[LINEAGE FLAME] hoodie

I made this image at a time when I was thinking about a lot of questions that relate to religion as a tradition that is passed down through time: who has spiritual authority? who passes on the teachings and the texts? to whom do we turn for spiritual council? what is spiritual authority, and who has it?

As I was thinking about these things, alone in the mountains (actually, in Colorado), I did a series of drawings with these small figures. I think of them as bishops or monks, little figures that represent someone with spiritual authority that leads, follows, and keeps the flame burning. I started thinking of the light and warmth of a spiritual tradition as something these people keep and pass on, something they're transformed by and something they use as a transforming power. In a sense, anyone that takes part in a spiritual tradition takes part in the process, even if they're just a "normal" on the ground person. I thought this arrangement where they're all circled around this candle stood out and decided to turn it into a graphic, and that's what you see here.

I really like this one a lot, it's a perfect crystallization of a lot of larger themes that have been running through my own process. It comes on this kind of slate green, the color is good.

[note on sizes: there's a sizing guide below. basically, I really recommend measuring it and comparing it to something you already have so you know you're getting the right size. I can't really do returns since they're made to order (i.e. I'm not sitting in a room full of already printed shirts).]


• 52% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% poly fleece*
• Hood
• Side seamed
• Retail fit

*Heather Colors: 60% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 40% poly fleece

The male model is wearing size M. He's 6.0 feet (183 cm) tall, chest circumference 42.5" (108 cm), waist circumference 33.5" (85 cm).

The female model is wearing a size M. She's 5.8 feet (178 cm) tall, chest circumference 34.6" (88 cm), waist circumference 27.1" (69 cm) and hip circumference 37.7" (96 cm).

Size guide