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Happy Behind a Pencil

After consultation with Stefan Sagmeister we now have four winners of signed copies of his book “Made You Look” from the Happy Challenge.

Before naming names, I want to say what a pleasing project this is. I know it was difficult for many to fit things to the template but the overall result was that we got a wonderful look behind the pencil, paintbrush, camera. Stefan commented on how remarkable the entries were and the overall impact was startling. For me it was a simple delight to see how so many of you see yourselves. And I thank you for your courage.

I wish we had more books to give away. But all the entries will be heading to New York where Stefan will be animating them for inclusion in his Happy film. Now … any of you who have anything to do with movies know that filmmaking can be a lengthy process. We will let you know when it is done but unless you have VERY, VERY, VERY big lungs do not hold your breath.

The following entries get a book.

Paul McClintock’s 3.14159

Natalie Perkins’ five

Naf4d’s 5

and Karin Taylor’s affirmation

There really are too many other remarkable images to try and pick out any for specific mention.

But please feel free to post your favourite (maybe even yours with a comment) in the thread below.

Pilgrim

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Congratulations to all the winners, it was a fantastic challenge and the entries were amazing;)

  • Vanessa Barklay

    Vanessa Barklay

    Fantastic work, lovely to see one of Karin’s beautiful artworks there, deserved indeed of worldwide recognition! Congrats all :O)

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Congratulations to the winners and to all the entrants. Great art! Agnes xx

  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrimworks here

    And I am going to confess that I love this work (and as I got to write the journal entry it got a none too subtle plug!)

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    All wonderful artists and totally deserved of such a spectacular win!! Congrats everyone

  • RebeccaWeston

    RebeccaWeston

    Congratulations to the fabulous winners !! XX
    Becca

  • coppertrees

    coppertrees

    Congratulations to all great picks.

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Nice work all!

  • joan warburton

    joan warburton

    Congratulations everyone!

  • Ginny Schmidt

    Ginny Schmidt

    Congrats to the winners; I’m sure I voted for at least two of them. I was not stingy with my voting, clicking on all the ones that I felt best adhered to the rules, i.e., trying to fit the template and stating the happiness level in the title; I admit to being very surprised at how many entries deviated so far from the template, and I could not vote for those, even if they were otherwise very nice portraits. I know I should not take these kinds of things so seriously, but I was actually quite insulted on behalf of the majority of the other entrants, who obviously read, understood, and at least tried to follow the rules.

  • RedBubble replied

    Yes, it did seem very difficult for a lot of people to comply with the template. I removed a huge number of works which made no effort and I know that Stefan will not be able to use a few of the works which are still in (even if they are close). It is a shame as many of these were/are good works.

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    from what I’ve seen…the book looks absolutely sensational. I bet they’ll all find it very inspiring. Fabulous choices… all wonderful entries. Was a lot of fun and great to see such a big community involvement. Thank you for creating the opportunity. And huge thank you to Sagmeister for getting involved. Would definitely be a huge RB highlight for 2009.

  • Paul McClintock

    Paul McClintockZuul, the Gatekeeper

    Yeah, Chris Wahl’s entry was definitely one of my favourites.

  • Damien Mason

    Damien Masoncommunity host

    Chris, Natalie, and of course Paul.. very happy to see them in the top ten, and congrats to the book winners too. You are all awesome :)

  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrimworks here

    And this one by kudra makes me breath easier and look on the world more lovingly

  • F.A. Moore

    F.A. Moore

    So fantastic!!! I absolutely LOVE Karin Taylor’s beautiful:


    Affirmation by Karin Taylor

    ... that made the book and the top 10. And I also love Sam Dantone’s top 10 winner:


    Five… Flat by Sam Dantone

    ...and Daniel Barrie’s top 10 winner:


    3.5/10 by Daniel Barrie

    and also applaud the very fun Robpixaday entry:


    Mezza Mezza by Robpixaday

    Congrats to all!

  • Nick Ford

    Nick Ford

    Happytimes! Yep Paul’s is a cracker! ... all of them are! Great mix of styles.

  • F.A. Moore

    F.A. Moore

    And Paul McClintock, I don’t know you, but fabulous art. Congratulations. Looks like a great experience!

