Chuck Palahniuk Swap
Posted by cassandra , 9.20.2008 Saturday, September 20, 2008
I'm trying to brainstorm for the swap but I seem to be having a little trouble. My projects have to be mailed by the 15th of October. I might be one of the last ones to ship at this rate.
I know I'm going to stencil a few tshirts (I think the swap has to be 2 medium items [1-2hrs each] and two smalls [>1 hour each] which gives me a starting point but still...). I think I'm going to do something with the Party Crashing theme from Rant. Check that out here.
I'm thinking a Graphic Traffic Radio shirt, made to look like a cheezy radio free giveaway shirt with crazy colors and a cheezy graphic. I will have to brainstorm on that. Maybe come up with a stupid catchphrase of my own. I don't think Graphic Traffic had a frequency or catchphrase listed in the book.
I will probably do another tshirt for the other medium. Maybe a shirt commemorating the opening of the Tender Branson Sensitive Materials Sanitary Landfill (read about Survivor here).
I will dress up (collage, decoupage, modpodge to death) a journal to look like the Very Common Book of Prayer from Tender Branson. And probably another notebook for my other small. Though I'm not sure which novel I shall reference. Maybe just something simple and basic like "Cassie Wright's 600 Man Gangbang!" (snuff
I'm crafting for my partner's boyfriend and he's a musician who write lyrics, so I'm thinking notebooks can't be a bad choice. He also likes hats, I guess. I don't know if I could find a blank hat with much ease. I might be able to find a simple knit hat and applique something on to it. Hmmm...I haven't sewed in a looooong time. But that wouldn't be too hard.
As for me, I enjoy the more obscure references in literature. Something a little less surfacey and little more hidden in the shirts. I like for people to not understand what the shirt means. I made Greg a shirt a few years ago that says, "Sucks To Your Ass-Mar!" which he's worn the bejesus out of. One guy at the mall was a high school english teacher and he was seriously going to stencil himself a shirt. He was totally inquisitive about the method (freezer paper, fabric medium, x-acto knife) and it was a totally cool moment. It's a secret club--wearing these underground kind of shirts. So for me, I'd prefer a less popular thing. I wouldn't wear a shirt that just said "SNUFF BY CHUCK P." It's gotta be something like, "I banged Cassie Wright" or "Mr. 137." Hmmm that's another idea right there.
Jeez! This has been a great brainstorming session!
