New Photos

It took a second, but we did it. We were finally able to reshoot some of our goods. This round focused on the tote bags that we made around Christmastime for the Kraftenplatz Craft Fair at Cake Shop. Trying to come up with a clever way to shoot them proved to only prolong the process of actually taking the photos. In the wee hours of remaining daylight, we took the simple way out and hung them on the wall in natural lighting. Done and done. Here is a sample:

This is a black tote bag with a applique of one of Crystal's drawings. The drawing is a silkscreen onto a vintage fabric (that used to be a pillowcase.) Expect to see a few up in the Etsy shop before the end of the week.

OJ All Day

Remember those creative forces we mentioned last post? Well, i've been fortunate enough to have been asked to work on a project with our friends at Olive Juice Music. Major Matt Mason, the brains and brawn behind Olive Juice, has planned an all day festival of "Real Independent Music" here in NYC that will feature 20 bands from the label. Here is a little bit about Olive Juice Music taken from their website ’cause i'm not too good with words:

Olive Juice Music is a D.I.Y. label, studio, and mail-order distributor, based in New York City, interested in helping people who are in the developmental stages of trying to do something with their art. Olive Juice Music is not a traditional record label. The artists associated with Olive Juice take an active part in how their music is produced, financed, and marketed. They in turn receive more of the profits gained from the sales of their records directly, which is how it should be. The strength of Olive Juice relies upon the active participation of its members to share resources and help promote a communal spirit among everyone involved as well as claiming responsibility for taking their art to wherever they would like it to go. Olive Juice Music is about independence and community. And if that doesn't sound cool to you, well then you're just going to have to buzz off, mister...

This event will take place on May 19th, 2007 at Cake Shop in the LES (one of the best venues around, in my opinion.) I'm really excited to be working on this. I've been brainstorming ideas for posters and flyers the last few days. Last night I met up with a group of OJ-ers (Major Matt, Dibson Hoffweiler, Julie Delano and Casey Holford) to talk about ideas and so far we've decided to do a poster, a double-sided postcard/flyer, a special edition OJ button, and there is already a website in the works. (Thanks Dibs!) I already have some ideas mocked up and i'm super happy with how things are turning out.

Here is a list of the bands that are planning on performing:
Dave End, The Best, Frank Hoier, Peter Dizozza, Prewar Yardsale, Dan Fishback, Toby Goodshank, The Baby Skins, Church of Lurch, The Leader, Recording Angels, Purple Organ, Huggabroomstik, Randi Russo, The Wowz, Urban Barnyard, Dream Bitches, Schwervon!, Dufus, Jeff Lews Band

fondly,
Crystal

Project Announcement

We mentioned last post that there was minor setbacks with the "photo shoot." well, that wasn't all. Friday was supposed to be the first meeting about our new project but our collaborator was feeling under the weather, so the meeting has been postponed until this coming Friday. We figured we might as well go ahead and talk about our plans so after the meeting we won't have to make an epic post and explain everything all at once.
So, here goes:

One of the, if not THE, best thing about living in NYC is the abundance of creative forces. We are, literally, surrounded by the most talented and amazing people. The one downfall of this is because there are so many people making super duper awesome things, to be singled out is quite a feat. we figured that we could try to bring more attention to artists that we know and also benefit by this symbiotic relationship. We scratch your back, we'll scratch yours? No, really. We aren't looking for glory, we just want to make things with other people. Share our talents and have something cool to show for it. We are extremely happy to present:

yes, have some: Toby Goodshank
We have teamed up with local NYC musician and artist Toby Goodshank to make a line of items. The meeting of minds will take place this Friday, so there will be a clearer idea of what is actually going to be made. In the meantime, we'll tell you about the man himself and why he is totally deeeluxe!

Hailing originally from Connecticut, he now resides in Brooklyn and is probably known more for his musical stylings than his visual art, though they are both equally masterful. He is probably the most prolific artist...EVER. He churns out the goods like a machine. Here is a description of his recent musical accomplishments, pretty much ripped from his myspace page (though we did edit it a little, cause it's so damn long! HA!)

Toby Goodshank plays in the bands Double Deuce, the Tri-Lambs, the Christian Pirate Puppets, Moldy Peaches, Bearded Witness, and with himself. His recent discography is as follows:

Toby Goodshank Safe Harbour (2004)

Tri-Lambs Self-Titled (2005)
Toby Goodshank Come Correct (2005)
Doube Deuce Camp Candy (2005)
Christian Pirate Puppets White Man-like Object (2005)
Toby Goodshank Music 4 Heroes Volume 4 (2005)
Toby Goodshank Jyusangatsu (2005)
Toby Goodshank di santa ragione (2006)
Toby Goodshank Cover Album (2006)
Toby Goodshank Mogo on the Gogo (2006)
Christian Pirate Puppets Unpruded (2006)

Most of these can be found to download on iTunes or through Olive Juice Music. For more information feel free to email Toby at toby_goodshank@yahoo.com. You can also check him out on myspace.

His visual works are equally impressive. He has mad drawing and collaging skills. Much of his works are...psychedelic and surreal, would be the best words to describe them. His intricate pattern work and painstaking lettering, are truly amazing. Here are some examples from his website (we highly suggest you check out the photos page to see the rest of his work)

Minor Setbacks

Ok, so we didn't keep good on my promises to put up new images. But we have many excuses that we'll refrain from using right now. We did, however, finally get an old image to upload correctly. This is one of the samples that was mentioned last post. Onward, Ho!

These are some examples of the wallet pouches that Crystal makes and we plan on selling. All these ones have already been sold, but there are more being made. They are made from felt and ribbon. They are the perfect size for carrying credit cards, ID, metrocards, whathaveyou. She's never been into carrying around a big wallet, so she uses one of these instead.

Work In Progress

This week has been slow at work, but busy in the non-work parts. Which turns out to be a mixed blessing. At work, i'm not super stressed and overloaded which means I can come in later and leave earlier. Sounds nice, right? BUT, it still requires me to be here for a good portion of the day. The other portions this week, thus far, have been loaded with other things like cleaning and rehearsing. Why do you, dear reader, care? Because this all means that there is less time for us to devote to the betterment of yes, have some. I thought today would be a good day to just preview some stuff that we've made in the past. See Note**

This weekend i'm planning on re-shooting all these items for greater viewing pleasure. Some of them may be up for sale in our etsy shop (that has been sitting idyll while we get our shit together) but some of them have already been sold.

If you'd like to contact us with any questions, you can leave a comment here OR you can email us directly at: yeshavesome@yahoo.com

fondly,
Crystal

**i just tried to upload photos but for some reason, it wasn't working. Either something in the system is messed up or i'm doing something very wrong. I guess you'll just have to wait until this weekend to see the photos! Sorry to get you all excited!

Welcome Mat

Hello and welcome to yes, have some. We are a company that specializes in making/designing things and selling said things. Andrew and I have been scheming this for awhile, but have been unsure of how to proceed. Blog vs. website; Etsy Shop vs. online store. Too many options these days. We figured it would be best to just get things out there. Right now, we are still in the process of getting all our ideas together, narrowing our focus, and figuring out how best to describe the things we have to offer. The blog seemed to be the most immediate way to get things off the ground, so here we are in all our unfinished, rough edged glory. Check back for updates

fondly,
Crystal