My friend, Sam, sells tee shirts at Good Juju and many other places around KC. But there is much more to the story.
He is an accomplished artist and the shirts are from his original work.
He screen prints them on a gigantic, octopus-like contraption, where each tentacle holds a different color of ink.
Here is one in progress.
Recently, he asked Beth and I if we’d like some vintagey goods he was clearing out to make space for an even bigger screen printer he was getting.
Of course, I’m all in for free junk! A lot of my friends are kind enough to ask me about their future thrift store dropoffs.
And I was curious about Sam’s studio, I didn’t know how the printing process worked, so was fascinated when he offered a demo.
But here is more to that story too. Sam and his wife, Lily, who makes delectable candles and sprays, both also sold antiques and junk in their booths. As time went by and they expanded their crafts, both of them were doing so well with their creations, they no longer needed to supplement their sales with resale items.
Picking up some of their tidbits and leftovers not only made me happy to get free goods, it was great to see my friends succeeding, and no longer needing that stuff.
You can get Sam’s work on Etsy, here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WestBottomsUndergrnd
And Lily’s candles are are here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lilyrosecandleshop
Or better yet, come see us at Good Juju
We will be there the first Friday and Saturday of every month. Lily’s candles smell delightful and Sam has a wide variety of art on display.