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Jul 03 '07 by Threadless

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Chicago Store Sneak Peek #1: Weekly Mashup Store Window Paintings!

Joe Suta, our in-house magical graffiti musician snowboarder extraordinaire will be doing 3 huge paintings EVERY WEEK to go in our store window. The paintings will be hand drawn mashups of all of the winning designs that week.

At this very moment he's doing 3 paintings with elements of the designs coming out next Monday as a test. Here's the progress so far.

Then, get this... we're going to come up with a way for YOU to own these paintings. We're thinking we may do free giveaways or we may auction them for charity.

I'll try to post a new sneak peek of the awesomeness that will be happening in the Chicago store at least every week until we launch, stay tuned!!!

taz-pie on Jul 03 '07 at 1:45pm

ohmygosh!!!

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:45pm

ajoifjpwojofiew

kiLLyou on Jul 03 '07 at 1:45pm

Fantastic !!!

SPOM. on Jul 03 '07 at 1:45pm

i want.

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:45pm

if you auction them we won't be able to afford them though...

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:46pm

reprinting "insomnia"

littlem on Jul 03 '07 at 1:46pm

valorandvellum on Jul 03 '07 at 1:46pm

Sweet!! Will the store be open in time for the party of doom??

wullagaru on Jul 03 '07 at 1:46pm

nice.... winning that would be awesome

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:46pm

"outbreak girl"

?

Rezter on Jul 03 '07 at 1:48pm

One word... talent.

sonmi on Jul 03 '07 at 1:48pm

awesome!

sonmi on Jul 03 '07 at 1:49pm

is insomnia being reprinted?

Bramish on Jul 03 '07 at 1:49pm

in sonmi a what?

mindtrance on Jul 03 '07 at 1:49pm

that sheep one is being reprinted too.

tesco on Jul 03 '07 at 1:49pm

swp?
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KM3 on Jul 03 '07 at 1:50pm

That's neat!

sonmi on Jul 03 '07 at 1:50pm

bramish just hurt my head

DarthG on Jul 03 '07 at 1:51pm

amazing work!....

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 1:51pm

I ono, but I want the gas mask one...WHEN DOES THE STORE OPEN?!?!?!

shimala on Jul 03 '07 at 1:52pm

nope, the store won't be open till Augustish

ir0cko on Jul 03 '07 at 1:53pm

sweet

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:54pm

The paintings will be hand drawn mashups of all of the winning designs that week.

so what he's painting will come out that week, the sheep from insomnia are on there...

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 1:54pm

DANG IT... we'll miss it. oh well.

xiv on Jul 03 '07 at 1:54pm

i think only the older bloggers will get what tesco said.

arzie13 on Jul 03 '07 at 1:55pm

There are 4 shirts leaked in this photo...

xiv on Jul 03 '07 at 1:55pm

id absolutely love to work in a threadless store.

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:55pm

what he is painting is what is coming out monday...

chelly on Jul 03 '07 at 1:56pm

WOAH!!!!!!!!

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 1:56pm

exactly what i'm saying...

• Insomnia (reprinted)
• chick with gas mask...?
• waves?
• dude on computer?

nata2 on Jul 03 '07 at 1:59pm

i am so happy that we are finally printing my shirt. and that joe is painting it. WHEE!

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 2:00pm

hahah your shirt?!

bsweber on Jul 03 '07 at 2:03pm

such a great idea. what are the approx. dimensions?

Torakamikaze on Jul 03 '07 at 2:07pm

holy wowface mcgillicudy!

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 2:08pm

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? maybe

skaw on Jul 03 '07 at 2:08pm

these ones are like 4' x 5' but we are unsure about final dimensions

loserbeech on Jul 03 '07 at 2:09pm

Threadless is made of awesome.

arzie13 on Jul 03 '07 at 2:11pm

one of the designs might bioshock you... Two of the others are a little sketchier..

bsweber on Jul 03 '07 at 2:13pm

i remember the bioshock one, i just cant find it....

lunchboxbrain on Jul 03 '07 at 2:13pm

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bsweber on Jul 03 '07 at 2:13pm

yessir good call lbb

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 2:14pm

yessssssssssssssss thank god someone found it lunchbox... I'ma get that one...I wanted it oh so badly

shimala on Jul 03 '07 at 2:16pm

sheesh... took you guys long enough

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 2:16pm

sketchier...hmmm...

something with waves or gas..and then someone on a computer...

i started a blog dedicated to these four shirts...

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 2:16pm

i'm a dork. sorry.

