Everything old, including the rotary phone, the cash register, the fashions on the employees and guest musicians (including Maria), and, oh yes, the neon “Open” sign in the back, is new again at Nonpareil Records, a retro record store with a coffee bar destined to recover what was lost a long time ago: a sense of community forged and fortified with a love for 8-tracks, live music, and a hot fresh brew made daily

Imagined over a Cafe Americano at a Michigan Avenue Starbucks before work one night
Inspired further by Stevie Wonder/Stevie Nicks’ artistry and fashion sense in the ’70s

Prismacolor Premier Verithin, Crayola, Derwent, and Progresso colored pencils; #2 pencils, a Bic black ballpoint pen, a Uniball Signo black gel pen, and a couple of Sharpies
Moleskine orange sketch book with acid-free paper
5″ x 8″
2017