04/29/08

dear homies,
this part never gets updated....but our board (blog) sure does! check that out for the haps!

Seems like we update the website as the seasons change!

Fall is here once again, a time of change....and things have changed with the homeygrown crew. We've moved out from our space at 7th and Carleton, so we're going back to our roots. We started out traveling around, roaming the streets and dark alleyways with our product, and we're missing that wanderlust. We'll keep ya'll posted about what's coming up.

Fall is also a time to shed, so clean out that closet and shed that old summer style by attending our clothing swap!

Homeygrown's biannual clothing swap will be on Nov. 17 from 7-11PM...just enough time to trade out your old duds and get something new to wear out that night!

Just bring a bag of unwanted slightly used clothing, and leave with whatever you want!

Homeygrown will be providing munchies, silkscreening, and a beer and wine garden!

What could be better than free clothes, food, and refreshments?

Summertime...yippeee!! We'll be hittin' Telegraph, no doubt, but we're itchin to spread our seeds this summer. Next week, we'll take a trip to LaLa Land, so if you're from that area, check us out at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. We need some sun and fun!

Then, we're taking it home for the Ashby Flea Market in Berkeley. We shop there so much it's now time to hustle!

We've been posting pictures and such on our Board, so to see pics of Swap-o-Rama-Rama and other events, make sure to check that out.

Stay cool this summer, but remember to keep it hot!

Homeygrown has been doin it. The warmer weather and blooming flowers really feed our plant.feed.flourish mission. To read about it all in detail, check out our BOARD (click on BOARD at the top of the page). And please leave us a message on our box to the right...we wanna know who's out there alive and breathing with us!
So, to recap, March was a cool month.

Thank you to all the people that came to the Artiffact Fashion Show: Punla Family (Ley & Jelly), Huergas Family (Vince & Justin), Bej & Bri, Alex & Danielle, Thu Ha, Grace, and to all the other homies that showed some love.
Even though it was chilly, everyone made it hot!

As for the Swap...this time it was bigger and better! To read more about it and see photos, check out our BOARD. Highlights of the night include the blood rain sangria, concocted by none other than STORMZ, and the Fugly Fashion Show. Next time, expect us to pull out our sewing machines and screens to get that personalized recycled goody.

As for April:
Four Twomp at Soundwave was CRAZY!! So many good bands and even a cannibus cup for the connoisseurs. It keeps getting bigger and better.

Thanks to Malia Movement Company for the beautiful opportunity for us to vend at the Just Add Water performances. Utterly inspiring! We even got to meet the folks from meeshmeesh design. Just couldn't leave without getting a piece of their jewelry.

Last, Stormz & Artiffact made a trip out to Sin City and stopped at some shops. Peace to Thoroughbredz, Fruition, and Undefeated. Those spots definitely shine out in the desert. We're planning on shipping out some goodies to Throroughbredz, so you'll be able to catch some homeygrown if you go to Vegas.

Coming up are so many events, it's almost hard to keep track of! One super fabulous event, Swap-O-Rama-Rama, will be coming up in May. Helping others to create their (fashion) visions through re-use is so fulfilling, so we just HAD to sign up for it again. Please help to steer textile waste from the land fills to the closets.

Spring is almost here....so fast how the seasons change! We're just getting used to our space now, but that doesn't stop us from changing too! Every month, one of the homies will be featured in our shop, allowing them a chance to shine in their own light! This month, ARTIFFACT will be featured, and the space will change along with the seasons, so stay tuned for the unveiling, because if you haven't been to the shop yet, that will be the time! If you have been to the shop, that's the time to come back.

We're still opened on the weekends from 12-6, but if the weather is nice, we'll head over to Telegraph. We miss our home there! Don't worry, we'll try to have both open, but if you should cruise to the shop and we're not there, cruise over to the Ave.

Our space is small, but we make it work for us! Eventually, we want to find a HUGE space, something big enough for a skate ramp and a roller rink. We'll settle for smaller too....so if you hear of any spaces in the East Bay that homeygrown can infiltrate (ha ha) , holla back!

