This story is part of a Streetwise series on “How It’s Made” in Sheboygan. The series will help give a behind-the-scenes look at how businesses and crafters across Sheboygan County make the goods you may use or consume every day. Want to know how something is made? Contact Alex Garner at 224-374-2332, agarner@gannett.com or on Twitter at @alexx_garner and we’ll find out for you.
SHEBOYGAN – Ampersand Supply Co. at first glance appears to just be an art supplies store.
Sketch pads, colored pencils and paint are stacked in neat rows along the walls. Tables in the middle of the room hold brushes and watercolor paint.
But Ampersand is more than its first impression.
Tucked in the basement and other rooms is where co-owners Sally and Mike Carson engage in their maker magic.
Ampersand, which opened in late summer 2022, emerged from uniting both Carsons’ passions after…
