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Ahead of Milwaukee Zine Fest, Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski spoke with rare books librarian Timothy Rush to learn more about Central Library's zine collection.
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A Madison woman finds her new home’s previous tenant found a way to recycle old highway signs - and repair his floors at the same time.The purchase of a…
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Artists aim to create artwork that's both "beautiful and functional" from bicycle parts.Since it was first invented in Europe in the early 1800s, the…
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How do you design a museum that's eco- and kid-friendly?As Wisconsinites, we're lucky to have access to some really stellar museums. Our state boasts…
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A souvenir is usually something someone brings back from somewhere they paid a visit. But what happens when the somewhere no longer exists? That's the…
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When Lake Effect's material culture contributor Gianofer Fields was a kid, her father worked at Pelton Steel Casting Company in Milwaukee. Very simply…
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This summer the Chipstone Foundation challenged artists from all over Wisconsin to use just one tool to create a work of art. Contributor Gianofer Fields…
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This artist's canvass is his own body.As a material culturalist, the conversations I have with artists are usually about how they use tools to change one…
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For the past several months, Lake Effect's material culture contributor Gianofer Fields has been asking artists throughout Wisconsin a simple question: if…
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If you don't carve your pumpkins, someone will. Halloween may be over, but pumpkin season doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of pumpkin seeds to be…