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Otomi Toucan by Chris Jorge is the winner of this week’s design challenge with Bucketfeet!

“Otomi Toucan” by Chris Jorge printed on Spoonflower’s vibrant Silky Faille

Big congrats to first-time Design Challenge winner Chris_Jorge with her vibrantly colorful and energetic “Otomi Toucan” design, which will be made into a limited run of shoes from Bucketfeet! Chris will also receive a pair of shoes with her design from Bucketfeet and a $200 Spoonflower credit. 2nd place winner Pinky Wittingslow will receive a $75 credit to Bucketfeet, along with a $100 Spoonflower credit. 3rd place winner Nadia Petremand will receive a $75 credit to Bucketfeet.com, along with a $50 Spoonflower credit. Remaining top 10 designs will receive a $20 Spoonflower credit, and a discount code for 20% off at Bucketfeet.com. The entire top 25 have been made available for sale, you can check them all out here!

1. 275 votes for Otomi Toucan by chris_jorge
2. 219 votes for Rainforest Choir on Stone by pinky_wittingslow
3. 214 votes for jungle_m by nadja_petremand
4. 208 votes for Rousseau’s Jungle Large2 by sarahjean
5. 193 votes for Watercolor toucans with monstera leaves – white by mirabelleprint
6. 189 votes for Mr Snake in the Rainforest – Green by andreaalice
7. 187 votes for rainforest friends by analinea
8. 183 votes for Toucan Play This Game by jody_mcmullen
9. 176 votes for toucan-pattern_2 by michaelzindell
10. 174 votes for Hawaiian Rainforest I’iwi Bird Sighting by honoluludesign [Read more…] about Announcing the Winners of Our Rainforest 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