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new website/blog is up and running

2011-02-28T13:16:00.000-08:00

hey yall, it is done. please go to my new site, gsgd.com, this will now be where you get the shed post instead on this blog. i will probably keep this and decide to post non design related stuff. so bookmark, www.gsgd.com to get all the same blog info and view current work, ideas, stuff about us, etc. see you there! g

chris garrison

2011-02-23T12:20:00.000-08:00

I met chris a while back through the super conductor, eddie white. chris is a multi talented percussionist as well as electronics genius--building robots for a living. well chris and i have become friends and he showed me his latest creations which are circuit board jewelry, guitar picks, etc.--all made from various parts of circuit boards, resistors, etc.--he melts all the extra crap on them, then sands them to the copper then applies solder and so on. they are freaking beautiful and cool. this guitar pick is one he gave me. stay tuned...

barn jam tomorrow night!!

2011-02-15T14:45:00.000-08:00

weds., feb 16 will be a music feast. here is the new poster. i have been slack posting recently because, fortunately, i have been real busy making art for my clients as well as working tirelessly on the new website/blog. we are probably a week out so keep looking in. woohoo!!

barn jam wed., feb 9 --tomorrow!!

2011-02-08T16:39:00.000-08:00

hello yall. i about forgot to post this weeks barn jam art. here it is. now go out there tomorrow night and get your jam on.

coming soon...

2011-02-02T14:12:00.000-08:00

the new GSGD website/blog!! Woody and i finally got my custom blog done and i am in the process shooting photography of new work, old work, work work work. this site is going to be clean and simple, with a focus on our work and clients. sweet! so please pass the word (since my current site hasn't been updated in more than 5 years) and keep posted to this shed blog for the unveiling to the world. woo hoo!

barn jam, wed. feb 2 (groundhog day!)

2011-01-31T12:09:00.000-08:00

i totally forgot when i was working on this weeks' barn jam poster that weds was groundhog day. dammit, i could've crammed a groundhog in to a jar and...well, maybe not that idea but youknowhatimsayim?

anyway, go out to the jam on weds. should be another fine night musical dexterity and innovation. rock on.

barn jam wed., jan 26-sewee outpost

2011-01-23T07:58:00.000-08:00

howdy yall. yep, plan for wednesday out at the old barn jam. it looks to be another great live music occasion.
check with awendaw green for updates and other shows headin this way.

james hall and the futura bold

2011-01-21T15:16:00.000-08:00

recently my friend and mayor of torture town, had a house show with james hall. well, i had the pleasure of attending and folks, this guy is amazing. doug asked me to create a poster for his upcoming pourhouse show. and he is bringing his band along, the futura bold. this will be one to remember. don't miss it! futura bold is also a font not to be reckoned with.
read on:

Former Pleasure Club and Mary My Hope frontman and musically diverse artist/performer James Hall brings his band The Futura Bold to Charleston in support of their latest self titled album. If you know Hall, then you know a JH performance is more than a show. It's a sacred experience; truly a seductive revelation where spirits from the light and the shadows are conjured into a hallowed arena and the electric energy generated is of mythic proportions. Heavy, spiritual, intense stuff indeed.

With Torture Town and L Brown Odyssey in support, this will be the Rock Show of the year. You will not want to miss this one.

The Pour House
$7 (American)
Doors at 9pm
L Brown Odyssey - 10pm sharp
Torture Town - 11pm sharp
James Hall and the Futura Bold - 12pm sharp

Save the date, call the babysitter, ask off work on the 11th, take your zoot suit to the cleaners, ready your bail money.

blueprint insurance group

2011-01-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

congratulations to aryn linenger on the opening of his new insurance company: blueprint insurance group. his company will be handling casualty, property and risk management thoughout the lowcountry. aryn has been great to work with and he understands and believes in the importance of good design and branding. his website is now under construction and we hope to have the complete site up soon. go see aryn, think of him as your insurance architect.

charley

2011-01-18T14:18:00.000-08:00

the local reformed synagogue (KKBE), of which my lovely wife is the song leader and youth advisor, asked me to help them out with their newest tshirts. the story of the rhino is a long one so i won't get into that -- i think the rest is self explanatory. the kids were my art directors, they were awesome. thanks guys.

affa billboards

2011-01-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

thought yall would enjoy seeing the 3 billboards we did for affa on an actual board. we had fun doing these and hope they have proved to be effective.

barn jam wed., jan 19

2011-01-17T12:41:00.000-08:00

yall try to make it out to the barn jam this week. it should be a rockin affair as usual. here is a new barn jam poster i designed trying to do some different takes on the barn jam series. look for more to follow every week.

