Archive for June, 2009
Ciara Elend in New York Daily News
Posted in graphic tshirts, press & publicity, Queens Stuff on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is a block print?
Posted in block printing, graphic tshirts on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At Ciara Elend, we use hand-carved linoleum blocks to print our shirts. Here’s a brief explanation of block printing. In block printing, the printer carves the design to be printed into a solid block, much like a stamp. The block can be applied to paper or textiles. Block printing is an ancient printing technique, and [...]
Business 101 Advice…AGAIN
Posted in graphic tshirts, just plain ranting on June 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So I am reposting this information from a post I did last year about business advice.If you read this post the first time, then skip this one but I am sprucing up the advice and adding an 11th and 12th piece of advice. The reason I am reposting this is because I still get quite [...]
Sure I’ll be your scapegoat.
Posted in just plain ranting on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The word “scapegoat” has come to mean a person, often innocent, who is blamed and punished for the sins, crimes, or sufferings of others, generally as a way of distracting attention from the real causes. My youngest brother Calvin is currently a sophomore at UC San Diego. He is very creative and is a talented [...]
Bah, bah, black sheep
Posted in just plain ranting on June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Like I have said many, many times before I am the black sheep among my family. It was hard growing up as the oddball in the family, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to appreciate my differentness. When you live outside the circle, its much easier to remain objective and analytical. It also makes [...]
Cute Doggie Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spot is an original drawing that I did at Parsons for a set of candy bars I designed. The cute kitty tshirt also has an image that I drew. Below is a photo of the Milk Chocolate Spot bar. This Tshirt is no longer available. Ciara ran her clothing company brands Ciara Couture and Queensbound [...]
Our Beer Must Be Good girly graphic tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have several books on vintage matchbook images. I love perusing through them. I’ll spend hours inspecting the images while I sketch out how I can use them. What I love most about girly matchbooks is that they prove a naked women makes anything look good. This Tshirt is no longer available. Ciara ran her [...]
NYC Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I drew the vintage volkswagen beetle and surf board for the California shirt, I knew I had to draw something to represent NYC. I was inspired by a simple drawing of a city from a dover images book. I really loved how the lines that represent the windows are pretty striking. And I love [...]
Female Ninja Graphic Tshirt
Posted in graphic tshirts on June 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have always dreamed about having Ninja Powers ever since I saw the Kill Bill movies. What I love about these images is that I think they look like me but as a bad ass ninja. This Tshirt is no longer available. Ciara ran her clothing company brands Ciara Couture and Queensbound from January 2007 [...]
You & Me & Him & Her Graphic Tshirt
Posted in just plain ranting on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think there is anything wrong with free love and swinging if it works for you and your partner. I’ve always wanted to do a shirt about free love but I wasn’t inspired until I saw this poster for the 1969 movie Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. This Tshirt is no longer [...]
