Rad Colllab Flags
For those about to collaborate, we salute you!
Every glorious collective endeavor deserves its own flag. This fact that does not need to be cited, claimed, nor debated in any degree of detail.
The ongoing Rad Collab Flag project proclaims the power of collective creativity by David Buckley Borden and collaborators in an ongoing series of handmade large-format flags. Each Rad Collab Flag is equal parts graphic representation, creative celebration, project commemoration, and collective recognition. With a few choice colors, bold forms, and left-handed graphic jabs, each flag captures the singular spirit of its respective collaboration.
Past Rad Collab Flags were funded by the Fuller Initiative for Productive Landscapes at the University of Oregon, the Oregon State University Foundation’s Andrews Fund, and the sale of vexillography artwork on this website.
Sabine Winkler presents a high-viz EWS Camp Flag, in the classic black-white-red colorway, to announce a welcoming safe camp amidst local environmental collapse.
EWS Camp Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2023. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden and Sabine Winkler.
Rachel Carlson sports the Science or Death Flag equipped with common field tech to celebrate critical scientific collaboration.
Science or Death Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2021. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden, Michael Demaggio, and Ian Escher Vierck.
Ed Abby waves a Collective Action Power Flag as an urgent call for creativity-powered collaborative action.
Collective Action Power Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2023. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden, Jack K. Byers, and Asa DeWitt.
Charles Young presents the Lame Duck Flag and an aggressive stance against invasive species along the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon.
Lame Duck Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2021. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden, Michael Demaggio, and Ian Escher Vierck.
Julia Butterfly Hill stands tall to protect and to serve trees with the 44th Regiment Tree Guard Flag in hand.
44th Regiment Tree Guard Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2021. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden, Sabine Winkler, and Ian Escher Vierck.
Aldo Leopold honors the Hot Ashes for Trees Flag, in deference to the never-ending cycle of wildfire ecology within the PNW.
Hot Ashes for Trees Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2024. Collaborators: Jackie Barry, David Buckley Borden, Michael Demaggio, and Sabine Winkler.
Winona LaDuke channels the Ride the Lightning Flag to serve as a towering lightning rod for environmental justice.
Ride the Lightning Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2021. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden, and Sabine Winkler.
John Muir was a goth and has the Arboreal Gothique Flag to prove it.
Arboreal Goth Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2023. Collaborators: Vinnie Arnone, David Buckley Borden, and Asa DeWitt.
Ashley Ferguson presents a stark Eco Engineer Flag, to recognize the non-human actors that shape our wetland landscapes.
Eco Engineer Flag, marine-grade canvas, 3 x 5 feet, 2023. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden and Sabine Winkler.