MWV

2011-01-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

The great folks at MeadWestvaco Specialty Chemicals, who i have worked with for many years, asked us to create some posters for the board of directors meeting last month in Richmond, Va. The posters focus on the MWV product, Evotherm which is a revolutionary new asphalt product that will help our environment and use less fuel. Keep up the research boys.

hjb construction

2011-01-11T11:28:00.000-08:00

just finished this logo for the guys at HJB Construction. These guys contruct commercial buildings all over the place for likes of Autozone, Family Dollar and many more. Joanne, Jim & JJ have been great to work with and we have alot of other work planned for them. so stay tuned...

coming soon

2011-01-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

my niece, emily, has a new record coming out--finally went to press--real real soon. should be a stunner. emily has some great folks working with her and everyone is excited to see this record released. keep updated to this ole blog o mine and i will post when it is available--should be just a few weeks.

kayaking the lowcountry

2011-01-10T06:40:00.000-08:00

hey yall! shot this pic this morning in my backyard. serious kayaking weather. come on you yankees, yall can take it. lets go.

one more this year

2010-12-29T13:12:00.000-08:00

don't miss it. awendaw green barn jam. drink it up--the music that is.

tighten up

2010-12-29T13:03:00.001-08:00

well christmas has come and gone and i know we all got cool stuff, great memories and funny stories to tell. i sure do. one in particular: my niece, emily, drew my name this year (the shuler family side) and she surprised me with a kickass belt buckle. a sumo wrestler! literally kickass! i will be wearing this throughout the new year and beyond. she also gave me the jackie brown collectors dvd. one of my faves. thanks em.

barn jam wed., dec 22

2010-12-21T06:32:00.000-08:00

yall put on some warm clothes, pack ya some coolies, or hotties whatever you like, and saunter on out to the weekly awendaw green barn jam tomorrow night. there will be some fine music and general comaraderie will be there too. oh and merry christmas.

hipstamatic scrooge

2010-12-16T13:35:00.000-08:00

arrrrgh.

miss the fair

2010-12-16T13:31:00.000-08:00

as you can tell i am just going through some older photos and posting them for the hell of it. i missed the fair this year. first time in 25 years. dammit, i love the fair. especially these two ticket chicks.

2010-12-16T13:22:00.000-08:00

words are not needed.

its that time of year...

2010-12-14T06:34:00.000-08:00

eatin! i pull this photo out about once a year--christmas time--since it is a shot of the greatest pastrami known to man created in katz deli nyc. this was from christmas day a couple years ago and it still makes my mouth water. you can actually have them ship you some of this amazing pastrami. go get some!

a clio!

2010-12-10T09:02:00.000-08:00

my long time, awesome hilarious friends, sean & brandy sullivan, gave me a freakin clio for my birthday! how about that? i got a clio! i know it came from a flea market in nyc and it is for a public service announcement from 1996 for a partnership for a drug free america (you gotta love irony)by some ny agency--but i still have my own clio. thanks yall!

wine & food festival

2010-12-10T08:39:00.000-08:00

i decided this year to try for the wine and food festivals' poster contest. i had some time, and idea i liked and mark and i decide to silkscreen for the competition. well, we didn't win, we got an honorable mention. oh well, win some, lose some. a very talented seth deitch won. congrats bro. great work. anyway, attached is a pic of the idea we had that mark and i screened. ideas get in your head and you just gots to get them out!

big 5-0

2010-12-10T08:29:00.000-08:00

on november 26, 2010 i turned a corner. fifty that is. my amazing daughter, tillye turned 21 on the following day, the 27th, so we celebrated with a shuler chalet gathering around the fire pit, rockin hard live music in the garage and blowing up 4000 firecrackers in 10 seconds. sweet! (thanks heather!) it was big fun. the picture here is an undescribably amazing gift my right hand man and design compadre, mark lawrence, created, designed, silkscreened for this momentous b-day. what a great surprise. thanks mark.

big ups!

