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Swimmy & Co. Update
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Hi all,

A couple months ago I asked Etsy sellers if they'd like to mail us some small orange fish, in this article. Many wonderful submissions came in from around the world in dozens of mediums.

This is a quick update to show everyone what the array looks like. Click here to see it huge. We spent many hours mounting every fish individually on the front wall here in a 9,000 sq. ft. workspace in Brooklyn, home to Etsy.org.

More pictures soon coming soon!

Rob

P.S. If you have a Flickr account, you can add a note to the photo here, tagging your submission. A big thanks to everyone who sent in a fish, and you can keep sending 'em if you like. I'll make sure every one gets its proper place in the array.



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kimbuktu says:

I wondered what happened to swimmy! Thanks.


7/23/08 at 5:48p.m.
KisforCalligraphy says:

This is fabulous! I see my swimmy has many friends! Thanks for the update!


7/23/08 at 5:52p.m.
ebbandflo says:

brilliant! what impeccable timing by swimmy and crew!


7/23/08 at 6:05p.m.
catrocks says:

I love me some Swimmy!


7/23/08 at 6:20p.m.
lovemaryxoxo says:

How adorable!


7/23/08 at 6:24p.m.
BindingTwine says:

Great goldfish!


7/23/08 at 6:28p.m.
SnappyBibs says:

I cannot believe the hardware and time used to mount all these! I found my little guy on there quickly.


7/23/08 at 6:30p.m.
Spiderbite says:

ah, fishies. I meant to make/send one and never did. Maybe I still will.


7/23/08 at 6:32p.m.
urbanwoodswalker says:

OMG its so great! Thank YOU Etsy/ Rob.

I am at the very top!

It looks great. I love the creative way all of them are hung too!


7/23/08 at 6:43p.m.
WinchesterLambourne says:

This is incredibly sweet. I love Etsy. :)


7/23/08 at 6:57p.m.
luchi says:

It looks great! I'm sad I never got around to making mine. Maybe there will be a swimmy v2? ;)


7/23/08 at 7:06p.m.
jessiemccann says:

What a nice metaphor!

Great job everyone.


7/23/08 at 7:09p.m.
Stockton says:

yay, this looks great!


7/23/08 at 7:16p.m.
yaelfran says:

gorgeous


7/23/08 at 7:21p.m.
PussDaddy says:

Love the swimmies! Great job, everyone!


7/23/08 at 7:32p.m.
DeAnneDeSigns says:

Really cute.


7/23/08 at 7:34p.m.
Baggavond says:

Will you be using the Swimmy that I sent in? I hate to think he's a fish out of water.....please use him!! He was born for stardom - let him out of the box!

*chants new campaign* "FREE MY SWIMMY! FREE MY SWIMMY!"

;-)lol


7/23/08 at 7:46p.m.
dharma8designs says:

new to etsy but LOVE the swimmies...what's next?


7/23/08 at 7:54p.m.
BirdWatching says:

oh now those are just too cute!


7/23/08 at 8:17p.m.
ThruAriesEyes says:

Tooooooo cute! I love it!


7/23/08 at 8:18p.m.
stonz says:

Swimmy was truly my favorite book when I was a little girl...(I still have my copy from 1963)
such the perfect etsy metaphor!
awesome job everyone!!


7/23/08 at 8:48p.m.
ledthread says:

yayyyyyyy!


7/23/08 at 8:50p.m.
bluedogrose says:

That's fabulous, they are all so different!


7/23/08 at 8:51p.m.
sweetestpea says:

They are fantastic. Great job to everyone who submitted swimmy fish! I still have to make mine.


7/23/08 at 9:02p.m.
NueToMe says:

Thanks for sharing! I can even see mine!


7/23/08 at 9:18p.m.
PearsonMaron says:

Great to see them all together!
(I want 2ReVert's swimmy)


7/23/08 at 9:18p.m.
intertwingle says:

I don't see my fishy :(


7/23/08 at 9:24p.m.
FrumsGlassMenagerie says:

A super school of Swimmy!


