UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!

New design and blogmaster taking over for 2011! - A. RO!

Hoodies update

Ok, so Indyink didnt come through with the screenprinted hoodies, and that is fine. It turns out that the image we want on the hoodies would come out best if it was directly printed onto the garment. Indyink doesnt offer direct to garment printing, but through some online research i was able to find a company based out of California, Tagless Threads.

Ive been going back and forth with Tagless for a couple weeks now and we're just about ready to order our first dozen hoodies with this image on the back; they will be white and heather grey.

Stay up to date by following us. We'll be giving a hoody away to the 10th follower of our blog that replies to the email below with their contact information and lets us know how they heard of us.

rochainc3@gmail.com

Onward.

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait?

After anticipating some new gear and news from a new local shop, we ended the day empty handed. Turns out the artwork for the new hoodies we are working on cannot be printed, yet. Current printing company's proof did not meet our expectations. After decisions on placement, size, spacing, color and seeing a "mock-up" design, we were extremely excited. Reviewing the proof hoodie yesterday, we encountered that the color and detail quality on one of the three images was non existent. Turns out our artwork requires a multi-color process of printing that cannot always be matched, just yet! After numerous phone calls, emails, and texts we made the decision to look into other methods and companies to produce our hoodies just as we want them.

After contacting and submitting for product placement at a new local retailer, we were informed the decisions for this iteration had already been made. Looks like we were just a bit late in our submission. With yesterdays events and news, we are even more motivated and will continue to work toward our goal of producing quality, detailed clothing. Although, I begin to wonder if the whole, " Good Things Come To Those Who Wait," thing is true? The best is yet to come.

T-shirts have been printed!

Here they are! This one is the guys t-shirt. It's printed on chocolate brown, but also available in charcoal grey.

These are the ladies t-shirts. This one is printed on pink, but we also have it in heather grey.

Overall i am very pleased with the final product! We have given several t-shirts away and have been overwhelmed with the positive and encouraging feedback.Send an email to rochainc3@gmail.com or respond to the blog for any additional info regarding orders, pricing, etc.
So what's next? Hoodies! Classic zip up hoodies with another piece of original art that will be posted soon. I know what you are thinking. Hoodies in the summer? Well, these hoodies will be custom tailored to be incorporated into your summer wardrobe. Be sure to check back with us!

T-shirt Art!

Check out the above art that is currently part of our t-shirt line. Both are done in acrylic on stretched canvas. These designs are but a mere taste of what we have in our existing collections that will be debuting soon - collection includes works done in pastel, charcoal and watercolor of the same abstract style - so be sure to check back regularly!

If you see something you would like on a t-shirt, feel free to contact us at the email below and request some pedigree information (tshirt color, size, pricing, etc.), or just drop us an email to let us know what you think of the designs.

Thank you!

rochainc3@gmail.com

Murs show tonight!!

Murs has definitely held it down for the past 10 years. This show will no doubt be a treat for anyone who likes independent hip hop (im talking more about myself here as i have never seen him live)! Local hip hop group Make Rok will open.

Show is at the Bluebird, 9:00. If you are going, blog back with your thoughts/opinons!

First pic on blog!!!

One of the first two mens shirts!
Also the first of many more pix to come.

Indyink is OK in my book!

Yesterday my brothers and i met with one of the owners of Indyink to discuss next steps regarding our botched women's t-shirts. Well......they are going to reprint the shirts!

I was very pleased the customer service as he didnt give me any beef over the t-shirts and didnt try and weasel his way out of reprinting the t-shirts. He owned up to the horrendous product they produced and offered the perfect solution!

All of the 12 women's t-shirts are already spoken for, but additional orders are currently in the pipeline.

So Indyink is OK in our book, and...."i actually have a book. And everyone i meet goes in this book. Now, they're going in the book. But unfortunately ill have to file them under......chickens#*t." Ha!

Indyink's poor product quality??

One half (women's t-shirts) of the second order is currently on hiatus. The original art file consists of a heart outlined in black and filled with several shades of reds, pinks, and purplish-greys. There are also black "drips" on the bottom of the image, dripping up towards the heart. Well, the t-shirts were "over-inked" pretty much rendering the original art image indistinguishable; i mean, when you put on the t-shirt, the dark red wet looking print in the middle of the t-shirt makes it appear that you are literally bleeding from the heart. At this point, being upset over it is useless. This is the business.

Today after work we meet with Indyink to discuss our customer satisfaction issue and resolution.