Many thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years. From signing our mailing list, to chatting with us, to even supporting our artwear, Homeygrown wishes all of you many blessings.

Speaking of which, we have been even more blessed this time as we finally have a HOMEYGROWN STORE (and gallery and studio)! Many of you have met us on the streets of Telegraph Ave., or maybe even at an event, but now, we have a place to call “home”. We’re not giving up Telegraph, it’s just not the kind of weather for us this season. To read more, go to the homeygrown myspace page.

We’ve been working hard to get our spot ready for our grand opening weekend, scheduled for Martin Luther King Junior holiday weekend. We hope you can come and celebrate with us, for all of you have helped us grow!

In order to keep our creative juices flowing, we will not release our secret store location until the date nears.
If you are interested in attending, please email back for the store location. Our space is limited, and we want to make sure we can accommodate everyone who would like to come.

We are also offering a special promotion for the whole weekend: Come in wearing a Homeygrown item and receive 10% off of your purchase and a fresh picture took!

“I Have a Dream” Weekend: Homeygrown Grand Opening

Saturday, January 13
12-6PM
12:30: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
1:00: Refreshments
2:00: Raffle

Sunday, January 14
12-6PM
ALL DAY: Button Making
- The Homeygrown Shop will turn into a button factory…we just need you to design your own button!

Monday, January 15
12-6PM
ALL DAY: Homeygrown Design Contest
- Have you ever dreamed of having your design on a shirt? Come in and give us a cool design to use in our new space. If your design is chosen, Homeygrown will make a silkscreen from it, print it on items, and give you 10% of sales from your design!

We really hope to see you during our grand opening. If you can’t make it, we will be opened during the weekends in January from 12-6PM. Or, you can always hit us up to make an appointment!

Peace ya’ll….we’re hella excited!
HOMEYGROWN.plant.feed.flourish.

It's that holiday season again...time to give gifts, but don't forget about yourself now! Come see what homeygrown has for everyone in the family. New screen print designs from all the homies, including JADA! we'll be on Telegraph Ave. for our last day of the street fair Dec. 23....see what's FRESH!

we also dropped some goodies off at RPS and Brownie's Vintage, so peep our stuff out there if you can't fight the frigid air.

About our events: we wouldn't tell you about them if we didn't think you wouldn't like it. We told you plenty about ALTER:STATE...and if you didn't go, you sure MISSED OUT! Much love to Remade In America for putting that all together. Homeygrown loves deconstructin with the peoples! Check our events section to see photos from the event.

2006 was such a good year for buildin' and takin' apart....we met so many folks on the same tip as us (collab.network.create.self-sustain)....and we had many chances to spread the word of re:use through some of our events. we love doin' it live, especially if it means spreading what we do to the masses! thank you all for the opportunities.

so for 2007, keep on the lookout:

• online shopping & custom ordering
• homeygrown art show
• more craft fairs and live deconstuction
• items in more local shops
• more homies!
• fresher than fresh new designs
• crazier reconstructions
• re:release of the zine
• and tons more

damn. we can't believe another year flew by again.

peace this holiday season and after that..

things have been busy for us here at homeygrown, and we'll only get busier.

first off, our SWAP NOT SHOP event went soooo well!! it was such a chill event, filled with yummy food, good vibes, and most important, free clothes!! We all left with bags full, and managed to keep piles of leftovers to donate...

keep posted for the next SWAP NOT SHOP this January. We will hold these events every season, so start stocking up!

but we're even more excited for Paparazzi Party Part II! we had HELLA fun last year, peep the photos to see what we did!

This year is supposed to be a beautiful day again, and we will have all of our beautiful homies with us. please join us...bring a camera, stunna shades, and a fun attitude. we'll shoot you, you'll shoot us, play our scavenger hunt game, and just chill! check the events section for more info on that.

the week after is a GODDESS FESTIVAL at Cafe Axe...if you haven't been there, make sure you come to this! the place is filled with such postive energy, and since we'll be celebrating the goddess in all of us, bring your energy too!

if you're a man (or god), don't worry, this isn't a festival ONLY for goddesses. it's a time to recognize and celebrate femininity, something that truly needed in this male-dominated society.

homeygrown will be vending and be featured in a fashion show, so come see what goddesses we will portray through fashion!

peace ya'll, thanks for all the love!

