Samantha Wanner's dad offered an appealing combination of pride and tranquility when I stopped by his daughter's 2022 Appleton Chalk Walk entry Saturday afternoon. "What time is the deadline?" I asked. "6 p.m.," he said. "She's probably not going to finish in time but that's okay. She's a perfectionist." "I'll come back," I said. Samantha [...]
Imagine creating art so permeable and profound it translates to a medium that won't exist for more than a century after you create it. Though he did not know it at the time, that's what Vincent Van Gogh did when he painted his body of work, mostly between 1880 and 1890. Broke, unappreciated and both [...]
My friend Cathy curates beauty from her shop on College Avenue and shares it with the world via her website. Like many of us, she has been following the terrible news from Ukraine very closely and looking for ways to support the people living there. Earlier this week, she posted an idea that I loved [...]
How's this for a win/win/window situation? In an effort to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish foundation, and to spotlight small businesses, and to support local artists, Tundra Home Improvements and Renewal by Andersen have teamed up to sponsor Windows for a Cause. The very clever and especially poignant idea (given 2020's persistent challenges) encourages businesses [...]
On a day so hot steam rose from the creek banks at Peabody Park and so humid it felt like you could reach out and wring water from the air, I strolled downtown to watch chalk artists paint the town. Covered in sticky colored dust (a hazard of their trade) they worked diligently on pieces [...]