Major Lazer

Its been one of the craziest weeks I've had in a long time. Here is a  little music to wind down and start off the weekend. This song is pretty good and the video is pretty nice. All in all, very good/nice.

Major Lazer - Get Free ft Amber of the Dirty Projectors

We are moving

After 8 years of living in Chicago, we are leaving. DH got a job offer in Michigan and so we will be moving at the end of September. We will miss the city and our friends here but we are definitely looking forward to a quieter life and possibly having a lot more room to spread out. Maybe bunny could even have a little relaxation pen in a backyard so she can spend the rest of her days in the sun!

Still, we are sad to leave our apartment which we have worked so hard on. Planning, arranging, re-arranging, making improvements, installing shelves, and accumulating the things we love and not just quick and easy, short term solutions. Our little turret sitting area ('the golden area') is pretty sweet. We've seen a lot of action from those windows (car accidents, drunk people fights, police arrests etc haha). Sitting there and watching crazy summer storms and winter snow storms is really awesome too. 

So the next month is filled with fun projects, packing, looking for a new place in our new city, shopping for a car (!!), and of course, knocking things off our Chicago bucket list. A cubs game, a boat architecture tour and tons and tons of restaurants.

What would be on your bucket list if you were to leave the place you live?

DHC Shop's New Guest Artist: Stephen Eichhorn

I am so excited to announce our new guest artist poster by Stephen Eichhorn, now up in the shop! 

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Inspired by fashion, music, jewelry and flowers, Stephen Eichhorn uses an exacto knife, and stacks of old magazines and books to create his collages. He sits in his Chicago studio, patiently trimming out pictures of cacti, grasses, palm fronds, and flowers. Fantastical plant worlds emerge as he precisely arranges them together, creating floral universes imbued with mystery, mysticism and unknowable histories. 

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Click here for a closer look at
Stephen Eichhorn's Orchid Leaves (Drapes) poster >>

Owl Scouts

I wanted to take some time to show you some non-photo work I have done, specifically the embroidery work I did for the epic photo series called "Owl Scouts" by Todd Baxter.  

I learned how to embroider during my time at SAIC under the tutelage of Marianne Fairbanks. I made a couple of maps pieces while in school but didn't do too much after that, despite really enjoying it, until the Owl Scouts project came up. The patches were a part of the ceremonial and camping uniforms the two characters wore, and functioned as a way of storytelling. Some reiterated what happens in the series and others filled in the gaps in the story not told by the rest of the images.

I couldn't find images of all the patches I had made but here are a few:

You can see the complete photo series at Todd Baxter's site. 

All patches designed by Anders Nilsen. 

New Color Prints

A couple of new color prints available now in the shop. 

Train Print

Fern Print

11x14", 30x40" and various sizes in-between!

& remember to use code: SCHOOLISCOOL
for some sweet-ass free shipping

ABOUT TO DROP

This new guest artist poster about to drop! Can you guess who its by?

In the meantime, don't forget about:

 Devin Higgins' Cactus & Dante Carlos' Murder Mystery series

Also, tons of stuff still on sale

Back To School !

We here at DHC ~ shop (just me) are planning and scheming 

and working hard to bring you some pretty awesome 

things coming in the fall.  I can't wait to show you!

In the meantime..

'tis the season to spruce up your rooms and dorm rooms 

in anticipation for fall and the new school year! 

Please enjoy free shipping on orders $40 or more 

for the rest of the month. 

Use code: SCHOOLISCOOL

or

click here to redeem. 

AHC Shop Update

E n d l e s s     S u m m e r 

Top: 

Brbr Necklace

Clockwise from left: 

NO-CRE Bracelet

BRBR2 Necklace

Little Blue Necklace

Maria Necklace

RÊVE

I curated a lookbook for Little Paper Planes with images by Delaney Allen, Elo Vazquez, Cristian Ordoñez, Roger Ballen, Florian Bong Kil Große and Jeremy Edwards. 

Featuring products by Cecilia de Corral, Ryan de la Hoz, Kim Winderman, Museums Press, I'm Smitten & MORE!

Go take a look!