  • Chris  Wahl

    Chris Wahl

    Congrats to the four winners!! Well deserved.

    Pilgrim- Thanks for the plug.

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    Thank you!! ... this is the absolute creative highlight of my year!!!
    Thank you Red Bubble and thank you Stefan Sagmeister for this great opportunity for self expression, with it came a lot of reflection and growth. I would to especially mention Brettus who really had the community spirit all wrapped up in the way that he encouraged others and took this so seriously…and afterward journalling about his favourite top ten
    thank you Brettus and THANK YOU to all my beautiful friends and people who voted me into the Top Ten. I voted for many entries, and each one because you showed me who you were, and that is the best thing in the world…..when we feel that we can be who we are and trust we are accepted for that, no matter what… x

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    also, i want to publicly thank Paul McClintock, who without knowing it, was the catalyst for me ‘having a go’...thanx mate… you deserved to win, your entry was incredibly good.

  • Paul McClintock

    Paul McClintockZuul, the Gatekeeper

    Awww, thanks Karin. That’s sweet. Congrats!

  • brettus

    brettus

    Well done everyone!! Well deserved winners, for sure!!
    And an especially big thanks to Karin! : )

  • DeviousLili

    DeviousLili

    Congratulations!! :D

  • Natalie Perkins

    Natalie Perkins

    I’m so chuffed, Mr Sagmeister is one of my heroes. :D

  • Anna Larson

    Anna Larson

    Awesome Awesome job everyone… :)

  • sunshinesal

    sunshinesal

    Congratulations to all the entrants,may your works be noticed world wide!!!!!!!!!!!
    Extra special congratulations to the wonderful Top Ten and congratulations + to the Top Four!

    !!

  • PapasGirl

    PapasGirl

    way to go everyone..

  • Tordo

    Tordo

    First of all congratulation to the winners. d-(_)-b

    Damn! I never get the image linking right, so you’ll get 5 by Chelsgus and Seven by Damien Mason as text links.

    I would add mine too, it was hard to make my own portrait and keep it honest, but it’s aesthetically boring for most people standards. (v_v)

  • RedBubble replied

    Your OK with the image linking (problem is Chelsgus has clear gif over their image) but seven is OK

  • AngelArtiste

    AngelArtiste

    Congratulations! I’;m glad that Karin Taylor won

  • Cathie Tranent

    Cathie Tranentcommunity host

    Congratulations to everyone!!

    I was unable to produce anything I was happy with …. maybe there’s a subliminal message there!!

  • RedBubble replied

    You and me both (that is in my Pilgrim disguise!)

  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    Congrats to all winners and book recipients! And all of us who participated!

  • Brenda  Parsons

    Brenda Parsons

    Congrats to all the winners!!!!

  • Helen McLean

    Helen McLean

    Congrats to al, fantastic selections, well done!!

  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrimworks here

    And this by hwiddy was also in the top 10 but is just so lovely

  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrimworks here

    OK, I have another that I love but its got a clear gif over it so I can’t post. Its by Soxy Fleming and is Down to 4

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Congrats to the winners, they were all excellent, and so were all the entries.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    wots this? You could vote for more than one? I voted for Sam’s entry…..but there were so many that were outstanding!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    For Pilgrim – Soxy’s “Down to 4”

  • shadyuk

    shadyuk

    Cngratulatons to the winners, these images open a different world for me, an old lady :)

  • Tom Godfrey

    Tom Godfrey

    Congrats guys. Of course I’m disappointed for me, but happy for you :)

  • elwyn crawford

    elwyn crawford

    A fun opportunity and a great way to be introduced to the many challenges on redbubble. Good to run thru all the entries and see how people handled the requirements of the challenge. Well done to all the winners and will look forward to sooooooooooooooometime in the future to seeing/hearing about the film part

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

    Congratulations to the winners and all those other images they sure are fantastic !!

  • Matt Penfold

    Matt Penfold

    @ Mel Ha! I voted for yours and soxy’s and plenty of others and my favorite was funky’s

  • RedBubble replied

    Yes, I agree this is gorgeous.

  • sillyfilly

    sillyfilly

    Congrats to all the winners.

