Wood type hype in Two Rivers
Two Rivers is home to one of the world’s largest wood type museums and it’s the place to be if ...
Woodpile Envy And The Never-Ending Task Of Staying Warm
For those of you who use a wood burning stove to heat your home during the winter, you understand the ...
Tapped In Random Lake: Company Brings Art To Tap Handles
Floor-to-ceiling cabinets run along the walls of a conference room at AJS Tap Handles in Random Lake, and packed behind ...
Niagara Man Gets Hooked On Fish Carving
If everyone has a hidden talent, Niagara’s Roger Newhouse discovered his at 55 years old while attending a wood carving ...
Career Change Leads To Passion For Carpentry
Construction trades are extraordinarily male - less than 2 percent of carpenters are women. But Madison College is hoping to ...
Norwegian Culture Inspires Life And Art For A North-Western Wisconsin Couple
Growing up in northwestern Wisconsin, Phillip Odden had two interests: working with his hands and travelling the world. “I grew ...
Whirligig Carver Inspired By Slovenian Childhood Memories
The shelves in Ivan “John” Bambic’s basement are lined with unique characters carved out of wood: butchers, carpenters, shepherds, even ...
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 ...
Artist Creates Piece From The Destruction Of A Tornado
When a series of tornadoes hit Verona on June 17, 2014, the town was hit hard. Trees, a school, barns, and homes ...
Burning Birch
Temperatures are dropping in northern and central Wisconsin, and that’s got commentator Justin Isherwood thinking about his woodpile, and the ...
Hamilton Type Museum
As kids head back to school this week, we take a minute to appreciate the wonder of the ABC’s. At ...