Wandawega Blog Archive
82 HOURS IN TULUM….
stayed in a hut. on stilts. on a rockside. overlooking the ocean. no electricity…. but great ziplining, cave snorkeling, ruins touring, local neighborhoodexploring and– here is a partial repost of some OCD travel journals. We all do it. take a million digital photos, with the best of intentions to make the photo album ‘when i get back’… and then suddenly it’s 5 years later and the photo CDs are collecting dust in a shoebox at the back of your closet. but we still seem to avoid scrapbooking because it typically conjures up pictures of your glue-stick wiedling geriatric aunt in…
the camp wandawega polar bear plunge!
im still in NY, so missed the festivities, but it looks like a good time is happening at camp back home… just found this on facebook: Samer Almadani says: Colleen Durkin and Robin doing the Polar Plunge at Camp Wandawega, to which the generous Bob Coscarelli donated money to the Nod charity. Amazing day!!!!
CAMPSTYLE!
in case you havent been to the CAMPSTYLE tumbler site recently (or ever) some new adds + fresh inspiration… check it out here
LIVE!
the book has arrived! (in Anthropologie stores 🙂 check it out here: (i love the way they shoot and display their products online :)…. thanks, ANTHROPOLOGIE!
TRIBUNE PRINT
i love this place. they are the ‘poor mans’ hatch showprint. (meaning that they are not yet famous enough to charge the same crazy prices) top 5 reasons to love them: 1. they are homegrown in indiana. 2. use the same antique wood blocks dating back to the 1870s 3. they did a poster for the jackson five & the blues bro. 4. they did an awesome poster for my hometown rodeo! (beardstown, pop.4500) “Tribune Showprint began as the Benton County Tribune in 1878. The original owners, A.L. Pittenger and Richard Stockholm opened the shop in Fowler, IN above the…
equally surprising: style. price. quality.
i just picked up a half dozen of these at Old Navy clearance for $29 each.they are styled after vintage wool swiss army blankets, and are amazing! WIKIPEDIA ON THE DUFFLE A duffle coat, or duffel coat, is a coat made from duffle, a coarse, thick, woollen material. The name derives from Duffel, a town in the province of Antwerp in Belgium where the material originates. Duffle bags were originally made from the same material. There are many varying styles to the duffle coat, although the most common British style would be composed of the following features: Made of genuine…
anthropologie CAMP WANDAWEGA workshop
mark your calendar! THURSDAY APRIL 5TH. more details to come… ANTHROPOLOGIE STORE CHICAGO AVENUE. hosted by co-camp counselor: EMILY MONROE maker of jewelry. counselor of campers. co-host of WANDAWEGA CRAFT WORKSHOP! check out her etsy site here About Hello! I am a jewelry designer living in the Windy City who grew up in Wisconsin & Texas. My fascination with glass began on the shores of Lake Michigan where I began collecting sea glass that washed up on the beach. Since then I’ve been working with glass of all types. My latest jewelry collection combines fused glass with slices of…
fashion shoot at camp wandawega
holy god. i prayed for every model, grip, photographer, stylist and crew member on this shoot. while i was working in london this past summer, a team of 40+ folks decended on wandawega for a holiday shoot this past summer. they turned it into a fall season… folks in scarves in 90 degrees! and then it was winter- garland, christmas trees and cold weather gear. i am amazed that they were able to capture such great shots in that record-breaking heat. (for copyright reasons, we cant show any recognizable shots of the crew or models, tell you who its for,…
new project: AIRSTREAM TRAILER RESURRECTION
we were all set to go pick her up. an early 60’s SHASTA trailer (the cheaper version of an airstream). we had already speced out the materials to restore the interior… and the- the dude sold it out from underneath us. alas. i guess it means there is a better one out there that we were meant to adopt. so– david is back on her daily treasure hunt to find that one that we will adopt and add to the Wanda family. anybody out there have one to sell cheap? we are looking for one that needs to be gutted,…