Wandawega Blog Archive

THEN AND NOW. 1950. If you stand in this same spot in front of the cedar cabin- it is virtually unchanged. This is the former owner’s son & his girlfriend. He would marry this gal soon after, they would have 2 daughters who were raised at camp—- Flash forward 66 years to the day those 2 (now grandmas) would show up on our doorstep & give us this picture of their adorable, young parents back in the day #TimeStandsStill #LoversLongGone. #TinyHousesOfWandawega

one of my favorite styling projects & shoots at camp for a @sweetpaulmagazine cover — with our friends @nathanmichael, @floriole, @jolinerivera @afinney27 (the base for this shot was an old lodge chalkboard & the tins from an Argentina flea) #FleaAddiction

(This was the moment that she started to suspect that whoever left her this present in the middle of her hiking trail is now watching her) For charlies 1st birthday at camp we all dressed up as woodland animals and threw her a party in the forest. (We hope that she thought is was fun and won’t be in therapy later) #sweetpaulmagazine #LookClosely @kathryngamblephoto

We are certain that this is the first time in 90 years that a pro cycling crew has set foot in our prohibition-era rathskeller (now our workshop). In this case to tune up bikes rather than serve shots of booze. Can’t wait to break out our camp fleet of 1950s road cruisers (a random mix of all makers that we found at local barn sales) so you can take a spin this summer :) #TREK at camp

Aug 6th 6:05am fishing dock- One of the best spots to catch the sun bringing up a new day. I keep this shot taped up at my little office workcube (where I have spent the past 16 years being inspired by my friends) It’s a reminder to shoot for creative balance & that every morning is a new chance to try to fix something, try my damndest to make it better… & not give up just yet on acquiring that illusive thing called work/life balance. The latest product of this snapshot of inspiration is called ‘Church & State’- an overdue website facelift — Split down the middle for the camp that is our heart & the Ogilvy ad family that makes camp possible (the other half of my heart) AT: tereasa(dot)com #DailyGratitude #LoveWhatYouDo

hard to believe that we were this buried just a couple weeks ago. (the grounds are starting to come out of their hybernation now) and we are ready for some sunshine.

We were so geeked out when we unearthed a year’s worth of prohibition-era local Wisco newspapers, that we used them to wrap each bottle of camp syrup (after hand-signing and numbering each). Then finished them off with a letterpress hangtag & booklet of whiskey and syrup cocktail recipes (recipes from the madam who ran this joint back in the day) #OCDdetails.More at #wandawegacustoms

Meet the boss of camp, Charlie. So happy to finally keep our promise to give her the children’s book weve been writing for years. (Just signed with Crown / Random House to publish ‘A Home For A Tree). A collaboration with my day-job partner in crime, Donna. Full story on our profile link today. This photo was the precise moment that Charlie discovered that fairies are real & emerge from the camp forest at night to dance. (Thanks, @marciak_sas for capturing how I want to remember her forever) *Stay tuned for deets on when it hits the shelves*