Like many good ideas, this one didn’t come from planning, but from an impulse. A quiet inner guidance.
Like many artists, my job was simply to listen, follow, and bring it into the world.
So here we go.
As a painter, it’s hard for me to stop myself from painting on… well, almost anything.
And paint stains on clothes? They never really come out anyway.
About seven years ago, I painted on my first white shirt. Then another. And another.
I didn’t think much of it at the time. I just kept painting and wearing them.
Only recently did I realise what they actually do to me when I wear them... emotionally, not just intellectually.
These shirts keep me in a creative state throughout the day. The flow spills over the edges of the canvas and into other parts of life. Into confidence. Into playfulness. Into the way ideas and solutions start to appear more easily.
This is something I don’t want to keep only to myself anymore.
What emerged is a very simple, quiet thing: painted second-hand shirts that look like they were worn while creating. Abstract, wearable paintings. More than a message, they carry a reminder for the wearer: you are the artist, life is your canvas, and the way you move through your day is already a brushstroke.
The idea has been cooking for a long time. I kept experimenting. Painting with plant-based dyes and water-based textile pigments. Washing the shirts at different temperatures. Observing how the colours behave, how overlaps soften, how traces remain.
Now I’m looking to partner with second-hand shops who feel aligned with this way of thinking. Shops that care about individuality, material, and process. Shops that see clothing not just as something functional, but as something expressive.
If you run a second-hand shop, or know someone who does, I’d love to hear from you.
You can write to me at
dinamohrs@gmail.com
Let’s see what could grow from this.
