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Painted Desert Geckos by cjldesigns is the winner of this week’s design challenge

A mockup of “Painted Desert Geckos” on a pair of Bucketfeet slip-on shoes.

Julie Lynch (cjldesigns) is taking home the grand prize this week for her lovely painted desert geckos! Julie will receive $250 from Bucketfeet, $200 from us, a licensing contract for a run of footwear, and a pair of shoes featuring her design. Shop all the top 10 winners here — and don’t forget, select home décor fabrics are 15% off ’til Monday!

1. 326 votes for painted desert gecko by cjldesigns
2. 314 votes for Desert Animals by mag-o
3. 276 votes for Painted Desert by jill_o_connor
4. 275 votes for Wolf in the cactus desert by heleen_vd_thillart
5. 270 votes for desert friends (black) by analinea
6. 255 votes for desert owls by mirabelleprint
7. 224 votes for Desert Critters by seesawboomerang
8. 198 votes for armadillo by grace_andersson
9. 193 votes for Fennec Fox (Vulpes Zerda) by susan_polston
10. 192 votes for Сamels and geometry by alenkakarabanova [Read more…] about Announcing the Winners of our Desert Design Challenge with Bucketfeet

We’re so excited to announce that we’re teaming back up with our friends at Bucketfeet for a whole month of challenges in February! Seeing our community’s designs on shoes was pretty amazing, we knew we had to pair up again!

Bucketfeet empowers artists to share their stories and perspectives using the universal language of art and a shoe as their canvas.

Out of respect and celebration of the rich and diverse cultures of Native American peoples, this month’s design challenges will be inspired by “Spirit Animals” (also known as power animals or totems) with 4 sub-themes: desert, mountain, rainforest and aquatic. For every design entered into the 4 Bucketfeet themes, Spoonflower will be donating $1 to the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), an organization that works to protect Native rights. Bucketfeet will also be donating $1 per pair sold.

These practices allow us to remain connected to the animal guides so they may teach us their powers and give as lessons of life. These acts remind us that all things in creation are our brothers, sisters, cousins, and more importantly, our teachers and friends. As humans, we too are animal spirits. — Manataka American Indian Council