Here it is - What do you all think?

[DoYouEverWonder]

Here's what I've come up with for the design for the t-shirts I'm giving to the Crawford Peace House. I've been trying to get some input from the folks down there but haven't gotten very far yet. I've only got three hours to shipping time and I'd really like to get these out today.

So what do you all think? Good, bad, yes, no?

Thanks for all in the input and suggestion and thanks to Cronus Protagonist for the winning slogan.






PS: I'm also working on a second design using the Chickenhawk Crossing the Road joke but that will have to wait until Monday cause I've run into some snags with that one.

PBWY
DYEW

[MuseRider]

1. You just gave me

chills! I think it is lovely. Will these be available for purchase? I think I like that better than any shirt I have seen in a long time.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. I'm sending these to the folks at the Crawford Peace House

I don't know what their plans are for selling them? I hope that we can work something out to make them available but I haven't crossed that bridge yet.

I was not intending to sell these myself since I normally only do wholesale and I'm not set up for doing retail.

[Maple]

2. Yellow is not the best color

Mind you, I don't know that white or pink would be either.

Too much nasty stuff can be read into it.

How about a nice red?

[katinmn]

8. But yellow is the color of flower she is holding in all the pics!

Instantly recognizable.

[Maple]

12. Can you shade the picture at all?

http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/peace1.html

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fruit_garden/112395

Then you'd have the Peace rose.

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. I'm limited to two colors at the moment

and that was pushing it.

[Bluerthanblue]

41. didn't

see your post- i agree, the peace rose is perfect- and close to a yellow rose, but with the blush of 'life'-

i hate to say it, but i have devoloped a kind of distaste for 'texas style everything' and the yellow rose song, seems too .... campy? upbeat for me- the yellow ribbons of the 80's made me dislike what i had been my FAVORITE color- now i love purple- entirely the other side of the color spectrum, and i'm older- so it's inevitible.

Sorry to have re-stated your suggestion. i think the shirts are beautiful, and could be pretty easily blushed-

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. The design was based upon

this image.

?bnm

It was suppose to make a connection with the 'Yellow Rose of Texas' song.

[katinmn]

16. She clung to those flowers

throughout dozens of interviews.

It's an image that will live in my mind.

:hi:

Beautiful graphic, Do YouEverWonder!

[jean]

21. Are yellow roses being sent to honor the tradition of yellow ribbons?

"A yellow ribbon is a symbol with various meanings, mostly associated with those waiting for the return of a loved one or of military troops who are temporarily unable to come home."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_ribbon


In that case, I'd keep those roses yellow. That color holds great significance in this case.

[jean]

24. plus...there's the 'yellow rose of Texas' - any meaning there?

[Hekate]

53. self delete--redundant

sorry

[SharonRB]

22. Great job

It perfectly captures Cindy's hands holding those yellow roses.

[firefox]

33. Absolutely great

Here are some words that can be fitted into the song "Yellow Rose in Texas." This link will play the music automatically. - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/yellowrose.htm

Yellow roses grow in Texas, far more than you can see,
A wrong calling for righting, is how they came to be.
We put them on the roadsides and we say in spirit we are here,
Take your war and shove it, is the only thing that's clear.

There's hard work to do in Texas, with a ditch to take a stand.
The heat is hot as blazes, the rain is not so grand.
You may have your bliss and comforts while you watch your big tv,
But truth and a change of course are the only things for me.

They did not ask for welcome or take invite to leave.
The times had called for action, to say what they believed.
They said to kill the fantasies and give all the lies a rest,
We came to tell a noble cause, we want the path that's best.

There's hard work to do in Texas, with a ditch to take a stand.
The heat is hot as blazes, the rain is not so grand.
You may have your bliss and comforts while you watch your big tv,
But truth and a change of course are the only things for me.

Power gave them silence, refused to give a bone.
Lies were tooled to bless the war, and drive true patriots home.
Camp Casey is a mobile place, exist in hearts of men,
The yellow rose we carry here carries on from then.

There's hard work to do in Texas, with a ditch to take a stand.
The heat is hot as blazes, the rain is not so grand.
You may have your bliss and comforts while you watch your big tv,
But truth and a change of course are the only things for me.

[firefox]

42. "Must say what they believed"

If I put this up again, the "to" will change to a "must".

[Bluerthanblue]

39. the peace rose is yellowish, with a blush of pink

and SO appropriate-
developed in 1945-

Your design is BEAUTIFUL and perfect- if you are using plastisol type screen ink, maybe folks could shade in a little pink with fabric pens on thier shirts-

You did a GREAT job- with the logo, AND the words-
simple, poigniant and appropriate.

wish i had one

[jojo54]

3. It looks wonderful to me.

Great slogan too. Go for it DYEW.

