this is just one of a few of my favorite before and after projects that ill be posting. dad found this tractor as a pile of rust. literally. check it out. who would possible think it could have been restored, let alone restored like THIS!? he always said that nothing is every too far gone. (miss you, dad)
*PLEEEASE NOTE* we took these snapshots of our baby girl in her toasty little nursery in 30 seconds per shot :)- (i promise that we didn’t leave her there, mom 🙂just couldn’t resist trying a little anne geddes while shes in this adorable 4 month size. the mamma who decorates her baby with laundry while she sleeps inspired me this afternoon. charlieface was a good sport, we managed to get three shots of her on the sunporch before she started to complain… INGREDIENTS:“balloon charlie”a stack of plates (balloons)pile of towels (hills)ball of twine (balloon strings)a couple hankies (birds) “sailing charlie”:pile…
the thing about old taxidermy is that you have to have a strong stomach. fish with missing eyeballs, bearskin rugs with missing claws and teeth, a chewed -up stuffed squirrel… the reality is that when it’s dead… eventually it’s gonna rot. no way around it. but that doesn’t stop me from buying it up every chance i get. case in point: the fish wall. (picture here- it’s in the camps ‘card room’ in the hotel) don’t look too close, some of these suckers are over 60 years old and have seen better days.missing scales aside, they still make for a…
his name is DENNIS HALLIMAN– he was a 1950’s lifestyle photographer.I’ve not actually met him…. if hes still alive, hes like 80+. he was Cypress Gardens’ chief photographer back in the day- his work featuring 40′ and 50’s pin up are still super hot. i stumbled on him while surfing and am now obsessed with his work. stay tuned for more Dennis magic. I’ve found a treasure trove and want to spread the love a little.
we needed a facelift at ogilvy, so i called in anders nilsen (the artist who did an button installation @ lula cafe in logan square) i asked him if he could take one of his 500 count button count and do it on a bigger scale. 20 feet, 10,000 buttons. we collaborated to come up with the installation you see here- featuring the segments of Ogilvy’s work dating back to the 1950’s, and mixing in pop culture spanning the last several decades. the buttons are in multiple sizes, and installed to undulate off the wall at different depths. he has…
its aint pretty. well, the model are. the process… not so much. we beg borrow and steal models and make them do all sorts of things they regret.(thanks will for putting his butch hat on and heather for not kicking his arse)
a few years ago i started digging to find some old geezer who still had a press & stock to print those retro postcards on wood. FOUND. cardsofwood.comits really hard to remember, write it down. they make all sorts of cool stuff. we had the modest cottage business cards printed by them. (check it)
i love it that there’s still somebody out there that makes these things.we ordered 1-100 printed with room numbers for the camp. check it!nathosp.com
the latest found free or flea project: a 1929 Ford.picture here: (from top) They called her the ‘CHEATER’- and it was a drag car that my dad used to race against in his reckless youth. He always talked about her, how he wanted to her out of retirement- but for decades nobody could even see the building she was locked up in. She was built to drag race in the 50’s, holding an impressive track record in the midwest, until her motor was pulled over 40 years ago and the body retired to a decrepit storage building in Arenzville, Illinois…