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GOE Oil!

More than just a favorite in our Red Hook store, GOE became the stuff of ritual- a way of life. Barely a visitor could enter the store without trying a dab of this mysterious skin elixir. And just a dab will do ya- a little goes a long way!

Like the rest of the Jao line, GOE oil is designed to be a multi-purpose product. Use it to soften those winter-dry hands for sure. And then wonder how you ever lived without it. Use it as a delicious body butter to soften rough elbows and calloused feet, or even to revitalize dull hair. One of my favorite uses- to tame wild eyebrows. Here's another one: I actually used it in the store to bring a vintage resin ashtray back to life. And Felecia, our resident yoga teacher, loves its botanical blend for lulling students into sivasana with a special neck massage.

And did you know? GOE Oil can be hand delivered straight to your door if you live or work in one of the five boroughs. Yes, EVEN STATEN ISLAND! Opting for hand delivery during the checkout process will save you the shipping cost! We are doing this as a thank you to our wonderful customers who visited us in our Brooklyn shop.

what's left

the store is starting to look more un-store like today. we've managed to sell about half of the furniture. bryan dismantled the wall unit and reinstalled it in our apartment. some of the art and the decals came off the wall. things are disappearing.

so I thought I'd let you know what's left.




buttery yellow china cabinet. 1980's? we painted the inside black. has fluorescent lighting.
asking $325 SOLD




2-tier altered table by mr. x. $150 GONE! 2-drawer classical style hall table with second wooden tier. shelf is stained an ashy grey, and is held up by tree limbs. this piece looks better than these crappy photos indicate. very useful for a retail store.




final lap and championship sprint driving games! taking reasonable offers. SOLD

those are the largest items, except for a mid-century dining table, at $180. we also have an array of small chairs, end tables and trunks. will post more later regarding small items.

stop on by tomorrow or sunday!

interested in an item? contact us: info@ebmerc.com

everbrite mercantile co.

351 van brunt street

brooklyn, new york

718.522.6121

onward and upward

as you might know, we will be closing our Red Hook Store on January 15.

WHY?

1. economics
bryan and I are working within a limited budget. we have been paying rent on both our apartment and the store. The space we got on Van Brunt Street is amongst the most affordable in New York City. Not to say it's the cheapest in all of nyc, but the most affordable amongst neighborhoods that would suit us. The foot traffic on Van Brunt Street was not sufficient to make it possible to cover our expenses.

2. burnout
we scoured long island, upstate and eastern pa to find vintage treasures to sell in brooklyn. we launched 8 art shows and produced 4 multi media performance evenings. we met a lot of people. we sold a lot of crap. we are tired.

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this afternoon I found myself taking a walk down memory lane. Going from the present to the past, I looked through all of the photos on my flickr page. In there I found some pics of the Red Hook Mercado from the spring of 2010, in which Everbrite Mercantile Co. was merely a flimsy folding table. and who's that? could it be...... why..... it's EVERBRITE CELEBKID DIANE TOMASI. (see how awed I am in her presence?)




LOGGY WAS THERE.






but it got me thinking that everbrite mercantile co. had shown its face before that, (in late 2009) at GIFTED, the Brooklyn Flea's holiday market.

We've come a long way since then.

A sincere thank you to the intrepid who made it to Red Hook to visit our store. We know it's not easy! Well actually it is easy, but we won't go into that now. Most of all we thank our Red Hook neighbors, who took us in with open arms.

to answer the next question: What's on the agenda for Everbrite Mercantile Co.?

1. rest

2. travel

3. website redesign

4. make things, as in art

5. remember why it is we live in new york city, and get out a little

6. regroup and decide on the next move

OH YES, and don't forget our moving sale. We will be open Wed. through Sun. of this week.

Merchandise, fixtures, (meaning vintage furniture) the last few pieces of Andre Van Hoek's Pennsylvania farm country antiques, odds n ends, and vintage arcade video games, all at ridiculously low prices!

ciao.

$10 tees

Time to move out some old inventory! Our beloved Chouette shirts are on sale for JUST TEN BUCKS! We have a few Paste and Poketo tees available during this sale too. An in-store exclusive, to be found only in Red Hook.

et.per.se.and closing party!

Join us this Saturday at 8pm for et.per.se.and's closing party.

The Artist, Diane Tomasi, Pamela Bailinson, Bryan X and I will be performing the *sweet spot* of what has been an unbelievable residency- the interactive video dance piece Useless Worms and Weeds. I implore you to make the trek to Red Hook for this very special event.

et.per.se.and closing party
Sat. Dec. 3, 8pm
Everbrite Mercantile Co.
351 Van Brunt St.
Brooklyn, NY 11231

new POKETO!

flying sketchbook, $22.00



wave and draw your mind notebooks, $8.00



mini planners, $10.00



hippie and cloud pens, $6.00


sunshine stickers, $5.00



lovers wallet, $20

stocking the store up for the holidays, and we've got a new stash of Poketo items. Really, it's like we're becoming a Poketo store. ordering from them is hard (no, it's easy- they're the nicest and most efficient people on earth) no, it's hard, because I want to order everything. And so I do.

the current array of Poketo products includes stationery- sketch books, notebooks, planners, stickers and pens! plus some new wallet designs because I just can't help myself. oh, and super cool, lightweight Dreamcatcher sweatshirts!

I'm spending parts of my Thanksgiving *holiday* updating the website. So these awesome new and reasonably priced goodies will be available to you even if you don't live in New York City.

occupy this tee shirt

So I'm whizzing up Court Street on Tuesday lugging new his 'n hers boots, when I spot these Plutocracy tees on a tray table. Recognizing them from an email I had received, I doubled back and looked up at the faces behind the tees. "Gale?" said I. Who was out selling t-shirts on a beautiful fall day in Brooklyn but Jao Ltd.'s own Gale Mayron. She introduced me to Julie, who designed a grey water system for Occupy Wall Street. The shirt design, which Gale originated in 2004, is being reissued to help support Julie's efforts. 100% of the $20 sale price goes to the OWS Sustainability Working Group. Intending to pick up a tee for Bryan, I ended up leaving with a giant bagful. Yes boys and girls, the Plutocracy tee is now available at Everbrite Mercantile Co. Get 'em while they last!

Update: The shirts can now be purchased on the ebmerc website.





Shirts being screen printed at Works In Progress in the East Village

et/per/se/and

join us for an opening reception friday, november 4, from 6-10 pm.

adorning the walls

We're building a little art collection in the store. As each show comes down, I ask the artist to leave something.

Small collection, with Jenna Kole's origami ornaments hanging in the foreground.

Leah, Vilkas D'Angelo-Horvath. Oil paint and laser print on wood.

Untitled3, Alejandro Teichberg. Oil paint on canvas.

Untitled2, Alejandro Teichberg. Oil paint on wood.

Untitled1, Alejandro Teichberg. Oil paint on wood.

No Way Out But In, Kegan Fisher. Acrylic on wood.

One of Greg's paintings sharing shelf space with vintage ephemera from Pennsylvania farm country.

Fuck My Brain Out, Gregory Barnett. Acrylic, ink and canvas on board: SOLD!

And one of my favorite pieces... This is Where You Breed Me, Gregory Barnett. Paper, pen, packing tape.

All pieces are available for sale in the store, and will be added to the website shortly.

central park