Small Space, Big Ideas: Where Chris Echtner’s imagination soars
byTucked upstairs in Chris Echtner’s two-story Madison home is the small studio where all of her big ideas come together for her mixed-media paintings.
ARTS + EVENTS
Where Creativity Lives: Diana and Tom Johnston’s studio home
byThe Johnstons own Brewery Pottery,which houses their living quarters upstairs, a downstairs gallery and enough studio space for both of them to pursue their passions.
Beyond The Surface
byTypifying the millennial side-hustle, Madison artist Selia Salzsieder explores body politics in her art while working as a preschool teacher.
Feminine Muses
byMadison aims to turn the controversial history that is women in theater on its head, as these fabulously feminist playhouses make room for a new kind of female lead.
Selling Magic
byWhen her kindergarten teacher asked the class what they wanted to be when they grew up, Jane Wilcoxson had a ready answer: she wanted to be an artist.
Rebecca Brown at Work and Play
byRebecca Brown, whose novel “Flying at Night” was published in April, finds untold inspiration in everyday life. She lives with her husband, three boys (ages 16, 12 and 10), and two rescue dogs in her renovated 100-year-old home on Monroe Street.
Bold Strokes
byUsing her hands to create was originally a passion rather than a profession for artist Stephenie Purl Hamen. After working in the craft world, then in education and marketing sectors for numerous years, she resigned from her most recent stint at Aldo Leopold Nature Center in 2016 to be a full-time artist.
A Season’s Toast: To Writerly Talent
byA perfect pairing, bringing wine drinkers into the mix, has risen out of Ann Garvin’s and the Tall Poppies’ efforts – the Books & Bottles companions box.
CHLOE BENJAMIN’S MADISON FAVORITES
byChloe Benjamin appreciates her “Madison favorites” because they allow her to work hard—and play hard, too. Read all about her favorites now.
SIBLINGS SIREN SONG
byNovelist and Madison resident Chloe Benjamin is elated to ring in the new year. When January begins, her second book, “The Immortalists,” will be published.