 Please provide an image or video of your work and tell us about it. I like Brockway Mountain in the Spring, when things are beginning to green up and come alive. Vast panoramas fall away from the edges of the winding drive. Main Street Calumet is proud of Calumet's "artsy" reputation. #MixedMediaMonday is our way of sharing the tremendous human capital that our area has in the form of artists with everyone else. Almost every week you will see a different artist featured here! What's your name? Barbara Flanagin What's your Calumet connection? I've lived in Laurium since 2006. How can people see/ buy your work? Please provide a social media handle, website, or other location where people can follow you/find your work? Cross Country Sports has some of my prints and cards and the Art Center has a tile or two. How long have you been creative? Did you have any formal training? I've enjoyed drawing since I was a child, and took various classes growing up. The Botanical Art Certificate Program from the Morton Arboretum was the most formal training I've had. What type of art do you make and what's your preferred medium? Two dimensional, usually, so painting or drawing, but also clay. What have you been working on lately? What's been inspiring you? Views from the edges of cliffs Tell us whose work you've been admiring lately! Mary Brodbeck, Jessica Steinhauser, Nick Cave 
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 Main Street Calumet is proud of Calumet's "artsy" reputation. #MixedMediaMonday is our way of sharing the tremendous human capital that our area has in the form of artists with everyone else. Almost every week you will see a different artist featured here! What's your name? Melissa Beth Johnson What's your Calumet connection? Hancock-born and Wisconsin-raised, I came back to the U.P every summer. Enamored with the remnants of the copper boom, I knew the Copper Country was home. After moving back to the area in 2016, I made it my personal quest to explore the Keweenaw Peninsula whenever possible, while capturing my adventures to share with others. How can people see/ buy your work? Please provide a social media handle, website, or other location where people can follow you/find your work? Currently, my photos can be seen on instagram: _yoopy_ . I currently have about 300 matted prints of all sizes, as well as canvas, metal and glass prints in larger sizes just waiting to be sold. I currently do sales through my instagram, however, I also have an Etsy page in the works which should be up and running in a couple of weeks. My Etsy store is named "yoopnative".
How long have you been creative? Did you have any formal training?
I started taking pictures of old cemeteries that I found interesting in my early 20's. After buying my first Cannon camera in 2002, I decided traditional cameras weren't for me. I felt the bulky camera and multiple settings took the joy out of the process. For me, a cell phone camera was more convenient and easier to use. Armed with only a cell phone camera and a fond appreciation for the Keweenaw's rich mining history and vast beauty, I try to capture the U.P from a fresh, modern perspective while adventuring with friends and family. All of my photos are taken and edited with a cell phone alone. What type of art do you make and what's your preferred medium? Photography is my main passion. However, I do a lot of art with driftwood, Lake Superior rocks, animal bones and enjoy painting with both oils and acrylics. What have you been working on lately? What's been inspiring you? With Covid-19 keeping everyone indoors, I haven't been adventuring as much as I wish I could. I have decided to use the time indoors to edit matching sets of pictures of various local mine shafts and mining history. Tell us whose work you've been admiring lately! I have a few local favorite photographers. Eric Munch, Jeff Foss, and Jeremy Rowe. Recently, I've noticed two young women, Makayla Coppo and Cadance Johnson, doing amazing things with photography. I have a love of U.P photography and all of these photographers capture our area in unique ways. Please provide an image or video of your work and tell us about it. Per the Elk's Lodge photo: Being invited to the Elk's Mistletoe ball in 2019, I was given a tour of the building. I was in awe of preservation of the past. Glass cases filled with history, amazing wood work and overwhelming acceptance. When the bowling alley was mentioned, I had to see it. I only had a few minutes to take a few photos. It was unlike anything I had seen. My mind instantly went to the past. How much joy was had by members about a century ago. I could picture the lodge being a place where locals could forget about all of the turmoil, conflict, and despair that was outside of those doors in the early 1900's. 
Mary Swetich was the queen of fudge making. She was the one who created all of the 30 plus flavors we offer today. As time went on, she perfected her fudge making skills and turned her fudge into an art. She loved coming in to make it after a busy weekend. Throughout the years she won many awards for her fudge. Mary made fudge for the Calumet Mercantile until she passed away In 2017.
Joyce Bausano took over the kitchen in 2017 and has continued the tradition of fudge making. She had big shoes to fill. As the years have gone by, she has perfected her own techniques and has kept the tradition alive. We do believe Mary would be proud! The fudge tastes and looks almost the same as if she was still behind the kettle.
Author: Chris Voelker Donna makes tree magic in this sample of her work! What's your name?
Donna Lenard What's your Calumet connection? I work at Insight Eyecare in Calumet. I’ve been an optician for 35 years. I also show my watercolors at the Calumet Art Center. I teach my watercolor techniques at the center as well. How can people see/ buy your work? Please provide a social media handle, website, or other location where people can follow you/find your work? My work is available at the Calumet Art Center and I regularly show at the Poor Artist Sale at Calumet High every December . I have a page on Facebook Donna Lenard Watercolors with videos I’ve been developing for the last few weeks. I also have a booth every year at the Keweenaw Art Affair and Art in the Park in Copper Harbor. How long have you been creative? Did you have any formal training? I have been exploring watercolor for 20 years. I am self-taught. I moved to Alaska when I first started watercolor and had good guidance from the Fairbanks Watercolor Society. I showed my work at every First Friday event and had a few solo shows at local galleries. What type of art do you make and what's your preferred medium? I am a watercolorist. I love wet on wet techniques to create dreamy effects. I paint mostly landscapes and enjoy making northern lights pop off the page. I also paint the illusion of flowers. It’s all an illusion! Simplicity is key to inviting the viewer’s imagination to enjoy the work. What have you been working on lately? What's been inspiring you? I have been creating short watercolor tutorials to engage everyone at home right now. They are my inspiration and seems to be helpful to get folks through this time. I have them all on my Facebook page as well as on YouTube. Tell us whose work you've been admiring lately! There are some local artists that I admire and love talking to them about their process. Bob Dawson, Clyde Mikkola and Jennifer Slack to name a few. |
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