In The Act

Jill is a creative person living a creative life. You can find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jillbrotz/.

Santino Laster is a public servant by trade. He’s the Public Safety Specialist for the Mead Library, and works diligently with the community— providing resources. He also is a board member for the Sheboygan Area School District.

Dan Weiss is a curious explorer of sound, nature, and the rhythms of life.  Native to Sheboygan, bisqued in Chicago, and strewn about the mountains of Missoula, Montana, Dan prefers the uncomfortable approach to finding something great and unexpected, and eventually comforting—some documentation of which can be found at the following links:

soundcloud.com/a-dan-weiss

soundcloud.com/hot-the-cat-the-kitchen

mendelssohnmusic.bandcamp.com/

instagram.com/wan_deiss

Anneliese Finke is a poet on the staff at Mead Public Library. Her work has appeared in a few literary journals, but you can also check it out on her website, https://anneliesefinkepoetry.com/. Her fingers are permanently crossed for a book someday.

Kate Krause is a spacemaker and community connector. She tries to remedy things she's cranky about... ope, passionate about. You can find her online at http://www.paradigmvenue.com/ as well as on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paradigmcoffeeandmusic/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/paradigm.coffeeandmusic/ and the FB group for Queer Potluck Sheboygan, which you can join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/300840940256347/

Frank Juárez brings two decades of art education and arts management experience organizing local and regional art exhibitions, community art events, facilitating presentations, supporting artists through grant programs, and offering professional development workshops. Frank is in the forefront of promoting Wisconsin artists, as well as attracting regional, national, and international artists to collaborate and exhibit in Wisconsin. You can find him online on the Instagram for Artdose Magazine as well as his own Instagram; the Artdose Magazine website; and his own website.

Charlie O'Connell is a musician and multi-media artist. He holds a degree for Interdisciplinary Arts & Technology from the Peck School of Arts. Charlie and partner Jordan Gottsacker own and operate a lifestyle shop called Honey and Ace. Future Fern originated in 2015 as a space to house the growing collection of multimedia endeavors.

Jordan Gottsacker has been doing awkward robot dance moves through the interior design field since 2011. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and has been growing her own interior design practice and skill set with the partnership and guidance of other small businesses design firms, architects and contractors over the past decade. You can find her online at http://www.honeyandace.com/ as well as on Instagram (http://instagram.com/honeyandacedesign).

Toril Fisher studied painting and metals at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and completed her BFA at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State. After a 28 year “delay” - 2019 marks the first year she has gone “all in” to pursue a full time career in art. You can find her website at http://torilart.com/.

Michael Albert has been creating ART since his college days at New York University, where he studied business (BPA, 1984-1988). He is also the founder/owner of Sir Real, a brand of fruit juice & natural foods. He has a website at http://michaelalbert.com/ and can also be found on Facebook (http://facebook.com/michael.albert.5815) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/sirrealjuice/).