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Technological advances have meant the tools of many trades are transient - evolving from year to year. But in a few trades, the tools have changed little…

What does it take to spot the hidden life in an object many of us would view as junk?According to Madison-based metal artist Erika Koivunen, it takes…

Our It’s a Material World feature spotlights a singular effigy mound in Wisconsin.Lake Effect contributor Gianofer Fields took us out to Man Mound Park…

For ages, people have pondered what exactly constitutes art. Is it the high style work of the artistic elite like the Renaissance masters, or the pieces…

Contributor Gianofer Fields brings us the story of how material culture meets sense of place. A material culture student at UW-Madison, Fields produces…

Our new contributor studies Material Culture, or what the objects in our lives say about us. Gianofer Fields is Lake Effect's newest contributor and a…

This weekend marks the end of April and the beginning of May. Given the number of April showers we’ve experienced, we can only hope for a bumper crop of…

Some public art is not meant to last – it’s created for temporary enjoyment. But other art and objects are created with more longevity in mind, and are…

It's a special dad who teaches his children life lessons that shape who they are and what they become. Take for example the Howard family of Stoughton,…

Many of us have memories of going into a museum on a field trip as a kid, or even visiting a museum as an adult and feeling the stifling pressure of "be…