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String Cheese Incident Fourth of July blowout in KY & ATL
Pop, Pop, sizzle, sizzle… The Fourth of July is upon us and The String Cheese Incident made their way back down South. I was given the task of coming up w/ an eye-catching print for their Atlanta & Louisville run of shows this past week and will be releasing them tomorrow.
It being the Fourth of July weekend, there was plenty of patriotic nuggets to pull from in terms of concepts. This being my 21st poster for String Cheese, at some point you need to worry about keeping it fresh and not repeating previous imagery or color schemes. I am a fan of the old 60’s artist, Peter Max and his use of vivid colors and wanted to attempt something in that vein. Immediately the idea of a kind of Mad Hatter/Uncle Sam hybrid came to mind.
The final poster is a 6-color screenprint (18″ x 24″) printed by Ray & the folks at Good Thoughts (Boulder, CO). I will have my run of Artist copies including a small run of Rainbow foil variants available on July 10th @11am (EST).
“Immortality” art print
I was recently contacted by a group of Pearl Jam fans that put together a regular poster commission, having an Artist create an interpretation of one of Pearl Jam’s songs. I dont do a lot of commissions but they have had a number of great Artist create pieces for the group in the past and I knew I would be in great company.
The song itself, “Immortality”, is pretty somber and can be read to be about the trappings of fame and eventual destruction it can cause,.. in this case specifically referring to the 90’s Seattle scene. As celebrated as it is, there is always a lingering sadness associated with it.
These bands were my jam and a heavy influence when I was growing up and 25+ years later are still a lot of what I listen to today. That scene may be gone and dead but to me remains immortal.
Vacate is the word…vengeance has no place so near to her
Cannot find the comfort in this world
Artificial tear…vessel stabbed…next up volunteers
Vulnerable wisdom can’t adhere…
A truant finds home…and I wish to hold on…
But there’s a trapdoor in the sun…immortality…
As privileged as a whore…victims in demand for public show
Swept out through the cracks beneath the door
Holier than thou how?
Surrendered…executed anyhow
Scrawl dissolved, cigar box on the floor…
A truant finds home…and I wish to hold on, too…
But saw the trapdoor in the sun…
Immortality…
I cannot stop the thought…I’m running in the dark…
Coming up a which way sign…all good truants must decide…
Oh, stripped and sold, mom…auctioned forearm…
And whiskers in the sink…
Truants move on…cannot stay long
Some die just to live…
Ohh…
The final print is a 6-color screenprint (18″ x 24″) with an original print run of 100 which were all exclusive to the commission group but I will have an extremely limited amount of Artist Edition prints available (Signed/Numbered) on Weds. June 26 @ 11am (EST).
Along with the regular run I will have a small set of Rainbow foil & Lava foil variants available.
“Cosmonaut” art print
I recently released a brand new art print entitled “Cosmonaut“. The techno-organic nature of the design is a bit of a departure from my usual psychedelic style but one I have enjoyed exploring. Without spelling out the meaning behind the piece, the image is that of a kind of cosmic space pilot fused with his own machine.
Originally the piece was released for the “Exquisite” art-show at the Gabba Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) this month which featured a hand-embellished version of the print in a custom frame along with the option to purchase the regular edition.
The final print is a 5-color screenprint (16″ x 20″) with a small print run of 50 (signed/numbered). It was fun messing w/ the “hand-embellished” version of the print so I also will have 10 copies available that are embellished w/ paint pen, marker & colored pencil.
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