Wandawega Blog Archive

Who’s up for a cold shower? Actually, the open air camp showers are hibernating now, but they look inviting in a blanket of snow. This quirky outbuilding started its life as a 4 man outhouse at the nearby Girl Scout Camp Juniper Knoll. It’s believed that it was part of the mid century renovation by modern master architect Harry Weese. When it outlived its usefulness as an outhouse there it came here to be reborn as a shower house. Coincidentally, Camp Juniper Knoll is where David’s mom Anna went to Camp as a little girl. #harryweese #midcentury #campjuniperknoll

November 24, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? – John Steinbeck, Travels With Charley: In Search of America #johnsteinbeck

November 23, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

Peace. On. Earth.

November 22, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

This is the single biggest creative project in 16 years at my day job // Its called the Museum Of Feelings And behaves like a giant moodring – taking the emotional temperature of New Yorkers- the whole building changes color to reflect the mood of the city // It’s taken a literal army of creative makers from all disciplines jamming for months to bring it to life & we finally open tomorrow night. Thanks, @VANITYFAIR for the nice write up. (link on todays profile line) #BestClientsEver #LoveMyJob

November 22, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

12 hard camp winters. 25 acres of deteriorating grounds & buildings. 1 golf cart that never runs for more than a day at a time. Nearly 17 years with this guy- (we haven’t killed each other yet & most days thankfully still love each other.) #smallmiracles // Thanks @sohohouse for not sugar coating our ‘good cop / bad cop’ story of folks trying to make it work while working together 24/7/365. In the new issue of HOUSE magazine- ‘It Takes Two’ // their messy life story on today’s profile link & blog. by @pauloctavious

November 20, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

GOOD COP. BAD COP.

November 20, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

ALMOST READY… The new addition to the mini camp fleet. #cantwait : @seanmacd

November 19, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

Favorite shot of the season by our friend the light seeker @evantsheehan // reminding us to get our tails outdoors to watch that fleeting sun set in 3D //

November 18, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

We suck at running a business- but artist in residency retreats like this remind us that it’s all worth it. //WARNING: semi-nude fire dancing. // Full film on today’s profile link & the blog – documenting this summer’s “genre-defying artist retreat”… “Salondawega”

November 17, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

We suck at running a business.

November 17, 2015 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

But THIS MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT… (See salondawega FILM on vimeo) Most folks don’t know that for the short 5 or so months that we’re open each year – we try to donate the camp to artistic organizations, and for the general pursuit of happiness for not-for-profit groups, as much as reasonably possible. One such group is Salonathon, a ‘genre-defying art’ group out of Chicago. Every year we open our gates to their curated artist-in-residence retreat, designed for participants to sharpen their work-in-progress performances by “workshopping it in the wild” among a group of creative peers. Last night we received the film & pics of…