Supreme Pug

The Original

The Print

For my first alternative process, I decided to make a silk screen image. I wanted to incorporate two of my favourite elements; fashion and my dog, Pugsley. I decided to re-create a "Supreme" logo with my dog's face. "Supreme" clothing has been worn by famous celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Kate Moss, and of course, Tyler the Creator. I tried to find a hat similar to the designs of "Supreme"'s, without blowing my budget (Supreme hats usually cost $40-50). I tried to find a hat that was similar to the design of these and these, however, I found out snap backs and baseball hats are quite expensive. I went to a dollar store to find snap backs, but I realized the quality of them were far from good. I decided I would have to make a small investment to get a good quality snap back. I went to the "New Area" hat store in Toronto. I found a plain white and black lid, snap back. 

The process of silk screening the actual image on the hat was a huge struggle. After washing the hat in the dishwasher, and numerous attempts at scrubbing away old mistakes, I realized I shouldn't have put the paint directly onto the hat. I ended up silk screening the image onto a t-shirt, cut out the patch, and fabric glued the image onto the hat (covering old mistakes). It turned out super cool this way. The print was raised on the hat, with the "Supreme" popping out the most. I like the way this looks, as it actually looks like it was manufactured with patch work by a company. If I wanted to, I think I could make a whole line of Pugsley and "Supreme" clothing!

(For the image of Pugsley, the aperture was f/5.3, a shutter speed of 1/13 seconds, a 18-55mm lens, with a Nikon D90.)