Accessorize with Indy 500 apparel from Speedway Artist Collective - 5/1/25
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[{'start': '4.003', 'end': '7.573', 'text': "NOW FRIENDS MAY IS FINALLY   HERE AND LISA SCHMITZ FROM   SPEEDWAY ARTIST COLLECTIVE AND   FOR THE LOVE OF SPEEDWAY HERE   TO GET US READY FOR ALL THE   INDY 500 FESTIVITIES WE'RE   TALKING FASHION ACCESSORIES   GIFT IDEAS AND MORE AND YOU'RE   GOING TO MEET IN A BIT HER   HUSBAND JOHN WHO IS HER   HONORARY MODEL TODAY LISA   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING   HERE TODAY THANKS FOR HAVING   ME I LOVE THE GET I MEAN FROM   THE SCRUNCHIE TO THE JACKET   YEAH TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT   YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE ROCKING   THAT FOR THE LEVYS SPEEDWAY IS   MY LITTLE BRAND I IS UPCYCLING   SO I UPCYCLE FLANNELS I USE   OLD VINTAGE T-SHIRTS RACING   T-SHIRT I USE EMBLEMS LIKE I   HAVE HERE THIS IS ACTUALLY AN   OLD LANYARD ONLY EAT YEAH SO I   DO JACKETS JEAN JACKETS   BLAZERS FOR WOMEN AND ACTUALLY   SOMETHING LIKE THIS   >> AND I ACTUALLY HAVE TO TURN   THIS AROUND FREE TO SEE THE   BACK AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ON   SOMEONE FOR REV FOR SATURDAY   NIGHT RIGHT IT IS FOR SALE AS   IS THE ONE THAT I HAVE THAT   YOUR READ DRESS COVER UP RIGHT   HERE AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE   THESE AMAZING BAG THAT WOULD   BE GREAT REV BAGS AS WELL MATT   HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIKE   WHY IS THIS YOUR LANE AND HOW   LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING IT I   MOVED HERE FROM MOTOR SPORTS   IN 95 I WORKED AT IMS FROM MEN   2002 SO IT JUST GOT IN MY   BLOOD AND NEVER CAME OUT   STARTED THE BRAND FOR THE LOVE   OF SPEEDWAY WHICH WAS A WAY TO   JUST SHARE ALL THE FUN THINGS   ABOUT THE TOWN IN THE TRACK   AND IT TURNED INTO A BRAND   WHEN I LEFT MY CORPORATE GIG   AND DECIDED TO BE AN ARTIST SO   HERE WE ARE BUT I'M SURROUNDED   BY LOTS OF OTHER AMAZING   ARTISTS AT THE SPEEDWAY ARTIST   COLLECTIVE AS WELL SO WE'VE   STARTED A LITTLE COLLECTIVE IN   SPEEDWAY AND WE KIND OF ALL DO   THE SAME KIND OF THING BUT   DIFFERENT VENUES ARE DIFFERENT   AVENUES WE HAVE JEWELRY ALL   THE WAY UP TO FINE ART OK WALK   US THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER   PRODUCTS AND GIFTS THAT YOU'VE   GOT YEAH OKAY SO I'M GONNA GO   BACK TO THESE BAGS THESE ARE   ACTUALLY MADE WITH OLD   PROGRAMS OH WOW THIS IS   ACTUALLY THE OLD PROGRAM FROM   98 I BELIEVE AND LAURA IS THE   DESIGNER OF THESE WE'VE SOLD   QUITE A FEW FOR REV SO YOU'RE   PROBABLY GOING TO SEE THEM ON   THE GREEN CARPET GREAT ON   SATURDAY THESE HATS ARE ALSO   UPCYCLED USING OLD PENNANTS   AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THEN   WE HAVE A LOT OF BLACK AND   WHITE CHECKED AND JEWELRY   >> ALL THE ACCESSORIES THAT   YOU MIGHT NEED FOR YOUR ATTIRE   FOR THE MONTH ACTUALLY THESE   ARE MADE WITH OLD THE PELL   PENS OKAY THAT I'VE TURNED   INTO NECKLACES FUNDS YEAH AND   THEN   >> YEAH LET'S GO BACK HERE   LET'S TALK SOME FASHION ALL   RIGHT WE ALSO HAVE T-SHIRTS   EVERYBODY NEEDS A T-SHIRT   WHERE THE TRACK RIGHT SO WE   HAVE EVERYTHING BLACK AND   WHITE CHECK WE SORRY CAN'T   IT'S IT'S GREAT THINGS LIKE   THAT WE EVEN HAVE THINGS FOR   THE LITTLE YEAH AND THEN   SPEAKING OF THE LITTLE ONES   ANOTHER ONE OF MY THINGS IS   YOU THAT JACKET IS YEAH SO GUY   GOOD IN JACKETS AND DENIM   SHIRTS FOR THE LITTLES AS WELL   NOW THAT'S SO COOL AND THEN MY   UPCYCLED FLANNELS   >> BUT