Tiny Coleman
Popeye's Fading Nostalgia
2021
Cotton Target Tee
Artists collection
Dad basically lived in this shirt, it's so threadbare I can see my hand through it without having to even hold it up to the light. Strange feeling admiring moles on my hand through a shirt that used to consistently cover my dads torso. The use of a character and the illustrative graphic design helped guide me toward silk screen printing with t-shirts as a medium. I don't know if I would have had the same inclinations to create Tee's without the obsessive collection of t-shirts like dad's.
Tiny Coleman
Bright Dulled Achievement
2021
2012 Marysville to Melbourne Cotton Memoribilia Tee
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It feels strange to look at old achievements I accomplished with the man. This shirt was from a long distance endurance triathlon relay. Dad invited me to be a part of his team with a couple of his old friends. How much of this is my achievement? Do I want to consider it an achievement. I don't wear this shirt or the other. But I'm proud of the day, and saddened by no longer having days like this to work towards.
Tiny Coleman
Bright Dulled Succession
2021
2013 Marysville to Melbourne Synthetic Memoriblia Tee
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This year we had two teams, we raced. I passed the baton to dad, after racing one of his best friends for 16 kilometres in a kayak. I won, I was so stoked to send dad off in the lead. I felt like I had done him proud.