mijumi Painter T

Mixed Media on Fabric

It’s crazy what a plain white t-shirt ends up looking like after a month or so of painting in it.  It would be kinda cool if it could end up like this one, but that would be a challenge.  I actually just took the shirt and laid it over one of my paintings while it was still wet.  If you are good at recognizing images you might know what painting the pattern on this shirt is from.  Can you guess which one?  Answer

RED T PEOPLE

14″ x 20″ Mixed Media on Fabric

This piece is from my original “smock” that I began painting in for the year-long project.  I was going to toss is, but saw something in it that I thought was cool.  People marching.  I don’t know what they are marching for or where they are going.  Are they freedom fighters or revolutionaries?  Maybe it’s an exercise class?  I don’t know, but I know they are there and have had my back all along as this thing has gathered steam and rolls on.

mijumi TRIP T

Mixed Media on Fabric

If you’ve seen some of the photos on the site then you might recognize this shirt.  It is my original painting t-shirt from when the project began back in January.  Well, it has now been retired and immortalized on the front of another shirt.  Hand stitched by mijumi himself.  Don’t ask me to hem your pants though.

mijumi Gunner T

Mixed Media on Fabric

I have t-shirts I wear while I am working that I wipe excess paint on.   This one had reached its limit and was ready to be made into something else.  I trimmed a circle out of it and bought a fresh white t-shirt.  Then I hand stitched the design onto the new shirt.  Pretty cool, huh?  If you think that is cool, listen to the next part of this story.  *I got a hold of Mike Tyson’s mailing address (with some good stalker… I mean PR work) and sent him the shirt.  I stuck a note inside that asked if he would take a photo wearing my shirt (if he liked it) and email it back to me for the site.  Well, I received an email back with the picture above!  How cool is that?  * I made the t-shirt, but the Tyson part is all made up… it would make for a weird story, maybe I’ll give it a shot…