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    Playful t-shirts tout Columbus pride

    The Dispatch wrote Playful shirts tout Columbus pride with touches of homespun humor

    Thursday, October 2, 2008

    BY KEVIN JOY

    Wearing civic pride on your sleeve (or torso) just got a whole lot hipper. Yes, it’s finally fashionable to declare an unabashed love of Columbus, sending a kitschy message to your Los Angeles friends: Yeah, I’m from Ohio — what of it?

    A growing crop of area artisans, some using only a silk-screen printer and an Internet connection, are creating T-shirts with a satirical (yet loving) take on regional identity.

    Think cassette tapes and cornstalks; or lightning bolts, surfers and smokestacks. Alpacas, perhaps. The image might vary, but the message remains constant.

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    Walker Evanshttps://columbusunderground.com
    Walker Evans is the co-founder of Columbus Underground, along with his wife and business partner Anne Evans. Walker has turned local media into a full time career over the past decade and serves on multiple boards and committees throughout the community.
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