We challenged you all to come up with a new, exciting, and synergistic way to explain Zeta, and hooooo boy did you all deliver! We got so, so many excellent entries, and after careful and painstaking deliberation, we picked our winner! But first, our runners-up:
From Poipal
From 9sven6
From Damascus Crowe
And our winner.... JPriceLegendary!!
Congratulations, JPriceLegendary!! Our shipping team will be in touch to send you your t-shirt!
Thanks everyone for your awesome entries! Even if you didn't win this art challenge, we have more coming up later in the run, so there're more chances to win!
As the bus rolls on, so do our silent auctions! This newest batch runs until 10am PST, don't miss out!!
First, we have a Fecto Elfilis Needle Felted Art Doll!
This art doll of the final boss of Kirby and the Forgotten Lands stands 14 inches (35 cm) tall, with a wing (ear?) span of 18 inches (45 cm). It is made of acrylic roving felted over a wire armature for posablility. The hands and antlers are 3-D printed and painted with acrylic paint. The eyes are glass cabochons. It comes with a stand that has been painted using acrylic pour, a weapon made of a wooden dowel and air-dry polymer clay. It also comes with its better (literally!) half, and Kirby's friend, Elfilin, who stands 3 inches (6.5 cm) tall.
Current high bid is $419.68
Next, a drawing of Lake Hylia From Breath Of The Wild!
This 30” by 30” pen and ink drawing features the outline of Lake Hylia from the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The drawing is displayed in a silver metal frame with clear acrylic (total dimensions, 33” x 33”). Hidden amongst the whimsical, free-hand designs surrounding the lake are familiar icons and symbols from the game. Can you find them all? [6 rupees, 5 Korok seeds, 3 hearts, the 6 Sheikah runes, the 4 Divine Beast symbols, the 4 village motifs, the 4 weather icons, a Korok weathervane, a Korok mask, the Triforce symbol, the Hylian crest, lab map symbol, shrine map symbol, Sheikah symbol, the BotW logo, and a cucco]
Current high bid is $543.21
Don't miss out on these fantastic silent auctions, perfect to spruce up your home!
We'd like to thank on of our wonderful prize sponsors, MillerKnoll, donator of one of our upcoming prizes!
MillerKnoll is a collective of dynamic brands that comes together to design the world we live in. Together, they form an unparalleled platform for building a more sustainable, caring, equitable, and beautiful world.
Thank you so much for your support, MillerKnoll!!
We're rapidly reaching the end of our silent auctions!! At 2am PST, you lose your chance to win one of these marvelous prizes!!!
First up, a triptych of trash friends! They're all screaming! Hopefully with joy?
Included are three 8"x10" (20cm x 25 cm) portraits of various screaming friends in custom painted frames. Each were made with acrylic paint pens on heavy weight illustration board. Avoid putting them in environments that get direct sunlight, and room that experience extreme changes in humidity. (That means the bathroom. It's a good joke, but the illustration board will fall apart.) None of the frames have glass or acrylic because, frankly, they didn't fit.
Current high bid is $3,500, and you can bid here!
Our second silent auction is a set of four hand-knit Desert Bus shift themed headbands!
Represent your favorite Desert Bus shift while braving the cold this winter with these vintage-style seed stitch headbands in the colors of Dawn Guard, Alpha Flight, Night Watch, and Zeta Shift. Each headband is knit double-stranded in worsted weight yarn and measures approximately 9" long and 4" wide when laying flat.
Current high bid is $1,300, and you can bid for these here!
You're quickly running out of time on these awesome prizes! Don't miss out!
Welcome to the first art challenge of Desert Bus for Hope 2022! We here at Zeta are looking for better and more exciting branding, and as such, we want a logo! We need three words that represent Zeta, in the form of word art! Whether it be a word cloud, MS Word 1998 word art, or something we didn't even consider, send it our way! What fills your heart with Zeta?
This art contest will run until 5am PST. Please submit your entry in the form of .jpg, .gif, or .png to contest@desertbus.org, with the subject line “Zeta Word Art Challenge“. Please include which name you would like to be referred to on screen if you win!!!
But what do you win, you ask? You will win a Desert Bus 2022 t-shirt in the size of your choosing by Fangamer, as well as this year’s shiny gold DBloon!!
Stretch those artistic muscles and surprise us!!
Thank you for joining us at the uWublic Broadcasting station tonight. We're pleased to have brought you the best entertainment that publicly funded network programming can offer.
The classic Night Watch programming you've come to know and love returned, from This or That (Hades Boon vs Action Movie edition) to a Dump Truck.
Alpha Flight entertainer Kathleen stopped by to host an impromptu edition of her interior design show. The #DB2022 sign was ever-so-slightly off center and it was bothering us, so we risked life and limb to adjust it. You're welcome, future shifts. We moved the couch a little, too.
The most amazing (and humbling) event of the night was the donation drive in honor of Jax. Jax is a long time member of the Desert Bus Community who recently entered hospice care for end-of-life after a battle with cancer. Jax asked for a Desert Bus donation event to see how much could be raised in his name, and the entire community (including DB volunteers) banded together to donate over $45,000 in one hour. Thank you, Jax.
Although we're on our way to bed, we implore you to continue supporting your local uWublic Broadcasting Station as it (Zeta) shifts to new hosts.
All the Rare and Mythic Rare cards from Theros: Beyond Death have all been gathered together for your delight. These Magic: The Gathering cards come in a single, uncut sheet that's already mounted on foamcore and prepped for display.
Donate $7.20 (or multiples thereof) by 11:30pm PT for a chance to bring Elspeth to a true home - your home.
Our most recent giveaway (along with much other very appreciated support) comes to us through the generosity of Take This, one of our incredible sponsors.
Take This is a mental health nonprofit whose mission is to decrease the stigma, and increase the support for, mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry. The foundation of all of their work is the principle that hope is healing in the journey to mental wellness. They provide resources, training, and support for individuals and companies that help the gaming community improve its mental well-being and resilience. The organization addresses the underlying conditions that can create and perpetuate mental health challenges: stigma, harmful studio culture, harassment and toxicity, lack of diversity and accessibility, and problematic game and community design.
Thank you Take This for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope!
The performers on Desert Bus are trained professionals, many of whom have been doing this bus thing for over a decade, so Take This from us: you've got this. And you could also got these cool items from the Take This organization, which works to reduce stigma around and increase support for mental health in games.
Donate $5.02 (or multiples thereof) before 10pm PT for a chance to win these items. With the consent of Child's Play Charity, donations raised during this giveaway will be split 50/50 with Take This Org.