery during Spring 2011.  

It is our good fortune to have the following members

who contributed to this Celebration of Creativity: 

Carol Fencl, Jan Hay, Richard Hadden, Barbara Hadden, Cheryl Hayden

Ron Hoffman, Viviane Kline, Liz Schuster, Edith Susarret

Nina Tolley, and Richard Zeller.

The gallery is accessible Monday through Thursday, 8 AM to 1:30 PM, plus Sunday afternoons.

Parking is available behind the church. You may contact the church at 513-961-1698

to confirm access at your desired visit time.

November until December, 2010

The Stir of the Wind, Rustles with Every Step 

Please join her for a Gallery Reception on December 19th

from 3 to 5 pm.

The gallery is accessible Monday through Thursday, 8 AM to 1:30 PM, plus Sunday afternoons.

Parking is available behind the church. You may contact the church at 513-961-1698

to confirm access at your desired visit time.

Would you like to exhibit your work at Haehnle Gallery in 2011?  Please call Sandra Geiser @751.2005

or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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September 5 to September 28, 2010

Enjoy work by artists from the 5300 Group:

Paintings by Carolyn Bjornson and Karen Feinberg

  Photography by Virginia Cox and S. Kemp

Fiber art by Deborah Davidson 

Sundays, 10 to 2.30

  Mondays-Thursdays, 7.30 to 1.30 

Jume 26, 2010

Artist Jan Connelly

 brings her inspiting and courageous paintings

to Haehnle Gallery

 as testimonial to the power of perserverance

 and to art as a source of healing.

April 1 to May 31, 2010  

Artist Ric Hine notes: " ... the ever 'changingness' of the World Around me ..."

About the Art & Artist:

I am by trade a freelance director of photography, cameraman and most recently, visual artist.  With over thirty years film and video experience I have shot documentaries, commercials, sporting events and feature segments for every major network, and managed to pick up a few awards along the way.  I make my living capturing images. 

These exhibited images evolved from an epiphany I had while sitting at my desk.  After years of looking through my glass block windows I unexpectedly “saw” the dynamically changing spectacle they displayed.  Seasons, weather, time of day and perspective all produced a frequently shifting image― images that will never reoccur exactly the same.  In a rare moment of philosophical “Duh!”, I realized I spent my time so focused on past or present events I would miss entire days of wondrous things in front of me.   The images in this exhibit are the result of appreciating what is actually around me.

All these images begin life as a digital photograph of ordinary things.  Glass block images, shadows, shapes, textures, brief moments that catch my eye.  The images’ sense of familiarity comes from everyday scenes we all “see” but seldom notice. 

Given my profession in this digital age, it is no surprise that I would incorporate the use of digital graphic technology to artistically interpret the various abstractions I’ve captured.  I don’t generate― I augment the naturally occurring abstractions around me.  These still images are a reminder of the ever “changing-ness” of the world around me.  But most important, they serve as a reminder to be actively present in the moment.  I have found life more enjoyable when I pray for wonder and then manage to be in attendance to see it.

Ric Hine

Cincinnati, OH

 March 4 to March 31, 2010 

Our Thanks to the Talented Students and Instructors of Antonelli College

who so Cleverly and Beautifully decorated Haehnle Gallery

with photographs taken with a non-digital Toy Camera!

Autumn Bennett

Tabitha Chandler

Sarah Cochran

David Espinoza

Tiffany Gies

Kari Haas

Brenda Kautz

Bill Surber

Kristin Ungerecht

Stacy Wright

JANUARY 18 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2010 

 Tribute to Esme  Kenny

As shared with beautiful

Quilts created by

Her Mother, Artist 

Lisa Siders-Kenny

DECEMBER 2009 to JANUARY 2010 

Rejoice in the color clarity and spiritual inspiration of the art

of internationally recognized artist Wolfgang A. Ritschel!

His travels are documented in the scenes he  captures 

from Kentucky to California to Venice.

Call St. John's Office at 961-1938 to check hours this exhibit may be viewed.

