Get Your Geek Out!!

This would have to be one of the coolest (and easiest) Redbubble competitions EVER!!
Join either the SCI-FI Fan Mob or the Fantasy Fan Mob on RB’s Facebook page to go have a chance to win some brilliant prizes!!
(Either way there are some cool Cyber Monday discounts to be had!)
The prizes are sooooo awesome, that I’m going to copy and paste the whole damn page to make sure I don’t miss anything!



RedBubble is hosting an all out, no holds barred battle between the titans of fandom - Scifi & Fantasy. Demons, barbarians, wizards and vampires will face off against time travellers, robots, space cowboys and aliens. Pledge your allegiance to your genre of choice by joining the Science Fiction Mob or Fantasy Fan Mob and you'll have the chance to win a mega prize pack, jammed full of art and design based on your favourite genre. Members of both Fan Mobs will receive Cyber Monday discounts and exclusive giveaways, plus the chance to win the ultimate Fan Mob prize pack.

Here’s how:

1. Attend a Fan Mob event on Facebook - Choose either Scifi or Fantasy (Below) - then,
2. Make a purchase on RedBubble using your Fan Mob’s discount code on Cyber Monday (28 Nov, 2011), or enter your code here.
3. One entrant from the largest Fan Mob at the end of Cyber Monday wins their Ultimate Prize Pack
4. All purchases using Fan Mob discount codes are eligible to win prizes from their Fan Mob’s prize pool - the more Fan Mob members, the larger the pool gets!

Ultimate prize pack:

OR

Either:

Star Trek Tri-Dimensional Chess Set by the Franklin Mint with William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy signed photographs
OR
1st impression of the one volume De Luxe Edition of the Lord of the Rings, published by Allen & Unwin in 1969

PLUS:

• 1 × iPad 2
• 1 × $50 iTunes gift card
• 1 × iPhone case
• 1 × Poster
• 2 × T-Shirts
• 10 × Stickers

Fan Mob prize pools contain up to:

• 3 × Hoodies
• 4 × Posters
• 4 × iPhone cases
• 6 × T-shirts
• 25 × Stickers

Choose Your Fan Mob…

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. No purchase necessary, entrants may visit the online submission form to enter. See Official Rules.

Touch

Another long overdue blog post ... but for a good cause.


A few weeks ago I was sent a "Call for Artists" ... for a Mother's May exhibition to raise funds for the Women & Children's Hospital Foundation.


So despite a few hiccups and the fact that it ended up as a framed print and not a 30x40 canvas, I was able to offer this.

Click on the word "Touch" below to be taken to the work on Redbubble

Entitled "Touch" I hoped it represented the bond between mother and child which needs no spoken language with the unnecessary words indistinct in the background.


It is currently being exhibited in Gallery A in the hospital, and will be until May 30th.  You will find Gallery A by entering the hospital via the Kermode Street entrance, and turning left just past the bottom of the stairs.

It is amongst works by established artists, mums and kids, staff of the hospital, Adelaide photographers and local identities (I told Catherine Lambert about it and couldn't keep her away!!)


Now I realise that many of you may not have the time to get in to view the exhibition or indeed the money to purchase the original work, so I have decided to make the work available on Redbubble, as a postcard, greeting card, laminated, mounted, canvas and framed print, with all proceeds going to the Foundation.


I hope you'll all consider going to the exhibition, or at least purchasing an image  - WCH does a lot of wonderful work for the people of South Australia - and it's lovely to be able to give something back!


Oh and btw - the exquisite watercolours were used in the Launch invites and Call for Artists - and are by the incredibly talented Emma Kate Creative - see more of her work here.


Oh and btww - the lovely cupcakes we all snacked on were baked by the very clever @Monnie of Cupcake Treats 

Book Burning World Tour

Been a while since I put any tshirts up on here, but not only did I crank one I'm well pleased with, but you can now get this, are you ready, ............ printed on the front......or .........printed on the back ............ or on the front or back of a HOODIE!!

So anyway - there I was leaving a comment on Adelaide Now regarding the Federal Governments impending Internet filter for RC sites and the words book burning popped into my head.

A little research later and you have:  Book Burning World Tour!

In dark tshirt and light tshirt variations and a light one for the hoodies - treat yourself to an early birthday present!!

Renaissance Rock God

So it's a lute - I'm sure these guys must have had their fans - can you imagine?  ScarboroughStock!

Acoustic, Naturally

Playing around with some vectors the other day, and thought that the good old generic, acoustic guitar just doesn't get enough "press".

So here it is - complete with bluebirds of happiness ... and no defiant gestures - 'cause acoustics just aren't like that!

Click on the blog post title to be taken to RB to buy!

Flashback

I love a good read - and all the works in the book - nay, all the works in the group are 150 words or less - just brilliant for a person with a short attention spa ..... oh look at the pretty birdy or those with limited time for literature appreciation!

Like many others, I had been waiting impatiently for the book to be released - and lo and behold it hasn't disappointed with my all time favourite FF work "Pull My Finger" the very first volley fired!

