United We Art - One-for-One Model with a Personal Twist

You know it is a good day when you find something you really want to buy, and then find out it also goes to help out a good cause. That happened to me this weekend when I purchased an amazing linocut print t-shirt from the Austin-based company, United We Art.United We Art was dreamed up and started by Julio Gonzalez, and his friend, Andrew Jacob Salazar. They loved the idea of a one-for-one company model, but decided it needed to be a touch more personal. So instead of the company promising to give a product to those in need, they want the buyer to take on that challenge. Every time you purchase a t-shirt from them, you get another shirt in return that you can then give to the homeless yourself. I love that I get to be the one to see the happiness on the person's face who receives the gift I got them.The artwork on the shirts are created by relief printing with linoleum cuts by local artists. Each design is only printed 1,000 times, and to prove it, they number each shirt. You can see below on the dinosaur/meteor shirt I purchased :)Go take a look at all the amazing designs on the United We Art website and get one for yourself! Support those who do good!