top of it, or rip it up and then re sew it back together. Then 9 times out of 10 people come back and say oh maybe I want that now, because it looks different and it says something more than just a shirt that was bought from the Gap or whatever it is. We also get clothes from thrift stores or we find stuff in dumpsters or whatever. I found these just hanging on the side of a dumpster.

K-You went to Bali, correct? What was your experience?
C-Yes, we went to Bali, there was a lot of people producing clothes in Bali. For me I saw globalization first hand. Bali is a really, really, small tiny island in Southeast Asia. It is bombarded with tourist and people coming over there to manufacture all kinds of things clothes being one of them. People are making like ten cents a day the people that are actually producing the clothes.

K-Didn’t you say the head guy was making 75 cents a day?
C-The pattern maker was making $100 a month, or $75 a month. He was working 50-60 hours a week for 6-7 days a week.
K-The big thing is for them it is livable
C-Yeah it is great for them, they are really happy they are excited that they have money. But we are also setting the standard for their lifestyle and saying well if you think that is a lot of money then I am going to feel good about it. I can justify coming over here and making clothes and then taking them over to America and selling them for a lot more. The shirts that we were making were selling retail for $80-$100 a piece.

We were also making a lot of clothes and then we realized that our friends can’t even afford to buy that stuff. Then we realized that if we can make something that the cost of the shirt if we buy it for a couple of dollars at a thrift shop and

screen it our costs would be low and it is hand made and it is original.

K-What about pricing for that here you are selling one of a kind art pieces, how are you planning to price them?
C-That hasn’t been totally decided because we