Threadless T-Shirts - Freedom to Love

Freedom to Love

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DaniellesGarden
on Feb 05 '08

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Average score:

2.09 out of 5

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DaniellesGarden on Jan 29 '08

A little background on the inspiration for this design. I have just learned about a church group called The Westboro Baptist Church. These people are hateful and disgusting. Seeing their message displayed on the news is disturbing to say the least. Its really enough to make a person sick. I did this illustration as my own personal protest against their bull@#$^ and everyone else who preaches such ridiculous nonsense!

This design is about love, not hate.

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Maltzmania on Feb 05 '08

your best yet $5

Robsoul on Feb 05 '08

love the perspective and line work on this. not a fan of the triangle unless they created a pattern up and down the tee.

would almost love to see this as just line art and really big on the tee.

def a 5.

squatterjohn on Feb 05 '08

I said everything I needed to say in the critiques on this one. It's perfect.

Afromation on Feb 05 '08

Excellent drawing $5

Sunshine69 on Feb 05 '08

Interesting perspective and great illustration. I just don't understand the connection to the hate group you mentioned.

ShinAkuma666 on Feb 05 '08

Great job 4$, not a fan of the triangle; too big, it detract from the overall design I think.

DaniellesGarden on Feb 05 '08

Hey everyone.. thanks for the votes and comments so far.

The pink triangle is a symbol for Gay Pride and Gay Rights. The illustration is of two women holding hands. on the gay pride symbol.

Thats the connection..

your continued votes and comments are appreciated! : )

catmonkeyhatrack on Feb 05 '08

I looked up that church and I see what you mean, they are absolutely horrible!

pickledbib on Feb 05 '08

nice!...

spiraldownpour on Feb 05 '08

i agree about making the triangle smaller. maybe not smaller width-wise but shorter distance from the floor on which the girls are lying and the tip of the triangle.

Chipmnk on Feb 05 '08

Really digging this. $5

The Tate Creative on Feb 05 '08

beautiful...

jpeacockdesign on Feb 06 '08

still don't really wanna wear a giant pink triangle on my shirt but would totally buy it for some friends. that is beautiful line work $5

rAmpantDesigns on Feb 06 '08

That church is completely f'ed up. I just look them up on the web. Comprable to the Klan or Nazis IMO. Great shirt.

vinnylo on Feb 06 '08

you will be printed one day

trindli on Feb 06 '08

the illustration is just perfect and the message is also good.. you keep getting better

babsthegoalie on Feb 06 '08

Great job. The triangle works just fine for me. $5

SoulfumeInc on Feb 06 '08

looks great danielle, came out really nice!

FRICKINAWESOME on Feb 06 '08

Great perspective and illo, I'm just not really into overtly gay pride-ish symbols on the tees i wear. I'm not into overtly straight symbols either, just for anyone's information! lol. Really nice style to this one tho DG!

DaniellesGarden on Feb 06 '08

Thanks everyone!!

Melikochan on Feb 06 '08

I'm not really fond of the solid triangle... I think it might look better being just lines like the other side. The perspective is awesome, and I really love the message.

cubbybox on Feb 06 '08

Wow, love the design, it speaks volumes! Black is cool, I'll buy some!

sdamethyst on Feb 06 '08

GREAT way to send a positive message, I love it! BTW, I read where the church leader's son wrote that his father runs a cult and the truth is, like the Wizard of Oz, when Toto pulls the curtain back, instead of this big powerful individual, it's only a small, pathetic old man.

BaronVonMonkey on Feb 06 '08

This turned out great! I wanna see you doing some more designs with this style

KDLIG on Feb 06 '08

COOL! $5

lemonalle on Feb 06 '08

really nice

i hate those buttholes too

julianpwilbury on Feb 06 '08

Great message, beautiful design, what's not to love? $5

jstumpenhorst on Feb 06 '08

excellent job on this design!

_lydia on Feb 06 '08

I love this, very pretty, i think it would be cool too if there were more angles and geometric patterns coming from underneath the triangle. Nice work!

chelly on Feb 06 '08

i like it

Momentarily on Feb 06 '08

Beautiful message :) $5

boodaabelly on Feb 06 '08

Awesome!

Jemae on Feb 06 '08

cool stuff! great message! :D

weirdeyeone on Feb 06 '08

the artwork is nice...

lajlaj on Feb 06 '08

awesome drawing.

DaniellesGarden on Feb 06 '08

thanks..

grahamjrees on Feb 06 '08

Breathtaking illustration. Aesthetically, the triangle(s) should go : ) Otherwise, $5 : )

theangeli on Feb 06 '08

The triangle is a little overt paired with such a delicate illustration. I don't think they should go, but I think they should be developed. Perhaps use pattern work with/and offset fills. Your message is stronger than a 2d symbol. I would automatically zero most shirts using overused symbols. I think this one is simple enough to keep and work into the design a little more. $5, but please resub.

kaleigh07 on Feb 07 '08

Get rid of the triangles, the people are amazing. AND i love the colors.

