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Gallery: What the heck is a chicken shirt?

By MacKenzie Coffman

Nov. 8, 2017 2:24 p.m.

Second-year art student Hannah Kim started making her shirts in her basement at her home in Virginia.

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Upon coming to UCLA, Kim decided she had to move her business with her.

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Kim buys all of her supplies from A.C. Moore or Michaels.

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It took her three weeks to carve the chicken stamp.

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Kim uses a wooden ring to ensure the stamp applies evenly to the shirt.

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Kim uses a linocutting method to make the stamp.

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Even though she wipes the stamp off every time, years of coating red paint have stained the stamp.

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Kim uses a small paintbrush to remove the paint buildup in the stamp before applying it to the shirt.

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Through trial and error, Kim realized that the best way to print the image is to place the shirt directly onto the stamp.

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After stamping it, Kim initials the shirt by hand because it makes every shirt more personal.

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MacKenzie Coffman | Video Producer
Coffman is the 2019-2020 Video producer and former Assistant Photo editor. She is a fourth-year psychology student with a film minor.
Coffman is the 2019-2020 Video producer and former Assistant Photo editor. She is a fourth-year psychology student with a film minor.
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