First, a weather report. Yesterday, it was raining but warm. I woke up this morning to frigid conditions, 28 degrees to be exact. I went out the door and could see my breath. I wasn’t happy. I set out this morning to spend time at the Franconia Sculpture Park. When I arrived, it became obvious that wasn’t going to happen. … Read More
Madison to Minneapolis
Today was a driving day, a LOT of driving. Had we gone directly, it would have been 270 miles. But we opted for backroads, increasing both the distance and the appeal. Rather than recount every small town we passed through, I’ll simply say the scenery was bucolic. Farms looked well-kept and prosperous, some fields freshly plowed, others left fallow and … Read More
From Sheboygan to Madison, WI
A clap of thunder and rain slamming against the window woke me from a deep sleep last night, an omen for the day ahead. By morning, the rain had eased, but the sky remained slate gray and threatening. We hadn’t gone far before the rain returned. What should have been bucolic farm scenes unfolded instead as soggy fields behind a … Read More
Sheboygan, WI
Tonight, as I write this, I am exhausted. It was a VERY full, and very wonderful, day. We started by driving to the outskirts of the city to the James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden. It is one of the artist-built environments that has been preserved by the Kohler Foundation. We started by driving to the outskirts of the city to … Read More
Milwaukee, WI
This morning, I flew to Milwaukee, the start of a Midwest trip on the trail of outsider art and friends and family. I met up with my friend Judy at the airport and within minutes of collecting a rental car, we were on our way to the Milwaukee Art Museum. It’s a place I have not visited in decades but … Read More