Please check out my nephew's Tee Shirt

[chochiyo_sama]

My nephew is having a one day only opportunity to sell his Tee shirt design.  He is trying to build his portfolio as he is seeking a career in Graphic Art.

Check out his tee shirt and if you buy one, God will smile on you for sure!  Even if you just make a comment it will make his day.

My nephew is the sweeetest, most wonderful, talented young man. 

http://riptapparel.com/

Please give him an encouraging word on the tee shirt site.  He lost his job due to the economy and he is feeling really low, not to mention he has enormous college loan debt to pay off.  He gets a dollar from every tee shirt he sells.  TODAY ONLY.  Tomorrow someone else gets a turn. 

 "Archipelago"

Comments

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[the_godiva]

Sorry, couldn't buy a shirt. Not wearing many t-shirts these days and not really my style or color.

But looking at it got me thinking. I like Matt's creativity and style. I thought....fabric prints. A contemporary American version of Indian block printing. I can see him making an image like that above and printing it on fabric in a repetitive pattern. Think M.C. Escher or just making them more interlocking or shaped so they can be printed in tiles. Perhaps same design in different colors on different fabric backgrounds (especially batiks). And making them in one of a kind 4 yd or 6 yd batches. One of a kind but not. I would certainly buy a fabric chunk with an original screen print on it so I could make up something to my style. 4 yds is a shirt and shorts or dress. 6 yards is a shirt and pants or a longer dress with long sleeves or matching hat.

Pass it on. He shouldn't limit himself to silk screening on t-shirts. Have him open an Etsy store and experiment with selling yardage with silk screened repetitive prints. If he does...let me know. I really like the fill of the archipelago and can see him doing a repetitive block just as creative. He can buy Hoffmann Batiks at the local yardage store to experiment with. He might even be able to sell them back through the store. Then if it really takes off, he can buy a bolt of fabric at a discounted price wholesale.

If he has a series of cartography prints, I.E. archipelago, isthmus, island, parapet, lagoon, whatever, he might consider doing a block set: a 10x10 or 12x12 set of blocks, one of each design, for quilters to work up as a lapquilt or something. Usually 6 or 8 blocks but 12 is good too. If he considers it, have him talk to the quilt store owner. I love buying original, one of a kind block sets and then using my own settings and borders to make a quilt. Blocks can also be worked up into clothing like vests and bibs on aprons.

Re: I left a positive comment.

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

I will definitely pass this on to him. It's a great idea.