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Big Rock's featured artist brings tournament to life with this year's t-shirt design
MOREHAEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — If you are down at Big Rock this week, you will see many people wearing this year's t-shirt design. The design comes curtesy of Big Rock's featured artist, Steve Goione, a marine wildlife illustrator based out of Wilmington.
Goione has been Big Rock's featured artist for a few years in a row, and is always making sure each year is unique and brings the tournament to life. 'We try to tell the story of the big rock tournament right through the illustration,' Goione said. 'The Marlin always has to be the big focus piece in the illustration. So so this year I used a big it's a side shot of the Marlins very bold, very bright colors.'
As Big Rock grows in popularity worldwide, so does the design of the t-shirts. 'I travel around the world and I've seen big rock shirts in Kona, Hawaii. I've seen them in Bermuda, I've seen them in Costa Rica, in airports,' Goione said. 'It's just amazing, it makes me feel really good.'
Goione's orginal illustration will be auctioned off, with all of the proceeds going to Big Rock affiliated charities. For more information, click on the video above.
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