Portage
Portage

A Celebration of The Community of Middleton, Wisconsin

Community is like
Community is like

A school of fish

The "Working" Out
The "Working" Out
Dynamic lines
Dynamic lines

The community moves towards the future.

Re-configuring Access
Re-configuring Access

with a welcoming sculpture.

Landscape Plan
Landscape Plan
Parkitecture + Planning
Parkitecture + Planning

are our partners.

Sample fish
Sample fish

in gold-capped wave

Sample
Sample

More gold waves

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Groupings
Groupings
Forming the design
Forming the design

Building the Frame
Building the Frame
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Spring has arrived
Spring has arrived

Five weeks before the install and the Studio is in bloom

Fish
Fish

In the kiln. All shapes and sizes

Kiln work
Kiln work

Each one is handmade and fired & annealed for over 24 hours.

Design takes shape
Design takes shape
Details
Details
Detail
Detail
Inspiration?
Inspiration?

Beauty is everywhere.

Detail of glass
Detail of glass
Taking Shape
Taking Shape

15 FT is tall

100 plus fish
100 plus fish

Each one installed and then de-installed for travel.

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Long Days
Long Days

Fabrication takes a lot of time and the Studio Pups oversee the painstaking work.

Art Crawl
Art Crawl

Cocktails & mocktails & food and fiddle music at the Studio to celebrate “Portage.”

Open Studio Night
Open Studio Night

The Ramsey Hill Association wanted a “wee nosey.”

A Lovely Tea
A Lovely Tea
Back to Work
Back to Work
Studio Assistants on Standby
Studio Assistants on Standby

Heaney

Studio Assistants Standby
Studio Assistants Standby

Berkeley

More Details Soon!
More Details Soon!

Beckett, the Studio Assistant is getting ready for delivery.