WHERE DID THE SUMMER GO??

Where ever it went, homeygrown is getting geared up for fall. We have a few events up our DIY sleeves that we hope you'll join in on....
and be prepared for a fresh new zine comin' to you to ring in the harvest season.

Many thanks to all of our models for our rooftop photo shoot...pictures will be released soon!

we are so excited!

SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMA @ Maker Faire is coming upon us!

Make your own clothing with Homeygrown at
SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMA @ Maker Faire!
San Mateo Fairgrounds in the Redwood Room

Earth Day Weekend
Saturday April 22nd (12 to 4) &
Sunday April 23rd (12 to 5)
With a Recycled Fashion Show Saturday @ 5pm

You all should know that one of Homeygrown's missions is to reduce clothing waste and promote Do-It-Yourself clothing by turning old clothing into something new...
well, that's exactly what Swap-O-Rama-Rama is all about!!

Swap-O-Rama-Rama  is a massive recycling &
DIY (do it yourself) event in which a community will say 'no thanks' to consumerism by spending two full  days as creators.

Bring $5 and a bag of your unwanted clothes all workshop and DIY materials are provided.
(Admission is $10 w/o a bag of clothing).
Search through other people's unwanted items and turn it into something new!
Leave with all the clothing you can carry!

Once you've picked your new favorite duds from the massive swap piles, you are invited to take back creativity from industry...
bring  your finds over to the Stitch Lounge where you can create new from  old at the designer run DIY sewing stations. Homeygrown, and other local designers and artists, will be there to help you out with sewing techniques.  Sewing  machines and all the accouterments are all supplied.
Homeygrown will also be helping with the silkscreen station, where you will be able to use artists' screens to print up your new duds!

Throughout the day you'll be welcomed to join in the "Do It At the Swap" fashion show where you are invited to show off the items you modified at Swap-O-Rama-Rama.

Stay into the early evening and attend the DIY & Reuse Fashion Show featuring San Francisco area's most edgy re-use designers (INCLUDING HOMEYGROWN!), these are  the designers who you've been working with all day at the swap's  Stitch Lounge. They'll take the runway and show you the creations  that currently fill their boutiques.

There will also be a recycled jewelry station, where you can make your own jewelry from recycled goodies!  Many workshops will also be available...please check the websites below for more info!
Registration to Maker Faire Required

for more info:
http://www.swaporamarama.org
http://www.makerfaire.com

What to bring? Clothes in season: jackets, wallets, hats, pants,shirts, skirts, shoes, gloves, belts, accessories, jewelry, sunglasses, bags, costumes, lingere, pjs etc. Only clothes please! 
If you cant wear it, dont bring it! 
Quantity is not important.
Come  with a little or a lot, whatever you got.

Swap-O-Rama-Rama is for boys, girls, men, women.
* All left over clothing is donated to charity.

We hope to see some of you there!
If you can't make it, but would like to DONATE some clothing, please email us back and we will bring it to the fair to be transformed into something new!

hey, since you're already visiting the page, why don't you sign our mailing list? we only send out emails if there's something juicy going on. if you type VIP in the comment box, you'll get special invitations to homeygrown VIP parties, which is extra juicy!

if you happen to be scrapin' down the oakland ave's, make sure to visit the RPS store since we just loaded them up with homeygrown goodies!

and dammit, we're still waiting for someone to
POP THE CHERRY (sorry to be crude, but seriously!!). just click BOARD in the menu, and share. because sharing is caring!

peace on earth and beyond!

hello 2006! thanks to all that made it to the Grouch show...it was off the hook for sure!

