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Many years ago I was the unofficial ghostwriter of horoscopes for Kung Fu<\/em> Magazine. This was before an actual Feng Shui <\/em>Master was put on retainer for this purpose. It was one of the many Ninja tasks I undertook on behalf of the publisher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a long time, but I went again and wrote up a horoscope for this new year –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Lunar New Year! \u606d\u8d3a\u65b0\u79a7!Welcome to the year of the Iron Bull, a time when hard work must be coupled with honesty. It’s a time for the end of the BS! Though last year’s rusted rat brought with it a great plague, now is the time for digging deep and beating swords into plowshares, and spears into pruning hooks.<\/p>PLUGOarts: Year of the Iron Bull: 02.12.2021<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Another task I undertook for Kung Fu<\/em> Magazine parent company was the designing of new T-shirt art to commemorate each lunar new year. When I launched the T-shirt printing division of the company I was given free reign to build our library of T-shirt design. 99% of which was original art I created for the purpose. The launch was a profound success and the division grew to encompass a wide range of customized products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with that success more stakeholder become involved in the production process, and unfortunately, the quality of the design work diminished. It was no longer the result of a singular artistic vision but the dreaded Design-by-committee<\/strong>. The common problem with that approach is usually the committee members with no artistic training influencing a design based on the “I like” \/ “I don’t like” instinct. As a result the output grew generic, the work became boring to me; a job rather than an inspiration. I could point to the last “Year of the _____”<\/em><\/strong> design I think still worked, but that would be a digression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the horoscope says, I’m liberated from the BS. I can now create a T-shirt design with only one consideration in mind; my aesthetic interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Year of the Iron Bull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So what do you think? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this a T-shirt<\/a> you would buy? Not that you have to, you can get a sticker<\/a> instead. incidentally, it’ll also make a great onesie<\/a> for those lock-down babies about to be born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This design can be found on dozens of other products as well, from cellphone cases to shower curtains. See them and more at my redbubble shop<\/a>. PLUGOarts.Redbubble.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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