On June 19th, 2011 Father's Day and also the Summer Solstice, Samsara released our first three prints. These limited edition printed tees was available for sale at the SNWMF and are now available online . We sourced the best fitting American Made tee shirt "American Apparel" and worked with 3 printers for the process. The response has been overwhelming and we plan to keep releasing more limited edition tees.
The first three designs to be released was the Samsara "Lion", Samsara X Ras Terms, Samsara X Marcus. Each design carried a significance to our brand as we will describe below.
Samsara Lion
This design was very sentimental to our brand because the Lion carries so many meanings throughout history. According to the 12 Tribes of Israel which carries a symbolic relation to the 12 sons of Yacob "Jacob". The month of July is called Judah and this is the month that both designers of Samsara Boutique are born in. In Judaism the lion symbolises the Lion of Judah. In Christianity the lion's significance is to represent "Yahshua",or "Jesus Christ" , or "Yesus Kristos". The lion also represents royalty, strength, symbol of courage, especially in the pursuit of justice and righteousness. In Egypt the lion symbolises the power of the sun and the power that Ra uses to protect the good and annihilate the wicked. In Buddhism the Buddha sits of a Lion's throne. When the lion comes to us, it is a sign for us to step into our natural birthright of power. Each of us is born powerful and divine. The lion reminds Samsara of this!
Terms has a very unique way of combining the modern and antique look with graffiti ideas and intergalactic symbolism.
This project we worked on together was something that has been in back of the mind for quite some time. It was truly a collaboration and we had a great time putting this together. Terms would call me and say " Bredren I got another idea and we would build and go back and forth with both of us interjecting concepts into this piece. The reasoning that we did just manifested the concept into a reality. I would like to give a special thanks to Ras Terms as this piece embodied a vision and is now a gift we give to you.
Samsara X Marcus
This project is the beginning of many more projects with Marcus and Midnite Band. Being away from the Virgin Islands for so many years this project has begun to bloom into many other projects on island and off island. The beginning process actually happened while I was home in "St. Croix" getting grounded and thus carries strong sentiments . Supplications to HIM is a great album from Midnite, this artwork was inspired during the mystical studio sessions. The word Supplication is such a strong word and action in prayer, it is found 53 times in the Old Testament and 7 times in the New. It refers to bending down and indicates a bowing or kneeling of submission within prayer. This shirt in terms of design and printing process is exactly what we had envisioned for the first release. Nuff respect to Marcus and the Midnite Family.
Samsara is the cycle of life. "As one world falls apart, you createanother one and go there. "- Drigo
Samsara has been reconstructing licensed Bob Marley items for the past 10years. Last month marked the 30th year of Bob Marley's unexpected death. Since we did not have a fitting event in the month of May to retire our Marley Reconstructed Line. We have decided to move that date to the Summer Solstice which falls on Father's Day Weekend. The event will take place in the month of June at the Sierra Nevada World Music Fest. Because we are discontinuing these wonderful and extremely limited designs in such an honorable way, we have decided to do something special for our fans and extended Samsara Family. We will retire the Marley Collection with a "30 year - $30 sale" while the supplies last. Understanding that everyone will not be able to make this event we have made it simple and fun for you as well. Buy your "30year - $30" Marley Item on our Samsara Etsy page. You won't have as many choices as if you come to norcal but hey, we never have sales..
Summer is here and we have been working on perfecting our t-shirt collaborations. The first mens and womens will be released simultaneously. If you've been following us for a while, you should remember an artists by the name of Ras Terms and our write up on him. We will release each t-shirt in a few colorways all shirts will be limited editions. Made on American Apparel with hand screening process, the shirts will be super comfortable and very fashionable with a conscious feel. Get yours while they last.....
These robot artists are not what comes to mind when you think of robots. A robot in SA is a destination. Around the street lights is a common marketplace where you can buy anything from a cellular car charger to commercial pieces of art. These young often immigrant artists face cruel treatment from local police and even hatred crimes from locals. " This is a mini documentary on Robot Artists and you can follow them on this website African Cartel
