Saturday, August 7, 2010

Get Your Motor Runnin': Shannon Takes on Sturgis

My friend, Shannon, is taking advantage of her youth and traveling across the country as we speak to Sturgis, South Dakota.  Why?  To take part in the 70th anniversary Sturgis Rally of course.  She will be spending a full week there, witnessing all of the fun and craziness that is rumored to come with biker rallies.  Cue theme music, please...




Now, when you meet Shannon for the first time, you would never guess that she was a biker chick... And,  well, she wasn't when I met her.  But she has found a man that has really made her very happy, and he happens to enjoy riding a motorcycle.  In fact, he belongs to a biker club known as JABG. Jim (the lucky man's name) has been able to share his love of the open road with Shannon, and she seems to really love it.

When she told everyone that she would be going to Sturgis for the biker rally, Shannon's mom, Cree, asked if I would help her with a surprise for Shannon.  She wanted to give her something special for her trip.  We put our heads together and came up with some design ideas for fashionable biker chick wear using thin strap tank tops.

The first tank top stencil design I drafted featured her destination, Sturgis.  Our goal was to make her the envy of all the biker chicks there.

Sturgis Tanktop Design - Stencil

The second tank top stencil that was drafted was designed to make her an official member of the JABG.

JABG Biker Chick - Stencil

The final tank top stencil drafted featured Shannon's childhood nickname (which I like to use even now).  I figured it's better for a biker to have a nickname, no?

Shanpie - Stencil

When Cree and I presented the tank tops to Shannon, she was so surprised and happy.  (Yay!)  I'm glad she'll be sporting my unique biker chick fashions at the rally.  A girl has to look good while kicking @ss and taking names, right? 

If you'd like to follow Shannon on her adventure, take a sneak peak of her travel blog here.  I'm sure there are going to be some interesting tales for her to share.  I hope she has a fantastic trip and comes home safely... maybe even with a tattoo or two.  (Just kidding, Cree.)

All 3 Sturgis Themed Tanktop Designs
"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment." 
- Hilaire Belloc

3 comments:

  1. Fabulous story! You're so talented. Reaady for you to design something for me to give to my piano students(guys and girls) at the first piano lesson in September.
    Love you
    Cree

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  2. Aw, thanks, Cree. Let's get together soon so I can pick your brain about the something special you'd like for your piano students.

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  3. what a nice post!! I did love the tanks and sported them throughout Sturgis!! Thanks again!

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