Questions?  Contact Sandra Geiser 751-2005.

 NOVEMBER 2009

Enjoy

Fiber art by Leslie Alexander

Paintings by Carolyn Bjornson

Photography by Virginia Cox and Sue Kemp

Mobiles and paintings by Karen Feinberg

all in one location!

November 1 - 29, 2009

Opening reception: Sunday, November 1, 1 to 4 pm

Gallery open Sundays 9 to 4 pm

Call 513.961.1938 for other visiting hours

OCTOBER 2009

Julie Mitchell,

Instructor of Art and Design

at Raymond Walters College,

 presents

 recent paintings depicting

interactions among figures in domestic interiors.

Each of the paintings freeze-frame one moment

 from a dramatic narrative and are based loosely

 on upon photographs taken by the artist of

 dolls in dollhouses.

October 3 to October 29, 2009

AUGUST 2009

Edith Sepulveda Ramirez Susarret Marrero Exhibit

Edith recived her BFA from the Pratt Institute,

studied at the Art Students League, and earned her Master's degree to become a teacher,

raising seven children as a single widowed mother.

She is multitalented:  studies classical guitar, sings in the St. John's UU Choir,

 and exhibits with the Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati Women's Art Club,  

and Hyde Park Art Show.

Her pastel portraits are a tour de force,

each one visually powerful with an inner spirit

radiating outward to the viewer.

Questions:  513.861.2296 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

JULY 2009

Artwork by Sue Koetz and Joann Stewart

Catch the Summer breeze as you enjoy these lovely landscapes.

July 7 to August 3, 2009

Reception Sunday, July 19, 2009

12 - 2 PM 

   JUNE 2009

 Angels & Saints

The ceramic sculptures of Jan Wiesner and the paintings of her husband Mark will be

     on display June 6 to August 3.  Jan and Mark are art teachers at The Summit Country Day School

and residents of Oakley.

For the past year Mark has been humorously revisiting the lives of the saints

while Jan has been exploring the not-so-sweet guardian angels,

who cast guilt and shame with abandon.

Jan and Mark, who work out of their studio at the Pendleton Art Center,

are excited to have this opportunity to share their more recent works with you.

Would you like to exhibit in Haehnle Gallery?  Call Sandra Geiser

at 513-751-2005 for more information.

MAY 2009

DIZZY ART 

Our featured artist for May is

Babara Bonchek, a talented artist from Bloomington, Indiana.

Please enjoy her collection of hand-drawn, intriguing, unique geo-motion designs!

Originals will be on display and for sale,

with prints of each original available in two sizes.

The exhibit will run from May 3 to June 2, 2009.

Join us for an opening reception with refreshments and wine

on Sunday, May 3, 1:30 to 3:30 PM.  All St. Johners are invited!

MARCH 2009 

Please welcome four talented photographers,

Cliff Goosman, Virginia Cox, Jean M. Landis, and Linda Seal.

Their discerning eyes capture stunning visions of nature

to bring the outdoors in to brighten

Haehnle Gallery! 

Please contact Cliff Goosman for more information: 513.489.3109

 February 28 to April 25, 2009

FEBRUARY 2009

Vibrant Impressions!

Barbara Heimann is a local artist who has studied at the

University of Cincinnati.

Her unique talent -- wielding a palette knife and blending vibrant colors --

yields wonderful still life paintings and European scenes

to brighten our snowy days 

and perhaps the walls of your home.

Contact: Barbara Heimann 513-561-4567 

Interested in exhibiting in August, September, November, or December 2009?

Contact Sandra Geiser, Gallery Manager 751-2005, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

JANUARY 2009 

Natural Impressions

An Exhibition of Oils, Watercolors, Colored Pencils,

Pastels, and Photographs 

Presented by 

Current and Former Artists

of St. John's Universalist Unitarian Church

Jean Ashcraft, Jan Hay, Sue Sessum, and Nina Tolley

Thank you to all these talented members of St. John's UU!