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Out for a Hike

One of Threadless’ current design challenges is for the National Parks and I couldn’t be more thrilled.  I have so many ideas, I don’t even know where to begin!  If only the challenge lasted longer than 21 days 🙂

Here is the first (of probably many) submissions…

I wanted to play with some simple linework and loved trying out new, hand-drawn textures.  This design features a bear and owl (obviously) hiking along in the woods.  I was inspired by my hiking trips to Shenandoah National Park (my absolute favorite place in the world) and the animals that I have seen there.  We have seen a number of black bear wandering the park and the last time we were there, a crazy HUGE owl flew right up to the car on the side of the road as we were driving down Skyline Drive.  It was the most amazingly beautiful bird I have ever seen.

You can check out my submission on Threadless (and vote!) here: https://www.threadless.com/designs/out-for-a-hike/

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Out for a Hike

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The Old Fisherman

Every summer, my family traveled to Gloucester, Massachusetts to visit my Grammy and extended family.  Gloucester is a beautiful, fishing town bursting with history, fishing vessels, fresh seafood and the spray of salt water.  It is a magical place and a little piece of me will always feel at home there.

Threadless is hosting a nautical design challenge and I decided to create an illustration of an old fisherman – inspired by my time in Gloucester and the powerful Gloucester Fishermans’ Memorial that honors the local fisherman who lost their lives at sea.

I’ve been thinking a lot about my Grammy lately so this design means a lot to me.

Check it out at Threadless!!  https://www.threadless.com/designs/the-old-fisherman

The Old Fisherman Illustration

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Too Sad To Walk

Has anyone seen the movie, Inside Out, yet?  I think that it looks amazing and I can’t wait to see it.  Threadless is currently hosting a design challenge for the movie and I entered a design featuring a character named “Sadness” and a quote on the “benefits” of crying 🙂  She is totally adorable.

Check it out!

Inside Out | treemanJAKE

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Cumulus

I created a super cheesy design for Threadless’ Dream Destination challenge.  It is a retro/vintage “travel poster” for an imaginary destination called Cumulus.  Cumulus is the magical land of puffy clouds and rainbows.  It has cupcakes, unicorns and cotton candy clouds.  What could be better?

If you want to travel to Cumulus (or at least wear a t-shirt with it’s amazing, magical image on it), check out my Threadless submission!!  https://www.threadless.com/designs/cumulus-3/.
Cumulus

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Still Clueless

With 2 days left in Threadless’ Clueless movie challenge, I decided that I simply had to submit one final design.  I used the same quote as my previous submission (because it is still my favorite) but added a little extra happies with some bright colors and a whimsical hand-written font.

Check it out!!  https://www.threadless.com/designs/crazy-in-love-4

Butt Crazy in Love

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Battle of Spaghettisburg

Every year, my family and I visit the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  We love learning about the Civil War and even my 5-year-old twin daughters are fascinated by Gettysburg’s rich history.

My daughter, Ellie, can never remember how to say “Gettysburg” so she always calls it the “Battle of Spaghettisburg.”  This design was inspired by her funny mispronunciation and the images that always run through my head whenever she starts seriously discussing the “Battle of Spaghettisburg.”   Check it out!

 

Battle of Spaghettisburg | treemanJAKE

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Clueless

Happy 20th birthday, Clueless!!!  This year marks the 20th anniversary of the iconic, hilarious, and sometimes just plain silly movie, Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd.  I can’t believe that it has been 20 years since this movie hit the theaters… I feel so old.

The movie is jam packed with great scenes but one of my favorites is when the main character, Cher (played by Alicia Silverstone), realizes that she is in love with her ex-step brother, Josh (played by Paul Rudd.)   While the 2 characters playfully mock each other throughout most of the movie, Cher is eventually drawn to an epiphany when she realizes that she is actually “majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love with Josh.”  Josh later realizes that he is butt-crazy in love with Cher too.  They kiss and live happily ever after.  I love, love.  It’s wonderful.

To celebrate Clueless’ anniversary, Threadless is hosting a new design challenge inspired by the movie.   You know that I couldn’t resist submitting a design… and of course, it had to be centered around my favorite part of the movie.

I shortened the quote (mostly because I thought that it would work better on a t-shirt) and came up with this…

treemanJAKE submission for the Threadless Clueless movie challenge

Hop on over to Threadless’s website to check out (and hopefully vote on) my submission and all of the other Clueless challenge entries!

And because I think that it is kind of fun to see other people’s sketching process, I thought that I would share 2 of my super, dee dooper REALLY rough sketches that eventually worked their way into my final design: Rough_draft

Check it out my final design, comment and vote!   https://www.threadless.com/designs/butt-crazy-2.

A huge thanks to everyone for their support!!!!

 

 

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Are you Badenov

Boris Badenov Threadless Submission

It’s the world’s greatest no-goodnik, Boris Badenov, from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show!

I submitted my Boris illustration to Threadless for their “Saturday Morning TV” challenge.  I originally had his partner in crime, Natasha, in the illustration too but there was just something about the black and white Boris that I loved.   I hope that it gets printed because I really, really want to get the red version 🙂

If you get a chance, please take a minute to vote/score my design for the competition!  https://www.threadless.com/designs/boris-badenov.  Just click on one of the numbers to the right of the design (1-5, 5 being the best.)  Thanks!!

 

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The Sky is Falling

Threadless is currently hosting a “Sh*t the Internet Says” design challenge to celebrate all of the ridiculously silly terms, abbreviations and hashtags that are floating around the internet these days.

Most of my friends limit their abbreviation use to lol and rofl (thank you for that) but I do get to experience the wonderful world of hashtags on a daily basis.   It makes me giggle when people use more hashtags than real words.  #I #dont #understand #why #you #have #to #use #so #many #freakin #hashtags?  #Cant #you #just #get #to #the #point?  #ToEachHisOwn

For some bizarre reason, this challenge immediately made me think of Chicken Little.  In my version of the classic fable, the poor little chicken desperately tries to warn his mother of the falling sky – but wastes so much time rambling off pointless hashtags that he gets squashed by the crushing blow of the falling sky (and confuses the heck out of his mother in the process.)  It makes me giggle… which is OK because little chick and his mom don’t really get killed or maimed in any way.  In their world, the sky is just a bunch of soft, puffy clouds 🙂

If you like my design, please take a second to vote for it on Threadless.  I would really, really appreciate it!!  Here is the link!

The Sky is Falling by treemanJAKE