it’s a secret. all i can say is that its a fun little project(emphasis on small- as in smaaaaall run) that ive been obsessively researching label designs for.and collaborating with my amazing talented friend ERIC ELLIS. how amazing are these labels? i want to quit my job and go work at a distillerydesigning packaging. here are some favs:
You never find these.found it on the side of the road.its such a steal its virtually free.1978 401 V-8 Cherokee “S” ‘LEVIS’ Edition’ needs TLC, but a great project. check out the awesome native- american design trim detail. You need to go buy one of those new Pendleton jackets and drive this thing to Wandawega.…With a vintage thermos of hot cider next to you.…Listening to old Merl Hagggard.…Towing a vintage canoe on the hood. …With the back seat lined with an antique Hudson bay blanket. …With your springer spaniel “Reggie” sleeping on it.
sometimes I get some really fun assignments at work. this one was an interior design project- and we just wrapped it. We needed to create an immersive brand experience, one that told the story of the heritage of the Steppenwolf theatre while at the same time asthetically embracing the ‘backstage’ garage theatre roots. PROJECT: design a new lounge, reception, bar for Steppenwolf Garage Theatre. WHO & WHY: for 20-somethings to have a place to hang out- chill. before shows. CHALLENGE:‘Found Free & Flea’ style. with a teensy budget.make it entirely mobile (so that the space can open up and be…
its always fun to see how somebody else sees their stay at camp. here are some shots taken by a new friend on a fall weekend visit. (thanks for sharing!)
We stopped in a little antique shop in elkhorn and found a wisconsin hotel – summer rest hotel / tourist rooms and cabins directory for 1940. Wandawega Lake Resort was listed at the time as a hotel renting a dozen rooms.regulations were quite different back in 1939 (when this was published) these were some of my favorite rules: every rented tourist cabins and rooming house must have:* a slop jar* a chamber pot* washstand and washbowl other random laws:* indecent pictures or words are forbiden in toilet rooms* sprinkle floor with sawdust & water before sweeping to keep dust down*…
photos from a workday.i love the architecture here.even the casting office is a teeny little space that has these perfectly exposed walls, gigantic oversized candles and an insane collection of art books.
working 15 hour days is at least tolerable when you get to stay in a place that is such a radical departure from our reality of a livingroom knee deep with baby toys. (i love the wallpaper in my room so much it physically hurts) i really dont want to go home do my sink full of dishes now… so — were stumbling ’round the londontown streets looking for our casting office, i happened by a little shop. the same shop i stumbled across a couple of months ago on my last trip here. THE CLOTH HOUSE. serious. love. and-…
yesterday the History channel came to camp to film an episode of “William Shatner’s Weird or What?”– they wanted to film in the teepee (we think about a feature on wherewolves of all things)here’s a description: “We’re all fascinated by mysteries and strange phenomena. But is the unexplained really unexplainable? In this irresistible new series, join science fiction legend William Shatner as we investigate all that’s weird in the world and attempt to find a logical, scientific explanation. From paranormal phenomena to weird and wonderful creatures, from medical oddities to mysterious disappearances, from bizarre natural disasters to mystical monster attacks,…
so much here it makes me sad to leave…because my bag is roughly the size of a VW bug,the camera is always in tow.(some shots from a couple of days here)
the folks at THE HAPPY LAB reached out last week.to do a house tour… the 10 things that make me happy (about our home)we’re doing one for wandawega & chicago…its going to be hard to narrow it down.many blessings to count, we are greatful. check it out: a daily infusion of happy. who doesnt need that?THEHAPPYLAB.COM here are some of my fav features from their site: I’m a mom, wife and writer/editor living under the influence of 5-year-old twins in Los Angeles. I’ve long been fascinated by the burgeoning field of happy science, but how much of it can actually…