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Apr 25 '06
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2.98 out of 5
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jimmiiko
Here we have a patient, determined crane in an attempt to make an origami crane despite the surrounding dangers. The red sun stands for social ambition. Don't give up, crane!
CDK
CDK on Apr 25 '06
Nice artwork! $4
EllielJade
EllielJade on Apr 25 '06
omg. I love this and I need it. The art is really beautiful. Nice work. $5
Jo$h
Jo$h on Apr 25 '06
really awesome. love the artwork. 5
Big Ed
Big Ed on Apr 25 '06
I love the crane holding the origami crane. How cool. Nice job!
suspiria
suspiria on Apr 25 '06
how beautiful and original (i think)
$5
elphabasoup
elphabasoup on Apr 25 '06
I remember folding about a billion paper cranes in seventh grade. I LOVE this. So beautiful, and so close to my heart. $5!
midgetbigot
midgetbigot on Apr 25 '06
Now this is truly lovely and I think thematic
guiome
guiome on Apr 25 '06
i love Prison Break, so i love this one ;)
NeoDreamer
NeoDreamer on Apr 25 '06
Very creative. It's similar to the amazement a baby gets when it first sees its reflection in the mirror.
silverkey
silverkey on Apr 25 '06
Wow, I like! Maybe you can change the waves a bit to be more random?
blkstim
blkstim on Apr 25 '06
SUMI-E! Awesome design. The composition is perfect and the style rocks. $5$
Jenn.Pollack
Jenn.Pollack on Apr 25 '06
I really like this Design
I dont like it on white though!
preshead
preshead on Apr 25 '06
Very nice!!!
Katie CROPS
Katie CROPS on Apr 25 '06
great concept, great illustration. not sure most people will get the refrence but I like it.
Leenie691
Leenie691 on Apr 25 '06
suteki!!! I heart Japan, I would buy this, red cross or not.
stillusio
stillusio on Apr 25 '06
The story of Sadako is perhaps my favourite story of all time. I have folded paper cranes to send to peace parks around the world in her honour.

I think I will cry if this shirt does not get printed. Do you want to make me sad, Threadless? T_T
Badgerr
Badgerr on Apr 25 '06
I'll have to show my friend this. She tried to make the paper cranes too, but I don't think she finsihed it. This is gorgeous. $5.
rudra
rudra on Apr 25 '06
pretty. but the white background will kill it for most people.

you could probably use a grey shirt - use white to outline the rocks and water - and use white to outline the grey shapes that make the crane

if you did that it might be a $
janell6267
janell6267 on Apr 25 '06
$5 pretty !
direnerd
direnerd on Apr 25 '06
One of two Red Cross competition designs that affected me. Great job.
magmachan
magmachan on Apr 25 '06
OMG I LOVE IT AND I WOULD WEAR IT. This deserves $500000000 :O
El_Dictador_Cubano
El_Dictador_Cubano on Apr 25 '06
yea, the Red Cross ones are generally corny and bad, but this is good, and I would wear.

Maybe on a black t-shirt to see the design better.

5$
This_Hearts_On_Fire
This_Hearts_On_Fire on Apr 25 '06
reminds me of the story of that japanese girl who was sick (beacause of hiroshima bombing?) and attempted to make 1000 paper cranes until she died, and sadly failed.
This_Hearts_On_Fire
This_Hearts_On_Fire on Apr 25 '06
oops i was right!!! don't call me a dummy i didn't read the text!!
jimmiiko
jimmiiko on Apr 25 '06
Yea, she was diagnosed with leukemia and when she was hospitalized, saw all the other victims and used every medical label she could obtain to make paper cranes in hopes of a compassionate world. Sadako and Anne Frank are my heroines.
sooshee
sooshee on Apr 26 '06
nice artwork... is it just me or is the placing of the sun a little off?
foucaultagogo
foucaultagogo on Apr 26 '06
excellent concept - a real conversation starter. well done.
Lori de
Lori de on Apr 26 '06
really beautiful. love the concept and the design. simple and very effective.
bunuel
bunuel on Apr 26 '06
i like the guy holding the book - with the paper swan on his head - *MORE* - than the crane design
Cinnamongir1
Cinnamongir1 on Apr 26 '06
Love the design. Hate the white t-shirt.
jimmiiko
jimmiiko on Apr 26 '06
Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm aware that white is not a favorite color on threadless, but I made a conscious decision that it HAD to be white.
Sydneyej
Sydneyej on Apr 26 '06
This was my favorite book as a child. I even named my cat Sadako. I have folded 1,000 paper cranes for a couple of seriously ill friends over the years, and there is nothing quite like arriving in a hospital room with boxes full of paper birds to fill the room with hope. 5$
Awed Some
Awed Some on Apr 26 '06
Nice design!
I have always liked drawings that have rather incomplete edges that suggest the subject rather than rendering it completely. The viewer assembles the masses of color and broken lines into an image without really being aware of it.

