shaun owens-agase and tyler peterson are two of the lead treehouse builders(seen here in winter attire) and also the owners of stone blitzer.(a Chicago-based design and fabrication firm)they’re amazing work has been featured in everything ranging from their solo exhibition at the MCA, to the treehouse they are building for us next to cabin. this month in CS Interiors and Chicago Social.go, boys! check out their awesomeness at: stoneblitzer.com
our good friend sammie spratlin posted such a great recap of one of the recent parties, we just had to include the whole thing here. enjoy. CHECK OUT HIS VIDEO HERE:http://www.samspratlin.com/talk/ At least once a winter I try to make it out to the Northern edges of civilization to engage in some brisk wintersport activity. This weekend, we headed to dear ol’ Wandawega for fun and sun and snow and ice. I had volunteered to help Kyle in the preparation of enchiladas for a dinner, so Friday night I stayed up late frying pork and roasting peppers. Bethie was unpleased…
We love all things ReadyMade. They are scrappy, inspiring and fun.This month’s issue features ‘Get Away’ — pick it up to check out 3 pages of Wandawega love or go to http://www.readymade.com/projects/article/escape_winter_drink_gloggto check out the recipe for Glogg – from christine of busybakes.com
Matt Gore has been coming to Wandawega Lake Resort for nearly five years now- (even before the cottage existed) We love him + his work. check out more at: www.matthewgore.com “Matthew Gore has loved taking photographs since the first time he plugged a flash cube into an old Kodak instamatic and clicked into action. He studied photography as an undergrad, continuing into a career as an advertising art director that has afforded him the opportunity to work with a wide range of established shooters. Inspired to create his own images and fueled by an obsession with capturing the moment, he…
Our dear and talented friend Angela Finney (of Post27store.com) has assembled an A-team of designers & builders to construct an amazing treehouse right next door to our little cottage. We chose the most significant tree on the property to host the house- the ‘grandfather tree’ of the site, sitting 20 yards from the modest cottage (more to come on this). THE TEAM: (just to name a few…) Shaun Owens-Agase & Tyler Peterson (of Stoneblizter.com) Steven Teichelman (of alteregoform.net) Bladon Conner (of bladonconner.com) Aaron Pahmier (greensawn & kindling) and a host of other talented folks… COMPLETION DATE: THIS SPRING. stay tuned!
HOLY GOD. DO WE LOVE DAVID ROBERT ELLIOTT’S WORK….this is his latest, a campaign he shot for the clothing company Penelopeshttp://www.shoppenelopes.com/Page/info.check out more of his fabulousness at:http://www.davidrobertelliott.com/
our favorite photographer, the lovely and talented aimee- has just updated her website & has a new crop of outtakes from the modest cottage (as shot for Chicago Home & Garden). Pictured a above: william in the hammock, david with buddy the pup. (thanks, aimee!)
we were blessed to have one of our favorite photographers, Julia Stotz, pay us a visit at the cabin and shoot some pics. check her out: juliastotz.com
WE LOVE PITCHDESIGNUNION! (Margot is an insanely talented graphic designer) that joined us for ArtCamp, hosted up at the cabin’s home on lake Wandawega, here’s what she had to say: “Friends, meet Wandawega. By the time you’re reading this, I will be enroute and I’m so beyond honored & excited to be there. And it’s not just for fun, relax, play in the woods times, but for ART CAMP!! Organized by Tereasa Surratt (incidentally, her house is on the cover of Dwell this month too) and Angela Finney-Hoffman of Post27, it’s a total-all-out art freakfest and we are building a treehouse(!) in the woods. There’s also going…
“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.” props to A PRETTY PILL & KELLYANDOLIVE for picking up the story! http://skyetruax.blogspot.com/2009/06/very-modest-cottage.html + http://kellyandolive.blogspot.com/ “tereasa surratt rescued a run down cabin, hauled it hundreds of miles, and then renovated it, creating this cute 11 x 11 cottage that is now nestled on a quaint lake in wisconsin. lucky for us, she scrap booked the…