(I'll explain what freakStomp is at the end of all the capitalistic hucksterism)
the freakStomp Novelties! ebay store is spread open wide and waiting for your entry:
http://stores.ebay.com/freakstomp-noveltiesWe have two T-shirt designs available and ready to ship:
Sultry Jacqueline and Badass Billy are wearing "Breathe" and "Anti Socialite." These designs are available in Medium, Large, and Extra Large. Our shirt designs are silk-screened on top-quality fitted American Apparel T-shirts for comfort, style, and longevity. We create our shirts locally in limited screen runs, so when a batch sells out it may be a while before it's offered again.
We also have Limited Edition Signed Prints in these designs:
"GARGOILE," "RELISH THE RAINBOW," and "PEACE IS GAY" are 11x17 mini-poster prints, signed and numbered by freakStomp artist Rick Eller. Our designs are laser-printed on heavy archival 80# matte stock, with a satin sheen on the image itself. These prints are suitable for framing. There are only twelve copies of each Limited Edition print available, and the numbers will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis (first order gets #1, second gets #2, etc.). Future prints will differ from these designs in various ways, and will not be signed or numbered. You will own one of only twelve in the world.
We also have CUSTOM WALL ART (go to the store to check them all out) done by the freakStomp gang:
OUR TECHNIQUE: From deep within the musty tents of the freakStomp Novelties! sideshow, we’re proud to bring you hand-crafted, unique, one-of-a-kind original wall art! The technique we use was taught to us by someone special from our misty past, and involves the art of decoupage (using laser-printed art on archival papers applied to wood-frame stretched painter’s canvas) along with hand-painted borders and stenciling. We blend our own color combinations, giving each piece a multi-layered appearance. Metallic borders form a painted “frame.” Each piece will have variations in color, style, the intentional wrinkling of the prints, the bordering - even if we offer the same prints at later dates,
no two pieces of wall art will ever be alike.
You'll be getting a one-of-a-kind piece of hand-crafted artwork. While it’s impossible to completely convey the deliberation and detail in each piece through mere photographs, we think you’ll be quite satisfied with comments you’ll receive from friends and family about the unique colors, designs, and brushwork. The whole assemblage is antiqued and sealed with a matte, satin, medium or high-gloss finish, giving a pleasing Shabby Chic look and feel to the art. The Wall Art is finished and ready for display; all you need is a nail and a wall (not included)!
And finally, we have sets of our TWO-N-ONE MYSTERY STICKERS available, 10 designs total in a 9-sticker set (the following are thumbnails of the designs, go to the store to see the entire set in larger detail):
freakStomp Novelties! presents a complete set of our Two-N-One Mystery Stickers©! These sticker sets are comprised of ten original art designs, and are guaranteed to stick to…well, all stickable surfaces! The Two-N-One Mystery Stickers© are two, two, two stickers in one! Simply cut them in half, and double your sticky pleasure! On one side is a stately portrait of the cast of freakStomp Novelties – BJ Hawker, Leo Da Wolf, and L’il Tom Clootie. The other side is one of our various original designs. Each Two-N-One Mystery Sticker© measures 6.5” wide by 3.25” tall. They’re digitally printed on heavy crack and peel stock with a satin finish, and are not recommended for outside use.
Right now a lot of stuff is at discounted prices, since it's kind of our Grand opening and all.
More shirts (in various colors, styles, and sizes), posters, sticker designs are coming soon, and we'll be offering ladies' tank tops in the Breathe design shortly. We'll be doing a series of vinyl stickers so you can slap them all over your motored vehicle. We'll be doing regular posters. And other cool stuff as we think of it and can afford it. We're small, but we'll grow. I will say this - even if you don't buy anything, you should read all the listings (and even the FAQ page linked from the store) - there are hidden messages, references, asides that pertain to the overall freakStomp storyline.
EVERYTHING TIES TOGETHER.Which brings me to what freakStomp is about.
freakStomp is an original illustrated story based around our fictional characters:
BJ Hawker - Loveable Loser, Corndog Vendor, part-time Sideshow Interlocutor, sort of the "Hero" of the story.
Leo daWolf - Sideshow Dog Boy Attraction and Resident Fine Artist
L'il Tom Clootie - Aesthetically vile miscreant
They're fugitives, running from the murderous owner and employees of the circus they accidentally burned to the ground (or was it them?). The full-color illustrated story will be available for free on the web as each page is finished (we haven't figured out where we're putting it, yet), and will be collected into hardcover and softcover volumes as each "arc" is finished.
For the freakStomp Novelties line of merchandise, these guys are our mascots. The idea is they're the ones making all the shirts and posters and prints and stickers and whatever to support themselves as they're on the run. Like the Keebler Elves, except these guys would maybe be more like the Feebler Elves.
We're also going to have a blog, and at the link below you can get a sneak-peak at all the cool (well, maybe) shit we have planned when that properly launches (within the week):
http://www.sideshowbarker.blogspot.com/We used to have an actual centralized website with a shop page, and we sold a couple of shirts, but the combination of our money guy suddenly discovering he didn't have any actual money, and our slow-as-fucking-molasses screenprinter (he's a friend, and is cutting us a deal, so we're sort of low-priority on his list) forced us to reorganize and think of other venues to get our stuff out there.
Anyway, if anyone's interested, I can post the first three pages of the story here so you can get a feel for the style and tone.
I won't make a habit out of hawking my own shit on here all the time, but I thought you guys might like to check it out. Thanks for reading, those of you who made it all the way through.
Buck Hoyle and Rex Waverly thank you, as well.
