The Shirt on Yer Back

Could be one of these, if only I’d made more…

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People would ask what the shirt was about, and I’d say it was my band’s name.  Then they’d say “Oh, you’re in a band?

And I’d say, “Well, not yet.  Got the name though.

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We’ll call that one ‘blow up.’  And since I only had one pair of board shorts to slice and dice in order to patch on the random American Apparel shirt I found, it’s just a one-time explosion.  I love this shirt though.

That’s the thing.  With an eye toward  commerce, what’s a designer/artist to do?  One off shirts aren’t necessarily the best way to go, but are definitely fun, and I love recycling available materials to make something new.  I think that is where we are headed in a lot of ways.  I do have to make a living, and the dance right now is how do I  do it with integrity and a social grace?  Workin’ on it.  Let ya know.

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About Benjamin Allen Ellis

Some phoenix mythologies talk of the soul's hierarchy in terms of birds. The eagle being our pinnacle, the phoenix right below, constantly burning and dying and rebirthing in order to find itself born eagle. Since 2000, and my first public art show, I've used the Phoenix as a rallying cry for myself to take hold of what I want and keep 'rebirthing' until I get it. After eight years, it was time to consciously move on up. Hey - I'm goin' eagle.
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