AGAIN I USE OLD   T-SHIRTS CHECKERED MATERIAL   THAT THE WING AND PATCHES LOVE   THE PATCHES YEAH AND EVERYONE   IS ONE OF A KIND SO I CRAFT   THEM ALL JUST SCRAPS OLD   THINGS LIKE SO GREAT TO HAVE A   UNIQUE ALMOST BESPOKE KIND   FACE THAT YOU CAN WEAR ALL   YEAR LONG BUT ESPECIALLY HERE   YEAH AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE IN   AT CARPENTER FANS YEAH IT'S   THE SHOW YEAH WE'VE GOT INDIA   SO THEY'RE ALL ONE OF A KIND   THE COOL THING ABOUT FLANNELS   IS THAT IF YOU GO TO THE TRACK   AND IT'S 50 DEGREES THAT   MORNING WHERE THE FLANNEL OVER   YOUR COOL T-SHIRT TAKE IT OFF   AND TIED AROUND HER WAIST ONCE   IT GETS WARM YEAH AND THEN I   ALSO DO CUSTOM WORK SO HEAD   OVER THIS ONE THIS IS FOR A   GAL ACTUALLY REQUESTED A   COUPLE OF THINGS AND PROBABLY   HER OWN JACKET SO I DO CUSTOM   WORK AS WELL LOOK AT NOW WE'VE   SEEN A LOT OF THESE GREAT   PIECES YOUR HUSBAND JOHN YES   WAS SO KIND TO BE A MODEL    TODAY SO LET'S BRING JOHN OUT   AND TELL US WHAT HE'S WEARING   WELL WE CALL THIS THE INDY 500   JACKET BUT EVERY TIME I GET   COOL OLD PATCHES WHICH I   COLLECT FOR A LOT OF MY WORK   HE STEALS THEM AND SAYS OH CAN   YOU PUT THAT ON MY JACKET YEAH   SO SO OKAY TURN AROUND AND   SHOW ON THE AND THEN I VINTAGE   MATERIAL I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD   THIS ONE IS I'LL TAKE THIS   DOWN THAT I CAN SAY YEAH BUT   SOME OF THESE ARE SO OLD THAT   I CAN'T EVEN TRACK HOW FAR   BACK THEY REALLY COOL 1963   THERE'S A 1979 RICK MEARS SO   YEAH I LOVE JUST LIKE THE I   MEAN YOU'VE GOT THE AMERICAN   FLAG THE INDIANA PATCH ON   THERE WELL AS WE JUST IT'S   SUCH A COOL LOOK THERE'S LIKE   A JAMES DEAN THIS TO YOU RIGHT   A JOB HOW DO YOU FEEL IT AND   WEARING THAT JACKET IT'S IT'S   CONVERSATION STARTER YEAH I   MEAN IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY    PEOPLE COME AND MAN LOVE THAT    YEAH MY WIFE SHE MADE MUCH   LARGER THE BLOGS TEST YEAH   SMART I WANT TO MENTION ONE   MORE THING SAY THAT'S CUSTOM   YEAH LIKE HIS JACKET IS THE   SHOES OKAY SO ONE OF OUR   ARTISTS IS THE ART TEACHER IN   SPEEDWAY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY   SCHOOLS AND HE DOES CUSTOM   SHOES SO IF YOU BRING HIM   YOU'RE CONVERSE VANS WHATEVER   HE DOES THE PAINTED IMAGE WOW   ON HE'S DONE QUITE A FEW NOW   HE'S PROBABLY GETTING A LITTLE   BUSY SATURDAY MAY BUT   >> YES WE HAD A LOT OF CUSTOM   THINGS IN THE SHOP TO I THINK   IT'S REALLY COOL THAT YOU'RE   YOU KNOW YOU'RE PARTNERING   WITH SO MANY OTHER LOCAL   ARTISTS WELL FOR THIS   COLLECTIVE I THINK THAT'S   REALLY NEAT SUCH UNIQUE   PERSONALIZED GIFTS AS WELL IF   YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING   REALLY SPECIAL FOR RACE   >> MONTH COME ON AND WHERE CAN   PEOPLE FIND 16 14 NORTH   LYNNHURST WE ARE IN THE MILLER   BUILDING WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS   SIDEWAYS FROM SAINT   CHRISTOPHER BUT THEN WE ARE   ALSO GOING TO BE BACK ON MAIN   STREET FOR 2 WEEKS AT 14 0, 4,   NORTH MAIN BETWEEN THE SPARK   AND FOUNDERS AND BOURBON   >> WE OPEN ON MAY 10 CLOSE   MOTHER'S DAY AND MONDAY THEN   REOPEN ON A 13 FOR 2 STRAIGHT   WEEKS THROUGH THE RACE WOW   THAT'S SO GREAT SURE A LOT OF   OUR VIEWERS IN SPEEDWAY MIGHT   BE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH HIM   BUT IN CASE YOU'RE NOT THE   INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE ON   THE SCREEN SPEEDWAY ARTIST   COLLECTIVE DOT COM GIVE HER A   FOLLOW ON SOCIAL AS WELL   >> GO SHOP AND SUPPORT LOCAL   GET SOME REALLY COOL GIFTS FOR   YOUR FRIENDS AND"}]