Resurrection of “Cheater” Part 1: breathing new life to our latest project, the resurrection of Cheater, a historic B Class Street Rod. The engine was fired up today for the first time since 1961! my dad, who used to drag race against this doll in the 60’s would love that we’re bringing her back to life after decades stored in a barn. top shots: the cheater mid-restoration. next: the back of a 1950’s drag racing jacket from the old strip where she races against my dad bottom: scenes of us pulling her from her ‘tomb’ of a barn where she…
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charlie didn’t enjoy her first flea excursion as much as mom did. that’s ok. she’s only got 17 more years of flea market mom & daughter trips to endure. ps to mom and moms-to-be–you need this: my favorite book, and what got me excited to be a mom(barri leiner & marie moss’sFLEA MARKET BABY)
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david dragged this thing out of one of the rooms. god knows how long it had been there. it was buried under a new mattress that we had used for height. this thing is older than dirt. (nearly 50 years, we think). so as we were dragging said boxspring, i could’nt help but notice how freaking fabulous the ticking was. and the embroidery was. and the fantastically retro tags were. and i just couldnt throw it away. but you HAVE to throw away something that people have been sleeping on since the Kennedy administration. so our friends bladon & steven…
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a couple of months ago VON MAUR came to camp wandawega to do a shoot– some outtakes of a fun weekend!
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“A WONDERFUL NEW BOOK” – Zac Bissonette, TIME.com When Tereasa Surratt and her husband purchased a rundown summer camp in Wisconsin, Camp Wandawega, she set about returning it to its rustic glory. Inspired by the discarded treasures she found there — vintage Boy Scouts memorabilia, board games, midcentury aprons, and Fiesta Ware — she set about building them into collections that would make the camp a step back in time — everything old and nothing new. Some excerpts from his story: “If you were to go today and buy any sort of a spatula or a strainer spoon from Target,…
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lets just start out with the ‘morning after’ and work our way backwards. 6:00 am discovered a passed out on a bench. on a pew. in the church.6:05 am- start filling garbage bags with the aftermath of the party the night before. to the tune of 10 bags.6:15 am- discover another drunken person, this time on a dock. it appears that they slept there.6:00 am- 2:00 am- i don’t know what debauchery took place, i had plugged in the earplugs.2:00 am-11:00 pm ‘wandapalooza afterparty’ including acoustic sets around the bonfire and skinny dippers.11:00 pm- 9:00 pm things were getting rowdier…
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no matter how hard i looked, i couldnt find vintage boyscout bunkbeds. so i found one of those uber-cheap furniture companies and customized my own. i found a pine furniture wholesaler on craigslist milwaukee – and scored a basic bones stained one for $165. (the mattresses are twins from the furniture clearance shop in town). for an art camp project, we had friends carve their names in the panels (just like wed do at summercamp) and now, we invite anyone who stays with us to do that same.
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…(at the day job!) One of our clients is Suave. One of Suave’s products is a haircare line called Professionals. The basis of their campaign is that they are as good as salon brands(and sometimes better- thus, the soundtrack!) Here is some behind the scenes footage of us shooting their current print ads thanks to: Erik Law for his mad shooting & editing skills. William Golden for being the best assistant art director in the universe.Suave for paying my mortgage & keeping my hair purdy 🙂
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1. bonfires tall enough to singe eyebrows do NOT mix with little children with s’mores sticks…. 2. fireworks should only be set off from a very long distance from kids. 3. when there are bats circling the night sky, children in their PJs are best kept inside. 4. never give the biggest kid the biggest bat, blind-fold him and then let him swing at a pinata. in a crowd. 5. when the national weather advisory sends out an alert to ‘stay away from trees and expect flying objects’ it might be a good time to cancel a day where you…
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Cool DIY: Paint-By-Numbers Wall Mural Do you have a blank wall just waiting for some attention? Take a number from Tereasa at Camp Wandawega and create a paint-by-number masterpiece that will have some serious wow-factor. At Camp Wandawega, a rustic retreat 2 hours northwest of Chicago, owner Tereasa created a woodland-themed nursery using a vintage paint-by-numbers kit and a projector. The paint-by-numbers I remember are mostly nature-themed, so what a creative way to bring some outdoors in. The idea can also translate to a piece of furniture. check out the whole story here
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