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 2:16pm

haha... sorry. but at least we didn't double post...mwahaha

shimala on Jul 03 '07 at 2:18pm

i didn't double post...

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 2:19pm

hahaha noooooooo way...

Monkey III on Jul 03 '07 at 2:20pm

I don't recall the dude with the laptop at all.
Insomniac for sure and the bioshock offcourse

lunchboxbrain on Jul 03 '07 at 2:25pm

that laptop one is stumping me too...ross said there's a total of 4 in there. perhaps the blue swirlies are from another design?

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 2:29pm

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yes?

xiv on Jul 03 '07 at 2:30pm

yes.

unknownuser on Jul 03 '07 at 2:32pm

ahhhhhhhhhh i must have one!

Skipper6745 on Jul 03 '07 at 2:32pm

You guys are seriously an explosion of phenomenal ideas.

This store will rival all the greats.

FireOfHeaven on Jul 03 '07 at 2:38pm

elove?

drmtama2 on Jul 03 '07 at 3:16pm

Holy Heck Yes!!!!

Joe should make a SELECT for you guys... from what i have seen he has amazing skilllzzzzzzzzzz..

jublin on Jul 03 '07 at 3:20pm

OH!

ederlezi on Jul 03 '07 at 3:24pm

sweeet

ladykat on Jul 03 '07 at 3:26pm

OMG this is great, I just cut up my Insomnia tee for the quilt 'cause it didn't fit well and thought I'd buy a super large one and make it into a nighty instead (when it got reprinted)... and soon I can!!!!!!!

Yes?

skaw on Jul 03 '07 at 3:27pm

still working...

ederlezi on Jul 03 '07 at 3:33pm

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ederlezi on Jul 03 '07 at 3:34pm

I thought I recognized that clown.

ladykat on Jul 03 '07 at 3:36pm

YAY Wotto!!!

ladykat on Jul 03 '07 at 3:36pm

Oh and I have the original too, that makes it even more special!!!!

kiLLyou on Jul 03 '07 at 3:36pm

wtg wotto !!!

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 3:37pm

?????

ederlezi on Jul 03 '07 at 3:38pm

gj wotto.. a 2.00 score getting printed..

martiandrivein on Jul 03 '07 at 3:38pm

Who's the guy in the chair?

wotto on Jul 03 '07 at 3:38pm

Thanks folks - the secrets out - are these getting printed next week?

ladykat on Jul 03 '07 at 3:39pm

It was clear when that was scored that it deserved much higher, anyway.

jublin on Jul 03 '07 at 3:39pm

who are you calling a CLOWN!?

ladykat on Jul 03 '07 at 3:41pm

YOU!

jublin on Jul 03 '07 at 3:44pm

that's what i'm talking about!

SEVEN-HUNDRED on Jul 03 '07 at 4:06pm

Big Ups Watto!

d3d on Jul 03 '07 at 4:15pm

awesome

dacat on Jul 03 '07 at 4:16pm

Congrats wotto, that's a cool shirt!

deathcabfortom on Jul 03 '07 at 4:56pm

Can't WAIT!

jstumpenhorst on Jul 03 '07 at 4:57pm

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

goldensara on Jul 03 '07 at 5:05pm

ooo awesome! it all looks so great!

stubby43 on Jul 03 '07 at 5:08pm

Amazing.

tobasco on Jul 03 '07 at 6:20pm

Oh Man, Thesse are so sweet! Please don't auction them (not that I don't want money to go to charity or anything) With my NZ dollar battling your US dollar I'll get hit out of the park in no time.

ecky_ducky on Jul 03 '07 at 7:58pm

Holy shit awesome whoa shit whoa shit whoa!

Also, that dude is going to be doing a LOT of art. Fucking ace.

starr226 on Jul 03 '07 at 8:06pm

anyone know which one is the person in the chair?
that's really great work joe suta is doing there.

bsweber on Jul 03 '07 at 8:07pm

yeah these are great.

i cant figure the chair out either.

anyone?

funkie fresh on Jul 03 '07 at 8:10pm

very cool!

kaloyster on Jul 03 '07 at 8:25pm

KDLIG ftw!

bad_nobe on Jul 03 '07 at 8:26pm

does joe suta have a website?he's really great.

skaw on Jul 03 '07 at 8:30pm

no website but you can see some of his stuff here...

