For any readers that aren’t familiar with Ben Tyjeski, he is a local sculptor that works in clay and terra cotta. He also is the expert on architectural terra cotta in the city and has written extensively about it. He has given tours of the best terra cotta you can find in Milwaukee.

His blog can be found here and I suggest you bookmark it and sign up for his emails when he updates the blog.

His latest post is about terra cotta related to brewery buildings in Milwaukee and as always, is great to read and learn!