'Mary Ball x Tombolo' ~ Relaxed Fit

Based on an original work, 'Birds and Branches,' by Tombolo's Artist in Residence, Mary Ball. 

Explore the whole Mary Ball artist collaboration .

100% Tencel™
 
DETAILS
 
This shirt transforms one of Mary’s ink and acrylic works, 'Birds and Branches', into a wearable canvas.
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2-hole shell buttons that mirror the organic shapes and spotting of the original work.
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Fringed edges on the cuffs, collar, and bottom sweep.
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Digital print that faithfully reproduces the color variations and brushstrokes of the original work.
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 Woven interior label, hand drawn by Mary.
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You can learn more about Mary Ball, Tombolo's Artist Residency, and the making of this shirt . 

SIZING 

This shirt is our new relaxed fit: still a unisex camp collar style, but in a more generous, breezy cut than our standard fit. It is roomier through the body, with longer sleeves, and slightly dropped shoulders. 

 Mary is 5' 9" and is wearing a size S. 

Colin is 5' 11" and is wearing a size L. 
 
MORE ABOUT MARY BALL

Mary Ball (b. 1993) lives and works in Birmingham, Alabama, by way of New Orleans. Ball received her BFA from the University of Georgia in 2016 and her MFA from New York Academy of Art in 2018. Recent exhibitions include Art In Bloom at New Orleans Museum of Art, White Linen Night at Studio 633, New Orleans and Controlled Chaos at 111 Franklin St, New York. Ball has had prior artist residencies including the Willow House Residency in Terilingua, Texas.

Chosen from over 600 applicants to the 2024 Tombolo Artist Residency, Mary Ball captivated us with her dreamlike worlds—lush with imaginary plants and mythological gardens, each serving as an expressive symbol of transition and self-reflection. Her works, while created in the immediately accessible environment of her backyard, feel wildly escapist. What better fit for a brand born in the concrete jungle of New York City that makes ‘escapewear’ designed to transport the wearer to a different time, place or state of mind.