- Acrylic Painter
- Airbrush Artist
- Animator
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- Art Supply Manufacturer
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- Artist Representative
- Bead Artist
- Book Artist
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- Ceramicist
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- Felter
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- Framer
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- Gallery
- Glass Artist
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- Jeweler
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- Metal Worker
- Mixed Media Artist
- Mosaic Artist
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- Museum
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- Electrician
- Fly Operator
- Front of House
- Lighting Designer
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- Property Master
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- Set Design
- Sound Design
- Acoustic Guitar
- African Drummer
- Alto Clarinet
- Alto Flute
- Alto Recorder
- Alto Sax
- Autoharp
- Band Director
- Band Manager
- Band: Big Band
- Band: Country
- Band: Ethnic
- Band: Funk
- Band: Jazz
- Band: Latin
- Band: Other
- Band: Pop
- Band: Punk
- Band: R&B
- Band: Rap/Hip-hop
- Band: Rock
- Band: Rockabilly
- Banjo
- Baritone
- Baritone Sax
- Bass Clarinet
- Bass Flute
- Contra Bassoon
- Contra-Bass Clarinet
- Cornet
- Distributor
- DJ-Digital
- DJ-Vinyl
- Drummer-Set
- Dulcimer
- Electric Guitar
- Electronica
- English Horn
- Ensemble: Jazz
- Ensemble: Mixed
- Ensemble: Woodwind
- Ensemble:Acoustic String
- Equipment Rental
- Flamenco Guitar
- Flute
- French Horn
- Harp
- Lapsteel Guitar
- Lyricist
- Mandolin
- Marimba, Vibes, etc.
- Oboe
- Penny Whistle
- Percussionist
- Piano
- Piccolo
- Recording Engenieer
- Recording Studio
- Roadie
- Singer-Songwriter
- Soprano Recorder
- Soprano Sax
- Sound Design
- Sound Engineer
- Sound Mixer
- Soundscapes
- Steel Drum
- Talent Agent
- Talent Management
- Tenor Recorder
- Tenor Sax
- Trombone
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- Upright Bass
- Venue-Alternative
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- Viola
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- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director - DGA
- Assistant Director - non-DGA
- Audio Post Facilities
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- Camera Rentals
- Casting Agent
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- Duplication Services
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- Editing Facilities
- Editor
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- Expendables
- Film Theatre
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- Generators
- Grip & Electrician
- Grip & Lighting Equipment
- Hair & Makeup Supplies
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- Key Grip
- Line Producer
- Location Manager
- Location Scout
- Motion Control
- Music & Sound Design
- Payroll Manager
- Producer
- Production Accountant
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- Production Coordinator
- Production Manager
- Prompting Equipment
- Props
- Prosthetics
- RVs
- Satellite Services
- Screening Facility
- Script Supervisor
- Set Construction
- Sound Equipment
- Sound Mixer
- Sound Stage
- Special Effects
- Special Effects Makeup
- Still Photographer
- Teleprompter Services
- Transportation Manager
- Unit Production Manager
- Video Assist Services
- VTR Operator
- Wardrobe
- Wardrobe & Costumes
- Baer, Ann
- Bankier, Phyllis
- Baran, Cyndy
- Bartz, Stephanie
- Bell, Fred
- Biebert, Aaron
- Blau, Dick
- Boris, Scott
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- “Nature Nymph”
Part of the collection at Premier Optical, 10800 N. Port Washington Rd., Mequon,
- “Moo Moo Cow”
See Bessie all dress-ied up in this rendition of a barnyard beauty. State fair grand prize winner, here we come! The photo from a French children’s book is enhanced with driftwood, antique wooden chair components, appetizers sticks, chocolate milk caps, vintage wallpaper, beads and various paint textures and finishes. 14″w x 22″h
- “The Cusp”
Seasons come and seasons go. But there’s always that time in between when Mother Nature needs to decide which way the wind truly blows. The crisp, robust colors and smells of autumn meet the impending snowstorms to come using birch shedding, a repurposed snow shovel, and wood and metal objects washed up on the beaches of Lake Michigan. 23″w x 17″h
Contact Info
Thom J. Ertl Designs824A E Auer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53212 US
(414) 507-0545
thomertl@gmail.com


artist bio
“Creativity has always been central to my life,” says Thom J. Ertl, artist and owner of Thom J. Ertl Designs. “I was fortunate to spend my childhood with a thoughtful, creative, sometimes nontraditional person who encouraged me to think beyond the expectations. Grandma Patterson and I spent our free time ‘doing’ arts and crafts. Whether creating projects from scratch or using pre-made kits, Grandma always encouraged me to experiment and try the thoughts in my head.”
Thom J. Ertl was born and raised on a multigenerational vegetable farm and orchard located in southeastern Wisconsin. His family has owned and operated the farm and orchard for more than 100 years. Along with the expectations of being “a farm kid,” he always made time to be inspired by the world around him.
“I remember my childhood as a magical time to explore, to realize what life had to offer, and having the sanctity of Grandma’s permission to do that,” says Ertl. “She had this way of guiding what we were doing without influencing it too much, without turning it into her project, her creation or her end result.
“I continue to put into practice what my childhood brought to me. Grandma’s love, support and influence have been invaluable in the thought process I employ today.”
Thom J. Ertl Designs is a hybrid of wall art and furniture. It incorporates and recycles common, everyday items—bottle caps, beads, fabric, bric-a-brac, just to name a few—into modern, artistic, practical, original home furnishings and interior design. It is a reflection of over 35 years of artistic experience, combining visual merchandising, graphic design and contemporary urban assemblage with a strong sense of whimsy and color and a thought-provoking element of surprise.
In existence since 2013, Thom J. Ertl Designs has provided artistic wall art, furniture and greeting cards to customers both nationally and internationally, including Switzerland, Australia, Michigan, Georgia and Florida.
artist statement
Thank you for your interest in Thom J Ertl Designs! “Contemporary urban assemblage” is the theme. CONVENTIONAL utilitarian items become UN-CONVENTIONAL, modern, artistic, practical, provocative original home furnishings and interior design.
Visit www.thomjertldesigns.com