eMusic Poster

Check out the latest issue of Rolling Stone (the one with John Lennon on the cover) to see an eMusic ad that I illustrated. Included with the ad is a thick insert that makes the book open up straight to the ad with ease! If you're an eMusic member, make sure to sign up for a chance to win a limited edition screenprinted poster of this design, signed and numbered by yours truly. The ad will be running in more magazines within the next couple of weeks including Entertainment Weekly and Playboy.

I worked on this ad while freelancing with Sarkissian Mason.

Toy Punks Poster - in its final glory

Here is the final Toy Punks poster, the result of my collaboration with Amanda Shepherd. We released the special edition posters to promote the Atomic Books screening of Toy Punks - a documentary about the vinyl toy industry. Each poster was screenprinted by hand on pink pleather, grommeted and tagged, and then stitched to a cardstock backing.

Press:
http://toypunks.blogspot.com/2007/12/toypunks-world-premiere-12707-baltimore.html
http://citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=14936

Silkscreening on pleather can be such a nightmare!

I have a love-hate relationship with silkscreening. It can be super frustrating at times, but when a print comes out crisp and perfect, it really is magical. Me and my friend Amanda have had many sleepless nights this past week. We're trying to make a deadline for the Toy Punks movie premier at Atomic Pop next week, hand-silk-screening posters, which we then plan to stitch on the borders, grommet, and attach a separately silk-screened hang tag. But it seems like we've hit a bump in the road with every part of the process for this project...

Problem #1: The stencil was blurry
Solution: Use GLASS not plexiglass on top of the lightbox

Problem #2: The stencil was still blurry!
Solution: Do NOT use a Speedball screen with a 30-something mesh-count. Thank you Plaza Art Supply for your 300-count miracle screens.

Problem #3: The pleather sticks to the screen when you lift it and messes with registration.
Solution: Spray mount that pleather to the table!

Problem #4: This looks great, but why is it looking terrible after 20 prints?
Solution: Run to Rite Aid to pick up some Glycerin to slow down the ink drying.

Problem: The frustration has consumed us.
Solution: Have a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale - why not? The name seems like a remedy.

Problem: This tastes awful.
Solution: Laugh hysterically until you find yourself sitting on the kitchen floor, nostalgic for sleep.

But I guess all our trouble makes our success that much more rewarding.

Check out the premier of Toy Punks at Atomic Pop on December 7th.