MILK/MILK, 2015
Jackie Hansen & Jeni Hansen Gard
at ROY G BIV Gallery
Wheel thrown stoneware, glaze, Kroger milk, Snowville Creamery milk, reclaimed wood shelves, my grandfather’s milk cans from the family dairy in Ixonia Wisconsin, passing of the milk samples by Jaclyn (Jaeger) Hansen
What is milk? How does milk taste? As the granddaughter of a dairy farmer, I have always been curious about milk its taste, texture, consistency, and purpose. Growing up my mother aways drank a glass of warm milk in the evening. Milk/Milk was prompted by the disparate connection between milk from the store and milk from the cow. This project was a one-night event in which visitors were welcome to try two different whole milks for themselves: milk from Kroger and Snowville Creamery.
From my mother Jaclyn (Jaeger) Hansen:
Growing up on a dairy farm in the 1960's gives me a different love for milk than most people. All of the 240 acres of land we farmed went to the production of feed for the cows. The only source of income we had was the monthly milk check. The dairy that bought our milk paid someone to come with a refrigerated truck to pick up our milk every other day. They paid us not only on the volume of milk, but on the fat content of the milk. The higher percentage of milk fat meant the cows were provided an excellent balanced diet. I have always loved drinking milk. On the farm we did NOT pasteurize or homogenize the milk. By doing so, gave it much more flavor. Drinking warm milk right from the cow is delicious, and why to this day, I still drink warm milk almost every day!
What is milk? How does milk taste? As the granddaughter of a dairy farmer, I have always been curious about milk its taste, texture, consistency, and purpose. Growing up my mother aways drank a glass of warm milk in the evening. Milk/Milk was prompted by the disparate connection between milk from the store and milk from the cow. This project was a one-night event in which visitors were welcome to try two different whole milks for themselves: milk from Kroger and Snowville Creamery.
From my mother Jaclyn (Jaeger) Hansen:
Growing up on a dairy farm in the 1960's gives me a different love for milk than most people. All of the 240 acres of land we farmed went to the production of feed for the cows. The only source of income we had was the monthly milk check. The dairy that bought our milk paid someone to come with a refrigerated truck to pick up our milk every other day. They paid us not only on the volume of milk, but on the fat content of the milk. The higher percentage of milk fat meant the cows were provided an excellent balanced diet. I have always loved drinking milk. On the farm we did NOT pasteurize or homogenize the milk. By doing so, gave it much more flavor. Drinking warm milk right from the cow is delicious, and why to this day, I still drink warm milk almost every day!