2010-12-10T08:16:00.000-08:00

to eddie white and his amazing group of friends, volunteers, musicians, and on and on who helped make the festival a success. i love working with eddie and his folks and creating the art for his projects. if anybody out there wants some merch, i'm sure you can contact awendaw green and get some. get some! thanks again eddie for letting us be a part of your world. rock on my friend. g

awendaw green music festival

2010-11-30T14:45:00.000-08:00

i got all this canning done so there could be a poster for the big awendaw green music festival .
yall come on out an support local music as well as the wando high school band, the red cross, and lots more good causes. we designed tshirts too so bring some cash. eddie white is keeping this town in live music mode. we love you eddie.

just have to

2010-11-24T08:49:00.000-08:00

brag a little. a couple weeks ago at the aiga inshow we had some work selected to appear in the show. check em out. great clients get great work. we love you guys. g

on the way to the wall

2010-11-23T12:54:00.000-08:00

on the way to the wall, we stopped to urinate, get some gas, etc. while in the bathroom (and i always take some sort of camera with me, you never know what you will see) i noticed the prophylactic dispenser and their were these 3 items for sale. genuine horny goat weed? never heard of that. must be the new spanish fly. and genuine too. someone wrote in "sexual positions" i guess that they thought it was a voting booth. and the tingler ring: "diamonds are out! give her the tingler ring!" the color/design makes it feel industrial, maybe it was some sort of new flexible metal or something. great illustration though. anyway, they made me laugh. so maybe you will--maybe not.

roger waters "the wall"

2010-11-23T12:36:00.000-08:00

last thursday me, robin and our good friends, robin mcadam and david richards headed to atl for the roger waters, the wall at philips arena. if you have a chance to see this show, run don't walk to your nearest cpu and order those tix. i have always loved the album, the wall, by pink floyd so i was stoked to check this out. well as a designer, this was a wet dream. sonic perfection mixed with surreal and stunning visuals, technologically flawless, on a huge scale, this concert kicked some giant ass! the photos attached i shot with my iphone so down't expect much but it will give you a feel for scale. i also included a shot with the house lights up after the wall had been torn down. i am so glad my buddy dave talked me into buying these tix several months ago. it was a true unforgettable experience.

hold your head high

2010-11-16T13:00:00.000-08:00

this past friday was the annual aiga-sc inshow awards. we were lucky enough to have several pieces chosen for the show but i am proud mostly of our intern, jay bush, who scored the big best of show-student award for his black crowes poster. i asked him to design it for the show a while back and then him and mark commenced to silk screen it. great job. great work.

a fragile tomorrow

2010-11-11T07:18:00.000-08:00

new poster for the highly talented band, a fragile tomorrow, who will be making an acoustic duo tour this january. if there is anybody reading this, next time you hear about these guys playing around town or in a town near you, go see them. you will be better for it.

rubber worm molds

2010-11-10T11:12:00.000-08:00

found these a while back. i remember when i was a kid my dad used to make his own rubber worms by pouring the hot colored rubber into molds like these. these look like some weird chart. the would make great graphs. i thought they were cool, its probably just me.

artist market this saturday

2010-11-10T11:01:00.000-08:00

kristen at the music farm decided a couple years ago that we have such amazing craftsmen here in chucktown that the world famous music farm should have a market day. mark designed and silkscreened the poster for the event. head to the farm saturday (10am-3pm) and check out all the cool stuff for sale. the holidays are around the corner and my birthday is in a couple weeks.

the road of ideas keeps goin

2010-11-04T07:13:00.000-07:00

working tirelessly over here on some great jobs. alot of cool printed work to show you guys but my damn camera is crapping out on me. anybody out there have a suggestion for a good camera to shoot table top stuff? always open to ideas.

more husk

2010-11-03T14:41:00.000-07:00

i totally spaced on one of the giant cogs that kept the gears moving with getting husk up and running. buff ross, owner and emperor of alloneword design worked with me and the folks at husk to create the husk website. a stellar job, i must say. sorry for the delayed kudos buff, you know i love ya.

