More Oil Spill Updates

Our materials bin is growing — we’re close to having all of the materials gathered for building our initial sample bags for project Oil Spill.  One difference for this project is that instead of making 100 bags all using the same artwork (like we did on the First 100 – Sincerity Inside), we’re working with a series of paintings that Eli created during the summer of 2016.  She created 5 paintings in total — each one of them enormous in size.  And each one of them conveys something a little bit different.  We’re working with those 5 paintings to create 4 new bags – arriving in 2017.
  • Blue Herons – see them here
  • Sea Turtles – more coming soon – sneak peek below
  • Polar Bear – sharing soon
  • Walruses – look for some sharing in early 2017

[Don’t forget that you can find Eli and her work online, and if you follow her on Facebook and Instagram you can see where her artwork will be popping up (like this) so that, if you’re in the Austin area, you can check it out in person.  One of the most amazing ways you can support Badass Backpacks is to help us support the artists like Eli who are helping us make such beautiful bags.]  The below snippet I’m sharing is a tiny slice that comes from one of the paintings created for this Oil Spill project – stay tuned on the blog and I’ll zoom out a touch and share more of the painting soon.  For right now, enjoy this close up of some of the oil swirls and amazing colors:

Snippet of Sea Turtles in Oil by Eli Halpin

… they’re going to look badass on a backpack.  🙂

Sample Fabric for Oil Spill project - Badass Backpacks

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