Old Old Stuff I Did

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I did this layout many moons ago for a friend of mine who has a little independent fashion publication. It got the major axe (as in - it never ran) but I stumbled across it the other day and thought Why? I still think it is pretty good. Totally psychedelic and future-y right? Or maybe I am just crazy?? Anyway. Here you go. Just for kicks. Failed expression. Sorry photographer, I forget who you are...

The Odd Shop

(...sad shell card, swirly ball and ipod print zippered pouch available now in The Odd Shop...)

Alright. So I have been sitting on this shop for a few months now, I can't believe I actually got it up in the end! I am also weirdly really into it and keep thinking of funny things I can make or get to stick in there. The whole idea of a shop is kind of a strange and cool thing. At the moment there is mostly an odd assortment of things that I have made or repurposed, small scale items that I work on in my free time, and I am toying with the idea of maybe eventually adding more serious items like photo books, photo prints, and drawings. Can't tell if it makes sense to include those sorts of things or not. We shall see.

I searched around (and had a couple in mind) for some independent and art-oriented shops to reference while I was putting together my own and found some interesting ones from the past as well as some exciting new ones:

...Cleas Oldenburg's The Store (here, here and here)...
...Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas's The Shop (here, here, and Emin's current online shop here)...
...Circle Workshop...
...N S E W...
...Paperstore...

So I don't know - check it out if you are curious! I have a couple ideas for gift wrapping which you will see if you get something...

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