Megan Gloss

6 days ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

Walking through the dimly lit makeshift studio on Iowa Street in downtown Dubuque, one will find an assortment of molds brimming with grains of sand — some small, some oversized. Some contain objects like a child’s winter glove, with others containing everyday household items, knickknacks and shapes. It might not look much yet. But for Dubuque iron cast artist Tamsie Ringler, it’s an important step in bringing a piece of art to its final fruition.

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

For creatives, the journey of making art is an evolution — a representation of not only a body of work, but the innermost thoughts, feelings and expressions of that artist that capture a moment in time. The Dubuque Museum of Art is in the final weeks of housing its latest exhibition, embracing that very theme, at its current site.

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

It’s an overcast morning, with a light rain. But light pours in from the large windows looking upon the former church sanctuary. In the center of the room is a pile of objects placed meticulously upon a table. Two individuals sit nearby, their chatter lightly echoing throughout the hall as they study the objects intently before each picks up a pencil and begins to sketch what their eye has captured.

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

If April showers really do bring May flowers, I anticipate abundant blooms in the month ahead. For whatever reason, last month seemed to be a long and heavy lift for a great many people with whom I regularly come into orbit. Whenever I would casually inquire, “How are you doing?” the responses I received seemed to be met with a collective sigh. Work was busy. Kids were restless. Taxes were due. Politics happened. It was cloudy and cold. We are, indeed, living in strange and unpredictable times.

2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

A prince who falls hopelessly in love. A princess who has fallen curse by an evil sorcerer, transforming her from a beautiful maiden by day into a swan by night. An act of betrayal due to trickery. And a romance turned immortal — at least in some variations of the story. When Russian composer Tchaikovsky penned the music to “Swan Lake” — today widely regarded as one of the most beloved ballets of all time — it might surprise some to know its debut performance in Moscow in 1877 was a flop.