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Huge congrats to everyone – it’s just so bloody exciting!! I just want to know if I can unpublish my entry (because it’s a shocker), or do I need to keep it published in case Mr Sagmeister decides to use it? Just asking :))

  • RedBubble replied

    Colleen
    If you really don’t like it feel free to unpublish as I have yet to send him to final files. But it really is as much about the projec than individual works. And when animated you may be suprised.

  • Susie Peek-Swint

    Susie Peek-Swint

    Many congrats to the winners ~ terrific work .. sooo creative! susie

  • Rina Botha

    Rina Botha

    Congrats to all.

  • Naf4d

    Naf4d

    I’m well pleased to be one of the winners as there were some fantastic entries in this challenge. So many different styles and takes on the brief – all good stuff!
    Can’t wait to get my book, I assure you all that it will be used for inspiration in my design and that it’s going to a good home – it will be well looked after. ;-)

  • Keith Richardson

    Keith Richardson

    Congrats to not only all winners, but also to all entrants! Fantastic!!!

  • ZOMBIE RUST

    ZOMBIE RUST

    That’s the stuff!

    Well done all!

  • RedBubble replied

    Agree these are all great – they have a sense of humour which I like

  • Kartoon

    Kartoon

    congratulations to the winners and to all participants who entered remarkable portraits! i loved each one i saw! so much fun! hehe…
    and, sure, congrats to Stephan for his amazing project!
    will be looking forward (but not holding my breath) to seeing the film.

  • Naf4d

    Naf4d

    ...really sorry, I forgot to say; congratulations to the other winners… and to everyone else who entered.

  • hwiddy

    hwiddy

    well done everyone there were some really great entries. One that i thought should have got a mention was it was a top effort and hit right on the mark with the controlled balance of black & white representing a five. (plus i know how much you would have wanted a book, or bragging rights. damn.)

  • RedBubble replied

    Yes, it is a slightly haunting image – executed with great skill

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    Yeeeeeeehah!!!!!!!!!!! Hearty CONGRATULATIONS to everyone!!!!!!

  • Lynsye Medalia

    Lynsye Medalia

    Fantastic! Congrats to the winners!

  • carlotta peacock

    carlotta peacock

    A BIG CONGRATS TO ALL XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  • swaby

    swaby

    My Congrats also! To everyone!

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    Such an inspiring challenge. I wasn’t at a great place when I entered so I didn’t put the effort in I should have. It is so challenging to do a self portrait and really look at yourself. I think that the work entered was exceptional and inspirational in this challenge. A huge congratulations to everyone on there efforts and especially the top ten. Karin Taylor is and has always been such a huge inspiration. I am so pleased to see her get this recognition. Karin didn’t stop at one self portrait, and kept on going until it felt right. It is this determination to keep striving that I so admire.

  • ivana cutura

    ivana cutura

    Congrats to all the winners :)

  • najeroux

    najeroux

    I was going to rant about Paul and Ayarti’s but they’ve been accounted for. It was pretty sweet to see such a strong effort. I doubt theres been a challenge before with such a high participation level. Good to see some action.

    najeroux

  • Georgette

    Georgette

    Congratulations.

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Ok,I’ll keep it published. If Mr S decides to use it that’s cool – I just wasn’t sure about keeping it published in my gallery. Have a great day, M – it’s sunny at the moment in Bendigo but just wait 10 minutes…lol.

  • JANET SUMMERS

    JANET SUMMERS

    Congratulations to all the winners and those who made the effort are winners also! I was happy, it got me to do something different..that I would never have attempted! It was my 1st. self portrait, as the last thing I think of painting is myself!!

  • wu-wei

    wu-wei

    Interesting that only one of the four looks Happy…

  • Adriana Glackin

    Adriana Glackin

    Congrats to the winners, and thanks for the opportunity to participate in such a great challenge. :D

  • Victoria  Antoine

    Victoria Antoine

    Congratulations to all that won! What a great opportunity knowing that Stephan Sagmeister looked at our work!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Congratulations everyone !!!!! they are all beautiful and it really was difficult to vote, I thought we could only vote for one ;(
    thanks Matt

  • plummermaddi

    plummermaddi

    I love these pics you are really talented and amazing
    write back to plummermaddi and drakevick

  • piacere

    piacere

    Congratulations, you guys!!!!!

  • nhungmanga

    nhungmanga

    Congratulations to you and everyone

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