What a strange beast

Here do we see?

And why does he weave

In through the tree?



Perhaps to reach the leaves

And procure a tasty snack?

But I wonder -

How does he ever find his way back?



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5 colours on sand or cream.



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I designed this for "Threadless Loves Childhood" because for me childhood was all about books and reading and learning. Of all the books I remember most, it is the collection of Dr Seuss that i feel most shaped my view of the world and my desire to be creative and imaginative. I think Dr Seuss really captured the joy of childhood through emotive imagery and fun stories, and so I wanted to do something equally imaginative, with "Spotted!".



Spotted! is "a happy design" and i hope it makes you happy too!



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Finally, thanks to Manos for the Flash template, and Igo2cairo for the most colour help. Also thanks go to all the cool critiquing people who helped me shape this piece from sketch to submission. Oh - and thanks to my gorgeous partner for putting up with many hours of my Illustrator frustration and hogging the office in "creative pursuits".

Awesome, Awesome design Greententacle! Perfect for the childhood competition! $5

nice work

awesome reminds me of dr seuss which is a good thing :)

haha I posted that before I read your description, duuurrrrr anyways awesome work

Cool. Nice development from critiques...

great!

green this is my favorite from you

love the colors and character

$5!

i love it

Great sub! This is reminscent of Dr. Seuse characters!

reminiscent*

looks awesome Green!

cute!

nice!!

Thanks guys (and girls)! Keep those comments flowing... and don't forget to check out my blog on this, so maybe you can win a free tee! :)

this is awesome! GT. love it $5!! i think this should be printed!

Great job capturing the style and feeling of Dr Seuss!

So cool gt! This looks great :)

I like it a loooot :D

is very pretty

Great work!

Looks awesome! Love the birds!

This is such a fun shirt. I absolutely love it!

colors... shapes... perfect!

very cool! hope it does well

Turned out fantastic greententacle! Dr. Seuss inspired me when I was a child too, great idea for the comp. The style and colours are awesome and I see you added another bird. :) $5

Oh this was subbed, its gone through alot of work. Looks great good job and good luck.



If you get time check up on mine again plz.

remides me of the kid series of books by dr suese

Great Seuss tribute!

Whimsical, magical, exceptional kid's tee! $5

Tallent! When using a style as defined as dr suess you gotta do it justice and you have. Nice work!

Thanks! *blush*

I love this! I learned to draw from copying the animals from Go Dog Go, my fave book as a little'en - awesome work!

cute, you certainly nailed the Suessian look!

awexome

neat! + looks cool on tee! must five! :))

Fantastic!!!

SUPERCOOL!!! $5!!!

cool thanks!

looks great!

I would wear this on a bus

I would wear this without any fuss

I would wear this on a plane

I would even wear this with millions of stains!

nice. very dr seuss

Really cute! $5

Thanks everyone.



lol FA. :)

Yey it's up! Really love this :) First thing that popped in my head when I saw this was Dr. Seuss - you really successfully captured his style. 5$$!!!

ahahah - hellsz yes!

nice colors!

Super, love the Dr.Suess referencing in the colours and look

awesome greent! awesome! love the colours and the inspiration

thanks!



3 days left to vote! spread the love, and check out other subs too... lots of fun stuff out there :D

haha nice you can tell what im gonna say it reminds me of :P

I really like this well done. 5

My childhood is renewed. $5

good morning Northern Hemisphere bump :)

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Thanks! :)

Very Childhood indeed :)

Very Awesome!!!

i love the color you choosed!

nice

This design really great!



Kindly score my work @

http://www.threadless.com/submission/227550/Shell_World

1 day left to vote! :)

Great job capturing the Seussian style! 5$ I'd love to get this on a onsie for my son.

cute design and instantly recognisable as Seuss style - great for the childhood comp!

Suesstastic!

Great style, use of colors and concept. Strong contender for the comp! 5! :)

Great Job Roc! I think it will be printed! 5 $

Awesome! Glad to see it up here, liked it since I first saw it.

o days left to vote! down into hours... :)

you've done the doc proud!

ooooo! i absolutely love this design, i really hope everyone else does too because i so need to be wearing this ASAP!! good luck! :)

good score!

print!

Ended scoring with 2.60. Hmm I thought it might have scored higher....



Anyway, Kim456 is the winner of the "win a tee" blog on this design.



Thanks to everyone who commented and voted! :)

Wow this is so underscored!! it should have gotten a 3 at least! boo boo

:( Underscored

hey green tentacle - really sorry I didnt vote for your design - ive been away from my computer. Will it get printed? Its a fantastic Suess inspired image and it deserves to be on a shirt. Good luck with it!

I hope it does get printed, Permanent. Thanks for the bump :)

this is my fave from all your entries! great job!

very dr seuss

*lament*