Reworked Designs (All That Jazz)

This was originally a doodle, which I then turned into a design for shirtfight.com's Black, White and ??? Color competition. I modified some of the colors, put a version up at Emptees

Black, White, and ???? Derby (ShirtFight.com)

Happy Birthday Miss Etti Derby (ShirtFight.com)

Get Out of the Way! Wahmbulance! Coming Through!

I've tried for months to get this up to Loiter, and for one reason or another it would never load to their servers. Perhaps this is a good omen that it uploaded this time around since a $1000 prize on the line once more. Wahmbulance! Was a piece from the Emergency Derby at woot, and was graced with an Honorable Mention and landed in the 3rd Do Over Derby. Anyone can sign up and give it a 5 stars (you can give it less, but really, why would you?) so vote today!

Almost Derby

My Patience Has Paid Off... With Shirts and Money! (Print #3)

It was only half a month ago that I asked you, begged you, to vote for my shirt at Ink-Hound.com. 'Eat Cake, Honey' was an old piece from a shirt.woot derby revolving around the theme 'Join the Revolution' (and I don't mean a turntable). From her sure and sly smile, to her ample ::coughs:: we won't go there ::coughs::, all the way down to the red velvet cake being thrust upon you in that very queenly generous "Oh I insist, you have a bite, my dear!" 'Eat Cake, Honey' has been a design I've loved for quite a while.

Today came the email I had hoped for: "The people have spoken and they love 'Eat Cake, Honey'!" I'm ecstatic to see this finally grace a navy American Apparel traditional or fitted shirt for $12, organic or long sleeve tee for $14, or a sweatshirt for $30. I'm also tickled to see who my hat partner is at the same time (I'm going to guess 'Monsters & Ghosts Oh My!' by wotto), but we'll see who that is when the time comes! Thank you to all who voted, and I hope that we'll see it printed again in the future should you happen to miss out on it this week.

Buy it now! One week only!
April 7th 12:00am EST - April 13th 11:59pm EST


Update: Friday April 10th, 2009: Tcritic wrote a great review on Eat Cake, Honey

I Feel The Need, The Need For Collabs

What, you thought I was going to rhyme it? XP
TeeFury is asking designers to team up again in honor of one of the best loved books of children everywhere: Where the Wild Things Are. We were asked to make more magical rather than disgusting, and I think Sir Snaggletooth falls right in the middle. He's rather creepy if you have a thing about teeth, as I do. But he's not that vile (except for maybe that British halitosis wafting from the side.) The best part? All of the proceeds will be going to charity to help children like Max from the story.
Make sure to watch TeeFury and here for updates. And look out for this little guy:

Dinosaur Derby

Art Deco Derby

Old Ideas, New Places (Cameesa.com)

While I've been trying to come up with some new ideas, I've been trudging through my portfolio, looking at pieces I like and trying to see where they could possibly run again for those who also enjoyed them. Even though I have my CafePress store, I'm not particularly fond of putting my artwork there. I'd rather have a quality print shop make them for those who wish to own them. There are many times I look at my pieces and wonder "What other place would best accept/appreciate my designs?" And even when I'm trying to make a serious entry, I find myself looking at something not quite as intricate or detailed to make it at some of my favorite sites, should I wish to carry it on to another competition or design shop. A couple have made their way to the recent Allmightys.com Underwater Competition seeing as the level of work there varies so greatly. I figure at least one or two have a chance. After much debate, I've decided to try two more at places. One, I'm not entirely sure how well it will fare, but let's just say I'm giving it the old college try.

Cameesa:
What a great site. You put forth $20 towards the shirt(s) you wish to support, and once your shirt gets $500 worth of support, they print the shirt for sale. Supporters get a shirt for the design(s) they support, so it benefits them as well. This is a perfect place for Quicksilver Psycho (which previously ran in the Your Favorite Elements Derby at woot) And even though it made 6th place in that derby, it had quite a few followers: A bit over 450, in fact. It even got a nod as a BestLoser HM as well as an Overlooked Award at BestLosers.com. Unfortunately, woot didn't seem it fit for an HM, so hopefully that means fans will come buy and drop a $20 spot for support.

Ink-Hound:
This design is more of a long shot. I love Ink-Hound. I think they will bring some unique pieces to shirt fans. I pulled an oldie out: Eat Cake, Honey (from the Join the Revolution Derby at woot) I know the monochromatic blue Marie got the ultimate nod from BestLosers.com but I felt with a little color tweaking on the Red White and Blue version, Marie would show the most promise. Plus, she's got Red Velvet cake... WHO DOESN'T LIKE RED VELVET CAKE? Seriously, that stuff is good eats!


WOW! This ended up being much longer than I expected, but the write up is well worth the time to read and vote/support if you enjoyed either of these designs.

TV Show Titles Re-interpreted Derby

A write up was done on this piece at SingulariTee after the derby ended.

Allmightys.com: Underwater Competition

I went through my older entries and decided to submit a couple to Allmightys' 'Underwater' competition since I was unable to compete at woot with my computer 'in the shop'. Please, take the time to vote on them. Voting ends March 20th. (links to individual entries are below):

Tiny Surfer

Lots of Hugs

Swimming & Spouting

Ewe Boat