Design Inspired by Birds and Nature - Graphics for T-shirts

I have been traveling this summer. It has also been a time to explore, retrospect, look around and get inspired, with things and nature around me, for some of my designs. In my previous post, I updated about this design Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers T-shirt. This graphic was designed for nature lovers and people who love birds. It presents a flock of birds, a swarm of Swallows flying. 

As the inspiration for this t-shirt is birds and nature I thought of preparing a video along with the inspiration. Like we were discussing earlier, flying birds have also been a symbol of freedom and independence. This video on YouTube channel of A Blaze By SK is a humble effort to present the inspiration, design and the the t-shirt. 

All this was executed during my travel and stay at different places, without any studio and on the go. I hope you will enjoy it and ignore the errors and shortcomings in this video compilation. 

This design is currently available on t-shirts (more coming soon) in fits for men, women and youth/ kids in 10 colors - black, navy, royal blue, baby blue, cranberry, kelly green, dark heather, heather blue, purple and orange. These t-shirts are currently on Amazon USA, UK and Germany, and more regions should be added soon:

Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers T-shirt: Buy on Amazon USA

Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers T-shirt : Buy on Amazon UK

Schwarm fliegender Vögel Schwalbenschwarm für Naturliebhaber T-shirt : Buy on Amazon Germany

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Conch Shells and Jansmine Flowers

 

One of the things I like doing is collecting sea shells and some unique pebbles at the beach. It is something like a souvenir. This is not a conch shell that I found. Although I did find some sea shells when I was visiting Sandy Hook Beach, New Jersey, this one in the photo was found by a kid in our group, and she was super excited to find it. I also found some Arabian Tea Jasmine flowers at her house. These flowers remind me of the fragrant and beautiful flowers around my childhood home. We all enjoyed the sweet fragrance of these flowers. Just posting a picture of the shells and flowers to remind me of the simple yet beautiful and fragrant things we randomly come across in nature. 

What do you like collecting?

Photo: Seema Kumar

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Freedom and Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers

Freedom and independence have often been symbolized by flying birds. 

It just so happened that while the United States was preparing to celebrate Independence Day to celebrate the publication of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776, I was working on this design of flying birds, which someone suggested that I design 😊. It was submitted and was under Amazon's review. During this long weekend, while many were enjoying this federal holiday and long weekend, I saw that this design's review was complete and was live.

Sandy Hook Beach - view of New York Skyline
and Birds on the beach 

While we were relaxing at the beach with sun, sand, birds and nature on the Fourth of July, someone was working. After my beach visit, I saw this design Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers was live and t-shirts were available on Amazon USA. This graphic was designed for nature lovers and people who love birds, depicting a flock of birds, a swarm of Swallows flying. What greater sense of freedom than seeing the free birds flying high.

Check out this Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers T-Shirt on Amazon USA. It is available in fits for men, women and youth/ kids in 10 colors - black, navy, royal blue, baby blue, cranberry, kelly green, dark heather, heather blue, purple and orange. I will update once this design is available in other regions on amazon.

Update about the availability of this T-shirt:

Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers T-Shirt on Amazon USA

Schwarm fliegender Vögel Schwalbenschwarm für Naturliebhaber T-shirt : on Amazon Germany

Flock of Flying Birds - Swarm of Swallows for Nature Lovers T-Shirt on Amazon UK

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Beach Visit, Fireworks and 4th of July 2021

United States celebrates Independence Day on the Fourth of July. It is a federal holiday to commemorate the publication of Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in1776. This year I happened to be in New Jersey, visited the Sandy Hook beach and watched the fireworks. 

4th of July, 2021, was a family time at the beach, building sandcastle with kids, collecting sea-shells and enjoying the fireworks at New Jersey.

Photos: Seema Kumar

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A Blaze by SK Designs Now Available in Germany on Amazon

Happy to share that A Blaze by SK designs are now available in Germany along with US and UK through Merch by Amazon. It is certainly a happy feeling :)

These Abstract Geometric Design with Print in Earthy Colors t-shirts are available on Amazon in 10 colors like Slate, White, Baby Blue, Cranberry, Silver, Grass, Yellow, Dark Heather, Heather Grey and Heather Blue. The available fits are for men, women, youth/ kids on Amazon US, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany *. 

Germany: Abstraktes geometrisches design dem Druck in erdigen Farben T-Shirt *

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The below Women's Portrait with Floral Hair Botanical Inspired Flowers Graphic V-Neck T-Shirt is also available on Amazon UK and Amazon USA in 10 different col.  Black, Navy, Baby Blue, Red, Forest Green, Dark Heather, Sapphire, Pink, Purple and Heather Grey.

