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a song of symbol transcribing several verses from a song my dad wrote into morse code, the patterned lines will be immersed into an ongoing project. vague for now, stay posted. 

a song of symbol

transcribing several verses from a song my dad wrote into morse code, the patterned lines will be immersed into an ongoing project. vague for now, stay posted. 

a gift that will inspire a year. Taking Care of Business, will become a motto, inspiring daily routines of continuing the (ideally forward) movement of all things life. Risk, chance +challenge, are opportunities for vulnerability + open one to the largest rewards, personal + otherwise. Three cheers for T.C.B. thanks, Suz + Q

a gift that will inspire a year.

Taking Care of Business, will become a motto, inspiring daily routines of continuing the (ideally forward) movement of all things life. Risk, chance +challenge, are opportunities for vulnerability + open one to the largest rewards, personal + otherwise. Three cheers for T.C.B.

thanks, Suz + Q

as real as bone.

fashioning this personalized skull as a gift for b.m.m., archives the birth of his company, while committing to its longevity. welcome to 2012 id cri.

pen + ink scribed skunk skull w/ gold foil details, housed in a shadow box. 

seductive lines of the ocean sculpturally incase the elevator walls @ the Shedd Aquarium 

seductive lines of the ocean sculpturally incase the elevator walls @ the Shedd Aquarium 

struck it rich fabricating + designing hats was the first avenue explored + committed to as a designer. several teachers shared techniques of hat construction, laying the foundation, supporting interpretation + manipulation, of the materials + process, resulting in a voice, unique to myself.  my last mentor, Raymond Panice, is as legit as they come. making hats in Chicago for over 60 years, his tricks of the trade are unrivaled. I was fortunate to work with him, for over a year and a half, learning what it takes to make a proper hat + when he wasnt looking, how to alter + “update” that proper hat.  our friendship + respect flourished, continuing to thrive, even after the recent closing of his shops doors. on several of my visits he gifted me small pieces of equipment, irons, a rounding jack, a trimmer, most that had been edited by Raymond for me. this trip to Chicago I paid homage, to the hats that defined several years of my life. blocks collected, tools acquired + hats designed will physically represent, but never capture loves of my life. 

struck it rich

fabricating + designing hats was the first avenue explored + committed to as a designer. several teachers shared techniques of hat construction, laying the foundation, supporting interpretation + manipulation, of the materials + process, resulting in a voice, unique to myself. 

my last mentor, Raymond Panice, is as legit as they come. making hats in Chicago for over 60 years, his tricks of the trade are unrivaled. I was fortunate to work with him, for over a year and a half, learning what it takes to make a proper hat + when he wasnt looking, how to alter + “update” that proper hat. 

our friendship + respect flourished, continuing to thrive, even after the recent closing of his shops doors. on several of my visits he gifted me small pieces of equipment, irons, a rounding jack, a trimmer, most that had been edited by Raymond for me. this trip to Chicago I paid homage, to the hats that defined several years of my life. blocks collected, tools acquired + hats designed will physically represent, but never capture loves of my life. 


thoughtfulness manifested original art, a favorite gift. honored to receive this illustrated thought bubble, capturing elements of fleeting conversation + surroundings. by, an unparalleled,  Matt Milkowski 

thoughtfulness manifested

original art, a favorite gift. honored to receive this illustrated thought bubble, capturing elements of fleeting conversation + surroundings. by, an unparalleled,  Matt Milkowski 

these are a few of my favorite things… slowly acquired, these accessories supply a window into a world of materials + lifestyles that inspire a continually developing aesthetic.   from left to right: salt + pepper shakers made by a soldier, during the war out of bullet casings.  print of a life sized oil painting, specifically commissioned for an old, large, gilded frame.  small red service bell, brought back from Paris as a gift from my brother.  a vintage shoe horn, made from the horn of a bull.  candle sticks, matching elements to the salt + pepper shakers.  heavy, cast, steer face tray. Royal typewriter, w/ beveled crystal insets. 

these are a few of my favorite things…

slowly acquired, these accessories supply a window into a world of materials + lifestyles that inspire a continually developing aesthetic.  

from left to right:

  • salt + pepper shakers made by a soldier, during the war out of bullet casings. 
  • print of a life sized oil painting, specifically commissioned for an old, large, gilded frame. 
  • small red service bell, brought back from Paris as a gift from my brother. 
  • a vintage shoe horn, made from the horn of a bull. 
  • candle sticks, matching elements to the salt + pepper shakers. 
  • heavy, cast, steer face tray.
  • Royal typewriter, w/ beveled crystal insets. 

lasting nostalgia 

The Shedd Aquarium, built for the 1933 Worlds Fair, represents one of several decadent buildings defining the Museum Campus. Constructed to last, lux + clever details coat the exterior, interior + accessories, striking awe + wonderment in young + old.  

Marshall Fields (now Macys) showcases some of Chicagos historic architecture. Annual holiday window decorations + a hearty meal at the Walnut Room, is an absolute in rounding out the holiday experience w/ classic sophistication.

the underbelly 

revisiting the maze of Chicagos, Lower Wacker, an abyss when left to my own devises. 

winter peaks the beginning of pizzelle dough: sifted dry ingredients organically pile into sculptural mounds.

winter peaks

the beginning of pizzelle dough: sifted dry ingredients organically pile into sculptural mounds.

p.a.c. pizzelle more then a cookie, the smell of these individually made anise flavored pizzelles is a winter tradition in this Chicago home for over 30 years, 30 winters, 30 Christmas’. the iron is heavy, charred + worn from loving use. a tablespoon of dough is loaded in the iron, closed and set to bake for 30 seconds on each of the 2 sides, then with talent + practice, its flipped onto the enameled top of our 1950s stove. over the course of the years, perfectly sized rectangular tins have been acquired + now are recognized by all families that receive them, known to contain these labor intensive + prized cookies.   a couple cheers on the front, wreath on the back, these pizzelles are seasonal, the tradition lasting + the scent memory is forever. 

p.a.c. pizzelle

more then a cookie, the smell of these individually made anise flavored pizzelles is a winter tradition in this Chicago home for over 30 years, 30 winters, 30 Christmas’. the iron is heavy, charred + worn from loving use.

a tablespoon of dough is loaded in the iron, closed and set to bake for 30 seconds on each of the 2 sides, then with talent + practice, its flipped onto the enameled top of our 1950s stove. over the course of the years, perfectly sized rectangular tins have been acquired + now are recognized by all families that receive them, known to contain these labor intensive + prized cookies.  

a couple cheers on the front, wreath on the back, these pizzelles are seasonal, the tradition lasting + the scent memory is forever. 

simple + smart there is a simple joy when perfect patterns surface in things of random order.

simple + smart

there is a simple joy when perfect patterns surface in things of random order.