Allen-Wickler Art Wear

03/11/2026

So very cool:

01/29/2026

12/10/2025

Shirts are still available, despite being ‘out of business’ for a while now. The remains went to me in our divorce. Send me a message with your design preference and size and I will see if I still have it. Best, Chris Allen

04/03/2024

Join me for a FREE beading workshop this Sunday, April 7th at the Rochester Art Center from noon to 3pm! You will learn how to sew in pe**te stitch style around a small rock and walk away with a completed or nearly completed beaded rock of your very own. I'm making some components for you to use and will also have 7 assistants that can guild you too. I am hoping for 40 participants but would prefer 64 people show up to learn how to bead and think about art. Last I heard, there were only 6 people. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE ... as it might be the last time I teach. My own work is evolving and calling me to stay in my own studio and just quietly buckle down and work. It is up to all of you if I teach again or not.

You might ask yourself, what am I gonna do with a beaded stone? Only you have the answer to that. I'm only saying you might be surprised by how powerful it is to be a maker.

Please sign up in advance through the Rochester Art Center. Email them, call them, stop by in person. Deadline to sign up is Saturday, April 6th at 4pm. I need to know in advance how many are coming so I can prepared kits for all of you. The kits are free because of the Minnesota State Arts Board Grant. They will include a rock, beading needles already threaded, extra silamide (the thread I prefer), some seed beads, and a couple of beaded components. I will not be bringing extra for walk-ins, because I don't have endless time and money, but if you commit - then so will I. This class is limited to 100 participants from ages 11 and onward ... and no experience is necessary. Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday at the beautiful Rochester Art Center! Love, Chris.

03/24/2024

How do we move on from the tragedy of our history being erased by Mayo Clinic Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, Kim Norton - Serving as Mayor in Rochester, MN. Please save the old downtown Lourdes High School Buildings from being demolished. They are three sisters, stronger together. It is crazy to think a warehouse is going to serve our community better than a building with so much history and importance for our Rochester, Minnesota Community. Let us buy our building back please. We will take better care of it than you have in the 10 years that you have owned it.

https://www.famsf.org/stories/lee-mingwei-film?fbclid=IwAR2z7AsTklfbY0KcHaTmqilG8DwdgQOVRKzUiSOcr9_LqKMP3XhpA1n8-js

This short documentary traces Lee Mingwei’s journey from his formative years in Taipei to his artistic beginnings in the Bay Area to becoming the globally renowned contemporary artist he is today.

02/27/2024

This program coordinator for Mayo Clinic's Bold, Forward, Unbound position ... better be able to be flexible enough to listen to the people that serve and live permanently in the city of Rochester, Minnesota.

The program coordinator will provide overall support to the Unbound. in Rochester portfolio of projects. The coordinator will plan, drive, implement and monitor results to advance the program's vision and mission. The coordinator has strong communications, critical thinking and analytical skills. Th...

10/17/2018

Thank you to those of you who write, seeing if it is possible to get another shirt or two from us ... I appreciate your kind words. My husband and I have separated, soon to divorce, and we have stopped producing our Art Wear. I do still have some shirts left from our Art Fair Days, but as you can imagine ... it is a bit painful to look at all of it after being on the road for 25 years. This winter, I will post what I have left here on this page with photos of the front and back and size. I am so grateful to all of you for your support and love. Best, Chris Allen

08/12/2011

Thank you Powderhorn Park Art Fair for 16 fantastic years!