"Buy Handmade" T-Shirt

I'm still mulling over the URL ideas for my shirt site. Given how picky I'm being about this, you may be surprised when I end up with something ridiculous like anadromouscow.com (no, that is NOT the winning entry!). It's a hard decision (see previous two posts- contest still open!).

Meanwhile, I realize I've neglected to post my most recent shirt creation. This one is geared towards fans of the handmade movement- people who prefer to support independent artists over large corporations with mass produced items. Being that I sell on Etsy, I thought that a lot of the sellers (and buyers!) there would enjoy this.

Various styles and sizes of this shirt available at http://phippsart.etsy.com.

Parsecs and Filigrees

I recently held a contest in which contestants had to wax poetic in order to win a prize. The following poem by http://sierrapelonacrochet.etsy.com was the clear winner, and was inspired by the shirt design above (click to see the listing in my Etsy store)

(Note: I couldn't get past the first line without pulling out the dictionary [i.e. looking at the dictionary widget on my computer])





the psychedelic eye sings
of parsecs and filigrees

its unblinking gaze is
a witness to auroras and migraines

such a solemn orb,
yet it does not weep

and on the shortest night
when you awaken from sleep
you'll find this mystic eye
regarding you, gauging you,
as it calmly goes about
creating order from chaos