Ryan Laessig's guest appearances

Ryan Laessig

Experience Milwaukee

Mr. Nice Guy

Pod Save Milwaukee

Imagine This Podcast

Brett Newski

Beth Weirick

Ian Abston

Shle Berry

Amanda Huff

Kaylee Crossfire

Lex Allen

Vincent Van Great

Michael Hostad

Dori Zori

Grace Weber

Valerie Lighthart

Samer Ghani

Omar Shaikh

Sarah Long

OwlTail

This episode of the pod begins with David, Lindsay, and new host and producer, Elisabeth, discussing the kick off of Imagine’s Arts and Economic Prosperity surveying out and about at local cultural events over the next year. In anticipation of speaking with Milwaukee Makers Market’s creator and director Ryan Laessig, the trio reflects on what they would make if they were to moonlight as market makers. David has an on-brand vision of himself selling “momento mori” embroidered phrases like “In the midst of life...you’re in death.” Lindsay contrasts David’s morose aspirations by envisioning herself as a maker of cross-stitched phrases of lightness and inspiration. Meanwhile, Elisabeth’s hypothetical small business will draw on her talents for creating multimodal portraits, and tiny clay fish fry fabrications.  Starting around 13:00, Ryan Laessig joins the crew to discuss Milwaukee Makers Market—a local makers market that is a “celebration of the city’s creators and our local community” and is hosted at Discovery World, Ivy House MKE, and at local breweries. In the course of the discussion, Ryan reflects on the ethos that drove him to graduate from artist and entrepreneur to becoming a leader within the maker scene, and building the beloved local festival as a platform to help artists thrive in our community. He shares about his motivation to become an organizer so he could sustain and improve upon models of makers markets that he experienced firsthand as an artist. And the MMM that has evolved is a truly local, free event—unlike some craft festivals run by distant corporations that charge covers and profit from Milwaukee talent, all the sales at MMM directly support makers and vendors within the local economy. Visitors to the MMM can also expect to get the benefit of engaging with the stories and personalities of the makers themselves. Though he is the leader and the face of the MMM, Ryan is foremost inspired to run the market as an engine for helping these local small business owners and artists to pursue and “achieve their dreams,” and contribute to a maker’s scene that Milwaukee can be proud of.  Milwaukee Maker’s Market Follow Milwaukee Maker’s Market @milwaukeemakersmarket and @MilwaukeeMakersMarket Once again, we had an absurd number of shout-outs in this episode. Please enjoy the following (hopefully) comprehensive list of links: Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s “L'Orfeo” David’s Death Playlist Milwaukee Miniatures Hovercraft Arts @ LargeDiscovery World Ivy House MKE Good City BrewingMilwaukee Brewing Co. Milwaukee Night Market Sherman Phoenix James Steeno Gallery Outwoken Tea Liv a Little Ice Cream Mild Fever Square One Soap Works MB Squared Photography Essential Raw Naturals Happy Joy Candy Floss Lena Ceramics Space Time Coffee BluMountainCo.Mable Jewelry Chandler HouganNourish Natural Productions Matilda Bakehouse Big White Yeti Candle Co. EcoEvie Artery InkChase My CreationsJeff Balke Studios Beyer Beware Adam Matthew Ink Frank and Bella JKS Printworks Abby Bell Does Soul Spin MKE Sweetly Baked Little Woman Creations St Angel Productions MissMashedUp Pfister Artist in ResidenceSaint Kate Artist in Residence 

