What better time than the present to illuminate the beautiful Fond du Lac community. We’re sharing our Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Ellie Baldus is a radiation therapist at Agnesian Cancer Center and she is illuminating. Ellie Baldus Ellie Baldus grew up in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She lives in Kewaskum but…
Read MoreWhat better time than the present to illuminate the beautiful Fond du Lac community. We’re sharing our Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. This week we’re highlighting the Director of the Social Work Program and Professor at Marian University, Leslie Jaber-Wilson. Leslie Jaber-Wilson Growing up in a big Fond du Lac family,…
Read MoreLet’s spread positivity and share inspiring stories. We are excited to share the Illuminating Women exhibition online. Some of you attended the opening reception and had the opportunity to view the art in both galleries at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts. If you didn’t get a chance to see Illuminating Women or wanted to…
Read MoreIt’s more important than ever to support small business. We stock our freezer with meat from our local market, Salchert Meats. We continue to shop local to support small business, something that has always been a priority for us. My husband prepares grilled peppercorn tenderloin with mushroom cream sauce. We pop the cork on a…
Read MoreThere is such a thing as a transition period in life. I know this because I’m going through one right now. This probably doesn’t come as much surprise to those of you who know me. Would you believe I’ve been going through this transition for the past four years? Let me explain… Each of us…
Read MoreMy documentary film photography portrays real life. Many of you have been asking about my photography process. With the opening reception of Illuminating Women behind us, I reflect on my decision to document this exhibition using my Leica M6 35mm camera. For more reasons than one, it was the perfect choice. At the very early…
Read MoreOur hearts are still smiling! Our gallery exhibition, Illuminating Women, opened February 20, 2020. Each and every one of you helped to make this opening reception a success. Juliane and I are beyond grateful for the community’s support. This record-breaking attendance proved anything is possible. We want this gallery exhibition to illuminate YOU! Women are…
Read MoreOrder Illuminating Women: The Collection Today! I take any chance I get to visit a bookstore or the local library. There’s nothing like the texture of the pages of a real book. For this reason, we felt called to publish this book. Illuminating Women is a collaboration of journalism and documentary photography. The project combines…
Read MoreAfter a lot of rejections, I notice a subject line in my inbox. It reads: Mission to Space Acceptance! I’m excited to announce my acceptance into an art exhibition at The Art Garage. The Mission to Space exhibition will take place January 31 – March 29, 2020. The jurors chose four pieces from my aerial…
Read MoreKiekhaefer Park is a breathe of fresh air. After a morning of working hard on our upcoming exhibition, Illuminating Women, I decided to take a hike at Kiekhaefer Park. This is where I met John Abler, the Taycheedah Town Supervisor and member of the Park & Recreation Committee. John mentioned Kiekhaefer Park is in need…
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