signed. sealed. and soon to be delivered...

For the past eight months, the Red Fawkes team has been sourcing materials, networking with local vendors, trekking through rain and mud for the perfect photographs and single-handedly, financially supporting the Starbucks off of MacArthur.  Many late nights.  Too many early mornings.  Lots of trial and error and plenty of conversations around photo emulsion.  We ended up blindfolding Rachel so her touch senses would be heightened when selecting the hand for the apparel material.  The blindfold was very much an, 'ay - yes grasshopper' move and more for kicks, but completely fun.  And fun is what keeps us moving forward.  Last weekend we were sketching on the couch and Campbell passed out with pen in hand.  I looked over and the woman was out cold.  That's dedication.


So all the sweat, laughs, muscle strains, migraines and high phone bills amounted to this beautiful little packet you see above.  This was sent off to the selection boards for local art shows.  We hope that between the German blessing and the Choctaw priestess dance - our work is positively received and accepted.  Funny how all our designs, and endless labors of love, fit so neatly in an 11x8 envelope.  Such is life.

how they got their stripes

More camouflage pigs were ordered this week as a result of new demands.  My mom spent the last two weekends at Yellow Ribbon Ceremonies - one in Tulsa and one in McAlester.  At both events, people approached the booth to thank the VFU team for the heart-warming surprise they received in the mail.  Most of the recipients forgot they had signed up to 'win' a pig, so when the mail arrived, you can only imagine their shock when they opened a white box and found a cheerful striped piggy bank staring back at them.  The initial plan was to draw one winner from the list of entries, but after much discussion, it was decided to award every family that signed up with a piggy bank.

In a conversation between one mother and another, it was said that her 'daughter can not go a single day without putting something in the pig' and 'there were so many sweet tears when such a kind thing arrived, unannounced, asking for nothing in return.'

Moms were crying, kids were tickled pink about their new pigs and people were connecting and finding comfort.  

That is why we do it.

raising funds on the fourth

Red Fawkes partnered with OKCoupon to raise funds over the Independence Holiday. A few thousand email subscribers were notified of the fundraiser and "the bio" hit the post office this last week. A big THANK YOU to Brody and Cash over at OKCoupon.org for all your help and support.