Well, a new year calls for a new show, and it's going down again at Studio Z this FRIDAY the 13th. HELLA Bay Area cats take stage under one roof this night! Del Mon, Forensic Science, Lunar Heights, and moreeeee...peep the events section for a full line-up.

Homeygrown will be (wo)manning down a food & clothing bar, featuring homemade clothes & Pilipino foods. Besides being yummy, the food will serve a good cause. Half of all food proceeds will go towards the
Bat Sanctuary, a bat conservation park in the Philippines.

so forget all your superstitions that night and spend some postive energy with some positive hip hop.

bye bye 2005! thanks to all of you for your luv and support! 2005 was a great year for homeygrown, and we can really feel our GROWTH.

but....before the (calendar) year's end, celebrate with homeygrown and some good ole BAY AREA HIP HOP! that's rite, THE GROUCH will be back in his hometown performing at 2232 MLK along with FORENSIC SCIENCE, DELINQUENT MONASTERY, and ENZYME DYNAMITE! when was the last time you saw THE GROUCH in oakland, along with these up and rising cats?

come thru and peep out homeygrown's booth. we still have new screen print designs so come peep them first!

wishing ya'll a safe time....hope to see you soon!

rain...rain..

damn, we got rained on. we were looking forward to a nice december weekend on telegraph avenue, but the rain has come! that's one thing about street vending....dealing with the elements. we have a bunch of new things and we're dying to show you, too! well...we might hit the street again before the big gift exchange day, so we'll keep you posted. let's just hope it doesn't rain that day.

PEACE TO ALL THE SAGITTARIUS HEADS...
tiph, mai, xien how, flossafee....and the rest of you!

thanks to everyone that came out and supported us during our first week of the holiday faire! the weather was great for december and there were sooo many people out! hope to see more of you next weekend. We'll have hoodies and more new stuffs.

we had the chance to meet more friendly vendors....
(and encounter some pretty mean ones, too, right FLOSS?)

• jenny- she makes bags out of old banners! just like how we love recycling, she loves it too. Check out her bags and you'll be amazed. They're super sturdy and would be great for taking to the grocery store instead of using plastic bags.
  REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!
• Rickey- this guy is an old-school Telegraph 2nd Blocker. He bends and contorts wires into beautiful crazy shapes, creating earrings, mobiles, hair clips, and more. Talk to him (he has plenty to say) and he'll even make a custom piece for you. Don't forget to give his dog, annalise, some love too!
  

yes....it's that time of year again....it's getting colder, wetter, and the sun says goodbye WAY earlier than it should...winter is upon us...

which means that homeygrown is getting stocked up with items to keep you HOT this winter. check out some of our armwarmers and legwarmers from rockill, or the t-shirt scarves from artiffact...overunity has even screened some sweatshirts to keep extra cozy.

we're also finishing up our SUPPORT section so that easy shopping can be done thru the website and via paypal. some links are currently dead, so keep posted for a super upload of goodies. remember, you can always email us if you see something you like, or if you want a custom order.

alrite ya'll....enjoy the holidazeeeee.

THE PAPARAZZI PARTY WAS OFF THE HOOK!

Much love out to all the folks that came through and believe in having a good time: raquel, over, tiph, stormz, mai, sheela & sunny, kiran & caitlyn, alyssa, flossafee, enzyme, buddha, grace, nikita, tre, and everyone else! muchas gracias, maraming salamat po, MANY MANY THANKS!

We're working on getting all the photos edited and we'll unveil them all soon within the next week or so. Keep on the look out, as some pics have already been put up (check out myspace!).

We had a photo booth set up on the street. Check it out:

The Scavenger Hunt will also have to be postponed until further notice....the world isn't ready for the FUN yet!

Also, if you were able to take a few shots from our shoot, email us the photos and we'll give you credit for your photography skillz. yo.

Keep posted....

Birthday shout out to the Libras, including ROCKILL and Enzyme and Alyssa!!

THIS SUNDAY is our Paparazzi Party. (If it rains, we'll have a plan B location!) The location will be none other than Telegraph Avenue! We figured, the street is our shop, so it can be our photo shoot location as well!

