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Berry

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Independent clothing and accessories made with mostly recycled materials... as Duane Peters would say: for people that would rather break their own bones with some style! All original designs, hand-made by Berry Unconventional. All pictures on this profile are (c) Berry Unconventional unless otherwise credited.
For custom requests contact me here or e-mail me at [email protected]

"The desire to personalize an object, a machine, to make it unique among the multitude, is basic to man's nature. Place man under great stresses, give him a very uncertain future, and this desire can become an obsession." Gary M. Valant, Nose Art

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Click a picture below to visit my Etsy shop!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
berryunconventional.etsy.com
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My Interests

Sex, clothes, and rock n roll
live music, vinyl, thrift stores, junk yards, dumpster diving, classic cars/fenders/harleys, figure 8s, demo derbies, bonfires, lakes, woods, railroads, bike riding, walking, cooking(send me your recipes, I love them), eating, long islands, traveling, writing songs, collage, art nights, knitting, reading, learning new things, recycling everything, movies, I never get bored... And everything's more fun with my friends.
All the photos in this slideshow were taken by Gabe Lopez.

I'd like to meet:

Customers, you bad-asses. Sailors and sweet peas.

Music:

My Inspiration!!!
Patti Smith, The Ramones, The Clash, Lucinda Williams, Howlin' Wolf, AC/DC, The Black Halos, Iggy Pop, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Raincoats, The Misfits, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Wanda Jackson, Johnny Cash, The Stray Cats, New York Dolls, Richard Hell, Blondie, X, L7

Movies:

Desperatly Seeking Susan, Blues Brothers, Spinal Tap, Tommy Boy, Blank Generation, Rock N Roll Highschool, Bubba Ho-Tep, Ghost Dog, Streets Of Fire, 7 Samurai, Westway To The World, Lady Sings The Blues, Long Kiss Goodnight, 7 Year Itch, Dogtown & Z Boys, Mall Rats, Kung Fu movies, old monster movies, documentaries, biographical

Television:

Wayne's World, Coffee Talk, Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley, The Continental, Stalk Talk, Spade In America, Weekend Update, Church Chat, It's Pat, Toonces The Driving Cat, The Lady's Man, Sprockets, Nick Burns: Your Company Computer Guy

Books:

Biographies, Vintage Aircraft Nose Art, Bound For Glory by Woody Guthrie, most everything by Jack Kerouac, Angela's Ashes, Please Kill Me, Ham On Rye, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Travels With Charlie

My Blog

Makin' Monsters

***"Polyester Nightmare""A Story Told"***...
Posted by Berry on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:39:00 PST

NEWS! Updated November 19, 2007

November 19, 2007It's been almost a year since I updated this! News... 1>(SCENE) Metrospace in East Lansing is having an indie craft sale December 2nd noon-4pm. I'll have a table there with some jewel...
Posted by Berry on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Artwork

Here's some of my collages.Dangerously High And Alone50 Foot WomanMother Earth...
Posted by Berry on Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:24:00 PST

I love getting fanmail...

Hey everyone, I got this e-mail from someone about a shirt I listed on ebay, this is exactly what he wrote. I got a good laugh from it. I would love to hear your responses! Dear berryunconventional...
Posted by Berry on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

How I got started

I'm really inspired by my friends and music. Especially punk rock and all the punk art and fashion from the 70's and 80's. I think the people that buy my stuff have a unique, rock n roll style, but do...
Posted by Berry on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST