This is not one of those precious thingy blogs that goes around digging up all these sweet little trinkets for you to covet. OK, sometimes it is that kind of blog, like right now, because we noticed that an artist named Ryan Berkeley was going to be selling his portraits of animals in formal dress at the Renegade Craft Fair, and we had to have a merchy moment. We have a dozen of Berkley’s prints, because 1) they have that edgy-cute aesthetic that is to Brooklyn parents what Martha Stewart is to Connecticut brides and 2) they’re seriously underpriced: only $8 for a 5 x 7 or $ 15 for an 8 x 10. (Please don’t show him this post.) See more in his Etsy shop or stop by the Renegade Craft Fair tomorrow and Sunday at McCarren Park.
For retailers, there’s gold in them thar Etsy
Framed 22 x 50" subway art from Restoration Hardware, $495.
We’d heard that big retailers troll Etsy for crafsy-looking merch and now we know why: they can charge gigantaur mark-ups on the work the actual artists sell for a lot less on the handmade/vintage goods site.
In the new Restoration Hardware catalog, the framed vintage subway maps at left are $495. Behold, pretty much the same maps on Etsy for a tenth the price. (Minus framing). Read the rest of this entry ยป
We pause to salute an artist worthy of your kids’ room
This is not one of those precious thingy blogs that goes around digging up all these sweet little trinkets for you to covet. OK, sometimes it is that kind of blog, like right now, because we noticed that an artist named Ryan Berkeley was going to be selling his portraits of animals in formal dress at the Renegade Craft Fair, and we had to have a merchy moment. We have a dozen of Berkley’s prints, because 1) they have that edgy-cute aesthetic that is to Brooklyn parents what Martha Stewart is to Connecticut brides and 2) they’re seriously underpriced: only $8 for a 5 x 7 or $ 15 for an 8 x 10. (Please don’t show him this post.) See more in his Etsy shop or stop by the Renegade Craft Fair tomorrow and Sunday at McCarren Park.
