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cbuchholz
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by cbuchholz   
The older men of the city were mocked for their bizarre ideologies and prophecies. In great detail they would describe their maker, a figure as tall as fifteen men, but with the appearance of a child, and his skin was smooth, not rough as theirs was. They spoke of how he had created them using only his hands and two brightly colored tools.

They also warned of a great flood, a rising of the tide. Nobody believed the stories, not even the prideful Sand King! One day, the unthinkable happened. The water DID rise, and nearly everyone was killed. The King was fortunate to be the only survivor; however, guilt can weigh on a man like a millstone tied around the neck. The tortured King lives for only one purpose; he travels from castle to castle, mile after mile on his horse, warning the townspeople of the great flood.

Is there really a sand king? Most would say probably not. But the next time you're at the beach, you'll most likely notice out of the corner of your eye something scurrying along the sand. You turn your head to see what it is, but find nothing. A common sand crab most likely, or could it be…?
speedyjvw
   speedyjvw on Feb 19 '07
uh
holy
wow

5$$$
bruner
bruner on Feb 19 '07
relly great!!!!
jrmasm
   jrmasm on Feb 19 '07
Well done. I like the pink color, looks like a sunset, which adds a whole other metaphoric layer.
cedars
cedars on Feb 19 '07
LOVE this! the concept, the design, everything! $5
kooky love
   kooky love on Feb 19 '07
GREAT $5
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Feb 19 '07
Wow. I wish that whole story was printed on the shirt as well! Oh, and if anybody complains about the yellow... it's SAND, people! Yellow is fantastic. I love yellow. Yellow yellow yellow.

$5.
ladykat
ladykat on Feb 19 '07
This is really awesome! One of my faves of yours!!
ajsolid84
ajsolid84 on Feb 19 '07
The color choices are really great. Couldn't have decided on a better palette.
BlameTheSuburbs
   BlameTheSuburbs on Feb 19 '07
Is it just a coincidence that you and Glennz both had submissions with similar themes accepted about 5 minutes apart from eachother? This is well crafted as always.
yion072
yion072 on Feb 19 '07
I love your explanations of your subs :)
$5
Quag
   Quag on Feb 19 '07
Amazing detail! Loving your stuff!
alevander
alevander on Feb 19 '07
If this isn't a print, the world is COMPLETELY out of whack.

Beautiful, perfectly executed, love the sentiment.

BAM $5.
sonmi
   sonmi on Feb 19 '07
i reallyreally like how that pinkish-purple color works in this design. it gives it a lot more depth and interest. great use of complimentary colors :D
helo
helo on Feb 19 '07
. . . and don't forget about those glass houses too ! :D

It's a rough life when everything around you keeps crumbling . . . poor guy :(
Stronglikebull
Stronglikebull on Feb 19 '07
Love it great story. Kind of brings up a old bible parable too.
$5
castle
   castle on Feb 19 '07
this make me want a yellow shirt!
Excellent color scheme!
Luke...
   Luke... on Feb 19 '07
great texture and subtle tonal values.
nice perspective
theurbanraptor
theurbanraptor on Feb 20 '07
hahaha this one and glennz up at the same time. YOU PWNED IT!!!!!
5!
LionelM
LionelM on Feb 20 '07
Whoaaaaa. 5.
BrandonB11
BrandonB11 on Feb 20 '07
uhh oo battle of epic preportions between you and glennz here... it ends in a tie from me though 5
Kojima
   Kojima on Feb 20 '07
Ay yai yai! you're dominance on Threadless persists for eternity. Faints.
g-regulate
   g-regulate on Feb 20 '07
poetic, and beautifully drawn. (so...the same old shit from you, really. jeez man, mix it up a bit!)
MooCowMoo
MooCowMoo on Feb 20 '07
Whoa =D Great story, beautiful design! $5
J-Ray
J-Ray on Feb 20 '07
NOT ON YELLOW!!! :P

