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April 27th, 2008 — EK31, ExposeKenosha

“ When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
R. Buckminster Fuller
In this issue:
In no particular order
April 27th, 2008 — Review, EK31, Kenosha
by Karen Mahoney

Movie-making family films children’s DVD on nine area farms
Look closely at the scenes in “Little Sister,”
and you might see something familiar.
The 80-minute DVD, available for purchase at many local stores including all Kenosha-area Walgreens, was filmed on nine farms in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties.
“We love southeastern Wisconsin,” said Greg Lavin, “Little Sister” director and writer. “So the potential of making other films here is very possible.”
It’s no surprise Lavin is fond of the area. He grew up in Kansasville and still lives on the family farm, though now in a home built on a corner of the property that has been in the family for five generations.
Click HERE to continue reading the article (from the blog of Karen Mahoney)
April 27th, 2008 — EK31, Downtown Kenosha, Exhibit, ExposeKenosha, Visual Artist
by Joe Barr

Kathy Laybourn’s one woman show at the Pollard Gallery will be featuring a relatively new technique for her, encaustic painting.
Encaustic is an ancient technique used as far back as the Egyptians. Traditionally, oil paint is combined with a beeswax mixture and applied to either a canvas or board support. Then, the mixture is heated, in this case, with a heat gun. The paint is applied in layers as in more traditional painting techniques. The interesting thing about this approach is the lack of complete control one has over the way in which the media responds to the heating process.
Bring friends, meet Kathy, and enjoy her and her art at her Friday, May 2, opening. Continue reading →
April 27th, 2008 — Eclectic Angel, EK31, Downtown Kenosha, Creativity, ExposeKenosha

Ashley Gauthier gracing the window of the Eclectic Angel in Kenosha
This Saturday at the Eclectic Angel in downtown Kenosha, owner Ronnie Roscioli-Greco put together an unconventional window display that made passers-by stop and look again.
Ashley Gauthier, one of Michelle Cascio’s models spent a few hours posing in the window of the store dressed in vintage clothes. Continue reading →