farm to table

2010-11-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

opening on monday will be the long awaited debut of Husk Restaurant, the new restaurant from the neighborhood dining group featuring chef sean brock of McCradys fame. this restaurant is the brainchild of chef brock and david howard that celebrates seans' hand-picked purveyors--all from the south. the menu will change daily, depending on the fresh ingredients he has received. we have really enjoyed working with david and sean on the branding and identity of this amazing eating establishment. other premiere folks involved in getting this thing up and running were melany mullens of wagstaff (pr kings), david richards architect (personal friend and a real smart hokie),
and tommy brooks of brooks sign. yall try and visit this place soon, it will be worth it.

back in the saddle

2010-11-01T06:35:00.000-07:00

well, i'm back from our outer banks annual fishing trip. we went north this year, chicamacomico, to be exact. first time in 25 years we have stayed there. we thought the fishing was going to be stellar up north but those damn fish went south on us, literally. so i can tell with certainty that we will be back fishing with our friend jay cavanaugh, on hatteras island, on the bite me this spring and next fall. although the fish were not there and the wind was blowing a gale all week we managed to have large, large time. thanks OBX, see you soon.

obx bound!

2010-10-22T07:57:00.001-07:00

when the goin gets tough the tough head for the outerbanks of nc for our annual good ole boy tuna fishing and other stuff tour. yep folks, i will be outta town all next week enjoying the outdoors, catching fish, and general camaraderie with some of the best. we have been bustin ass over here creating some great stuff for some great clients but i need this break away from the pointin and clickin. i will have my trusty sketch book, but where we will be, electronics don't work. which is good for you...sometime. no new posts til i get back. hopefully posts with pics of lots of fish. later yall.

barn jam, wed. oct.20

2010-10-18T13:10:00.000-07:00

once again, every week, eddie white and the boys at awendaw green bring out the tunes. come this weds and enjoy.

my main man

2010-10-15T09:29:00.000-07:00

here at gsgd i have been fortunate to have amazing employees throughout the years. my main man, senior designer (his title) mark lawrence, has been vectorizing, conceptualizing, drawing, hanging and havin fun over here for many years. recently mark came across a call for entries for the the knology/musc hollings cancer center 3rd annual 5k pajama run/walk. he decided to enter. being the smartest designer here, he came up with the brilliant idea of making posters out of pajama material with a tyvek sheet(just like runners attach to their shirts) pinned to the poster. mark screened the tyvek sheets and made 5 posters to enter. his intention was to produce 50 or so, all by hand. the costs was a minimal and probably equal to what it would cost to print posters. 5 to 8 different pajama pattern flannel material glued to a piece of chipboard. needless to say, he blew the mind of the folks responsible for judging the poster contest. they loved it but did not understand the process at all or how cool this promotion would be. needless to say, he didn't win. i think this idea is amazing and really cool, so i took some pics of the 5 he created and posted them here. enjoy.

equality baby equality

2010-10-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

going up this week is the first of 3 billboards we created for affa. the alliance for full acceptance.
these guys are working hard to help people realize that even though we may all be different, we are all human and deserve to be treated that way. a great organization and i was truly proud to be asked to create this series. each billboard has a specific web link to inform and add some humor to this serious subject. our amazing friend and seriously talented writer, jenny badman, was a huge part of this. thanks jenny, for everything. anyway, the 3 boards will not be going up all at once, so stay tuned...

great weekend

2010-10-11T12:06:00.000-07:00

glad to be back at it. here are 3 logos we just finished for the great folks at stevens towing company. we also created a tradeshow booth and some cool printed materials that go with it to help these guys keep transport big things. bos smith has been awesome to work with and you know how much i enjoy working on big heavy metal machinery jobs. these guys deal with giant --i mean giant (500-1000 ton stuff) things. the stevens transprot is for their ship, the coastal venture. so, real soon you will see that logo on the bow of this unique shipping vessel. keep moving the big stuff boys.

busy busy busy

2010-10-07T10:18:00.001-07:00

things are rockin around here. workin on many cool things, logos, posters, packaging, art and more art. dog party this weekend. and its shaping up to be a good one.

