— a weekend stroll in New Chalk City! —
November 19th, 2012 by Mr. C
A stroll around NYC this weekend included stopping off at Cotton Candy Machine, an art boutique in Brooklyn housed with creations by Tara Mcpherson & other contemporary artists specializing in art prints, posters, apparel, books, toys, and more! Art work in all different forms pop out at you when you enter the store which usually leaves the wallet high & dry! The rad T-Shirts designed by Tara are hard to resist as well! I kept on eyeing David Choe’s book but fought the urge at $45. Sean – one of the owners/manager/nice guys at Cotton Candy Machine mentioned that Tara is releasing a special print on black friday. And like Arnold said – We’ll be bach’!
(Tara Mcpherson’s LILITU won 2012 Toy of the Year at the Designer Toy Awards)
Next we hobbled over to the Williamsburg Waterfront to our final destination in Brooklyn to take a sneak peak at the Renegade Craft fair. But before we did that we had to enter the 36 chambers and one of them was Smorgasburg, a flea market of food vendors of sorts! There is where I reunited with Lumpia Shack – a 2012 market vendor award winner at the Vendy Awards at Governors Island! For all that do not know, Lumpia is the filipino answer to the fried chinese spring rolls. This time at Lumpia Shack, we tackled the sweet & savory versions of the crispy little morsels! We had the honey banana turon and the peking duck! I definitely have to add these two to the arsenal right besides the classic pork version!
(Honey banana turon lumpia sprinkled with a bit of powdered sugar)
(Peking duck lumpia topped with minced ginger & scallions w/ hoisin & sriracha sauce)
Next, we did a battle royale speed tag round at the Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market which was encased in two football field continuous row of tents in parallel. The beginning and ends of both tents had a heavy duty blower heater to keep the shoppers warm! All market vendors focused on DIY and indie-craft culture offering unique products including jewelry, ceramics, accessories, artwork, shirts, leather, food, & more! The two tables that got my attention were the different sized journals made from recycling old books and Left Field Cards which sold some really creative & playful postcards inpsired by a spin on baseball cards. The postcard set that I bought was called “Marvelous Moustaches”. I thought the cards were hilarious and even contained one of my favorite NY Yankees of all time – Don Mattingly!
(The Marvelous Moustache postcard set by Left Field Cards)
(Maria “TooFly” Castillo at the Ladies Love Project at University Settlement)
Our last but not least – major stop – the LADIES LOVE PROJECT HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP was located back at the island of Manhattan. Tucked away on Eldridge street would lay home to the University Settlement Center which is a celebrated art and community space located in the Lower East Side. The center plays host to a unique mix of upcoming and established talent. Last Saturday – the Ladies Love Project Holiday Pop-Up Shop would call it their home for a one day celebration. Art pieces on canvas, jewelry, t-shirts, graffiti, make-up, nails, live music, toys, & more could be found here – all created & fronted by local artists! It was really cool to see SHIRO – a graffiti artist from Japan selling merchandise at her table including mini tote bags, coloring books, & pillows all designed by her! Shiro said she is about to start another writing project on the walls at 5 Pointz in Long Island City in a few weeks or so. And of course Maria “TOOFLY” Castillo was in the Ladies Love building as well, another local NYC Graffiti writer aficionado. TooFly is one of the founders of the Ladies Love Project created to recognize and showcase female designers, entreprenueurs, & artists alike! Respect to all the ladies!
(Shiro at the Ladies Love Project)
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