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The following designs have been submitted for this years T-shirt logo and will be considered by the planning committee.
Important ! Experience has taught us that some parameters must be followed if we are to make a good T-shirt design. First, a maximum of four colors must be used to make it economical. Second, the design must be on an 8.5 x 11 paper so that it can be easily scanned. This year we will be doing color separation by computer to help reduce the cost.
Remember that these drawings are rough drafts and could appear differently on the t-shirts.
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Drawing # 1 Submitted by Sherri Young: Attainment in this new millennium can only come from having already had the Stamina (elk) to go the
distance thus far, giving thanks thru Prayer (buffalo) for the Abundance in
our lives, the ability to Transform (butterfly) into a higher, more |
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Drawing # 2 Submitted by Sherri Young:
Spirit in Motion. We can attain nothing without Spirit. I used black to represent not only the West, but also the Void where Answer lives. Yellow for the East and illumination and clarity. Red for the innocence found in the South position, Pink for Love, White for the wisdom of the North and Blue for Spirit. Simple hearts easily recognized as a symbol of love to honor the Four Directions and a sense of movement to remind us all that Life does not stand still. Attainment requires forward motion. |
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Drawing # 3 Submitted by Louise
Dale.
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Drawing # 4 Submitted by Louise
Dale.
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Drawing # 5 Submitted by JJ Hamilton:
A Circle is a metaphor for equality, there is no beginning, no end, and no leader, everyone works together in a good way. As we travel our paths each and every day, we are surrounded by a circle of LOVE for our relations. I have portrayed this circle in pink. In the center of this circle I have placed a sacred flame that extends upwards to the spirit essence of our relations-human/animal kinships. The Bison spirit reminds us of Hope, Giving, and Prayer. This spirit also teaches us we are all connected, what we do, affects each other. We are not One, but ALL together. The Horse spirit calls us to Speed, Strength, and Stamina, his magical power is Freedom. He tells us not to stifle our creativity, or our spiritual growth and to move forward. He also teaches us that anything worth doing, is worth doing well, to the best of our abilities. To be free and allow others to be free also. As a part of this Earth Energy, we need to "Grow" or "Attain" on all levels of our being and keeping these different levels in balance, our Physical self, Mental/Emotional self, Socio-cultural self, and Spiritual self. If "Attainment" is our theme for "Gathering of Circles 2001" let us all strive for that purpose on our everyday paths. Winter Cedar Woman |
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Drawing # 6 Submitted by Carol Dawn
As individual circles and groups of circles we come together to the center. We enter the gateway... together. We then spiral outward again -taking with us the teachings, knowledge, compassion ... love, beauty, and colors of life ... all we have gathered on our journeys. We take everything outward to every dimension of our world and other worlds. We disperse into the symphony of the universe with our personal melodies.. |
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Drawing # 7 Submitted by Connie Williams
This design was the result of a vision I had the first night of the Spring Dance at Eagle's Landing April of 1999. It was my first visit with Gathering of Circles folk and I was alone in the cabin that evening before anyone else arrive. The men were camped on the hillside. I built a fire and made strong coffee and danced around the fire and spoke to the earth in my own private ritual. That night I watched the visions dance before my eyes and as they passed I wrote down the words for Circles Gather and drew this picture of my dreams. The circle is of course for the clan, the picture is a drum head, the yellow section is the skin, gift of the animal spirit, stretched across the drum. The mountains number seven, earth, air, fire, water, father sky, mother earth and great spirit. The Sweat Lodege centers the drawing and is one of the unifying rituals of the gathering,; the Thunderbird rises above the lodge as vision quest. The Bear claw at the foot of the lodge represents the grounding of mother earth. The feathers (for me) represent our desire to dream of light, our ability to make use of earth's gifts, the undefiled master of flight between the earth and the spirit above, If you meditate on the drawing you will see that it is an optical illusion. |
