In The Act

Angela Ramey is the Performing Arts Program Director at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Originally from the Madison area, Angela holds her BA in Theatre from UW Madison and has been involved with performance and arts administration for the better part of her life. Angela has resided in Sheboygan with her co-hab for almost nine years and is a mother of two young daughters.

A clergyman in the United Church of Christ, he is among other things a husband, father, and friend. He is an author having written a novel, The Patch, a writer of stories and poems, was a professional singer, is an advocate of creative thought and expression, a promoter of fact-related experiences and of caring relationships with the world community of people and places.

Beth Lipman is a Sheboygan Falls-based artist whose sculptural practice generates from the Still Life genre, symbolically representing the splendor and excess of our current geological age and the stratigraphic layer humanity will leave on earth.

Her works are a meditation on our relationship to Deep Time - a monumental time scale based on geologic events that minimizes human lives. Each installation is a reimagining of history, created by placing cycles often separated by millenia in proximity, from the ancient botanical to the cultural. The incorporation of prehistoric flora alludes to the impermanence of the present and the persistence of life. The ephemera of the modern age becomes a symbol of fragility as the human species is placed on a continuum where time eradicates hierarchy.

She can be found online at http://www.bethlipman.com

Photo credit: Rich Maciejewski (cropped for episode art)

Kay Jelinek is a mixed-media abstract artist based in Sheboygan who loves thinking and observing deeply and recombining everything into spontaneous art. She creates colorful artwork in the darkness of night, starting with a blank surface and no clear outcome in her mind. Jelinek’s work responds to many deeply imbedded images from close observation of nature, fractals, a love of music, poetry & philosophy as well as the work of other artists who create surprising art reflecting their unique individuality. You can find her online at https://sheboyganvisualartists.org/member-artists/kay-jelinek/

Former Sheboygan Mayor Juan Perez is a self-taught artist who sets his own standards. Using light and shadow, he paints as his brush and paint direct him. Working from his Sheboygan studio, he is driven by the challenge of creating a three-dimensional painting using a blank canvas and several layers of paint. You can find him online at https://www.juanperezart.com/

Tom Rauwerdink is a graphic designer and artistic dabbler. He runs Eighty Art & Design which is a gallery and meeting space as well as an art and design studio. You can find him online at Eighty Art & Design's website.

Erika Block is a professional creative director, award-winning graphic designer, published author, and multi-media artist. She holds degrees in marketing communications, advertising, and digital media, with 20 years of experience in the art, music, print, television and film industries. Her work has been featured in the national media, including People Magazine, The View, Good Morning America, and The Today Show. She is represented by The Tracy Agency. You can find her online at https://www.facebook.com/elblockauthor and https://www.instagram.com/elblockauthor

Kim is a colorful mixed media artist with a passion for community and creativity. In 2020 she founded Hello Happiness Creativity Center, a nonprofit dedicated to providing creative supplies and experiences for everyone. You can find her on Facebook and on Instagram.

Kaitlynn Kiela recently co-founded the county’s first yoga co-op, Sheboygan County Yoga Co-op. She has spent the last ten years learning about yoga and mindfulness in our community. She can be found online at https://www.sheboygancountyyogacoop.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ShebCoYoCo/, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sheboygancountyyogaco.op/

Molly King received her BA in dance as well as her teaching certification at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. King is a registered yoga teacher [RYT 200] with Yoga Alliance. She received her MA in special education at Cardinal Stritch University. King has been teaching for the Étude Group schools for sixteen years. She is also the Senior Advisor for the Youth Dance program at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and has led multiple Connecting Communities projects with various dance companies. Outside of teaching and collaborating, King is an active performer for a German folk dance group in Milwaukee, Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt. However, King's most important role and passion in life is being a mom to her two daughters Nora and Rosalie. She hopes her love of dance will continue on with them. She can be found online at: