The Makers

The Makers: The art of Ken Cooper.

July 7, 2020

The Makers: The art of Ken Cooper. The Makers Series is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union. Watch video below. #TheMakers NORWALK, Manistee County — Today on The Makers, Kate Krieger-Watkins interviews artist Ken Cooper about his upcoming exhibit at Ludington Area Center for the Arts.  Cooper is a multi-media artist who spent several decades teaching at Manistee Area Public…

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The Makers: Sue Brown’s Quarantine Cats.

June 21, 2020

The Makers: Sue Brown’s Quarantine Cats. AMBER TOWNSHIP — The governor’s stay at home orders caused photographer Sue Brown to shift her creativity to non-human subjects. The owner of Photography by Sue Brown started photographing her cats. The result is a calendar called “Quarantine Cats.” Proceeds from the $25 calendar sales go towards United Way of Mason County. Kate Krieger-Watkins…

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The Makers: Knittin’ with Deb Borema.

May 30, 2020

The Makers: Knittin’ with Deb Borema. The Makers Series is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union. #TheMakers By Katie Provenzano, Press Correspondent LUDINGTON- Sleep often gets in the way for Deb Borema. There are so many things she wants to do! Deb started a knitting and crocheting group at the Mitten Bar in Ludington, Knittin’ at the Mitten. The group…

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The Makers: Omage Coffee Roasters.

May 9, 2020

The Makers: Omage Coffee Roasters. The Makers is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union. LUDINGTON- Tom Hinman and his wife Bethany know good coffee. Inspired by his late father-in-law, Bob Wrasse, Tom started roasting his own coffee on a cast iron skillet. His passion for coffee and interest in roasting grew his garage hobby into a retail business, Omage Coffee…

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The Makers: Making masks.

April 25, 2020

The Makers: Making masks. The Makers is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union. Like many individuals in Michigan, Brooke Malliett has taken up a new hobby while unable to work during the COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Safe Order: mask making. Malliett is not a sewing novice, her interdisciplinary furniture design studies in Detroit included classes in dress making and a…

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