I’ll admit, I’m currently dreaming of full-garment printing for this design but I will make it available in a smaller format on t-shirts soon at the Tornado Republic store.

I love the uniquely American history of Route 66 in style and culture.

I wasn’t sure if a filigree element would be work or not but I think it’s strong enough without detracting and in the end – I think it works well. Also, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’m enjoying the more earthy-tones and somewhat non-standard garment colors since I’ve been so busy with high-impact-color designs lately.

Someone suggested that I’m now “the sign guy” and frankly, that’s totally great with me! I’ll admit I have been pretty obsessed with signage-style pieces lately and it’s only a portion of what I’ve wanted to do for a long time. So, there’s only going to be more.

Done mostly for my own enjoyment. I just wanted to do a little “woodwork” style signage and, well, once you throw a little brass in it’s easy to get carried away, right? So, in a long, convoluted way I ended up doing this vintage, 1930′s-1950′s style barbershop sign with barber pole. It’s not exactly correct in the sense that I’ve never seen a sign attached to the pole itself but it works for me. It’s a “Main Street USA” kinda’ thing – Americana, small-town, simpler times, etc.

Thank you very much to those who answered my request for feedback on my work-in-progress. I think I’ve incorporated most of the points as I agreed with them, too.

Available on various products at www.TornadoRepublic.com