Art Wellness Providers

I am Justin!

I grew up in northern Wisconsin on a potato farm, I started working on it at a young age and I went on to learn how to design and build equipment. After getting my hard work and dedication for my foundation set, I went to UW-Stout where I worked for my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art, emphasizing in ceramics, art metals, sculpture, life drawing, and printmaking. Today I have 2 studios, one in Medford and one in Elcho, Wisconsin. I specialize in Ceramic arts, pottery, and metal sculpture. After graduating with the BFA,  I went back to school to receive my art teacher certification from UW-Milwaukee. I taught in the Antigo School District for 11 years at the high school, teaching 8th & 9th grade art, ceramics I & II, Art metals I &II and AP Art. I ended my career teaching a year at the Prairie River Middle School in Merrill Wisconsin, then moving on to get my master’s in art therapy.  

I am finishing up my Master’s of Art in Art Therapy and Counseling from Edgewood College in Madison Wisconsin. I will be graduating in May of 2025.  Art has been a part of my entire life and now I am able to help you use art as a means of communication where the spoken word might not come easy. 

Art therapy uses the oldest form of communication, images. People have an easier time expressing feelings using images. Sometimes it is hard to verbalize what it is you are feeling. Art Therapists are able to utilize all forms of communication. It is always your choice.  

Art Therapy is about the process of making the art, not the outcome. No one ever needs to see your work besides the 2 of us. Some people choose to crumple, rip, or even burn their art when complete as a way to feel the release of their emotions.  I specialize in grief management as well.

My goals are to finish my degree in art therapy and build an art therapy program at Strides. 

Service Array: Wellness Management and Recovery, ISDE, Psychoeducation 

 ~Art Wellness