From ‘brOKen’ to ‘OK’: Penticton graphic dressmaker promoting t-shirts to strengthen psychological well being products and services within the area – Penticton Information
From ‘brOKen’ to ‘OK’
Picture: Graphically Hip
From damaged to OK — a brand new t-shirt design from a Penticton corporate objectives to boost consciousness and budget for psychological well being locally.
Graphically Hip is promoting the blouse, which options the phrases “I am BrOKen” with “I am OK” highlighted in white, and giving 100 in keeping with cent of web proceeds to the Canadian Psychological Well being Affiliation of the South Okanagan Similkameen.
Sarah Tucker, Graphically Hip’s proprietor, were given the theory from her daughter, who confirmed her the concept that in a web based submit. Tucker idea: That has to move on a t-shirt.
“I’ve some members of the family in my existence that be afflicted by psychological well being and I am certain everyone has skilled this, and that is the reason very onerous to observe,” Tucker mentioned.
“I were given a dangle of Leah over at CMHA and mentioned ‘Concentrate, I wish to I wish to have the shirts on the market,’and I would like the entire web proceeds to visit you.’ And she or he used to be over the moon glad and in an instant mentioned sure.”
The concept that has been shared in memes and on different shirts Tucker has observed, however her explicit design specializes in the “I am OK” portion of the message, purposefully leaving the opposite letters very darkish.
“All of the designs I have observed on-line are somewhat bit other … [ours is] a bit of of a unique design that actually highlights that ‘I am OK’ section and that is the reason vital to me,” Tucker mentioned.
She hopes it’s going to lend a hand advertise the message that folks suffering with psychological sickness will also be k even after feeling damaged, and encourage any person suffering to search out lend a hand.
“And no longer best that ‘I am OK,’ however that ‘I can be OK.'”
The shirts are $35 a work and are to be had on-line, in particular person at Graphically Hip and will likely be at upcoming artisan craft presentations across the town.
In finding out extra concerning the CMHA and the products and services they provide within the South Okanagan Similkameen right here