A smorgasbord of makers will fill Zen Dragonfly's 3rd Annual Last Ditch Effort. Created by local fashion designer Angela Smith, Zen Dragonfly carries a suite of skirt and dress designs derived from re-purposed fabrics, along with hats, knit tams and beanies and other hand sewn accessories. Every year she teams up with other local artists... Continue Reading →
‘Tis Gift Season, Local Art, Milrawkee Alt, Bubbler Studios
Alternative fashion photographer Ryan Laessig and visual artist Amanda Iglinski formed the design house Bubbler Studios this past year. They've melded their highly conceptual creative forces to launch Milrawkee Alt as an ode to traditional science fiction culture and our favorite hometown Milwaukee. In a series of original comic illustration-style paintings they capture superbly absurd... Continue Reading →
Who’s Making, Up Market, MOCT
Football dominates Sunday afternoons, especially in Packer country and especially when the hometown favorite makes mince meat morsels out of ancient rivals Chicago Bears. MOCT on Pittsburg has taken a different approach to Sunday funday, mixing an afternoon of sports and indy commerce. They've huddled with Wren Solares' creative start-up Lost In Milwaukee to give... Continue Reading →
Secret Lover, Unpop Art Show, Orcanine Abbey
People trickle in and out of Orcanine Abbey's most recent open studio, checking out Rachel Sutter-Smith's set of provocative illustrations depicting personages both fantastic and realistic; conceivably a few self-portraits delving into the depths of her own inner most spaces. A dude listlessly sits in an a brown high back chair waiting for what's next.... Continue Reading →
Art vs Craft 2011, MSOE Wehr Center
Over the weekend Art vs. Craft happened. Art, Craft, some might say who gives a damn. Could you just boil it down to that? This event is in its 8th year and it keeps growing. Well, you could do some boiling and you would probably be shopping regularly at Bay Shore Mall Towne Mall and Mall too.... Continue Reading →
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