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"Milky Whey" was created as part of CowParade Wisconsin, 2006

organized as a benefit for the new University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital

I am very pleased that "Milky Whey" earned $8,000 in the online auction in October 2006

Scroll down for Milky's tour highlights, and to follow the creation of "Milky Whey"

These Constellations are featured on Milky Whey:

Summer Sky (left side when facing cow)

Big Dipper (Ursa Major –Big Bear)
Little Dipper (Ursa Minor–Little Bear)
Draco (the Dragon)
Casseiopeia (Vain Queen)
Cepheus (husband to Casseiopeia)
Cygnus (the Swan)

Winter Sky (right side when facing cow)

Orion, the Hunter
Canus Major (Orion’s hunting dog)
Canus Minor (Orion’s hunting dog)
Gemini (the Twins)
Hydra (Serpent)

Orion, the Hunter

Canus Major (Orion’s hunting dog)

Each constellation is delicately connected with an irridescent line. The major stars in the constellations are painted in a soft gold, and will glow in the dark for up to 10 hours.

Little Dipper (Ursa Minor–Little Bear)
Draco (the Dragon)

Milky Whey Sightings, Summer 2006

Milky meets a fan at Cows on the Concourse, June 3, 2006, in Madison, WI.
scroll down to the calendar below to see when Milky will be near you!

if you have a photo of Milky you would like included here, email it to me at: k@studioksr.com

Milky's first visitors admire her eyes at the CowParade Kick off Party, June 1, 2006 at Willow Island, Alliant Energy Center.
Milky Whey's Bio
“Milky Whey,” adorned with favorite constellations, celebrates the beauty of the milky way galaxy as seen in the northern skies and is the Cow Parade creation of Katherine Steichen Rosing. Milky’s golden hooves and horns contrast with the deep blue starry sky filled with constellations painted on her voluptuous belly.

Daytime visitors can study constellation patterns including old favorites like Orion, Big Bear, Cassiopeia and some lesser known like Draco, the dragon, and Cygnus the Swan.

Evening visitors will appreciate that Milky’s constellations and shooting stars will glow in the dark, inviting young and old star gazers to test their study of the constellations.

Milky Whey's Tour of Wisconsin, Summer 2006

JUNE 2006
**For details on all Wisconsin June Dairy Month events visit www.wisdairy.com/jdm.

June 3 Saturday CowParade Wisconsin Grand Opening/Cows on the Concourse - Madison

June 4 Sunday Brown County Dairy Breakfast -- New Franken

June 8 Thursday Kwik Trip Event - Eau Claire (2135 Bracket Ave)

June 9 Friday Breakfast in the Valley - Eau Claire

June 10 Saturday Tri-County Dairy Breakfast - Washburn County

June 11 Sunday Calumet County Dairy Breakfast - New Holstein

June 13 Tuesday FFA Convention - Madison

June 14 Wednesday FFA Convention - Madison

June 15 Thursday Milwaukee Public Market - Milwaukee
June 16 Friday Kwik Trip Event – Green Bay (2498 Lineville Rd.)
June 17 Saturday Watertown AgriBusiness Council Dairy Breakfast –
June 18 Sunday Kewaunee County Dairy Breakfast – Luxemburg
June 20 Tuesday Wisconsin 4H Convention – Madison
June 21 Wednesday Wisconsin 4H Convention – Madison
June 22 Thursday Kwik Trip Event – Tomah (310 E McCoy Rd.)
June 23 Friday Grand National Tractor Pull – Tomah
June 24 Saturday Grand National Tractor Pull – Tomah
June 25 Sunday Fond du Lac County Dairy Breakfast – Fond du Lac
June 27 Tuesday TBD
June 28 Wednesday TBD
June 29 Thursday Kwik Trip Event – Onalaska
June 30 Friday Kwik Trip Event – LaCrosse (4828 Morman Coulee Rd.)
JULY 2006
July 6 Thursday Kwik Trip Event – Stoughton (517 W Main)
July 7 Friday Stoughton Jr. Fair – Stoughton
July 8 Saturday Stoughton Jr. Fair – Stoughton
July 9 Sunday Stoughton Jr. Fair – Stoughton
July 11 Tuesday Farm Technology Days – Sheboygan County
July 12 Wednesday Farm Technology Days – Sheboygan County
July 13 Thursday Kwik Trip Event – Chippewa Falls (2997 Commercial Blvd.)
July 14 Friday Northern Wisconsin State Fair – Chippewa Falls
July 15 Saturday Northern Wisconsin State Fair – Chippewa Falls
July 16 Sunday Northern Wisconsin State Fair – Chippewa Falls
July 19 Wednesday Kwik Trip Event – Fond du Lac (1123 West Johnson)
July 20 Thursday Waukesha County Fair – Waukesha
July 21 Friday Waukesha County Fair – Waukesha
July 22 Saturday Fond du Lac County Fair – Fond du Lac
July 23 Sunday Fond du Lac County Fair – Fond du Lac
July 26 Wednesday Kwik Trip Event – Janesville (3359 Milton Ave.)
July 27 Thursday Washington County Fair – West Bend
July 28 Friday Washington County Fair – West Bend
July 29 Saturday Rock County 4H Fair – Janesville
July 30 Sunday Rock County 4H Fair – Janesville

