MORE T-SHIRT NEWS

Here's a close-up of the final product...

 ...and an action shot staged in true Pac NW style. (Is that Fred Armisen?)

As you can see, there were changes made to the design to strengthen the branding impact. 8 Limbs also wanted to rework the colors so they could use these wonderfully cut, milky-latte colored t-shirts. (Which are amazing! So soft. And organic! They're made by Groceries out of LA.)

8 Limbs also featured a write up about me and the t-shirt on their blog. (Click above to read it.)http://www.8limbsyoga.com/blog/8-limbs-news/t-shirt-contest-winner-heather-elder/

PLAYING CATCH UP - 8 LIMBS T-SHIRT DESIGN

So a couple of months ago I received word that I won the 8 Limbs Yoga Centers t-shirt design competition. Here is the entry that I sent:

 For a little bit on the inspiration, read here:

While this wasn't the exact version that was finally printed, it's my favorite. I'll reveal the final version in my next post.

Beginnings

This is how I start my day.

Chai. Oatmeal. Inspiration. Today the inspiration comes from this amazing tome of art that I recently picked up from Pegasus Books. (Seattle has so many AMAZING second-hand book stores.)

I heart linework. This Frontispiece to the Diamond Sutra was completed in 868 A.D.--and it's almost halfway through the book. (The 20th century is less than a mere 10th of the total pages.)



This is also how I (re)start my blog. :)