So I have this Obama banner of my own design....and MoveOn announced a competition for Obama-related artwork last week. As usual with MoveOn, they posted the event with very short notice. The deadline has passed; winners will be notified before midnite tonight.
Here's my banner first displayed at the King County convention in Seattle. It's stitched layers of fabric with glittering embellishments, featuring Washington State & its icons: the Space needle, salmon, apple, Mt. Rainier and evergreens.
It was a big hit! So I made art on the reverse side for the 7th CD caucus.
Take the jump, lots more pictures below.
Here's the reverse side. It features a stitched portrait of Obama in several shades of ultrasuede. The "w" is covered with tiny gold leaves, representing zillions of small donations.
This didn't get me elected a State Delegate, but the other 7th CD Delegates loved, loved, loved it.
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Five finalists will be shipped to Denver to be displayed at the DNC during the convention. Twenty-five semi-finalists will be featured in their online gallery, to be auctioned off to the highest bidder; proceeds to go to "a progressive organization".
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Below, here I am doing visibility outside the WA Dem convention in Spokane (Eastern Washington). The banner sure glitters in the sunlight!
Inside, countless delegates asked for a picture with the banner, and asked me if I would take it to the convention.
Below, the banner with the beautiful statue of martyred Spokane astronaut Michael Anderson outside of the convention Center.
Below is a bonus pic from lunchtime at the Dem Convention; liberal Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott (white hair) communing with sun-starved constituents on a gorgeous early summer day, with a reflection of the famous clock tower in Spokane's Riverfront Park.
Below, detail of the sparkling Native American-style
salmon over the State of Washington:
Below, detail of appliques and
beading on the lettering:
Detail of the ultrasuede portrait. I was determined to create a natural-looking wide smile; that was the biggest challenge. I spent about a week on the portrait.
There must've been thousands of entries, so the odds of winning are kinda long, but I expect they got relatively few textile entries. I will be staying up late waiting for that phone call!