This episode of the pod begins with David, Lindsay, and new host and producer, Elisabeth, discussing the kick off of Imagine’s Arts and Economic Prosperity surveying out and about at local cultural events over the next year. In anticipation of speaking with Milwaukee Makers Market’s creator and director Ryan Laessig, the trio reflects on what they would make if they were to moonlight as market makers. David has an on-brand vision of himself selling “momento mori” embroidered phrases like “In the midst of life...you’re in death.” Lindsay contrasts David’s morose aspirations by envisioning herself as a maker of cross-stitched phrases of lightness and inspiration. Meanwhile, Elisabeth’s hypothetical small business will draw on her talents for creating multimodal portraits, and tiny clay fish fry fabrications.  Starting around 13:00, Ryan Laessig joins the crew to discuss Milwaukee Makers Market—a local makers market that is a “celebration of the city’s creators and our local community” and is hosted at Discovery World, Ivy House MKE, and at local breweries. In the course of the discussion, Ryan reflects on the ethos that drove him to graduate from artist and entrepreneur to becoming a leader within the maker scene, and building the beloved local festival as a platform to help artists thrive in our community. He shares about his motivation to become an organizer so he could sustain and improve upon models of makers markets that he experienced firsthand as an artist. And the MMM that has evolved is a truly local, free event—unlike some craft festivals run by distant corporations that charge covers and profit from Milwaukee talent, all the sales at MMM directly support makers and vendors within the local economy. Visitors to the MMM can also expect to get the benefit of engaging with the stories and personalities of the makers themselves. Though he is the leader and the face of the MMM, Ryan is foremost inspired to run the market as an engine for helping these local small business owners and artists to pursue and “achieve their dreams,” and contribute to a maker’s scene that Milwaukee can be proud of.  <a href="https://www.milwaukeemakersmarket.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Milwaukee Maker’s Market</a> Follow Milwaukee Maker’s Market @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/milwaukeemakersmarket/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">milwaukeemakersmarket</a> and @<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MilwaukeeMakersMarket/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">MilwaukeeMakersMarket</a> Once again, we had an absurd number of shout-outs in this episode. Please enjoy the following (hopefully) comprehensive list of links: <a href="https://www.milwaukeeoperatheatre.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s “L'Orfeo”</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6roPx1KD4OTQ8rMH66Q7Ds?si=eafcf11af100478e&amp;nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">David’s Death Playlist</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/milwaukeeminiatures/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Milwaukee Miniatures</a> <a href="https://www.hovercraftmke.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hovercraft</a> <a href="https://www.artsatlargeinc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Arts @ Large</a><a href="https://www.discoveryworld.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Discovery World</a> <a href="https://ivyhousemke.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ivy House MKE</a> <a href="https://www.goodcitybrewing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Good City Brewing</a><a href="https://mkebrewing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Milwaukee Brewing Co.</a> <a href="https://www.mkenightmarket.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Milwaukee Night Market</a> <a href="https://www.shermanphoenix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sherman Phoenix</a> <a href="http://www.jamessteeno.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">James Steeno Gallery</a> <a href="https://outwokentea.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Outwoken Tea</a> <a href="https://www.livalittleicecream.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Liv a Little Ice Cream</a> <a href="https://mildfeverpopup.square.site/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mild Fever</a> <a href="https://squareonesoapworks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Square One Soap Works</a> <a href="https://mbsquaredphotography.square.site/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">MB Squared Photography</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EssentialRawNaturals/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Essential Raw Naturals</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyjoycandyfloss/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Happy Joy Candy Floss</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/lenaandreaceramics/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lena Ceramics</a> <a href="https://spacetimecoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Space Time Coffee</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BluMountainCo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">BluMountainCo.</a><a href="https://www.mablejewelry.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mable Jewelry</a> <a href="https://www.chandlerhougan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Chandler Hougan</a><a href="https://nourishnaturalproducts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nourish Natural Productions</a> <a href="https://www.matildabakehouse.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Matilda Bakehouse</a> <a href="https://www.bigwhiteyeti.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Big White Yeti Candle Co.</a> <a href="https://ecoevie.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">EcoEvie</a> <a href="https://www.arteryink.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Artery Ink</a><a href="https://www.chasemycreations.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Chase My Creations</a><a href="https://jeffbalkestudios.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Balke Studios</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidbeyerjr/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Beyer Beware</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdamMatthewInk?fbclid=IwAR09VxELYGrmRj5ql69lYRI2VAIaIbGsrchhIkg3c-EzwSy_va0idVu0C14" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Matthew Ink</a> <a href="https://frankandbella.weebly.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Frank and Bella</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jksprintworks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">JKS Printworks</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abbeybelldoes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Abby Bell Does</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Soul-Spin-Spin-Art-MKE-280207569077966/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Soul Spin MKE</a> <a href="https://www.sweetlybaked.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sweetly Baked</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleWomanCreations" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Little Woman Creations</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaintAngelProductions" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">St Angel Productions</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missmashedup/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">MissMashedUp</a> <a href="https://www.thepfisterhotel.com/artist-in-residence" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pfister Artist in Residence</a><a href="https://www.saintkatearts.com/submit-a-proposal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Saint Kate Artist in Residence</a>

Milwaukee Makers Market w/ Ryan Laessig

Ryan is the current coordinator for the Milwaukee Makers Market, a market where you can shop with makers of all sizes and enjoy their creations. He is also an avid member of the art community and an Educator.

Ryan is the current coordinator for the Milwaukee Makers Market, a market where you can shop with makers of all sizes and enjoy their creations. He is also an avid member of the art community and an Educator.

Episode 9 - Ryan Laessig (Milwaukee Maker's Market)

I sat down w Ryan Laessig, who owns/operates the alternative art gallery/brand Milwaukee Alt. He also runs Milwaukee Makers Market, which gathers vendors from across the city. We discussed how Ryan identified w the alternative lifestyle growing up, his artistic brand, the makers market, connecting w new creatives, and his teaching work.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-slowey/support

I sat down w Ryan Laessig, who owns/operates the alternative art gallery/brand Milwaukee Alt. He also runs Milwaukee Makers Market, which gathers vendors from across the city. We discussed how Ryan identified w the alternative lifestyle growing up, his artistic brand, the makers market, connecting w new creatives, and his teaching work.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/ben-slowey/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/ben-slowey/support</a>

Looking for unique, beautiful, handmade items? Tap into Milwaukee's design and making expertise the next time you visit. How? By attending a Makers Market. Learn more from Ryan Laessig in this episode of Experience Milwaukee and by visiting www.milwaukeemakersmarket.com.

Looking for unique, beautiful, handmade items? Tap into Milwaukee's design and making expertise the next time you visit. How? By attending a Makers Market. Learn more from Ryan Laessig in this episode of Experience Milwaukee and by visiting <a href="http://www.milwaukeemakersmarket.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.milwaukeemakersmarket.com</a>.