A mechanical owl operated by a mouse? I like it. I don’t think the owl on this shirt is meant to represent every owl and imply that they are all beasts operated by rodents – at very least I think owls would eat fewer rodents – but the king part implies that perhaps the owls are following a false leader. Though, in this case, they’d still probably eat fewer mice. So maybe this is just a fluke of a steampunk owl (it wouldn’t be the first time). (Available at Threadless)
This is, indeed, a very Dark Raven. If Darth Vader were a bird, I suppose can see him as a raven. The Death Star moon in the background definitely makes the shirt, though.. very sinister. Or dark, as it were. (Available at Threadless)
Rarely does a shirt actually promote a good cause (though this isn’t the first time), but this one does. Depicting a poor pelican covered in dirty oil but rising up from the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the proceeds from this t-shirt will be donated to the Gulf Restoration Network. I think it’s well worth a couple of bucks for a nice shirt and the opportunity to promote a worthy cause, no? (Available at Threadless)
You have to feel bad for the last bird in the bird shop, like the last child at the orphanage. Particularly as the bird gets to stare out at all of the empty bird cages, you imagine the bird singing itself to sleep at night, like the musical numbers in Annie with only one poor lonesome child. But, a bird. (Available at Threadless)
Very pretty shirt. I’m pretty sure there’s a reference here I’m not getting.. something about a Cardinal killing a king? With a sword? I’m not sure. It’s a pretty awesome shirt, though – I love the dual cardinal and how great it looks despite just about being entirely red. (Available at Threadless)
Oh well indeed. The designer of this shirt just said they wanted to come up with a nice owl design, and went with this retro-styled one simply for the look. So I won’t try to draw out any more intent or meaning than that- it’s an owl that looks cool. There it is. (Available at Threadless)
I suppose I don’t really mind the rain that much, but I’m to understand that other people do. This shirt shows a little bird who apparently isn’t very fond of the lousy weather, so he or she has taken it upon him or herself to paint a nice lovely picture of a beautiful sunny day on the underside of an umbrella. I suppose there’s something to be said for looking up and seeing the sun, but I’m not sure how much someone would really be fooled by this. There’s only so much you can kid yourself. (Available at Threadless)
Oh, you clever designers. Birds of prey pictured as religious leaders, we see an owl as a bishop (or the pope?), some kind of hawk (I think) as a rabbi, a vulture monk, and an eagle imam. Either way, birds of pray, very clever. (Available at Threadless)
Fasten your seat belts indeed! Perhaps even bring your seats to their upright position and stow your tray tables, the poor plane on this t-shirt seems to be experiencing a bit of giant bird (eagle?) and lightning related turbulence. I feel safe saying I will never have to worry about this particular situation when flying – even the cheap airlines. (Available at Threadless)
Not to be confused with the Adam Sandler movie, this shirt with a little boy leaning back on a friendly bear in the middle of the woods is pretty awesome. It reminds me of Where the Wild Things are or My Neighbor Totoro – where traditionally ferocious forest creatures are friendly to the small children that find them. Well, maybe the bear and the raccoon – I’m not sure bunnies and tweety birds are ever ferocious. (Available at Threadless)
This shirt is pretty amazing looking, you have to click through and see the detail on the smoke. The smoke drifting out of this quaint cottage into the red sky is fantastic – birds are flying through the smoke and a 3d wireframe looking mesh, there’s a moon formed in the upper-left.. it’s just sweet. (Available at Design By Humans)
I’m not sure what B-shirt is – is it just the second shirt the designer submitted? Does the B stand for the birds flying? Maybe a b-spline that were likely used when designing the shirt? I’m not sure, but the image of the birds taking off from the hot-air balloon and each individual section of the balloon flying out as if shattered looks pretty awesome. (Available at Design By Humans)
I can’t say that I know what “Frida’s Garden” means, but this is a beautiful shirt, and appropriate for Valentine’s Day. The birds resting on the flowing branches of a flowering plant is perfect for this time of year. (Available at Threadless)
This is a reprint, but I’m pretty sure I never posted the original. Pretty sweet shirt, the little bird (a canary?) in the skeletal ribcage of what I assume is the wearer. It seems like the heart is singing, the way the bird’s mouth is open. (Available at Threadless)
