Black Sheep Heap, a small business committed to progressive design, is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based artist, Jennifer Harris. Silkscreen designs are printed with water-based inks on 100% recycled or organic cotton, and all Black Sheep Heap packaging is made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Learn more about organic cotton here.

In addition to designing the ever-growing Black Sheep Heap line, Jen has partnered with NYC non-profit Just Food (which works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the city) to create a series of shirts to raise awareness about that organization and its initiatives.

The Beet The System t-shirt was recently featured in Oprah Magazine, and in 2008 a Black Sheep Heap graphic is featured in large scale on the set of the Food Network show, Chopped.

Most recently, Jen designed a t-shirt graphic for the international non-governmental organization CAMFED, dedicated to girls' education and poverty eradication in Africa. Look for the CAMFED runners wearing the t-shirts in the 2009 NYC Marathon.

You can find Black Sheep Heap stuff on the streets of New York, in quirky small boutiques and on Etsy: your place to buy and sell all things handmade.

Read an interview with Jen about the beginnings of Black Sheep Heap.

ABOUT JENNIFER HARRIS

Jen studied Art at Yale University, the City University of New York, and in Italy, at the International School of Art in Umbria. She has lived, worked, exhibited and taught in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Italy, India and New York. She is currently making t-shirts, posters, prints and paintings in Brooklyn, New York.

Check out Jen's paintings, drawings and time-based works at jenpharris.com.