You'll find the book available for sale at Blurb - for the exceptionally

amazing price of $9.50 AUD.

Click here to go and get a copy for yourself!

#TwiTeDeDa

Hmm.  Long time no post.

So long in fact, that it is now November, and Twitter is filled with #NaNoWriMo, which is National Novel Writer's Month.

Great way for writers to get together - write, publicise and generally run amok!

So I thought - what a great idea, and decided we should do something similar for tshirt designers!!

So I"ve coined the tag #TwiTeDeDa - Twitter Tshirt Designers Day and designed a tshirt in celebration!

So now I reckon it's up to you all - spread the word - design a tshirt - upload it, publicise it and above all - tag it #TwiTeDeDa!!

There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question

Has always been one of my most used expressions - and now it's a book - a really, really helpful book.




To give it it's full title:

There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question

A practical guide for families living with a

child with chronic illness, disability, mental

illness or a life-threatening condition

This is a marvellous FREE book (or downloadable PDF) published by the Woman's and Children's Hospital Foundation for parents who find themselves with a seriously sick kid.


Based on a similar Victorian publication, the book has all kinds of really useful information - but it's not a dry, dusty list of agencies or specialists - it's a whole lot more.


The publication includes sections such as: ‘Where do I begin?’, ‘Going into Hospital’, ‘Who Will Help Us in the Community’, and ‘How to Give Life Balance’. There is also a handy glossary and lists of publications, resources and services included.


In easy to find chapters, it deals with so much that you need to know -  ranging from pre-diagnosis to palliative care for your child - and everything in between.


Written in plain English it's sprinkled with quotes and tips from other parents who have dealt with the same situation - for example:


“Access and set up a website for your child. If treatment is intense and/or long it will save you having to repeat yourself numerous times to everyone wanting to know how things are going - they can just read updates on the website. It saves time and often - your sanity!”

(Kimberlee – parent)

It covers an amazingly wide range of information - things like getting a second opinion, setting up a care plan for your child right through to financial considerations and maintaining some semblance of "normality" for yourself, your partner and of course, your other children.


At 120 pages, it's no lightweight pamphlet - but hey - the subject's no lightweight matter either!

I haven't had anything to do with the creation or publication of this book, and we're blessed with two pretty damn healthy kids, but it's just such a wonderful idea I wanted to help spread the word.

Besides - it reminds me of one of my other favourite sayings .....

You don't have to know everything - just someone who does!!

Download it from here:

To organise a hard copy of the book:


Email: nosuchthing@wchfoundation.org.au 


Phone: Jane on 8464 7900.

Or hey - you could even consider donating to the Foundation here:

The Women's and Children's

 Hospital Foundation

Tee-ming with Stuff!

Busy week in the world of Cathie Tees this week! 

I was lucky enough to have my second TeeCraze.com feature with Some Days ... the first being my Music Machines entry - Evolution.

Today I found out that my Scribble shirt was featured on the Redbubble homepage yesterday and I missed it - thanks to RB member Sanne for the little screen dump!!

 

 

Game of Kings

And I'm not talking about chess ... er, well, perhaps I am, but in no form that it's ever been seen before!

To ensure that I explain this properly, I have shamelessly lifted this copy from the official Game of Kings Blog.

The Game of Kings is a collaboration bringing together Red Bubble artists from Australia and the UK. Initially starting out as a series of character-based t-shirts, GoK has expanded to include an accompanying narrative and will be spinning out into other media.

The basic theme of the project is the game of chess. The initial brief was that the project’s creator, Simon Sherry, would illustrate the black side of the board, while a team of eight other artists would tackle the white. As the project gathered momentum and the members of the group shared ideas and artwork, a story began to evolve around the pieces in this celestial battleground. With the addition of Danny to the group as ‘biographer’ of this strange cast of characters, this story took on a life of its own, and everyone involved knew that the scope of the Game had grown beyond the cotton canvas.

Due to the clever skills and imagination of those involved and the epic scope of the theme, the GoK group are creating a wonderful series of artworks, stories and multimedia to hopefully fire the imagination in others. The first ‘phase’ of this project are the character tees making up the board itself. Every two weeks four pieces of the board will be revealed along with a section of the story, adding another piece of the jigsaw to build a final picture. Accompanying the artwork and writing will be interviews with the people involved, adding further insight into the project, their role in it, and the thought behind their creations. Every other week, previews for the next ‘wave’ of characters will be released, along with other behind-the-scenes material to whet appetites for what’s in store. A blog, facebook page and twitter account is also online, providing fans with updates and additional extras that may not appear in the main Red Bubble profile.

The Game of Kings Group on Red Bubble will open its doors in the future to accept members who want to contribute ideas, stories and art as well as compete in competitions that will stretch the boundaries of fun and excitement with prizes worth the effort.

