friends of Camp Wandawega, please join us for vintage cocktails & music to celebrate the launch of the Random House – Clarkson Potter book FOUND FREE & FLEA Creating Treasures from Vintage Collections thursday, August 11th POST 27 Store 1819 Grand Avenue 6-9pm please RSVP to campwandawega@gmail.com by 8/1
a treasure trove of antique cook books. binders, hand-bound, recipe cards boxes of scraps clippings from magazines– ive been collecting them all for some time now. the amazing thing is that while many things have changed (lard instead of butter for one)… the recipes are largely still doable. (but im really collecting them for the texture) …and someday i might even learn how to cook. someday. here are some of my favorite books…..
vintage record player. retro records. antique swizzle sticks thriftstore punch bowl. resale chalkboard sign. …all shaken up with some CB2 stuff. = a most awesome cocktail soiree. (thanks to my friends and models: rubani, eric and lauren!) check it out here: here
this years artcamp was the best one yet! 36 amazing artists… 3 very short days. 3 kegs. countless shotskis & immeasurable inspiration wood sculpture, drawing, painting, collaging, writing, photography, check out some select scenes 🙂 * this is one of a series of WANDAWEGA ART CAMP posts that will be here over the next couple of weeks, featuring some of the work and artists. thanks to everyone who participated, and to my dear friend and partner in crimeangela finney-hoffman of POST27 STORE
my neices and nephews were really into this. you give them a cash drawer, and adults have to wait in line to give them money. its the ultimate powertrip. top shot: julia stotz teaching me how to shoot food, christine busby teaching me how to style it. (thanks, ladies) following shots: my neices beth and shelby workin’ the stand
purple shoes. purple feet. purple sidewalks. …its that time of year again. the mulberries are falling! last weekend we grabbed some friends and decided to make something — our friend alexei concocted a mixture of blended rum, ice and spice to make the most fab drink ever- the WANDAWEGA MULBERRY FROSTIE.i think i had at least 5. and we all ended up with purple teeth, but it was so very worth it.
this car cost us less than my friend’s 10speed.really. so in honor of my cheap new ride,I’ve been trying to dig up whatever I can find:vintage ads. old reviews. an original commercial!– here’s story featured in Automobile Magazine: Listen up, all you children of the modern era:Believe it or not, there was a time when Mercedes-Benz didn’t build outwardly exciting cars. Forget the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and its 207-mph top speed. With a few notable exceptions (here’s to you, 300SL Gullwing), prior to 1980, street cars from the three-pointed star looked about as pulse-tingling as a bowl of cold grits….
Wanda made the shortlist— we just found a fun article – check it out here Camping is suddenly glamorous. Have you noticed? Either these luxury camping or “glamping” destinations are a brand new phenomenon or they are certainly seeing some new and renewed popularity on the web. Design and travel blogs are all over these stylish yet somehow still rustic tents, and we can’t say we blame them. As Sunset put it, these camping destinations are for “people who love nature and indoor plumbing.”
long overdue…. but we had a lovely visit from our friends at the fabulous POST FAMILY this past winter. i love to see Wanda shots thru the lens of creatives from different disciplines. in this case: chad, sam, rod, alex, eric, davey & dave they camped out at the lodge for a weekend. cooked. hung out. and designed a new website for their amazing collaborative. here are some snaps- check out their entire photo series here