In Oconomowoc, WI there is a massive red house affectionately referred to as the Magic Mansion. So many interesting and talented people have been through this house that you can almost feel it when you walk in the door. It’s not unlike the feeling that you get when you discover something from your past long forgotten, or catch up with a friend you haven’t seen in years. This can be credited mainly to the owners of the Magic Mansion. Have you ever met people that you feel like you’ve known forever, even though you’ve just met? Our first experience with Matt and Siv Spransy were just like that. They are just good people, the kind that treat you like you’re family. So when they asked us to be a part of their massive reunion, the Spransy Extravaganzy as they called it, we were delighted. An incredible amount of family, bustling through an enormous house, is something to behold. Many of them had never met. Having made their treks from all across the country, the family had some amazing stories to tell, and to show. Artwork from all across the board was brought, hung, placed, put wherever there was room, creating an impromptu art gallery. A collective work as diverse as the family that created it. Thanks for letting us capture part of your fantastic weekend guys, it was quite an experience.
Thank you for such beautiful pictures. You captured the reunion well!
You guys did a great job.
I just love these photos :)
I wish I had been there. It was daring of you, Matt and Siv, and brave and courageous. It was an experiment but a certain quality that exists in the the Spransys pulled it together and turned your very magnanimous gesture into perfection…a memorable huge success.
That entire weekend, I thought of nothing else. I was virtually in Oconomowoc. The messages and pictures on my iPhone kept me totally wrapped up.
I know the Spransy’s I know are privately extremely happy, and content to be Spransy’s.
These are awesome! I’ve never been to their house but I’ve always heard that it was magical and it certainly looks it. My husband has been better friends with and has known some of the Spransy’s much longer than me (I’ve just known them through him or when renting a apartment on the east side from Siv) but I totally adore Linnea’s work. These photos are great. I always enjoy seeing people I kinda know in others photographs.
The house is fantastic. And I wish I had such a big family. That must be great.
I especially like the name of the place