The Game of Kings is more than Tee Shirts. It’s wall art and animated story lines, vignettes and artist clashing styles against each other. It’s books and games. It’s audience participation and contribution. It’s something that we hope you can watch grow and enjoy as a whole new world opens up before your eyes in the next few months and beyond.

Gibson - Vale Les Paul

Those of you who have been familiar with my work for some time will remember "Live Life Loud", a tshirt I made for my hubby's 40th birthday party costume.

Well, in the interests of equality and indeed as a bit of a personal tribute to the passing of the legendary Les Paul, I have come up with a Gibson version.






I think I actually prefer this to the Fender version ... lol... but isn't that like picking your favourite kid??

Evolution

Well, Redbubble and Demo Stores are at it again.

They have launched a third collaborative competition, Music Machines, where again the winners will get to have tshirts hanging in their store in Carnaby Street. Yep - real shirts - on real mannequins in a shop!

After immediately having a couple of ideas, I spent a good week frustratingly trying to translate them from my brain to "paper" .. and finally came up with this!




I was surprised tonight to receive an email from the amazingly talented Yanmos with this fabulous mock up of a "real" person wearing my shirt!! Thanks Yannis!

So, there you go .. I can't imagine that this will do as well as my other Demo competition entry, but hey - I've given it my best shot!

As usual ... the pictures are links to buy!

Free Redbubble Shipping!

Hey world!

For one week only (expires August 13th) I can offer my friends, family and the world free shipping on all my tshirts and art on Redbubble

The discount code you need at the checkout is CATHIEFFW.


Oh ... and ps... it'll work on other people's stuff too ............... ssssshhh!


Go here for shirts or here for my art!

Food Chain

Entered a speed tee challenge on Redbubble tonight - and this was the result, and here's a little more detail ..



And don't forget - all my Redbubble tees are a whopping 25% off until July 30th!!

Click on the tshirt to buy!

25% Off All My Redbubble Tshirts!!

This is a sale that's OUT OF THIS WORLD! (Sorry - I had to do it)




Until Midnight, June 30 in your time zone, all my tshirts are a whopping 25% off!!





And if that's not enough, buying 5 tshirts in one order will get you FREE shipping!!






Click on the moonwalker shirt above to go to my shop!!

Live Life Loud

Originally made for my hubby to go under his "Slash" costume - I figure this is a pretty good philosophy for life!

Available for sale on Redbubble and MySoti

I made it onto a Hide Your Arms List!

wOOt!!

I've made a tshirt list on what I consider to be one of the best tshirt blogs in the known universe!

Or in this case, perhaps known galaxy would be more to the point.

Andy, the man behind HideYourArms has spent over thirty hours compiling a list of Star Wars tshirts for your viewing and purchasing pleasure!!

I'm tshirt #107 and you'll find it here .....

202 Star Wars Tshirts

Oh yeah - and while you're there, play spot the Redbubbler - Rubyred, Yanmos, James Lillis, Quigonjim, Reece Ward, and lots of others!!

This would have to be the coolest thing since the whole Demo/Wired from Birth business!

I can highly recommend the HYA blog - and if you click on the piccy below you can go there and sign up for yourself!!





Enjoy the fruits of Andy's labours - to celebrate I've reworked this and I'm waiting for the next 202.

We love you Mr Baxter

There's a new kid in Redbubble Town.

His name is Rupert Baxter (but you may call him Mr Baxter), and I was first introduced to him via a "You've made a sale ..." email around March this year.

His title at that time was "Chief Officer of Giving You Good News"

Then a receipt appeared signed "Mr Baxter - Head of Numbers"

We knew very little about him at that time and then suddenly he appeared "front of house" his watch list containing only Jo O'Brien and his one piece of art being a tshirt proclaiming his relationship status (I must confess I'm a tad sceptical)












When Redbubble put him in charge of the Friday's Buyer's Booth winners, he became "Mr Baxter – Superintendent of Spotting Good Pictorial Efforts". Catching his eye and receiving one of these little suckers will earn you a RB Voucher!






Wednesday's "Picture of the Week" efforts are signed "Mr Baxter – Executive Officer of Writing Fine Words About Fine Pictures" festooned thus earning the recipient a Redbubble voucher.





It's little wonder that Boxter er, Baxter is gaining quite a following!


So if you want to keep the good news flowing - and have a giggle to boot, you could do far worse than adding Mr Baxter to your Redbubble watchlist by clicking on his picture below;











Or indeed follow his trail of good news all the way to Twitter - and follow him there .....







As usual, all pictures in this post are links - so click away!

Actually, Yes

Available on Redbubble, with a 'subtle' sized design ...




A larger version of the design is available at MySoti




And as a mousepad on Zazzle

Actually, yes by CathieT
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Einstein was a Mutant

Wasn't he?

Prompted by a comment in X-Men Last Stand!


Available as mousepad and coffee mug at Zazzle.com.au and a Tshirt at RB!

Einstein by CathieT
See more Cathiet Mousepads

Einstein ... by CathieT
Make travel coffee mugs on www.zazzle.com.au