Branch Out Burlington!

please keep in mind that these are just goofy ideas that I sketched out in between customers … but could be good to help us generate other ideas.

also, you’ve got to click on the image to get a more clear version

If you would like to visit the new and official Branch Out Burlington Blog, please go here.

Here is another event that may be of interest to tree folks (all are invited):

Learn how to identify trees and shrubs during the winter months by recognizing patterns and growth characteristics that include foliage, buds, twigs, leaf scars, bark, growth form and habitat. Meet at the fountain in Burlington’s City Hall Park at 3:30 – the walk will last approximately two hours, led by Mark Krawczyk.

Amalgamated’s  prices and options seem much more transparent. They readily offer the digital vs. screen print option, but in either case I think our cost will be lower than the quotes from Select Design from a month ago. For example, if we do 36-71, the price will be $8/shirt. If 72-143, the price drops to $7.

I’m having  one made up, so if it’s done I’ll bring along Thursday eve.  It won’t have anything on the back, but we can decide on that, and can add  for small additionial fee –00.75 if screen,  $1.50 if digital.

I have a catalog of shirt options, and some pricing info sheets too.

A Treemendous Event on December 11, 2008

How to Create a Natural Habitat in Your Own Backyard

Branch Out Burlington! a volunteer tree planting organization, features a public talk by Michael Snyder, Chittenden County Forester. Talk will be at 6:00 p.m., followed by Branch Out Burlington’s annual meeting. Event will be held in the conference room at the Burlington Parks and Rec office at 645 Pine Street. All are welcome!

Come hear Mike speak about how to restore the forest in your backyard and using native plants to attract a diverse variety of wildlife. He will also discuss caring for the trees in your home landscape and keeping your trees healthy.

There will also be a book sale, t-shirt sale, pizza, and homemade desserts. Come and enjoy the fun. RSVP to franc@burlingtontelecom.net, or city arborist, Warren Spinner, Burlington Parks and Rec, 864-0123 if possible.

Be sure to click on image for enlarged and more clear version. you can enlarge the enlargement too…

so I’m thinking this will look great on a light blue, light yellow, or white tee. We need to decide what, if anything, to put on the back. the web site,  and something identifying Vermont as location?

You must click on the Image to get a clear copy

I’m leaning toward another drawing, but need to photograph it in the daylight. In the meantime, I’ve been goofing around with photoshop on this one

Wow am I glad I stopped over to see the tee shirt people at Select Design. I learned quite a bit. Four color process printing, which would be the only way to capture the full and nuanced color in a painting to be used as a tee, is a bit pricey—in the $500 range for prep. And it’s not the same thing as doing the design as 4 “spot colors,”  which would be charged at their $47.50 rate per color per location (on the tee).

With the spot color method, there would still be some prep charges, but if I can get a design reduced to 2 color or even 3 colors, we’d save a considerable amount. Wish I was a photo shop whizzz; Jane, the sales person I met with at Select Design does not know photo shop, but the people in their art dept can do anything we want for $75 an hour. I’ve done a cursory search on the internet for instructions on best methods with photoshop to get my photo file to good state, from what I have. I want to learn this stuff myself, but hope to not keep holding us up.  I will keep plugging away at it…gotta fly now, more later!