AUGUST 2006
Aug. 2 Wednesday Kwik Trip Event – Schofield (3207 Schofield Ave.)
Aug. 3 Thursday Wisconsin Valley Fair – Wausau
Aug. 4 Friday Wisconsin Valley Fair – Wausau
Aug. 5 Saturday Wisconsin Valley Fair – Wausau
Aug. 6 Sunday Wisconsin State Fair Ag Oasis, Cheese and Butter Auction
Aug. 7 Monday Wisconsin State Fair Ag Oasis– West Allis
Aug. 8 Tuesday Wisconsin State Fair Ag Oasis, 4H Meat Products Auction – West Allis
Aug. 9 Wednesday Wisconsin State Fair Ag Oasis, Governor’s Livestock Auction – West Allis
Aug. 11 Friday Kwik Trip Event – Baldwin (940 Baldwin Plaza Dr)
Aug. 12 Saturday Pierce County Fair – Ellsworth
Aug. 13 Sunday Pierce County Fair – Ellsworth
Aug. 16 Wednesday Kwik Trip Event – DePere (2618 Monroe Rd)
Aug. 17 Thursday Brown County Fair – DePere
Aug. 18 Friday Brown County Fair – DePere
Aug. 19 Saturday Brown County Fair – DePere
Aug. 20 Sunday Brown County Fair – DePere
Aug. 23 Wednesday Kwik Trip Event – Manitowoc (401 North 8 th St.)
Aug. 24 Thursday Manitowoc County Fair – Manitowoc
Aug. 25 Friday Manitowoc County Fair – Manitowoc
Aug. 26 Saturday Manitowoc County Fair – Manitowoc
Aug. 27 Sunday Manitowoc County Fair – Manitowoc
Aug. 30 Wednesday Kwik Trip Event – Pewaukee (W229N2086 Redford Blvd.)
Aug. 31 Thursday Walworth County Fair – Elkhorn

SEPTEMBER 2006
Sept. 1 Friday Walworth County Fair – Elkhorn
Sept. 2 Saturday Walworth County Fair – Elkhorn
Sept. 3 Sunday Sheboygan County Fair – Plymouth
Sept. 4 Monday Sheboygan County Fair – Plymouth
Sept. 14 Thursday Vernon County Fair – Viroqua
Sept. 15 Friday Vernon County Fair – Viroqua
Sept. 16 Saturday Green County Cheese Days – Monroe
Sept. 17 Sunday Green County Cheese Days – Monroe

OCTOBER 2006
Oct. 3 Tuesday World Dairy Expo – Madison
Oct. 4 Wednesday World Dairy Expo – Madison
Oct. 5 Thursday World Dairy Expo – Madison
Oct. 6 Friday World Dairy Expo – Madison
Oct. 7 Saturday World Dairy Expo – Madison

NOVEMBER 11 - 20, 2006

ONLINE AUCTION Milky Fetched $8,000.00

for UW-Madison Children's Hospital

CowParade Wisconsin 2006 "Cow Tour"
A herd of three cows sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATPC) will travel the state during the summer and early fall stopping at fairs, dairy breakfasts, community celebrations and other public events. This "Cow Tour" is coordinated by DATCP, the Wisconsin FFA Foundation and The Wisconsin FFA Foundation. The traveling herd is made possible by Kwik Trip.

Milky contemplates her travel schedule, she's hoping you will visit!

Milky is heading out the door and ready to climb the stairs and exit my studio. We will miss her!

My friend Kohji Ohsono, a wonderful contemporary painter from Tokyo learned to milk when he visited us in March

My friend Olga vists Milky and learns the biological details of cow maintainance.

Mike Rosing stretches his legs and takes a turn at milking . . . with two growing boys, we need all the milk we can get!

Stars were added February 5 - 7th -- this is still the underpainting, the brightest stars will be added after another deep blue glaze covers everything later.

The main constellations are established, but I still have to add more stars before the next blue glaze. (A glaze is a transparent layer of paint.)

Oh, my neck . . . . . . . . and Michaelangelo was on his back for how long? This is udderly ridiculous (and I can't even spell any more)

Special thanks to Samuel Rosing, photographer.

February 8, Chores need to be done before we take off for the weekend! (neighbor kid will milk her while we are gone . . .

February 2, 2006. Milky gets an under painting today of a blue glaze.

Milky's eyes turned blue-green last night, and her horns and hoofs glistened with gold. February 1, 2006

The light blue band is the Milky Way

Milky is learning about contemporary art today.

Friday the 13th of January, was an auspicious day for "Milky Whey" our adopted cow.

In the midst of snow and rain, she was transported to my studio.

Milky was sponsored by the Department of Agriculture for Wisconsin's FFA as part of Cow Parade Wisconsin 2006

The Original Design Submitted in 2005

Special thanks to Mike and Josh Rosing for photography and assistance

	Stars were added February 5 - 7th -- this is still the underpainting, the brightest stars will be added after another deep blue glaze covers everything later.
		The main constellations are established, but I still have to add more stars before the next blue glaze. (A glaze is a transparent layer of paint.)
		Oh, my neck . . . . . . . . and Michaelangelo was on his back for how long? This is udderly ridiculous (and I can't even spell any more) Special thanks to Samuel Rosing, photographer.
February 8, Chores need to be done before we take off for the weekend! (neighbor kid will milk her while we are gone . . .

Friday the 13th of January, was an auspicious day for "Milky Whey" our adopted cow. In the midst of snow and rain, she was transported to my studio. Milky was sponsored by the Department of Agriculture for Wisconsin's FFA as part of Cow Parade Wisconsin 2006	The Original Design Submitted in 2005
	Special thanks to Mike and Josh Rosing for photography and assistance