hehehe j/k $
Petanca
Petanca on Feb 20 '07
Guess what: another print. Very beautiful.
the czar
the czar on Feb 20 '07
Smokin'!
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Feb 20 '07
stop being so awesome. 5
Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix on Feb 20 '07
You are amazing. I love you and I love your designs.
Krycke
Krycke on Feb 20 '07
I would like to see a Cbuchholz and Glennz site with all of your designs printed. This is one of my favorite designs of yours. Thank you. $5
shoffa
shoffa on Feb 20 '07
Wow. the best sand design I've seen yet! 5
gamejunkie
gamejunkie on Feb 20 '07
5$
andyg
   andyg on Feb 20 '07
Unstoppable Threadless Force. 5$
alacyt
alacyt on Feb 20 '07
What he said^
alacyt
alacyt on Feb 20 '07
I love the stories and explanations behind your designs. You need to do a book.
atomic child
atomic child on Feb 20 '07
man i don't like the yellow but you are on fire awesome
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Feb 20 '07
great! the story behind it is such a nice touchh
terminalannex
terminalannex on Feb 20 '07
This is incredible. I think the yellow looks great for it. $5
cpdesign
   cpdesign on Feb 20 '07
Dude you got some serious skills. Can you slow down a bit for the rest of us so we can win one. Where's your personal website? $5
lemonalle
lemonalle on Feb 20 '07
fricken awesome!
chelly
chelly on Feb 20 '07
$5
.jl-london.
.jl-london. on Feb 20 '07
stunning mate $$
.jl-london.
.jl-london. on Feb 20 '07
stunning mate $$
sevententacles
sevententacles on Feb 20 '07
that is kinda sweet
LeRoi
LeRoi on Feb 20 '07
I think it might be better if the king wasn't there.



But EXCELLENT work. Five!
mezo
   mezo on Feb 20 '07
I like your stuff better than glennz's. But don't tell him I said that. Great touch tossing in that soft pink! 5
mezo
   mezo on Feb 20 '07
Great touch tossing in that soft pink may sound dirty, but I SWEAR I didn't mean it dirty!
pickledbib
pickledbib on Feb 20 '07
^ I agree with the soft pink touches... just gives it that bit of oomph... great colour combo... another impressive sub. 5
k_lady
k_lady on Feb 20 '07
Can that story be printed on the back? It's so tragic D8 But I love it.
fat pigeon
   fat pigeon on Feb 20 '07
Good stuff.
PrettyFly4aDPhi
PrettyFly4aDPhi on Feb 20 '07
Damnit. Can I have your babies and make a t-shirt factory? $5!
TAZL
TAZL on Feb 20 '07
Sooooo cool. I like the pink, and the general color scheme -- so unique.