7/23/08 at 10:09p.m.
smashgirl says:

So fun to see my swimmy again!


7/23/08 at 11:34p.m.
jelene says:

cool i see my tickles goldfish there.


7/23/08 at 11:39p.m.
burtonwood says:

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing and everyone who participated in the project. I love co-creative things.


7/23/08 at 11:52p.m.
pinkpandamary says:

oh! Lovely!
I'm new here.
Hope I can make one fish and join the swimming.
Can i join now?


7/24/08 at 12:02a.m.
dragonhouseofyuen says:

More eggs have hatched - another little one will be on her way shortly!
(from Scotland)


7/24/08 at 12:23a.m.
Bumblebeebaby says:

Yay! I see my little I Spy Swimmy at the bottom. What a fine looking group of Swimmies!

Here's my swimmy up close!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58923585...


7/24/08 at 1:39a.m.
babyannequilts says:

Wow! That turned out so cool!! I spotted my little plaid quilted swimmy!


7/24/08 at 2:18a.m.
bigbangzola says:

wow

Lovely!i like it


7/24/08 at 3:20a.m.
ealougeay says:

That is absolutely brilliant. I love that idea so much! All the sellers out there are amazing and I love the creativity that was put into those tiny fish. Great job everybody at Etsy and all the sellers!


7/24/08 at 7:46a.m.
buffalonerdproject says:

I see my Swimmy! Hurrah!


7/24/08 at 12:04p.m.
ArtMind says:

Oh, that is super! I love this big swimmy!
My swimmy has a slightly different shape, loves his little place in the top of the tale and being surrounded by so many swimmy-friends! Thanks for making this such a great project to work on - loved participating! :)


7/24/08 at 12:04p.m.
ArtMind says:

Oh,and I wish we could zoom in on this pic since I want to see the furry fish nearly in the middle - what a cool fish that is! :)


7/24/08 at 12:06p.m.
InThisRage says:

i adore that also. hmmm, makes me want my own! :)


7/24/08 at 12:47p.m.
foxaz says:

Good to see Swimmy swimmin wit da fishes...


7/24/08 at 2:27p.m.
adamsonart says:

Dang, I must have missed this!!! How can that happen when I seem to be here constantly LOL.
Wonderful fishies. I may make some just for the heck of it :) I'm inspired!!!


7/24/08 at 3:38p.m.
sweets4u says:

Aw, how cute!
Dang,it looks like a lot of hard work went into it!

Great Job!


7/24/08 at 4:14p.m.
follystudio says:

I did a project like this a while ago with my Pre-Schoolers. I love it.Swimmy got me thinking about my next Art Challenge party.HMMM a group Art Challenge party.Yeah group crafty goodness.


7/25/08 at 10:48p.m.
Whimbrella says:

This is very cool. Thank you for the update. I can see my fishie is surrounded by lots of friends.

I love the way you guys have displayed them. On my next trip to New York I'll make a point of stopping by for a visit. I'm sure the display is even better in person.


7/27/08 at 9:18a.m.
yeahhello says:

Lovely!


7/27/08 at 3:22p.m.
SunnyBower says:

That makes an amazing wall design!


7/29/08 at 4:12a.m.
flywithme says:

now why didn't i think of that!


7/29/08 at 1:14p.m.
pookeh says:

sweet!


7/29/08 at 3:24p.m.
bamboobaby says:

Oh, the fishies are so lovely and I see the one that came from our pond. Glad to see she's in school.


7/29/08 at 6:07p.m.
pelecypods2 says:

Cute,cute!
Hope to see my swimmy in next group.
Don't see my daughters in this group either.


7/30/08 at 10:08p.m.
LadyCorpus says:

I'm a Pisces - i LOVE it!


8/5/08 at 8:47a.m.
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