things are rockin around this town

2010-10-05T10:03:00.000-07:00

barn jam, wed, oct 6, more kickin music from the never tired folks at awendaw green. this town is brimmin with talent so go out and support them. my barn jam posters are going to start movin in a direction that i haven't figured out yet. so keep an eye to the shed blog here because you may see something you truly detest. rock on my friends, it's october, the greatest month between september and november.

garage cuban band

2010-09-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

i was pleased to be asked by my friend, the incredible multi instrumentalist, bill carson to design and screen a poster for the garage cuban band featuring Jack Burg, Bill Carson, Jonathan Gray, Nathan Koci and Ron Wiltrout. make sure you don't miss their show at the pour house sun, oct 30. cuban food and some smokin hot cuban jams.

a socially responsible company

2010-09-28T06:57:00.000-07:00

just finished a new identity for equiscript, a socially responsible pharmacy program that generates revenue their clients can use to help your neighbors afford their medications. great company and fun people to work with. everything we are working on will be coming live soon. look after your neighbors, we're all in this together...

the relic hunter

2010-09-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

spent all day saturday diving the edisto river fossil and relic hunting with an old college friend, gary koger, who has been a professional history relic and fossil hunter. him and i went to a spot he has been before on the edisto and we dove for 2-3 hours. we burnt a couple tanks each and snorkeled in some shallower water as well. from his perspective, we didn't do so well but i thought it was great. at right is a sharks tooth i found in about 8-10ft of water. it is small by most standards, approx 2" tall. found a few of these, gary found a big meg, around 4" tall. we also found, sawfish teeth, ray plates, whale vertebrate, tuna tails, sunglasses, lost key rings, a cell phone and countless other schwagg. it was a fun and educational day. i look forward to more relic hunting real soon.

spotted on google earth?

2010-09-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

now this would be a first. to have logo we designed to be photographed from a satellite? it could happen. and it might. its all part of the halloween corn maze where some really smart folks used gps to carve the new identity and slogan into the corn field. pretty freakin cool.

the devil is everywhere

2010-09-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

recently i spotted this package in an old antique store. it's some sort of apocalyptic preparation with quinine. and to prepare for the coming apocalypse, everything you need is in this little box. all i can figure is the quinine makes the poison go down easy. i could never sell that name to any client. they just wouldn't think it was a positive message. later.

happy monday!

2010-09-20T06:34:00.000-07:00

this picture always makes me laugh. mark, schmingy and i were at the austin city limits festival a few years back, rockin to some fine music, when we spotted john travolta. it wasn't john travolta but real close. we laughed then and i am laughing now. funny how folks look. well, its the beginning of another week, the weather is beautiful, but i will be crankin on some great new work. lets keep this economy goin!

sweet stuff

2010-09-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

this is a guide to okinawa issued in the early sixties by armed forces information to families moving over. it is small, 4x5, perfect bound and richly illustrated. very freakin cool. beautiful cover.

a proud uncle

2010-09-12T10:12:00.000-07:00

My incredibly talented niece, Emily, is releasing her new album real soon. yall oughta check it out. she's a killer singer songwriter offering up some fine originals. check out emilys website for a free download of one of the cuts. enjoy. rock on emily, we love you.

hornets nest! hornets nest!

2010-09-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

check out this bigass hornet that was flying around in the shop. if that stinger was to penetrate human skin, i believe a loud yell would occur then non stop cursing and crying. good thing none of us got zapped by that monster.

dog party

2010-09-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

it's back.

barn jam wed. sept.8

2010-09-03T16:59:00.000-07:00

awendaw green. bethere.

mallMerlin

2010-09-02T08:14:00.000-07:00

we teamed up with the huge brains at slicker to create the identity for their new amazing app, mallMerlin, soon to be available to shoppers everywhere. pretty amazing app, but what would you expect from chris and tommy over at slicker. keep the ideas comin boys.

black crowes concert

2010-09-01T09:10:00.000-07:00

here's the new poster for the black crowes show at the family circle stadium. my esteemed intern, jay bush, designed it and he and mark screened it the other night. pretty sweet. right on jay.

