Studio Notes #46

Warm Greetings, Good People. Here's issue #46 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday.

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I can't remember how I heard the best potato chip ever made was from a small company in Maine—with Maine Russet potatoes. But while in Acadia National Park, in a tiny, crammed gift shop I spotted silver bags of Fox Family Potato Chips. I bought 2 bags of their Salt & Pepper variety. True to legend, they are the best potato chips I've ever tasted. I don't eat chips all that often, but when I do, I will reach for these, even if it means ordering them direct.

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I wish I knew how to sew, because if I did I would make one of these Fjällräven-style backpacks using one of those up-cycled, blue IKEA bags. Brilliant. It must be my Swedish ancestry calling. The pattern and instructions are free, which is quite generous.

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I love the band Pavement. And they've long been a favorite of mine from the best of the indie rock 90s. So, it was a no-brainer to finally watch their new-ish documentary, Pavements, that came out last year. If you love the band, you'll enjoy this. If you're not familiar with the band, you will be very very confused. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize parts of the film were fictional. Like the biopic starring Joe Keery as Stephen Malkmus, and the Pavement Museum. The Slanted and Enchanted musical turns out to be an actual thing that happened, but only for a couple of showings. Yet, the mockumentary vibes aren't laugh out loud funny, but a kind of irreverent comedy that still works—much like a lot of Pavement's music. Anyway, it's a weird one. With a relentless pace that never quite settles into any one particular song. I'm just glad this was made.

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I'm currently on a little vacation, and I wish I had picked up one of these miniature watercolor kits. Everything you need to make tiny watercolor prints from something the size of your phone.

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What are you working on?

While packing for a little getaway this week, as a distraction, I whipped up this little pencil design for my alma mater, the University of College. It may or may not become a real thing. Gold foil stamping on Ivy League Green. These are the very unimportant things I think about all-too-often.

I hope your weekend is a great one, and see you back here next Friday—if not before if Turbeau is ready for take-off!

Cheers,

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