And I agree with above posters -- you could make a fortune as a children's-book author/illustrator!
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Feb 20 '07
super great!!! super talented!!
CheesecakeBree
CheesecakeBree on Feb 20 '07
Beautiful. I love your designs, you present an interesting concept or idea then back it up with great art. You put us all to shame. =)
MooseDinner
MooseDinner on Feb 20 '07
The illustration is good, and the story is excellent. But I don't think the illustration gets the point across. It's pretty ambiguous. Maybe that's what you were going for, I don't know. I think it would be really cool to include the story.
jwalsh
   jwalsh on Feb 20 '07
damn your good... u can even make sand look real! great illustration 5$
bsmana
   bsmana on Feb 20 '07
outstanding work. pure perfection. if only i could vote more than a 5...
NessaChan
NessaChan on Feb 20 '07
I love it.
chopanier
   chopanier on Feb 21 '07
I love you 5$
UnArMeD
UnArMeD on Feb 21 '07
Very well made, and a great story to! $5
Jemae
   Jemae on Feb 21 '07
Perfect! 5$! =)
cbuchholz
   cbuchholz on Feb 21 '07
thanks for all the comments everybody!!
GoldenWasp
GoldenWasp on Feb 21 '07
Nice one, stinker.
Vaden III
Vaden III on Feb 21 '07
slightly reminescent (sp?) of the burger king king. sweet design though
ButterflyWings
ButterflyWings on Feb 21 '07
Wow. This is amazing. $5
biticol
   biticol on Feb 22 '07
whoa!
cbuchholz
   cbuchholz on Feb 22 '07
Vaden, maybe this IS the Burger King. Perhaps he's looking for his SANDwich. HAHA I'm a dork.
Jebs
   Jebs on Feb 22 '07
why are you so good? :-) i looooove all your designs man 5$
revolvere
revolvere on Feb 22 '07
I need this one. Amazing design!
undername
undername on Feb 22 '07
Just brilliant.
FreeTheWolf
FreeTheWolf on Feb 23 '07
to be honest, i like the story better than the shirt
still pretty good though
3
RuLucky
RuLucky on Feb 23 '07
Amazing Illustration! $5
AndrewDBarker
AndrewDBarker on Feb 23 '07
5$.
thechamplin
thechamplin on Feb 23 '07
probably one of my favorite shirts ive ever seen on threadless. awesome.
artdrops
   artdrops on Feb 24 '07
Very nice!!
artdrops
   artdrops on Feb 24 '07
I'm curious, how long did this take you to design and what you used to create? photoshop?
cbuchholz
   cbuchholz on Feb 24 '07
Thanks everyone for the comments! Artdrops, this took about 20 hours, and it's all done in Illustrator.
steve_wirzba
steve_wirzba on Feb 24 '07
holy crap, how is it that the 2 best designs ive seen in weeks are both sandcastle designs, anyway, this is tiiiight, maybe better than the Glennz one, hard to say $5
steve_wirzba
steve_wirzba on Feb 24 '07
oh ya, BONUS cred for the story
Ian Leino
   Ian Leino on Feb 26 '07
Awesome work once again, Chris!
OnePercentDanish
OnePercentDanish on Feb 26 '07
alway love Your textures. Nice job once again
rhayward
rhayward on Feb 26 '07
this is cool, but the perspective of the sand castle just doesn't look good. 3
rhayward
rhayward on Feb 26 '07
this is cool, but the perspective of the sand castle just doesn't look good. 3
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Feb 26 '07
woops... nearly forgot to comment, actually just stopped in to check the score that isnt there yet. You consistently create great designs... you dont need me to tell you that though, they are obviously time consuming. 5$
fatheed
   fatheed on Feb 27 '07
Artistically, I think this is brilliant. The pink/red used in the waves is just an example of great colour selection. Sorry to see this score under 3 as I think it deserved higher.
tyz
tyz on Feb 28 '07
This is infinitely better than the Glennz submission. ^^
23 days later
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Mar 24 '07
this deserve like a freakin 4.5, what the hell is wrong you ppl!
44 days later
N2O
N2O on May 07 '07
No, sh*t! Voters around here don't seem to like anything, wtf?!
20 days later
threadlessisgay
threadlessisgay on May 28 '07
They should print this already
avalanche_lily
avalanche_lily on May 28 '07
He's due for another print according to the averages!
4 days later
nadira
nadira on Jun 01 '07
sheesh, not enough bucholz prints around here. I demand MORE!
6 days later
Snozz
Snozz on Jun 08 '07
Yes, I still like this a lot.
36 days later
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Jul 14 '07
This is just wonderful. I absolutely love it. I'm not a religious man, but I'll be praying that this gets printed!
48 days later
shigekix
shigekix on Sep 01 '07
^_^
66 days later
TheLiongKoon
TheLiongKoon on Nov 07 '07
This got printed in Bangkok! Must be the pirates. where are the ninjas when you need them.
102 days later
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Feb 17 '08
Bangkok? This is what happens when amazing designs don't get printed. Anyway, I just read the wonderful story behind this again, and marveled at the awesome skill of the illustration. I wish cbuchholz would make a children's book out of this!
theurbanraptor
theurbanraptor on Feb 17 '08
this happens even when they are printed.
oneitis
oneitis on Feb 17 '08
aw, this really should have printed :(
231 days later
Jellyes
Jellyes on Oct 05 '08
this is such an epic design

print!
404 days later
ToxicStatic
ToxicStatic on Nov 14 '09
Beautiful. Too bad it hasn't been printed!
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