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=choke+graffiti&s=int

bad_nobe on Jul 03 '07 at 8:32pm

thanks, skaw.

skaw on Jul 03 '07 at 8:33pm

this is one of my favorite pics of him painting in our old office

Joe finishing some stuff up on the floor

lsmc88 on Jul 03 '07 at 8:33pm

this dude is awesome. I love huge drawings

kaloyster on Jul 03 '07 at 8:36pm

Will you do these Monday shirt paintings regularly, Jake Nickell?

jwalsh on Jul 03 '07 at 8:36pm

wow the paintings are awesome!!

skaw on Jul 03 '07 at 8:38pm

every week joe will be doing the paintings, yes...

jublin on Jul 03 '07 at 8:43pm

until the end of time?!
that's a lot of drawing.

skaw on Jul 03 '07 at 8:44pm

haha until he quits i suppose!

kaloyster on Jul 03 '07 at 8:49pm

I'll have some of what Joe's smokin'!

OlliRudi on Jul 03 '07 at 8:49pm

neato!

jublin on Jul 03 '07 at 8:53pm

he's like a modern day Michelangelo

and you own him!

tomburns on Jul 04 '07 at 12:12am

joe needs to have a sweet ass select shirt

LornaGertrude on Jul 04 '07 at 12:20am

give them away! i cant afford to pay!

if you pick a good charity then ill support the auction but till you decide on one...gimme gimme gimme!

FireOfHeaven on Jul 05 '07 at 9:21am

maija on Jul 05 '07 at 11:51am

So does Joe use a special kind of marker or is he constantly high?

skaw on Jul 05 '07 at 11:55am

good question

martiandrivein on Jul 05 '07 at 11:59am

^^^^^ HAHAHAHAHA...

herky on Jul 05 '07 at 12:00pm

simply awesome artwork, gives a new meaning to staring at the walls.

DarthG on Jul 05 '07 at 12:02pm

he's probably immune to the effects of marker high anymore.....he'd probably have to inject crystal meth directly into his brain to feel any effects.....

DarthG on Jul 05 '07 at 12:02pm

very awesome artwork indeed.....

MrDomino on Jul 05 '07 at 12:03pm

I always wondered who did all that work in the HQ photos. I love it, I love the charity auction idea immensly. Though a free givaway would be nice. I have a lot of empty wallspace in my new apartment.

Christoph Jenkins on Jul 05 '07 at 12:03pm

Spectacular work there! i cant wait to see more!

pyr4lis on Jul 05 '07 at 12:07pm

What is he drawing/painting with? It looks like some type of marker. Please tell him I must know what he uses!

grrraaacee on Jul 05 '07 at 12:08pm

this art is the coolest of the cool.

FireOfHeaven on Jul 05 '07 at 12:09pm

so when can one of us attempt to buy one of these inaugural bunch of paintings.

jet approves on Jul 05 '07 at 12:10pm

i'd go for auctioning them for charity. i don't have the money to buy them, but the odds of me getting one in a giveaway are so against me anyway.

grrraaacee on Jul 05 '07 at 12:10pm

pyr; it looks like paint markers or something like it. you know like those decoart things?

pyr4lis on Jul 05 '07 at 12:19pm

I'm not familiar with those... I've never encountered a permanent paint marker that actually used real paint. I guess it's something I can order from blick art?

The Sam on Jul 05 '07 at 12:21pm

the walls look friggin AWESOME! Also... what type of pen is he using?

skaw on Jul 05 '07 at 12:30pm

he's using all kinds of different pens, paint, etc... not just one type of marker. he was using cans of paint, spray paint, like 8 different kinds of markers, etc......

Ste7en on Jul 05 '07 at 12:36pm

thats how I "paint" - with mixed materials

tracerbullet on Jul 05 '07 at 12:39pm

wow. he's...really good.

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 05 '07 at 11:54pm

Here's the fourth.

ladykat on Jul 05 '07 at 11:55pm

Omg, good eye!

No wonder nobody got it earlier...

bsweber on Jul 05 '07 at 11:55pm

wow nice call, its been buggin me

welshwizard on Jul 05 '07 at 11:58pm

One more preview?

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 05 '07 at 11:59pm

Let's recap:

this is what we call life drawing - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

welshwizard on Jul 06 '07 at 12:00am

Well, that didn't work:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76053386@N00/730456447

ladykat on Jul 06 '07 at 12:01am

Looks like there's a new type tee, fun :-)

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 12:04am

nice welshwizard. gives away frickinawesome's sloga.

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 12:04am

slogan* : D

ladykat on Jul 06 '07 at 12:05am

Ah, I knew that slogan sounded familiar!

bsweber on Jul 06 '07 at 12:07am

maybe this too? ? ?