DaniellesGarden on Feb 07 '08

There is an alternative that I have. That maybe you would like more. ALTERNATIVE TRIANGLE

If you like this version better, than go ahead and base your votes on this one. If not, thats ok.

The triangle needs to stay. Its an important symbol, and I will be keeping it on the design.

Thank you everyone for your comments.

smitten kitten on Feb 07 '08

i like the triangle, think it helps tell the story. love your work

rainbow_dragon on Feb 07 '08

the art is beautiful, but they look dead.......or at least i'm reminded of a seen from "requeim for a dream" and ultimately this image doesn't come out very happy

ISABOA on Feb 07 '08

this is like the lesbian version of tom strong great work - 5$

viralVISUAL on Feb 07 '08

Very nice

dacat on Feb 07 '08

The linework is excellent, I would prefer the triangle to be more subtle, like a thicker outline just around the two people, and losing the lower one...still great work! 5

igo2cairo on Feb 07 '08

Nice style! Looks really cool on the grey.

mle_anne on Feb 07 '08

Great shirt! I love that you're speaking out against Westboro, they completely disgust me.

Melikochan on Feb 07 '08

The more I see this shirt the more I love it. I originally 4'd it but I'm changing my vote to $5, and I'd definitely buy it.

apmira on Feb 08 '08

Great T design!
Really nice work. That's a 5 for me.

DaniellesGarden on Feb 08 '08

Thanks everyone..

friend of paisley on Feb 08 '08

how about on a purple tee? it's such a great colour and seems appropriate... i think the bottom triangle should go, and you should keep the top one... nothing wrong with it being a bit subtle. but having said that, i think the woman with her head away could easily be mistaken for a guy - at least at the size on my computer screen - maybe because of the symmetry with the other woman (head closer) it would work in the flesh, but could you make it slightly more obvious she's a woman too? and if they were dressed slightly differently it might make it a bit less narcissistic... nicely drawn shirt though! i wonder if the head of that church was abused as a lad? how could you get so twisted otherwise? and what translation of the bible is he reading! what a dick-head...

DaniellesGarden on Feb 09 '08

friend. this could work on a purple tee as well, it would be up to threadless to decide the color of shirt if they decide it should be printed.

The inverted triangle (point facing down) is the symbol for gay pride & gay rights, without it, it would be even less obvious that this is an illustration of two women.

As for the rest of your comments, these were choices in design, the transparent figures, the same color shirts and tops were used to balance the illustration and I don't feel it looks narcissistic.

thank you for your comments,

by the way, the head of the church is a woman. so go ahead and replace the first word in your last hyphenated word to well... its opposite. I believe she was abused as a girl, reading more about her family, and you can see she was at the very least brain washed.

opifan64 on Feb 09 '08

Great message and art. I love the line drawing, and the foreshortening of the figures is really well done.

jemmawattlightbulb on Feb 09 '08

It's perfect.
I'd buy four.

ZhongArt on Feb 10 '08

i like it...without triangles ^v^

Chelseaoyesums on Feb 10 '08

well... I loved it until I read the explanation that said it was two woman and it was representing gay rights.

yeah...
so nevermind.

marrgalo on Feb 10 '08

^ wow, chelseaoyesums...you seem like such a fantastic person...

i read about westboro after seeing your design, its really sick. i'm not gay, but there is nothing wrong with it.

ederlezi on Feb 11 '08

a great design with a great message

5$

DaniellesGarden on Feb 11 '08

thanks. : )

squatterjohn on Feb 11 '08

Chelsea doesn't like that there are two birds on this tee. :)

littlem on Feb 12 '08

really nice !

melot_jude on Feb 12 '08

i dont agree with the lifestyle personally for myself. but everyone is human...and no one should be judged.
the shirt is neat...i wouldnt wear it, but its really nicely done.

kennybanzai on Feb 12 '08

makes me think of that Weezer song about the Pink Triangle...

DaniellesGarden on Feb 12 '08

thanks everyone for voting and commenting.

chocolatewithcoffee on Feb 12 '08

okay. i'm not for lesbianism or homosexuality. I am a Christ follower.

but... i just looked up that church. wow. that was the worst thing i have ever seen. i can't believe they think what they're doing is the last hope for the world. wow.

they set a HORRIBLE example for other believers. and they make Baptists look ridiculously insane.

DaniellesGarden on Feb 12 '08

they sure do..

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