Feature
A Peek Inside The Cherry Life!
Madonna Siles. (She does love it here.)
Painter/Writer/Door County'er'.
Q&A/A chapter of her book/Links to art.
Name:
Madonna
Siles
Where
do
you
live?
Sturgeon
Bay
When
did
you
discover
Door
County?
A
family
vacation
at
9
years
old.
Memories
of
your
early
experiences?
Our
family
stayed
at
the
Alpine
Resort.
At
the
time,
it
was
very
much
like
the
movie
Dirty
Dancing.
A
resort
where
the
men
wore
ties
and
jackets
to
dinner
and
the
ladies
wore
dresses
and
pearls.
A
live
band
played
nightly
and
there
was
always
dancing
and
shows.
It
was
just
such
a
fun,
magical
experience.
Describe
your
connection
to,
or
maybe
passion
for
Door
County...
I
feel
an
energy
similar
to
the
vortexes
of
the
hallowed
Indian
grounds
in
Sedona,
Arizona.
It
is
an
energy
that
is
peaceful,
and
emotionally
and
artistically
energizing
all
at
once.
What
made
you
realize
that
this
Door
County
dream
/
life,
the
place
you
fell
in
love
with
as
a
kid,
had
become
the
place
you
now
call
home?
It
has
always
been
home
to
me,
even
as
a
kid.
It
has
always
been
my,
"go
to
quiet
place,
even
if
only
in
thought".
All
my
life,
throughout
college,
as
a
professional
in
Chicago.
It
has
been
a
spiritual
and
emotional
retreat.
Which
is
where
the
genesis
of
the
book
comes
from.
What
do
you
love
most
about
Door
County?
The
best
things
about
Door
County
have
not
really
changed
over
time.
The
things
I
love
most
about
Door
County
are
the
unlimited
resources
of
incredible,
beautiful
and
dramatic
landscape
scenes
for
plein
air
painting.
If
you
stare
at
it
long
enough,
you
can
see
it
glow.
That's
why
it
is
know
as
"The
Peninsula
Jewel",
it
shimmers.
Give
us
a
quick
snapshot
of
your
career
before
you
made
the
move
to
Door
County.
I
worked
in
marketing
and
communications
for
a
small
advertising
agency
in
Chicago
and
also
worked
for
a
trade
association.
After
I
moved
to
Door
County
I
was
a
columnist
for
the
Door
County
