I just finished phase 2 for ART FOR HURUMA, a collab project with Barton Damer at alreadybeenchewed.net. We’re collaborating to make poster prints and tees of the final art piece and will be selling them in an effort to raise money for the Huruma Children’s home. READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE.
We’re still working on the final pricing of the prints and tees. I’ll post that exact info once we’ve completed the artwork. In an effort to keep costs down and maximize the amount per tee/poster that will be donated, we’ll be taking online pre-orders to help us gage how many to have printed. Please pass this on, by re-blogging, tweeting etc. We need as many people to follow this project and order tees as possible to help the little guys in kenya. We are getting a killer deal on the printing so ALOT of the money will get to go to the Huruma Children’s Home. Thank you soo much.
SUMMARY:
- Phase 2 is completed
- Barton will be working on Phase 3 this week and upload on his site
- We’ll each receive 3 total opportunities to make our mark on the piece
- The final piece will be made available to purchase online in the form of a tee or poster print
- Proceeds go towards the Huruma Children’s Home
July 9th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Dude, love the paisley/flourish/art deco print in the BG…it’s dope.
July 9th, 2009 at 1:57 am
Wow. That is stunning.
July 9th, 2009 at 2:10 am
FABULOUS- as always! I love what you guys are doing!
July 9th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Wow, such a great idea! I love how you’re using your talents for God!
Where do I sign myself up for a shirt!!!
July 9th, 2009 at 3:24 am
I love this, it’s amazing. It is such a blessing to see you all giving back.
Please let me know where I can order one!
July 9th, 2009 at 11:03 am
That’s HOT! I love it! Can’t wait to see the next step! When will it be done so I can purchase?
July 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Looks great! Add me to the list for a print!
Thanks, Beth
July 9th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Please add me to the list for a print! I’d love a copy! Looks wonderful!
July 9th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Hi Promise,
Are you going to Huruma next month? I would recommend printing this LARGE format and wheatpasting it to the inside of their dining hall. Right now there is no paint… just bare concrete… I think it would look awesome, and the kids would really love it. You would light fires of creativity within them… especially if it’s super large format (i’m imagining 15ft + !!).
Talk to Mama.. I’m sure she would be down with the idea.
Keep on shining!
Jason
July 9th, 2009 at 11:42 am
wow! this is awesome! the blue and pink bars bring geometric depth to the image. i can’t wait to see what’s next!
July 9th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Prom! I LOVE IT! and I *LOVE* Jason’s idea above!!! I think he’s totally right!
Great job! Can’t wait to see the rest!
July 9th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Promise! So glad to be collaborating with you. This is turning out great.
Jason… love the idea! Any ideas of who & how to get it printed and transported to Africa?
July 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
LOVE IT! Can’t wait to see the rest. I will be ordering a shirt for sure.
July 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
YAY!!! thanks so much for your support everybody. Jason! I love the idea. are you going in august? Lisa actually talked to me about doing a mural… but i think this is bomb idea. Printing would be SUPER expensive though, right? Does anyone have any hooks ups with printers?
I am having Lisa Winters measure the location.. so we can move forward with the idea. thanks Jason!!
July 9th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Wow, that’s great. Guess it helps to have somebody on the ground there…
As for printing.. there are several options. If you are doing wheatpaste.. cheap, rough paper works best.. so I don’t think printing costs would be TOO expensive. Once you get the dimensions.. a few calls to some local printers would give you a good idea.
Another option is to pitch the idea to one of the printers, and see if they would like to support your endeavor (free printing of poster = their donation to Huruma). A massive poster that brings life, beauty and brimming creativity to an orphanage… I don’t think it’d be too hard of a pitch.. especially if you also bring them some publicity..
Last (and perhaps least).. is a method that involves taking the image and breaking it down into A4 sized pieces. There is a program that will do this for you… breaking down the image into a multi-page PDF that you can print on any desktop printer. You then assemble the image by wheatpasting each piece to create the final image. You can learn more here: http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator.
I think the first two methods are preferable, as it would maintain the integrity of the final image (looks awesome by the way!). If you get a quote for printing.. let me know… I’d be willing to help get it printed if no printers catch the vision.
As for transport… I’m pretty sure you can roll it up into a tube and take it with you on the plane!
Hope you have an amazing time at Huruma! I was there back in May… Mama told me about Cornerstone and the work you are doing there this summer. =)
James 1:27
Peace~!
Jason
July 13th, 2009 at 11:09 am
That is such a fantastic idea for the wall! Can you imagine all the children getting inspired by looking at it everyday! Awesome! Your blog has opened so many doors for people less fortunate and I want to thank you Promise for being so selfless and caring! Count me in for a shirt too!