coming soon

2010-08-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

we are pleased to have been chosen to work with the neighborhood dining group, owners of mccradys, the buccaneer, queen annes revenge as well as chicagos in atlanta. husk will open in october with chef sean brock bringing fresh, southern ingredients to his original creations. the "h" is a sneak preview of the restaurant branding we have been working on. stay tuned for more to come.

barn jam, weds., sept. 1

2010-08-30T12:07:00.000-07:00

every week, on wednesdays, those music crazy folks at awendaw green, scour our local countryside to find some of the best musicians around. come out and support local music. it's good for your soul.

rockin the free world

2010-08-28T17:04:00.000-07:00

the fine fine musicians/teachers at m u rock nation is ready to entertain you with a rockin show of unknowns who rock hard and show no fear. so come on out to the windjammer oct 15 & 16 to see the future of the free world. tshirts of the poster will be available soon.

barn jam wed. aug. 18

2010-08-16T17:46:00.000-07:00

be there. awendawgreen.com

shopping with friends

2010-08-13T08:04:00.001-07:00

my good friends at lowcountry aids services is having its annual shopping with friends benefit event that stands to be a big, fun extravaganza. we enjoyed creating the logo(at right) as well as some ads and such. these guys provide an important service so get involved yall.

found

2010-08-11T11:02:00.000-07:00

i just came across this old massey ferguson shot that i took of some tractor out the woods a while back. just like it thought you guys might.

darkness to light

2010-08-10T08:36:00.000-07:00

it's official. we have finished the new logo/branding for darkness to light . great folks and i am very proud to have the opportunity to work with them. their new website is in process and will be up and running soon. please support these guys. it's tough out there for kids.

creep--pee

2010-08-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

saw this toy dispenser at a junk store near jacksonville, nc. they wanted $1200 for this creepy ass clown. i thought it was cool in a weird sort of way. i would have paid $100 for it but the lady was a bitch so i wasnt buying squat from that store.

the homegrown concert

2010-08-03T05:27:00.000-07:00

yep, it's almost school startin time. that means the local boys, hootie and the blowfish, will be having their annual homegrown concert on aug. 11 at the family circle stadium on daniel island. this concert helps local schools with much needed supplies since our state government doesn't seem to put education ahead of anything. come to the show and show your support for our kids in school, and while you are there, purchase one of the hand silkscreened posters we created for this show (at right). there is only 50 and they are one of a kind. hopefully i can get the band to sign them too.

back in the saddle

2010-08-02T06:12:00.000-07:00

took a little time off up in the outerbanks of nc, ocracoke island to be exact. me and the family hung with our good friends, mark, michele and andre. played music, ate like a king, met some really interesting folks/new friends and enjoyed the 75-85 degree bliss. while walking around this cool pirate island, i came across some very cool and somewhat odd things. i had to include the toilet planters--those are sweet. we saw these in a few yards. they are fertilized at random. also, the other pic(s) are of an old boat inboard engine just sittin by an old large oaktree. now that is craftsmanship and just plain beautiful. more to come soon...

are you learn ed?

2010-07-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

my spectacular friend, kristin zeaser sydow, has this amazing program for preschool kids here in mt.pleasant. it is called, and has been called for many, many years, Learning Extensions. when she first opened it, i did all of her identity and that was pre-computers. so, all done by hand on boards, which i loved, but i do love the graphic arts cyber world. anyway, that lasted a long time so it was time for an update. the previous art was based on an extension ladder, so i just brought that a step farther. brand spanking new. today. so it is not on her website yet. but check her program out. very smart girl and your kids will be smarter too.

i still want one of these

2010-07-15T17:52:00.000-07:00

just came across some old pics of these cool coin operated rides from an auction i was interested in but missed the boat-literally. i still want one.

Hubee D's!!

2010-07-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

opening next week sometime, Hubee D's, pronounced "hew bee dees", the best little chicken eatin place around. we have had the pleasure of creating the brand--across the board. attention to detail.
check it out, it's gonna be DEElicious!!

now showing

2010-07-12T15:12:00.000-07:00

new poster i just finished for the art show, Now Showing, opening on sat., july 17. hand silkscreen, one color, large. there will only be a few at the opening. try and come to the show. charlie bidwell is an old friend and amazing photographer. charlie lives in L.A. and the poster represents from l.a. to chas.--the whole nation is a show. here is the info. be there.