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plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 12:08am

nice one. that looks like an exact outline of the genie lamp in the painting.

bsweber on Jul 06 '07 at 12:09am

yeah i think that may be it

bsweber on Jul 06 '07 at 12:09am

yeah i think that may be it

bsweber on Jul 06 '07 at 12:09am

err double?

ladykat on Jul 06 '07 at 12:10am

Other reprint:

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plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 12:11am

reprints:

insomnia?

birds & the bees?

jublin on Jul 06 '07 at 12:11am

what's the bee from?

ladykat on Jul 06 '07 at 12:11am

Yup and yup.

jublin on Jul 06 '07 at 12:11am

oh.

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 12:11am

yay we ruined our monday suprise!!!! : p

ladykat on Jul 06 '07 at 12:11am

When in doubt... refresh!

jublin on Jul 06 '07 at 12:12am

well thanks for taking all the fun out of mondays YOU GUYS!

bsweber on Jul 06 '07 at 12:14am

err um uh hmm yeah

my bad

jublin on Jul 06 '07 at 12:15am

but hopefully we still have a select!

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 12:15am

there might be more though. there is still a tree branch, a car, a ghetto blaster, and storm clouds in the painting.

ladykat on Jul 06 '07 at 12:16am

Shall we recap again?

I Listen To Bands That Don't Even Exist Yet.
by FRICKINAWESOME

Insomnia - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

bsweber on Jul 06 '07 at 12:16am

if the lightning is a hint, i hope hope hope its this one:

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speedyjvw on Jul 06 '07 at 10:21am

you guys are still missing a shirt

chelly on Jul 06 '07 at 10:23am

it's on your flickr

(the whole wall that is, and thus, the missing shirt)

chelly on Jul 06 '07 at 10:25am

either the boombox or the car

chelly on Jul 06 '07 at 10:27am

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skaw on Jul 06 '07 at 10:30am

actually they are sitll missing 2 shirts

plastic taxi cab? on Jul 06 '07 at 10:30am

poo! now he took the painting off his flickr.

Edword on Jul 06 '07 at 10:36am

chelly
I wish!

chelly on Jul 06 '07 at 10:38am

hmmmm, so many boomboxes from that 80's love comp

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speedyjvw on Jul 06 '07 at 10:41am

heheh
its just for my contacts only

so people still can figure it out

im off to wisconsin though
see you guys later

Edword on Jul 06 '07 at 10:43am

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chelly on Jul 06 '07 at 10:43am

secretly hoping it is this one, but it is from sooooo long ago and doesn't really match the painting

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lunchboxbrain on Jul 06 '07 at 10:48am

can someone post the pic of the wall?

chelly on Jul 06 '07 at 2:56pm

i don't know if i can post something that can only be viewed by his friends :(

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???

mrwalrusface on Jul 06 '07 at 2:58pm

he is too good, would love to watch this guy at work

phones on Jul 06 '07 at 3:04pm

*wolf whistles*

littlem on Jul 06 '07 at 3:04pm

has this guy ever subbed here?

there was a user, who had a b-day about 2 months ago or so and i was going through his flickr and he was awesome, like this...

hi-fi gods on Jul 06 '07 at 3:08pm

where will this marvelous magical threadless emporium be located in chicago?

ursulaa on Jul 06 '07 at 4:18pm

the store is on broadway, between belmont and wellington!

hi-fi gods on Jul 06 '07 at 8:06pm

ahh there's so many new staff members.

I haven't been here in ages.

staffell on Jul 06 '07 at 8:10pm

you should hire me, i'll rock the graff

Answerthatandstayfashionable on Jul 06 '07 at 8:25pm

Ah, I wish they'd print "Not A worry in the world"

deathcabfortom on Jul 07 '07 at 9:43am

You guys aren't looking for some cheap child labor are you? lol.

rkgiraffe on Jul 07 '07 at 9:54am

wow. that's awesome.

2 days later

ozmodiar on Jul 10 '07 at 6:47am

I used to live on Wellington one block from Broadway. Now I'm 3 miles away and I haven't been in that area in ages. Threadless is a good reason to go back!!

4 days later

Copperhead on Jul 14 '07 at 6:05pm

Horray for threadless!!! I found what I was looking for in the blog! XD the adress for the upcoming store! LOL and I can't wait to go to HQ for my birthday!!!!! all the way from Mexico to c you guys, you are awesome.