[Armstead]

4. Great and Kudos for doing it

[Spazito]

5. I think it is perfect!

It has dignity while sending a powerful message.

[KarenInMA]

6. Well, I think that's a bit too general.

You don't want to be dismissed as a dirty hippy ;)

[katinmn]

9. I love it!

nominated.

[Dhalgren]

11. Beautiful...simply beautiful.

Both the art and the sentiment are excellent. Good work...

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Beautiful!

[flordehinojos]

15. i absolutely love the design of your t-shirt...

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/yellowrose.htm

[rumpel]

17. Love it.

[marions ghost]

18. NICE!

love the graphic as is!
slogan is good
suggest to perhaps add something to tie it to Cindy
--maybe small words near hands "Support Cindy Aug 05"
(I dunno exactly what-but I think it might benefit from a reference to the situation, less generic):)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

19. Do. Not. Change. A. Thing.

It's beautiful :D

[lostnfound]

40. I second that. nt

[ultraist]

20. Beautiful!

Let us know when we can order some. ;)

How are you laying out the text in relation to the image? Just thinking that if you put the text under the image, you may be able to increase the size of the font---for easy reading at a distance.

I love it though, no matter the layout! Thanks for taking the time to do that. :patriot:

[KarenS]

23. beautiful. I agree that the yellow roses will remind folks of

Cindy Sheehan.

[GoldenOldie]

27. Keep it the way it is.

I would also love to have one and give some to friends.

Cindy's gentle hands holding these yellow roses can not only bring more attention to her loss but to all who have lost a loved one both here and in the ME. It is a simple statement done with such eloquence.

[sldavis]

25. instantly recognizable image

And a great slogan. Good luck.

[EC]

26. Perfect

it gives the feeling of Cindy..the position of her hands relates saddness, the roses, hope...

[gatorboy]

28. Wonderful slogan!

I love it! :hi:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

29. succinct and a wonderful truth

[frictionlessO]

30. Thank you so much for doing this! Its beautiful!

It says it all so well.

...tears...

[cynthia]

31. beautiful

I want one.

[firefox]

32. The picture of Cindy in tears

[meganmonkey]

34. That is so beautiful!!!

Good Job!

:toast:

[DoYouEverWonder]

35. Thanks for all the kudos

I just heard from Gatorboy and he's going to be able to give me a high res image of his cartoon of Cindy facing off the tank. I'll post that one later on after I get this job finished.

Thanks again.

[txindy]

36. Perfect as is

And you're marvelous for doing this. :hug:

[lukasahero]

37. This is beautiful. Thank you. eom

[seabeyond]

38. i want one. how do i get one. perfect n/t

[cry baby]

43. love it!

[firefox]

44. Did you get them shipped today?

Please tell us if you shipped them today and when you think the people in Crawford will get them.

It was spendid of you to make this visible and enduring show of support. I look foward to seeing them worn in Camp Crawford. Won't it be full circle to see Cindy wearing her own hands on her shirt?

[DoYouEverWonder]

46. Yep, we made it in time for our 3:00 PM pick up

which was good, cause it saved us a trip to UPS tonight.

They will be in Crawford on Tues.

[faithnotgreed]

48. if you can i would love to be able to purchase one

as well as a lot of other people here too

i know you said you werent set up for retail
perhaps sell them to du then we can buy them that way

lightweight and organic though im sure thats a wish for another time but just in case...

thanks dyew
its a wonderful shirt
thank you for doing that

[zippy890]

45. wonderful!

Love it!:thumbsup:

[xiamiam]

47. fabulous...great job

I want one on a black t shirt...all my friends should have one too...

[proud patriot]

49. Oh I really like that

:-)

[Redstone]

50. That is very nice. It, and gatorboy's cartoon should have

a place on DU's home page.

Again, let me commend you for the fine artwork. If you need some disk space to store a high-resolution version for people to download, send me a PM and I'll take care of it.

Redstone

[DoYouEverWonder]

51. That's very kind of you

I'll keep that in mind.

Thanks.

[Hekate]

52. I love it!!!! I want one, and the Chickenhawk one too.

Good work! If you possibly can do color at some point, deeper blue (Cindy's raincoat made a terrific background for the roses) and deeper yellow for the flowers would be very pretty. But this is not a criticism -- you are doing a good deed.

As for the Chickenhawk, just ask the question "Why won't the Chickenhawk cross the road?" and leave the punchline to the reader's imagination. No more need be said. Of course the graphic is available online at the New Hampshire Gazette and other places.

Be well, and success in all you do,

Hekate