Donald S. Henning, born and raised in Milwaukee, began drawing as a child. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Don obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Art. After Army service, he studied industrial design. He also took piano lessons and did portraiture, and through these pursuits met and married his wife, Carol. The couple lived for the most part in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

While practicing Professional Engineering as a consultant in product design, Don sidelined in graphic design and had prose, poetry and drawings published. Don enjoyed making Early American furniture as well. Carol and Don established the Henning Studio. They designed crewel needlework patterns, logos, brochures, renderings and signage for numerous subdivisions and business parks in southeastern Wisconsin.

In 1995, Don Henning wrote and illustrated a book, One Little Farm: Boyhood Visits to a Midwestern Farm in the 1920s and ‘30s. It is the story of his childhood visits to his aunt and uncle’s farm in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

Info from bookjacket: Henning, Donald S., One Little Farm: Boyhood Visits to a Midwestern Farm in the 1920s and ‘30s, Midwest Traditions, Inc., 1995.