cash in

think of an artist's loft, then multiply it by dozens of talents painters, sculpters, and more. that equals the Loft Artists Assn, based in stamford ct (for now...developers threaten to boot this vibrant artists' community from their space).

i have them (the LAA, not the developers) to thank (specifically artist liz squillace of paradox ink) for my purchase yesterday: a mr. john cash t-shirt. you can get one too (along with other designs), but mine's on a v-neck long-sleeve with funky wrist features. (sorry, that was rude of me to gloat...i'm sure you can get one too if you ask nicely)

worried?

thought i'd never bring you more links to great t-shirts? hyperventilating in the boys room, muttering to yourself, sweating as you ponder walking through the w*l-mart clothing section? say it ain't so.

shop on. www.bustedtees.com can help.

[i dig pirates. i don't care if everybody's doin' em this year. i still dig 'em.]

meat on your bones?

halloween...what to wear, what to wear. your jason hockey mask got used as an avant-garde chip bowl this summer, and ole reliable, the pirate, is so overdone this year.

a more subtle way to mark the occasion is this ribcage t-shirt:
http://flippinsweetgear.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi/flippin_sweet/flippin_sweet/868992

power to the people

howdy, silkscreen fans. tired of hearts and flowers? then sport raw electricity running through power lines. the fine folks at SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) have many fine wares on their site.

http://www.shopscadonline.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=194&med=productimages2842809_1_2005MED.jpg&lg=productimages2842809_1_2005.jpg&cap=Branch%20and%20Power

in the basement of the alamo

easy, gentle reader, i'm back. the hiatus was due to a move to my VERY OWN SPACE. i love my former roommate and dear friend, but being on your own is (for moi) a real treat. at last, i can shake my tailfeather uninhibited at any hour with my ipod. pix of my new pad coming soon.

but for now, feast your eyes on this. coincidence, or not? last night, i watched the movie this t-shirt references, and today, here she is... (damn that dirty rotten crystal ball reader)

geodesic homage

pay your respects to the man who brought you the geodesic dome: R. Buckminster Fuller.
cool idea, cool name (i think i'll name my next cat "buckminster")... and a very cool t-shirt.

http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=406127

more trees, less bush

so says my t-shirt, which i purchased at the Beacon, NY Corn Festival. thanks, hippie chick--you did a heck of a job.

headshot

my love of silkscreen has no end. bob dylan, tony clifton, and hemmingway and dozens more can all be found here: http://www.reckonwordwide.com/ you choose the t-shirt and ink colors...a nifty bonus.

veruca salt

just one of many art posters to enjoy at this site: a veruca salt silkscreen concert poster

http://www.mgetz.com/mainfolder/cartitems/mg40.html

vonnegut instinct

because i am obsessed (in a gentle, loving sort of way) with silkscreened items, especially t-shirts, you, dear reader, must suffer. but this should cushion the blow: a t-shirt adorned with kurt vonnegut art, straight from the man. there are other designs as well as very interesting prints for over the console table or headboard. dress yourself or a wall in a vonnegut and smile smuggly to yourself at your overwhelming coolness.

http://www.vonnegut.com/shirt4.asp

like no other lampshade

Eleven Seventy-Eight Designs is doing some pretty cool stuff with glass. For one, they silkscreen photographs onto glass and turn them into lampshades. Yes, that's a lifeguard station, and you need one of these...think of it as penance for all the crappy W-Mart furniture you bought in college. Check out the rectangular striped lampshades (also glass) too.

http://www.1178designs.com/silklamp.html

it's the chair for you

true confession: i have a thing for graphic t-shirts (long before fashionistas proclaimed them necessities for this fall). i am in love with silkscreeners and hope to meet a 30something hetero male who likes r.e.m. and screening shirts. (you are warned.)

i also like creative writers. a great showcase for these talented folks is mcsweeneys.net. now the really cool thing about this t, which features their chair logo, is that it supports a great nonprofit that's connected to mcsweeney's: 826 valencia, a nonprofit writing and arts org that helps kids. (the 826 site also has a wicked-fun pirate shop...you will want an eye patch, trust me.)

http://www.826valencia.org/store/shop_logo_shirt.html

what a pill

valley of the dolls comes to your messenger bag:

http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=409690

iron this patch onto just about anything to remind people that sometimes, chemicals are good.