Better Than Moonshine

Published February 2018

What goes around always seems to come back around. This design is one of those things.

Soul Shine Tank with turquoise and white graphic at Soul Flower

Our Soul Shine design was inspired by one of our oldest (now retired) designs. This tank is made from 50% organic cotton, 50% recycled plastic water bottles, and dyed with low-impact dyes. Made in the USA and hand screen printed in Minnesota with low-waste phthalate-free inks. Love the pop of turquoise on black!

Original retired Soul Shine design from Soul Flower

I drew the design on brown kraft paper. By working on a medium-toned background, I was able to put down both dark (black) and light (white) lines. This makes it easier to separate later when I get it on the computer.

Hand-drawn Soul Shine design on brown kraft paper — Soul Shine design process

Lately I’ve been seriously loving retro, psychedelic, liquid-looking letters. They fit in any space and their hand-drawn-ness just oozes.

Hand-drawn retro psychedelic lettering for Soul Flower

See?! more drippy lettering:

Soul Flower designs featuring retro drippy lettering — Think Hippie Thoughts Hoody and Good Vibes Tank

In the center heart of this new Soul Shine design, I put one of the mandalas from the original. We chose turquoise and white inks as a nod to the old styles, although the original-original Soulshine was actually purple!

Soul Shine tank design with turquoise and white ink

If you do pick up this tank, wear it as a reminder to let your light shine. Remember that everything you need is already inside you; you carry your own sunshine!

When your world seems cold, you got to let your spirit take control

Original hand-drawn Soul Shine artwork