Q. Talk about your artwork.

A. I visited my talented photographer/farmer friend, Samantha Lamb, in Hobart in December 2011 and we went to Meers Restaurant and outside the door was a multicolored rock mosaic in the shape of Oklahoma. I took a picture of it with my iPhone and did some editing. I had just bought a text app on my phone and decided the picture needed a little something more. “home.” was then added as a simple, meaningful statement. I made some prints of the design and then a few months later started thinking about turning it into a T-shirt. I didn't have any experience in graphic design or screen printing, so it was a slow process, but I've now been selling the shirts for almost a year and they just recently took off a few months ago as several stores around the state started carrying them and promoting them on their Facebook business pages.

Q. When did you notice it being shared extensively on social media?

A. I first noticed a replica of my design all over Facebook a couple hours after the storm, but it wasn't actually mine. I'm guessing someone saw a shirt on a store's page, copied it and placed “home.” off-center and uploaded it. Since the storm, I've seen several different versions of my design now on Facebook and T-shirts. It's a bit frustrating to see your idea copied so extensively, but I'm glad it means so much to so many people. I've been contacted by people all over the country, as well as Canada and Sweden, wanting shirts because of what Oklahoma means to them and it's a great feeling to be able to connect with them. After seeing the replica design on Facebook, I created a similar design to my original with a heart around the state that was also shared extensively and people began using it as their profile picture.