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The Explosive Art Of Stick Vega

Some people make art using paint; others draw. Artist Stick Vega uses gun powder to create pop art.  He discovered ...

Sherry Ackerman’s Life In Art

Sherry Ackerman always loved art but hid her interest and her work until retirement. Now she sells her paintings and ...

Gourds Grown On A Dane County Farm Become Works Of Art

For the past twenty years, farmer Larry Haas has been tilling the soil in rural Dane County and harvesting one ...

Chainsaw Craftsman Ken Schels Makes Art From The Trees

You may not realize it when you see Ken Schels wielding his chainsaw at carving competitions, but he thinks deeply ...

Making Violins The Old Way In Northern Wisconsin

Brian Derber is a full-time violin maker from Presque Isle who runs the only violin-making school of its kind in ...

Topographical Textiles

Quilting may be centuries old but artist Leah Evans makes quilts that are far from traditional. Inspired by maps, aerial ...

Wisconsin Life #212: “Musical Minds”

A veterinarian who finds healing for his own illness through treating horses, a Milwaukee collage artist exploring her past through ...

Botanical Artist Creates Flora And Fauna Illustrations

Kandis Elliot understands she has an “old-timey” job.  Back in the 1800’s scientists relied on artists to illustrate textbooks and ...

Milwaukee Blacksmith Keeps Old Traditions Burning

Kent Knapp has been studying blacksmithing since he was 19 years old. He worked with a master blacksmith for a ...

Textile Artists’ Work And Lives Intertwined

Just south of the Door County community of Jacksonport is a two-story garage that is home to two artists with ...