Monday morning I received a call alerting me that good friend and longtime Wausau-area arts supporter Carol Mularkey had died on Sunday. For more than fifty years, Carol taught art in central Wisconsin. I knew Carol for most of my twenty-nine years at the Woodson Art Museum. During this time,... Read More

I remember it well. The morning of Tuesday, August 25. Approximately 8:15 a.m. I opened my e-mail inbox and saw the subject line “Birds in Art for the Wall Street Journal.” Before jumping for joy and calling across the hall for director Kathy Foley to come into my office to... Read More

Ah, the serenity of working in one’s studio, uninterrupted by the outside world. When I think of artists working in their studios, I imagine a light-soaked room with classical music playing, intelligent thoughts filling the emptiness, and an almost “Zen-like” atmosphere. Artists who visit the Woodson Art Museum as part... Read More

What are stamps, coins, baseball cards, navel lint, and toasters? The answer: things people collect! I do not currently collect anything. In fact, since I gave up on acquiring each of the latest and most beautiful Barbie outfits, I have resisted the urge to amass a group of anything. This... Read More

In her blog last week, educator Jayna Hintz wrote about friendships forged during Birds in Art opening weekend events. She spoke about how old friendships are renewed and new ones develop. Despite the hustle and bustle of the Birds in Art opening, I was fortunate to spend quality time with... Read More

Ca·ma·ra·der·ie (käm-räd-r, kämräd-r): Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends. When I think about of the Woodson Art Museum’s annual Birds in Art opening weekend events, it’s the word camaraderie that comes to mind. For thirty-four years the opening festivities have brought old and new friends to Wausau, Wisconsin.... Read More

When Birds in Art opens later this week – Saturday, September 12, at 9:00 a.m., to be precise – the Woodson Art Museum’s flagship exhibition turns 34. Sounds good to me. I recently celebrated my 57th birthday. No complaints. I couldn’t be happier or more energized by my work. Okay,... Read More

Have you ever seen or heard a really funny or heart-wrenching television, print, or online ad that makes you laugh out loud or reach for a tissue or get off the couch and DO SOMETHING in response to a “call to action”? When I do, I often wonder what it... Read More

The Woodson Art Museum’s outdoor sculpture collection has grown slowly but steadily since the first installation in late 1983. It seems like just yesterday that a small crew of staff and local tradesmen, including quarrymen and crane operators, worked in cold November winds and snow showers to install Kent Ullberg’s... Read More