Friday Finds 6.11.10

As you may already know, last week we had the opportunity to check out Renegade Craft Fair over in Brooklyn. It was a very cool event with lots of great talent. While I enjoyed looking at everything, I especially liked checking out the illustrators, here's a few of my favorites. We hope you enjoy this week's Renegade inspired segment of Friday Finds, have an awesome day!

DKNG Studios

The first thing I actually noticed about DKNG was that they had some really cool 'Support Your Local Artist' stickers. We like to support local artists so we figured let's take a look, what we found were some very cool illustrations. DKNG had some really sweet music related designs on display (we later found out that they are the resident poster artists for the Troubador out in Hollywood, CA). Here's a quick sample of DKNG's work but please visit their site to see some great art and apparel!



Vahalla Studios

I especially liked the Decemberists and Kings of Leon designs, despite the fact that my sister had to tell me who they are (apparently I've fallen a bit out of touch with music recently). These two designs drew me into Vahalla's booth where we immediately saw many other great designs. Vahalla is a full service design studio so if you're in the Kansas City area and need some help these guys can lend you a hand. Check out Vahalla's site to learn more about the duo and view their work.



Sara Antoinette Martin

I'm not sure how to describe Sara's style but I know that I like it and that when I saw it I immediately thought tattoo art. For those of you who weren't able to see Sara's set up over at Renegade please swing by her site to see some great color & black and white offerings as well as a very cool guy lurking in the toys section.



senioritis

This week we pay tribute to Scottish writer Robert Louis Stvenson with an illustration based on a 1930's Swedish movie poster. To see more of our tributes please visit our Etsy shop. Have a great weekend!






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Renegade

This weekend the three of us over at Senioritis braved the heat and headed out to the 6th Annual Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn. McCarren Park in Williamsburg was chock full of etsy artists as well as other crafters from all over the country. We came across some fantastically creative designers, screen printers, clothiers, photographers, and jewelers, and even made a few purchases. Check out the super crazy neon t-shirt I scored from the great folks over at SEIBEI.




One of the neatest things about this fair, unlike most craft fairs I've attended, was the D-I-Y vibe. Jill made her own canvas tote, using some paint and these great nature-themed stencils. I (sticking with the neon theme) opted for the pre-made Etsy tote pictured below, featuring a shout out to etsy's newest office - in Germany!



The Fair provided a terrific way to check out what some of the most innovative artists across the country are creating this summer. If you missed it this time around, be sure to check out the Fair's website here to see when you can catch it next. And for those non-New Yorkers out there, the Fair also hits Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago, so go try to sell your wares, make some friends, and have a blast with your fellow crafters!

Happy Sunday!