In The Midst Of Tranquility – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin (Studio)
In the third and final posting about our visit to Taliesin, this is were much of the brilliance revealed itself as substative, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural studio. We know a bit about studios, having worked in them for two decades, but never one quite so comforting as this one, but we totally understand the need … Continue reading
In The Midst Of Tranquility – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin (Interiors)
As a follow up to yesterday’s Taliesin posting that included exterior shots, today we are revealing some terrific shots of the interior rooms of the Taliesin estate. There’s really no need to explain any of it (as if we really could, you really have to be there to get it), so we’ll let the photos … Continue reading
In The Midst Of Tranquility – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin (Exteriors)
With the blessing of the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation, we had the distinct pleasure of visting and filming at Taliesin back in August that included a splendid sit down interview with Wright historian Karen Murphy. Fascinated as we have always been about Wright’s architectural brilliance, we had no idea that what we were entering that … Continue reading
Rhinelander Beer & Hodags In The Great Northwoods
We had the great pleasure of interviewing Brenda O’Rourke, Head of Marketing for the Rhinelander Brewing Company, when we went in search of Hodags in Rhinelander this fall. Rhinelander Beer is best known for the 7 oounce shorties in the amazingly cool looking little bottles. What we loved most about them, besides the pleasing taste … Continue reading
The Ahman Green Charity Tailgate At The Holiday Inn – Fond du Lac
We weren’t able to attend the event with camera in hand, but they did send us several photos from the Packers-Chiefs tailgate and charity event at the Wisco Holiday Inn Hotel in Fond du Lac. Several of our Super Fans showed up to support, including Acme Packer, The Judge, The Ice Man, The Snow Man, … Continue reading
An Oddly Wisconsin Experience At The Mitchell Park Domes In Milwaukee
The Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee where something both expected and unique. When we went to visit them on a Saturday afternoon there were any number of interessting things going on including an art festival, a wedding, and a band playing in the park. The coolest thing about this place (besides it having the same … Continue reading
Old Fashioned: The Story Of The Wisconsin Supper Club
We recently made friends with fellow filmmaker Holly De Ruyter who is doing a remarkable project about WisconsinSupper Clubs so we thought it only fitting to share her work since it is a topic that fits right in with what we are doing. While we too asked around about Supper Clubs while filming in Wisconsin, … Continue reading
Hodags, Beer Kegs & Dear Antlers Galore With Big Guy Hats & Lexxy The Cow
We had the great pleasure of visiting and interviewing Jeff Kahlow of Big Guy Hats in Fon Du Lac twice over the course of our filming and got to watch just what he does first hand. Every hat Jeff makes is a one of a kind. He makes these custom hats for die-hard fans, hunters, … Continue reading
2011 White House Christmas Tree Is A Fellow Cheesehead
As further evidence that we are a world class championship state, Schroeder Forevergreens located out of Neenah won the 2011 Grand National Championship thus the tree that is now in the White House in Washington D.C. is yet another of our fellow Cheeseheads (a wooded version, but a Cheesehead nonetheless). With all of the cheese … Continue reading
Vintage Painter Christine Mount Kapp & Her Wisconsin Connection
We first met Christine Mount Kapp, Professional Oil Painter of Vintage and Americana styles of painting, at the Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee last August during their summer arts festival. Immediately drawn to her work as for its evident Wisconsin and Midwest depictions, we were able to secure an interview with her a couple of months … Continue reading
Cheeseheads: The Documentary 