I worry that the low contrast greys against white will disappear at a distance though.
jimmiiko
jimmiiko on Apr 26 '06
Awed Some, that's the style of Chinese ink paintings/ Sumi-e and what i was going for too.. I hope people can appreciate that fact and can accept the moment, instead of an 'exact' rendering/illustration. And about contrast, that can always be fixed
teens
teens on Apr 27 '06
Total $5. I love the art. It's really well excellent work and well thought out. I just read learned about Sadako this year. Her story is so sad. Every paper crane belongs to that beautiful girl. This is a fitting tribute.
inevitabilmente
inevitabilmente on Apr 27 '06
American people are curious.
Who dropped that bomb?
Hiroshima bombing, and Nagasaki, and Dresden, and Monte Cassino are crimes, and among the worst ever: they had no military sense, they were terrorism.
Little boy, Fat man, there was not so much respect for the other human beings in those names... nice that now you're showing such a deep sadness for this story.
ohmystarsNET
ohmystarsNET on Apr 27 '06
best arc sub..
jimmiiko
jimmiiko on Apr 27 '06
Dear inevitabilmente,
Sorry, but I cannot represent all of the Americans. If I had it my way, there would be no bombing. I've ALWAYS felt deep sadness for any story with inhumane acts, and always WILL.
anonymoose
anonymoose on Apr 27 '06
Very nice, but I have to say, I actually like the guy with the paper crane on his head more than the actual shirt graphic.
Trueflight
Trueflight on Apr 27 '06
This is great - the best Red Cross sub I've seen, no question - but I can't help but wish you were making hats instead.
carrifaery
carrifaery on Apr 27 '06
too much white to see the design clearly, i agree with someone who said to put it on heather gray.
jdsausages676
jdsausages676 on Apr 28 '06
this is the shiet! best ARC submission. This gots to be printed! NOW
shuckiduck
shuckiduck on Apr 28 '06
this is my favorite of the batch!! $5
i love that story, too.
Emmaline87
Emmaline87 on Apr 28 '06
really well done design, but i hate white t-shirts... black or khaki maybe?
mini dukes III
mini dukes III on Apr 28 '06
I love it and would buy it, but the dude on the right is greatly made, too.
iamjoetorious
iamjoetorious on Apr 28 '06
I hope it looks this good large and in print. I will be very upset if this one doesn't get a greenlight. 5$ despite children on their soap boxes
Vegas Dave
Vegas Dave on Apr 28 '06
Peace through paper. $5
csstud
csstud on Apr 29 '06
I get it now! He's working towards creating a better
world! Something we all struggle to do, and can
accomplish with in time! HA, brilliant!
$50
toutbeaucoup
toutbeaucoup on Apr 29 '06
woohoo! beautiful! :)
TheRockingViking
TheRockingViking on Apr 29 '06
They better make this. I lvoe origami! I love it-- good job!
Down10
Down10 on Apr 29 '06
Gorgeous design! 5+$
DrPangloss03
DrPangloss03 on Apr 30 '06
whats with all the origami shirts lately? i actually like this one though... it passes the purist test...
TheChoo
TheChoo on Apr 30 '06
Beautifully designed =)
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 30 '06
finally, a t shirt, with ART on it.
well done

5
.emily.
.emily. on Apr 30 '06
I LOVE this shirt.
And even though the design might look better on black or grey... white is the color of peace, so...
hananah
hananah on Apr 30 '06
beautiful. i love it. $5
Roon
Roon on Apr 30 '06
Wow, I'd so wear this (and I have a strong dislike for white too!) , it's just so beautiful. It really struck a chord deep in my heart, five dollars!
katiebee882211
katiebee882211 on Apr 30 '06
I remember reading A Thousand Paper Cranes in elementry school and crying, this subs bringing tears to my eyes.. 5$ def
jimmiiko
jimmiiko on Apr 30 '06
Katiebee882211, i read that story every year and each time I do, I tear up.
PillsburyDoGirl
PillsburyDoGirl on Apr 30 '06
What a beautiful and sentimental shirt! Love it! <3
SenSei620
SenSei620 on May 01 '06
Cool shirt Jimmy, I think the white works well with the crane.
jdsausages676
jdsausages676 on May 01 '06
When can we get this shirt? I want it now...
gibble
gibble on May 01 '06
very beautiful - i read that book way back in primary school - very moving
TastesLikeGrandpa
TastesLikeGrandpa on May 01 '06
I lost my left thumb fighting Charlie in WWII, so this shirt offends me.
Firegirl
Firegirl on May 01 '06
This is fabulous, absolutely gorgeous!! Just incredible. We need this printed, NOW. $5
lorlaur
lorlaur on May 02 '06
I love it.

Plus, I support the message.
I read that book a while ago, it was really touching.
Especially for me, since my grandma was directly affected by the bombing.

It won't let me vote, but I'd give it a $5.
597 days later
mitchelhunt
mitchelhunt on Dec 21 '07
You have a real talent for design. Keep it up :D
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