Light As Material Project (L.A.M.P.) is ceramic artist Juliette Walker’s ongoing exploration of the objects or things we use to bring light into interior spaces, both for utility and aesthetic value. In her own practice, she makes functional lamps, light sculptures, and installations out of ceramics. Juliette Walker is the July/August 2019 artist in residence […]
Rodney Lambright II gets deeper into his characters’ heads
Rodney Lambright II uses comics and animation to explore how people relate to each other, to society, and to themselves. He’s adept at looking at the world through the eyes and unfiltered expression of children, with a keen eye for the kinds of thoughts and experiences that kids have when adults aren’t looking. You might […]
Hannah O’Hare Bennett’s feral materials
Artist Hannah O’Hare Bennett takes familiar objects and materials and makes them feel wild. She creates pincushions with unruly tufts of fur, books that turn into messy spirals, and embroidery that looks rough and brittle. The work draws a lot of inspiration from the materials that people source from the natural environment. In a way, Bennett’s […]
Writing towards the strange with Andy Gricevich
The strange can take on many forms in Andy Gricevich’s poetry. Working with weird music selections in the background and drawing inspiration from reading subjects such as philosophy and biology, the Madison-based writer is bound to get results that feel bizarre and boundary-pushing. But he doesn’t necessarily want readers to see his work that way. […]
Rachal Duggan’s universe of doodles
If you’ve looked at Tone Madison any time in the past year, you’ve probably seen the artwork of Rachal Duggan. Her illustrations are almost always black-and-white line drawings. They’ve appeared in publications including the Chicago Reader, Our Lives Magazine, The Pitchfork Review, and Isthmus. She can often be seen at live events, doing custom live portraits of people’s butts […]
Campaign to Support Making Spaces Program in MMSD
The Bubbler at Madison Public Library, Madison Metropolitan School District, and the Foundation for Madison Public Schools have teamed up to support maker education in our schools! Brian Standing is joined in the studio by Rebecca Millerjohn, Youth Services Librarian, Madison Public Library – Sequoya and Jennifer Milne-Carroll, Library Media Technology Specialist, Whitehorse Middle School. […]
