As you’re traveling around Boise and shopping for the holidays, you may have noticed shop windows painted with snowy trees, snowmen and bright red and green holly. We wanted to know who paints all those great scenes so we tracked down winter window painter Alyse Madison. For the past 30 years, she has been painting her cheerful winter scenes on local shop windows. She joins Idaho Matters to talk more about what she does.

As you’re traveling around Boise and shopping for the holidays, you may have noticed shop windows painted with snowy trees, snowmen and bright red and green holly. We wanted to know who paints all those great scenes so we tracked down winter window painter Alyse Madison. For the past 30 years, she has been painting her cheerful winter scenes on local shop windows. She joins Idaho Matters to talk more about what she does.

Spreading holiday cheer in Boise with window art

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Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, this weekday public affairs podcast serves as a gathering place where ideas are shared, stories are told and conversations thrive. Whether you’re curious about local government, inspired by the arts or invested in your community, Idaho Matters is where the voices of Idaho come together to inform, engage and celebrate the people and places that make the Gem State unique. Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the "Talk To Us" feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app. Make a donation to support the Idaho Matters podcast today.

Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, this weekday public affairs podcast serves as a gathering place where ideas are shared, stories are told and conversations thrive. Whether you’re curious about local government, inspired by the arts or invested in your community, Idaho Matters is where the voices of Idaho come together to inform, engage and celebrate the people and places that make the Gem State unique.Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the "Talk To Us" feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app.<a href="https://bit.ly/3IMs9Va" rel="noopener noreferrer">Make a donation</a> to support the Idaho Matters podcast today.

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