If you also have supported us by purchasing some of our items, we encourage you to come to wear our items and come through to the photo shoot. We'll give a shopping discount to all folks that come back wearing an homeygrown item and get their photo taken!

We'll also have a scavenger hunt for all the interested folks.

PAPARAZZI HUNT: You play paparazzi!!
if you are interested in participating in the scavenger hunt, come through to our vending table before 1PM. Make sure you, or someone in your group, has a digital camera, since you will have to photo document the answers. All participants are guaranteed a fun time, and the winners will get a reward (not that you wouldn't only do it for kicks!). WHOO!!

last saturday at Cafe Axe was super! the venue is a capoiera center in the day, but the night of the benefit, it was turned into a place full of arts, entertainment, education, and good vibes. there were information tables about the 13 moon calendar and solar energy, and of course, homeygrown had it's own interactive creative stations! the mag-collab was successful for its debut; about 15 magnets were donated and a few of them were even sold (proceeds to charity of course!). The scrap design station did well with the children, as well as with some of the children-at-heart adults...thanks!! Please visit our current projects to get more information about those!

Golda Supernova rocked the house! just listen to some of the music, and you'll want to see them live, or at least get a CD.

stay tuned cuz we'll let you know about the official grand opening of Cafe Axe!

homeygrown is excited about the event going down this weekend. when it comes to consciousness...we're all for it.

this saturday is a benefit for a new cultural center in Oakland, Cafe Axe (ash-ay). Cafe Axe's vision is to provide a place for people to teach and learn about sustainabilty for the mind, body, soul, family, community, and environment. Come and be a part of this positive vision!

Homeygrown will have a booth set up, showcasing our artwear and recycled goods by our artists and answering questions about our processes of DIY clothing. We also have some exciting hands on activities for people that come through and visit:

Scrap Design:
Create your own design on t-shirt scraps with fabric markers (you do the sewing at home).

Mag-Collab:
This is a collaborative art effort for a good cause. Donate your art, quote, saying, song quote or whatever it is you feel and put it on a magnet that we provide. We will try to sell those magnets for $1 each, and all proceeds will go to Save the Children to benefit programs for the youth who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina.

New items include:
- recycled mini-notebooks by artiffact
- soda tab earrings by artiffact
- and MORE!!

Hope to see you stop by to support!

...Peace...

For those of you not attending Power to the Peaceful, come spread your power and peacefulness with US! Check us out on Telegraph this weekend!

As artists/designers/Americans/humans, we feel that we can help with the unfortunate fiasco that has happened in the South. Some of the artists at homeygrown are donating their handcrafted items to help with relief efforts. There will be select craft items under $5 in which full proceeds will go to benefit the Hurricane Katrina effort through Save the Children, our chosen charity. Examples of items include: recycled handmade notebooks, children’s art, magnets, small pillows, small art pieces, and more! Not only are you helping the many orphaned, displaced, and malnourished children affected by the disaster, but you will also receive a memento to remind you of your great efforts. Hope you can help!

wassup ya'll. Tiph just came back from the PHILIPPINES, so we'll be out on the streets this weekend with NEW ITEMS!! Rockill has been sewing up some nice stuff, and there are new screenprint designs from STORMZ, ARTIFFACT, and Tiph's 4-year-old daughter, JADA. Keep posted cuz we'll put up some photos of the new items, so you can see a sneak preview before this weekend.

good luck to all those who are entering a new fall semester. back to the books!

we will be on a hiatus until the end of August. Good news is you can see some of our items in person at the RPS store and you can still shop for a few items online. Bad news...well, there is none!

we apologize if any of the links are broken or lead to nowhere. we're not web gurus, but we're working on it. if you see anything you like and have any questions, don't hesitate to email us.

We had such a good day in the sun today! Thanks to all those that came out to Telegraph and supported us (don't forget to email us pictures!).

Rockill & Tiph stopped by the new RPS store/gallery to see what's up with putting some homeygrown items in there. Definitely a cool shop with unique DIY goodies. Check them out!