Miss Amazing: Neon Danger

 

Alyssa Schulte, in her never-ending ability to make really amazing things, created this collection of baby clothes about two years ago for my son, Abraham.  He loves them, although he definitely grows way too fast.  I just stumbled upon a flickr collection that documents her creations.  Click here to see the rest!  Click here, here, here to see more amazing stuff by Alyssa, aka: Neon Danger.

Momma Totem

 I do not deny that I get every speck of my artistic drive to create from my mom.  Here is her latest project:  A totem pole she carved out of a dead tree outside of Portage, Wisconsin.  More photos here! 

The Onion

The article I wrote for the City Life Section of The Onion is up!
Read it here.
OR!  if you wait until Thursday, pick up a hard copy anywhere The Onion is distributed.  

Venus Zine.

I am super excited to announce that my column in Venus Zine this issue is highlighting the most amazing lady, Janelle Gramling, and her Milwaukee-based business Little Ocean.  It's not available online, so you will have to run out and buy it!!

Lady Elephant Trainer

I bought this pair of lady elephant trainer photographs at a flea market in Elkhorn a few years ago and after a half-assed internet search of local circuses for a lady that matched the description I gave up, mostly because it seemed pretty impossible.  Yesterday, I had a studio visit with a trio of ladies from Madison and one of them recognized a photograph belonging to an archive from Evanston, IL.  It was true and today she sent me the link.  I am very pleased to find out that my lady elephant trainer is the infamous Mable Hall, elephant trainer extraordinaire.  Born to circus owner George W. Hall in 1878, she specialized in training horses and elephants.  She was the first woman to ever handle a male elephant and went on to handle "Columbus"- the biggest elephant in the world at the time and then "Charlie"- who ended up taking the title of largest elephant from "Columbus".  She lived an amazing life that you can read about here.  And one more photograph for you to feast your eyes on..

Venus Mag.

My next So You Wanna.. is out.  It's an interview with a woman named Lisa Shannon.  She was home from work sick one day and caught an episode of Oprah that changed her life.  She now runs a non profit called Run for Congo Women.  Click here and you can learn more about it, and how you can help.