Ideas can ebb and flow just like the tide or suddenly come to a peak that cascades into a full on wave. My mind has been churning with questions and ideas lately and the big ones that keeps rising to the surface are about what's at the heart. Why am I doing this? Why did I decide to become an artist? Why did I start designing tshirts? Why am I focusing so much effort to learn about sustainable manufacturing and design a skirt from scratch? It's definitely not about making money; I'm not a business major or even all that outgoing, but I keep chugging along because I believe in Forest and Fin and want it to reach it’s highest potential. And for years I've had this feeling that I have something that needs to be shared with the world. It's an intangible thought - more of a feeling or intuition - but lately I've been working hard to put it into words.
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Forest and Fin was born out of my love for art and the environment. I currently offer environmentally inspired hand-drawn designs; screenprinted apparel (mainly t-shirts) and home goods; and art all of which are created with sustainability in mind. Since it's creation three years ago, Forest and Fin has been a company of one. I draw and screenprint each nature-inspired design myself by hand. Each print starts out in a sketchbook before it gets broken down into a one-to-two color design that is burned onto a screen and then printed onto paper, wood, tshirts, tea towels, bags, and other items - but mostly tshirts. The designs are inspired by environmental elements (plants and animals), printed with water-based non-toxic inks on 100% cotton products, and packaged using recycled, reusable or biodegradable natural materials.
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