My daughter has a gift. Not sure if she will pursue her gift long-term, so for now I will treasure it for as long as I can. Her gift is the ability to translate the pictures in her mind to paper. We’re not talking classical masterpieces the likes of the greats, but she has a cool style for a four-year-old. I have been truly impressed by many of the drawings she has created for us.

A couple of days ago my daughter was at the table huddled over a piece of paper like she often is. I wasn’t allowed to see what she was working on. Not until it was finished. What she revealed to us was an outstanding picture she drew. It’s a picture of her mom. It was a cute & cool drawing. We heaped lots of praise and encouragement.

I decided to convert the drawing to digital form to keep a copy for myself and then realized it would make a cool shirt. It is now available. When my daughter saw that I put her art on a shirt she grabbed a few more pieces of paper and created additional drawings. I’ve made those available as well. I plan to make more available over time if she is good with it. Some drawings will only be for us. Will be some great memories in the future when we look at the drawings again. We’ve been keeping them in a safe place.

I could not be prouder of her abilities. Her ability to draw what she visualizes far surpasses my skills, even after more than 20 years’ experience. Can’t wait to see more of her creations.

These are the items I have converted to digital and made available here on this site.

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I have inquired about licensing. Was told I do not directly need licensing as long as any designs I offer with trademarks owned by ASU are submitted for approval and then produced by the appropriately licensed company. This is how I plan to proceed.

The next hurdle to clear is meeting the requirements of the licensed screen printers. They cannot offer one at a time (or one-off) printing. It’s not cost effective for anyone involved.  At best, I would need to order 12-15 shirts of the same color that will have the same artwork screen printed on them. That means I would need to take orders for shirts and hold the orders until I have enough to meet the minimum order. This would be the process to start. If I can get enough orders on a regular basis, it makes sense to keep going.

I would then be packaging and shipping shirts myself, instead of using the screen printers for fulfillment. Another thing that I must consider.

It is all possible. It depends on the willingess of people to buy that will keep this process moving forward. If nobody is buying, there is no reason to continue. That is the bottom line in any business. Supply & demand.

Dan

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I have a passion. It is football. It is a specific college football team. It is the Arizona State University Sun Devils. I want to share that passion.

In the last few years I’ve begun creating fan art and posting it on social media. It’s fun. It’s one way I can express my fanatical love for my beloved Sun Devils. Sadly, I cannot contribute financially the way I want to. I own and operate a small business. The earning from the business are focused on providing for the family and what remains doesn’t allow for season tickets or contributions to the athletics program.

So, I created my own way to contribute. It may not equate to advancing the bottom line of ASU’s financial efforts, but it does allow me the opportunity to support in a way that utilizes my talents.

Maybe some day the passion will translate to something that enables me to support ASU Athletics with monetary value.

To me, there is real value in sharing my passion the best way I can at this point. #ForksUp

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I do love Arizona State University Athletics. I love Sparky. I love the pitchfork logo.

I post so many designs on social media that use both. That is considered “fan art”. I do that for fun and enjoyment. When I post those types of items on social media it promotes the various brands of ASU. I am not looking to profit from those “fan art” designs.

There are certain designs that I have created that I offer as apparel. There will be future designs. However, neither Sparky nor the pitchfork logo will be part of the designs.

I cannot offer those registered brand trademarks in my design. Simple as that. It is illegal. I cannot use those items in my products at this time.

I am working on that though. I have spoken to the licensing department at ASU and understand what needs to be done in order to be NCAA licensed. There is a lot to it & I am not there, YET!

I would love for my designs to be sold with Sparky or the pitchfork. That will happen some day. Maybe I will become NCAA licensed and get approval of my designs for sale or maybe one of the apparel companies will be smart and hire me.

Until one of those happens, you’ll see artwork created for fun as “fan art” and designs I release that I intend to sell on my own.

Whew! Now, let’s move along…shall we.

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