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Everything Old Is New Again

December 26, 2014 By John Rankine 2 Comments

Everything Old Is New Again

A hundred years ago I started a line of hand-printed clothing that I sold every night to the tourist’s during sunset at Mallory Square in Key West, Florida. It was the 80’s, the work was primitive, and I was supporting myself while living in a tropical paradise. Luck and being in the right place at […]

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Hand Screened and Painted T-Shirts

May 1, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Hand Screened and Painted T-Shirts

T- shirts In 1988 I opened my gallery/store “Is It Art” on the 900 Block of Duval St. in Key West, Florida. I began selling my hand–screened and hand painted t-shirts to tourists and locals. These are some of the more popular designs that helped pay the rent, allowing me to explore other creative mediums.

Filed Under: 1990's Art, Clothing, Period Archive, Print Design, Printed Clothing, T-shirts

Hand Printed Clothing 1990’s

May 1, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Hand Printed Clothing 1990’s

Hand printed clothing Working with a dress designer in Pennsylvania, I came up with a line of hand-printed clothing – a more feminine and desirable line of comfortable, all cotton clothing, designed and hand-printed specifically for women under the Is It Art label. For several years the clothing line was sold all over the country, […]

Filed Under: 1990's Art, Clothing, Period Archive, Print Design, Printed Clothing, T-shirts

The Necklace Show

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

The Necklace Show

Zarks gallery has been holding an annual invitation themed art show at their Spring St. location for several years during the May Festival of the Arts. I’ve participated in many, including the rattle, bracelet and shoe-themed shows. For the necklace show, my piece, “A Necklace For Anti-Social Occasions,” was constructed from two gourd halves glued […]

Filed Under: 2000 Art, Art Shows, Clothing, Mixed Media, Period Archive

Hand and screen-printed clothing

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Hand and screen-printed clothing

I began making one-of-a-kind, dyed/stenciled t-shirts for friends in the early 1980’s and soon found myself selling them to several trendy stores along Queen St. W in Toronto before moving to Key west in 1984. I continued exploring different forms of printmaking, adding printed drawstring pants and shorts to the mix and selling the unisex […]

Filed Under: 1980's Art, Clothing, Period Archive, Print Design, Printed Clothing

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