"Spring Awakening"

$30

Design by:

Real Fun, Wow!

Ojai, CA

The Charity:

Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

"Spring Awakening"

$30

organic cotton

100% Organic Cotton, GOTS Certified and sustainably sourced in India from Chetna Organic, pre-washed for an extra soft feel
made by hand

Printed, Cut, Sewn, and Packaged by hand at a Fair Trade Certified facility in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Please note that there may be slight sizing and color variations from product to product
21" x 21"

Standard 21 x 21 inch bandana. Machine wash cold with like colors, line or tumble dry, warm iron, do not bleach

If there's a common thread throughout the prolific works of Real Fun, Wow!, it's an overall sense of wonder at the utter absurdity of life as we know it. We're here, on a rock, floating for a short moment through infinite space. And yet... we fill our days worrying about things like taxes and traffic. In "Still Growing" like much of Daren's work, the design finds peace with this absurdity by zooming in, not out. In this beautifully understated design, we focus on the simple, haphazard pattern of growing flowers.

The flowers are unconcerned with global politics, social norms, or schedules. They just grow -- stretching out their vines and roots in search of basic sustenance. In this act they are defiant and stunning, an unbothered beauty to behold. We hope this bandana can help to serve as a reminder to us all - keep it simple. There is beauty in doing your thing, living simply, and letting your proverbial flowers bloom for the world to see.

Ojai, CA

Real Fun, Wow!

www.realfunwow.com

REAL FUN, WOW! is the moniker of Ojai, CA based illustrator, muralist, and designer Daren Thomas Magee. Masterfully blending elements of natural, supernatural, and human connectedness, Daren's work is both a perfect commentary and a welcome antidote for our modern times. In his own words, Daren explains "The aim of my work is to speak to the space between imagination and reality." If you've ever been to Ojai, you've undoubtedly seen Daren's work either hanging in or painted on the side of local restaurants, breweries, hotels, and shops. Even if you haven't, there's a good chance you've seen his work. Daren's prolific list of collaborators includes REI, Mohinders, Vissla, CAMP, Christy Dawn, Tank Garage Wines, and Little Blind Beer Co., among many others.

Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC) is a nonprofit, non-governmental, land protection organization supported by private donations. They work to protect the views, trails, water, and wildlife of the Ojai Valley for current and future generations to enjoy.

In the Ojai Valley, the OVLC manages roughly 2,300 acres of open space including 27 miles of trails that Daren, his family, and BANDITS enjoy on an almost daily basis. The land managed by OVLC includes a stunning 4.5 stretch of the Ventura River, where the photos you'll see on this page were taken. In addition to trail and land maintenance, OVLC also guides hundreds of visitors, and hosts tens of thousands of school children, hikers, equestrians, and others each year.

BANDITS is proud to partner with Daren to generate support for this vital organization that works tirelessly to preserve the natural beauty of the valley we call home.

ovlc.org