Two girls, one booth. (Two vendors sharing booth #14, that is. Every weekend.)
What's your name and company's name?
My name is Erica and my business is Species By The Thousands.
And what's your hometown?
Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Where do you live now?
Now I live in Brooklyn, in Greenpoint, for about 8 years.
What do you sell and how long have you been selling it for?
I do T-shirts and sweatshirts that are eco-friendly with my drawing on them. I also do a line of jewelry, some of which is cast pieces and others are recycled/vintage. I have been doing this about 3 or 4 years.
What are they cast in?
They are cast in recycled sterling silver and different eco metals and alloys. Eco means it's not bought from miners but scrap metal that is melted down.
What's your specialty?
I do a lot of different things. I am a painter by trade, and I started by handpainting on shirts, but now I use screen prints. But I think the "Bearded Man" is my most popular design. [see slideshow]
What's your most memorable sale?
I don't know. It was fun selling to Jason Schwartzman when he was here last year. He bought two different designs and was really nice.
What keeps you coming back to the Flea?
It's really great to have an audience every week because I'm always making new things and it's an immediate place to show it and see how it goes over. It gives me firsthand experience about how to change the design, if necessary, for when I'm going to wholesale it. Plus everyone is so nice here.
What do you do for fun?
For fun I play in a band called Long Distance Poison. It's like analog, synthesizers, horror movie soundtrack stuff. I play the synthesizer and digital drums.
What's your name and company's name?
My name is Angela and my business is A.S.I.S. which stands for Angela Spencer's Irresistible Stuff.
And what's your hometown?
Nottingham, England.
Where do you live now?
I live in Williamsburg now for about the last 10 years.
What do you sell and how long have you been selling it for?
I sell hand-knitted goods, crocheted hats, and jewelry. I've been doing it for about 6 years.
What's your specialty?
Knitted stuff, I would say. I use material from a small family-run farm in Nebraska and it's 85% wool, 15% mohair.
What's your most memorable sale?
Oh yeah! What's his name... Michael Stipe. He bought one of my chains at Gifted. I was totally freaking out. I was trying to keep it together. It's stupid 'cause I really wanted to tell him how amazing he was but I wanted him to buy something and not get scared away. Haha.
What keeps you coming back to the Flea?
Being able to have a marketplace for your stuff right away. The wholesale stuff can get a little bit boring and nondescript. It's like a little community, or family, with neighbors and all.
Is this your full-time job? What do you do for fun?
For fun, oh my god. I have no life. I have no social life whatsoever. I think...my fun merges into what I do with design work and knitting. While I knit I like using books on tape, like listening to Jane Austen—I know that's really cheesy. And I love East Village Radio.
Post a comment
Please be patient while your comment is published. It may take a moment.
Previous Month »