A ramen-loving fifth grader\u2019s original hand-drawn artwork will soon grace hats, tote bags and T-shirts around Greenpoint after the trendy nabe chose her design to represent a popular grocery store.<\/p>\n
Rosemary \u201cRosie\u201d Burgess\u2019 ramen-eating seal won the design contest this month by Jubilee Marketplace as it searched for inspiration for its next merch collection and a way to bolster community in the trendy nabe.<\/p>\n
Rosie Brugess\u2019s design will grace the next merch line for Jubilee Marketplace. Paul Martinka for New York Post<\/p>\n
\u201cI was surprised. Now I feel good!\u201d Rosie, 10, told The Post after taking home the prize, adding that the initial shock mostly came because she \u201cforgot about\u201d the contest. <\/p>\n
The competition was only open to fourth- and fifth-grade students at PS 31, but invited the entire neighborhood to cast their votes for what Jubilee should plaster across its next merch collection.<\/p>\n
Shoppers slapped stickers on their favorite designs \u2014 which included some of Brooklyn\u2019s iconic water towers and the view of Manhattan\u2019s skyline from Newtown Creek \u2014 on a massive banner that hung in the supermarket throughout February. <\/p>\n
After the competition was whittled down to seven designs, Rosie took home 25% of the 822 votes. <\/p>\n
Customers cast their vote by placing a star-shaped sticker next to their favorite and by voting on social media, with the majority closing in on Rosemary\u2019s ramen-eating seal. Paul Martinka for New York Post<\/p>\n
Rosie learned of the good news last week when she was called down to the principal\u2019s office, but the 10-year-old swears she wasn\u2019t nervous that she was called in trouble.<\/p>\n
When asked about her inspiration for the artwork, Rosie said: \u201cBecause I like seals! They\u2019re cute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although there\u2019s no explicit mention or reference to Jubilee in the drawing, Roise drew from her favorite memories in the supermarket when it came to what meal the hat-wearing seal is munching on.<\/p>\n
Spicy ramen is her favorite after-school snack to get at the shop, which her mom called the family\u2019s \u201changout.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosie, here with dogs Muffin and Mikey, said her favorite meal from Jubilee is spicy ramen. Paul Martinka for New York Post<\/p>\n
The blue hat was added simply because seals live in the cold, said Rosie, who said her hobbies are \u201cpainting\u201d and \u201canimals.\u201d<\/p>\n
The contest was dreamed up by Jubilee owner Young Kim, who was \u201ctrying to do something cool with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat better artwork than from elementary students?\u201d said Kim, who opened his Greenpoint location back in 2023 and credited his neighbors with helping him get it off the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got tremendous support from the community, so I just thought it was good to give back.\u201d continued Kim, who has made a name for himself for keeping grocery prices low in the expensive and trendy nabe<\/a>.<\/p>\n Young Kim dreamed up the contest because he was \u201ctrying to do something cool with the community.\u201d Paul Martinka for New York Post<\/p>\n