This past weekend Martin and I went to a flea market that sits right on the border of Mexico. I thought if I was lucky I might find a few little treasures to incorporate into a future piece of jewelry...I had no idea I would find something even better!
One of the first vendors we happened upon was not manning a booth, but rather more of a field of boxes filled with the most random assortment of goods. I thought there might be some potential here.
The first box that drew my attention was marked $2 and was filled to the top with multi packs of one of my studio staples: Sharpies. Or so I thought. Upon closer inspection I saw two varieties of markers...the "Shoupie", and the "Skerple":
Once I found these I made it my mission to find "almost exact" Chinese knockoffs. It was a fun treasure hunt. There were lots of knockoff purses and shoes and things like that, but nothing as visually satisfying as that first Shoupie find. I did, however, find this "Panasonic"...I mean "PenesamiG" battery:
...and boxes of Miao-Bang bandages, which, according to the packaging are "free".
I think the "free" labeling is translated and is in reference to one of two things on typical bandage packaging; latex-free, or maybe the "ouchless" fact that they don't stick to your skin, so, they come free from your skin without a worry. This I'm afraid I will never know.
-c