Below is the link for Amazon Germany and if you click on the brand name hyperlink on the page Marke: A Blaze by SK  with a delivery address for Germany, you may be able to see more designs that keep getting added for Germany (similarly for other regions):

Damen Portrait mit Blumenhaar botanisch inspirierte Blumen Grafik T-Shirt mit V-Ausschnitt *

 

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Fall 2017

Fall colours

Along the Walking Trail

Going for a walk is something I prefer compared to using a treadmill. Walking outside gives an opportunity to enjoy nature with all your senses. If the walk is amidst nature, it is a visual delight. I enjoy listening to the sounds and the chirping of birds. And sometimes it also turns into an unplanned adventure trail :).

Sunrise at Sea Beach

Moved to a new city that has a beach. Decided to go for a view of sunrise at the sea beach. Surprisingly, the beach was already full of visitors, joggers and other people. Here are some random photographs that I clicked.

Sunrise at Sea Beach

Sunrise at Sea Beach

Sun behind the clouds

Sea without the Sun

Sunrise at Sea Beach

People at the sea beach at Sunrise

Photos by: Seema Kumar

Earthquake on 16th April 2013

Experienced another earthquake a short while ago in Gurgaon, just like another earthquake experience earlier. Was on 6th floor and by the time realised and went down the stairs with my colleagues, the tremors had stopped. Did not record the exact time but it was shortly before 4:30 pm on 16th Jan.

Hope everyone around is safe. 

Photographs from a Botanical Garden - 1

One day, I was talking to my little daughter, student of grade 2, and realised that she does not get to see birds and animals in the concrete jungle of metropolitan cities where we live, other than the zoo. She gets very few opportunities to go to rural and natural surroundings and that may not be enough for her to recognise birds, animals, plants and trees, etc. As children, in smaller towns, we were much closer to nature than we are here.

One fine morning in early March, we decided to go for bird-watching at sunrise. I took my daughter along with my cousin and mother-in-law to a nearby botanical garden. It was a pleasant weather, neither hot, nor too cold. Saw a few birds, the names and details of which were given by my cousin who is a research student in Environmental Sciences. However, I enjoyed seeing and taking photographs of some flowers, plants and trees. Posting a few photographs here and more in next email. I have also posted some photographs on my facebook page.

Sunny Orange Flowers

Pretty Pink Flowers

'Holi', the festival of colours was just around the corner.When I see the 'Palash' or 'Flame of the Forest' flowers, they always remind me of the Holi season and how as children we used to try making colours using the flower petals.

The fire red 'Palash' or 'Flame of the Forest' flowers

Photos: © Seema Kumar
Camera: Nikon D5100
Date clicked: 3rd March 2013
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Rural Sunrise

Foggy Dawn - this is just before sunrise

What a wonderful experience to see the dawn and the sunrise, which we people living in cities miss ! Some time back I had gone to my native village, just for a day. I wanted to experience the peaceful sunrise in rural settings, the sun rising from beyond the mango orchards and the fields. I woke up early morning, at dawn and captured a few moments at dawn. I did not have SLR camera at that time, yet I just wanted to capture the mood of daybreak. Though these photographs are nothing as compared to the breathtaking view and the feeling of morning freshness that I experienced there, posting a few photographs here.  

Sunrise 

It was winter and foggy and I can still feel the cool morning breeze when I think about that morning. Wish we  had such mornings, the dawn and sunrise views even in the cities and not just the view of the buildings and the  reflected sunlight from glass windowpanes.

Sunrise - beyond the trees

All Photos © Seema Kumar

Camera Model: DX6490 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA

* The photos posted here may not be of the original resolution. The resolution may have been reduced while uploading. 

Each Moment is a Wonder

Standing by the water,
I tried to count the countelss ripples
Caused in the silent water
Just by a pebble's throw
Or even by a gentle touch.

I strived to measure
The endless waves
That kept moving towards me
And then receding
Somewhere far away..

I yearned to embrace
The faceless wind
When it effortlessly touched me
And blew my raven hair
As it moved away from me.

The sand of time
Slipped away from my tight fists
And I watched the sand particles
Scatter and spread smoothly
Grain by grain, on the floor below.

As I enjoyed the flowers in the garden
I could see that the flowers' soft petals
Shall only last for a day
And their sweet fragrance reminded
"Enjoy me, before I fade".

They all kept repeating to me
Live, love, evolve, enjoy and cherish
Each little moment that you have,
Every flake of time that floats past,
As each moment is a wonder in itself.

- Seema Kumar
19th June, 2007

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Update July 6, 2021

In Dec 2020, I also updated this poetry Each Moment is a Wonder on YouTube.

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