Photo-Community: Jerry and John at Crivello’s
…photo-industry. The locally-owned chain of stores used to have more branches, but time and the economy have made that number diminish. Despite these hardships, Crivello’s is still the only “professional-level”…
MKE Creatives: July 2015: April Reese talks about pitching to magazines
…development, a documentary film-maker, a stock-media agent, a web developer, graphic designers, photographers, a science writer, a visual artist, a nature/sciences writer, a wedding/event photographer, and a medical/parenting writer! To…
MKE Comicbook Meet-Up: “Your Fantastic Four”
…David Lloyd —– Troy “Ex Machina” no.1; “The Goon: Chinatown”; “Starman” no. 5; “The Incredible Hercules”, no. 132, 134, 136. Honorable mentions to: “Wisdom” no.3 (2007 limited series); “New Warriors”…
MKE Creatives: November: Gretchen Mead of the Victory Garden Initiative
…software/web programmers, writers, voice-over artists, editors (1 and 2), photographers, stock-content agents, music promoters, and up-cycling jewelry makers! This month’s featured presentation was from Gretchen Mead, the founder of Milwaukee’s…
MKE Creatives: Dec 2015: Steve Kodis on MKE’s flag
…presentation though, there was the usual networking and catch-up amidst the creatives. This month, we had in attendance, a copywriter, romance writer, voice-over artist/jumbotron operator, content creator/marketer, storyteller/actor, graphic designer,…
MKE Comicbook: Dec 2015: “Best of, Worst of”
…“Best of” books as being “The Unbeatable Squirrel-Girl”, “Astonishing Ant-Man”, and “Spider-Woman”. I also mentioned the “Battleworld” limited-series of “Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders” and “Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-fu”….
MKE Comicbook: Feb 2017: Fave Non-Human Characters
…the story starts at the Beginning of Time. Dang, that writer wasn’t messing around! -“Angel Catbird” by Margaret Atwood – “eh, it was so-so..I’m not saying it’s amazing, but it’s…
MKE Comicbook: Feb 2015: Romance/Shark Issues
…great topics like “Hug You Like An Animal”, “One More Day”, “Crushes, Flings, and Paramours”, “Love Gone Wrong”, and “Superman’s Girlfriends.” At every one of these meet-ups, the time always…
MAM: Street Seen preview
…images for me were: –Lissette Model’s “Window Reflections, 1940” (the “S”+mens’ hats shot) –Louis Faurer’s “Champion, NY, NY, 1949-50” (such nervousness and hope and worry on his face) –Ted Croner’s…
Race Report: Otter Creek Marathon, 2019
…1-, 2-, and 3-lap races (with the marathon being the three-lap race), totaling a little under 200 runners. It was a mainly a “locals” race, with only a few of…
Our Milwaukee Likes Coffee
…customers like him so much) –CTC Supplies (one-source supplier for janitorial/maintenance supplies, and woman-owned) –Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (forward-thinking in that they just had their 2nd “tweet-able” performance with “Crimes of…
RUNNERS: Brent
…a craftsman. He’s a very talented and creative gent, and I’m so glad he’s also a runner! – – – – – +How old are you? How long have you…
Gravity Connect: Caffeinated Networking
…Gravity team member, Cori Coffman. Cori is leading Gravity’s new event-planning service! As always, there was good coffee from Stone Creek Coffee. I had a good time – – getting…
So, about 2021…
…I also got to make portraits for two women-led/founded companies – Allison and Co., a financial investment/management company led by Rebekah Allison, and MKE Food Tours, a tour, gift-box, and…
MKE Creatives: May 2015: Erik Ljung on video-journalism
…views … “can’t get too close, gotta remain truthful – maintain that wall a little. Gotta politely decline inviatations sometimes. ‘I’m just here to document.’ ” -“You’re taking personal story,…
MKE Comicbook: May 2015: Fave Female Characters/Creators
…parents’ divorce. Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.– light-hearted superheroing by a girl (with a super-power-imbuing belt) and her step-dad (in a robot suit). New 52 Wonder Woman – an amazing representation of…
Big-Shoes-a-Palooza at Gravity
…were reaffirmed, friendly acquaintances were made, and “community synapses” were formed. I can’t wait till my first opportunity comes around to put one of my new connections to use! [slideshow]…
Local First Milwaukee at Northern Ground
…WMSE, The Milwaukee Kayak Company, P&N Promotions, Sweet P’s Pantry, Lakefront Brewery, Coast Inn Bikes, BiltRite Furniture (who has a “USA-Made Sale” going on now), McAdams Graphics, the Shepherd Express,…
Two Milwaukee-area B+W Photo-Shows
…the ones that stood out most to me were “Uganda Series #3 (the bottle caps), #6 (boys in class), #15 (portrait–such attitude!), #17 (boys studying–great light!), #18 (feet and jump-rope),…
2 days, 200+ miles, 3 non-profits
…community organizations. My donations of a “Day WIthout a Creative Fee” has now resulted in photography being done for RP’s Pasta, Beier Drums, Forward Community Investments and (soon) Quorum Architects…
MKE Comicbook: Female Comicbook Creators
…Simonson (writer): X-Factor, New Mutants, Power Pack Ann Nocenti (writer): Longshot, Inhumans, Someplace Strange Marjane Satrapi (writer/artist): Persepolis — Marjorie Liu (writer): Astonishing X-Men, Dark Wolverine Manuela Luppachino (artist): X-Factor…