American Speech

Lindsay, thank you for being arrested at the Sean Bell demonstration. This design is inspired by you.

BTW - this design isn’t in final form. It’ll be carved out of linoleum and printed on fabric and possibly paper.

Want to work for me?

I am moving into a bigger space and will be hiring part-time studio assistants to help me print. I will also give paid internships to certain students. Your experience level will determine your rate. Email me your resume and describe yourself and your interests. Don’t send resumes if you have no idea of what I do. I hate that. Send me your info only if you’re interested in block printing.

Duh, I’ve always been eco conscious

In California, being green is just a part of life. I grew up recycling and reusing  items without a second thought to it. When I graduated from college, I worked several years at a solar energy non-profit and then at a carpooling non-profit. I’ve always seen myself as eco-conscious and socially conscious.

Now, the rest of the nation is catching up to where California has been since the last 10 years. The fashion industry is finally going crazy over organics. Which is great because that means the selection of green clothing will expand. Right now, I am as green with my stuff as I can be. I hope art supplies start going in that direction. As for my company, I am working as hard as I can to be the most responsible business I can have.

High sense, no cents

What I have realized over the last couple of weeks from being at a craft fair and a trade show is that Americans think they want American made, socially conscious clothing but aren’t willing to pay for it. High quality handmade stuff is consistently turned down for the Made in China cheap alternative. It all comes down to dollars and cents, and China has ours.

Sigh.

Booth 2651

Look at our stylish booth.

Fame Trade Show

Don’t forget! I’ll be at the Fame Trade Show so come visit my booth 2651 and place some wholesale orders. May 4-6, 2008, 9am-5pm.

Javits Convention Center, 35th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Stylish like Mischa Barton

Graphic Tees gone wrong…sooooo wrong

In the Lower East Side on Delancey right before the Williamsburg bridge, there is this little shop filled with very inexpensive and gaudy graphic tshirts for women. Just because you know how to screen print on tshirts, doesn’t mean you should.

Shame on you Gossip Girl

Every week I volunteer at an art gallery on Vernon Blvd in LIC on Thursdays and Fridays. I love the neighborhood, it’s still a very tight knit community with the old-school locals and the new artist residents. It’s still keeping that feeling despite the million dollar condos going up all around. Across the street from the shop, there is a coffee shop that I go to every time I’m there. Well, the new show Gossip Girl has claimed this coffee shop on thursday and friday afternoons. The production crew comes into the neighborhood, takes up the entire sidewalk, creates traffic and parking problems. The locals hate them because they are so disrespectful of the neighborhood. They block local businesses shop windows. They ask people who are standing on the sidewalk to move if they are in the shot. They have asked me to take in our store mannequin book stand. And one time, they were caught trying to get up on our fire escape without any permission. They’ve actually told a friend and I are who were chatting on the sidewalk to lower our voices. Rude

Well, this Friday it was a beautiful sunshiney day. 78 degrees with full sun and nice cool breeze. Well, I decided to sit outside in the sun. I didn’t want to be stuck indoors. As soon as Chomsky and I situated ourselves outside, a PA walked over and was just about to ask me to move before I said “I am not moving.” They don’t have a permit to this sidewalk and sitting outside on a chair is exactly what LIC locals do. Well to deal with me being in the shot they had extras stand around me to cover me up. I would have given the extras a hard time, but hey they get paid crap so I feel for them.

The worst part is that they trample all over our neighborhood to shoot a coffee shop that’s supposed to be in Brooklyn! Queens just doesn’t get the same respect. I doubt this production crew would stroll into Williamsburg and try to get away with the sh&t they pull here.

Everyday is Tee Day!

Check out this new site that showcases my couture tees http://www.everydayisteeday.com/. It’s so freakin bad ass. Seriously. The post tees from all over the world.