Swooping and winding in and out of vessels possible of existing only in the artist realm of reality, David Aschenbrener miraculously takes ice-based sculptures of flowers and charges them with valiant gestures that marry the rigid bronze structures Aschenbrener gives the fibrous materials like stems and leaves to the gentle flowing forms of pedals made... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Darling-Diehl, Founders, Vanguard Gallery Night
From stone Charlotte Darling-Diehl renders a caring figuring, a mother embracing her children in copious affection. An artist by trade, Darling-Deihl has sculpted folk art from stone since the 1960's. Back to Main Post, Bronze Age 2.0, Vanguard Sculpture Services, Gallery Night Winter 2012 Bernard Roberts, Bountifully Shaped Cindy Rust Saiia, Coded Panes Don Rambadt,... Continue Reading →
School House Fun, MPS Winter Recreation Guide 2012
No other institution in the State receives the disdain or faces the extreme challenges Milwaukee Public Schools does. We easily forget that many kids still go to school in MPS and there are many people that earn a living as MPS educators and staff, what must this do to their morale? Similar to watching Musicland... Continue Reading →
The Portrait Society Gallery, Giotto’s Eyes, Jean Roberts Guequierre
Getting on the elevator, I dodge a man dressed in chef's garb pushing an overloaded cart of kitchen wares headed for Chin's Restaurant. Journeying through the Third Ward's Marshall Building up five floors to the Portrait Society Gallery space, you realize that part of enjoying any art destination comes with the trip there. Places that... Continue Reading →
Local Trolley 2011 Honors!
Oh yeah it's 2012! That means it's time to quickly look back at 2011 before speeding off into the night of the New Year. I've been blogging for about 3 years now, and the new year also brings us closer to Local Trolley's one year anniversary! Before I go on posting, I want to acknowledge... Continue Reading →