Now Showing:
Works by Charlie Bidwell
and Samantha Magowan

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 17th from 6PM-8PM

back at it

2010-07-11T13:47:00.000-07:00

back from a great vacation--they all are. i love my family.
anyway, came back to the shop, opened the new CA. glancing through
i caught a glimpse of my friends, Yee Haw Industries, who have a full
page devoted to enterprising designers.
so i hold up the "artimus Pyle has a posse" in honor of you, kevin and julie.
rock on.

time for a little rest & relaxation

2010-07-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

fourth of july. time for my annual big extended family vacation at the always serene, pristine, aquamarine, edisto beach, sc. been comin to edisto since i was just a few years old, now it is upwards of twenty something folks from my side of the family. we have a big time playin music, eating and doing absolutely nothing--maybe some fushin. so this is the last post for a week cuz i be stayin away from this here cyber world. have a great independence day and remember, independence is never overated. rock on.
g

bluesphere: earth art expo charleston

2010-07-01T14:11:00.000-07:00

mark sloan at the halsey has done it again. beginning in september, city wide, there will be several exhibitions under one roof: bluesphere: earth art expo charleston.
here is a brief overview:

As a concept and growing lifestyle choice, sustainability is gaining attention daily. It touches every aspect of our lives as we better understand ways to protect, preserve and use resources.

Bluesphere: Earth Art Expo seeks to bring sustainability education to the residents of Charleston, South Carolina through a mixture of 7 visual art exhibitions, lectures, panel discussion, films and activities offered by 25 area organizations focusing on the environment and conservation.

mark asked us to create the identity for this great project(as you can see) so keep your eyes open for more from us regarding this project.

barn jam wed. june 30 awendaw green

2010-06-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

it's almost wednesday again, which means BARN JAM!!
come on out and listen to some fine fine music.
there might be fireflies...
g

battle of the bands 2010!!!

2010-06-28T06:27:00.000-07:00

put it on your calendar, aug. 26, music farm, the united ways battle of the bands! my main man, mark lawrence, designed these beauties and screened 'em this weekend. love the flying v's in formation!
good cause. be there.

carter!carter!carter!

2010-06-25T17:15:00.000-07:00

my good friend carter mcmillan is running for james island county council. so, if by some luck of chance, you happen to be reading this and live on james island, consider carter.
he is an upstanding citizen of james island and held in the highest regard by those who know him. he will work hard to help james island get on track and become the will of the hardworking folks who live there. vote mcmillan. right on!

foxey!

2010-06-24T12:31:00.000-07:00

my good friend, squire fox, who happens to be this fireball photographer with the coolest name, asked me to help him with his identity. for his main commercial work as well as his wedding site. my daughter, tillye, is apprenticing with squire and for some odd reason she has great art inside her screaming to comeout. she started this process (and helped alot) then got me involved and what you see is where we ended up. squire is currently working on finalizing photos for his new website(s) so keep an eye out for that.

ocean city

2010-06-23T07:01:00.000-07:00

cool old ocean city fishing reel package. great color, great fish logo.
they don't make em like they used to.
love the package but fishing reel technology has come alot further.
tight lines boys. g

barn jam wed. june 23 awendaw green

2010-06-22T17:34:00.000-07:00

once again the awendaw green boys are pulling the jams off the top shelf for an evening of amazing live music. runnin late on this poster but got er done.

an all american city: mt.pleasant

2010-06-22T05:07:00.000-07:00

Yo Yo Yo! All hail Mount Pleasant, South Carolina! The town of Mount Pleasant was nominated by All American City a few months ago for not only our community spirit but for some outstanding programs and our future projects that are beginning this year. Well, last week in Kansas City the town took some 40 folks, joining 25 other nominated towns in America where they performed a required presentation of their choice. Needless to say, we won! Congrats Mt.P! You truly are an All American City.

tonka truck memories

2010-06-18T14:30:00.000-07:00

saw this old toy tonka truck/car carrier in an old junk store recently. when i was a kid or back in my day or they don't make em like this anymore--anyway, i had one just like this. metal. freakin cool metal truck toy. these were awesome and i had a dump truck, the cars that went on the carrier, a backhoe, basically a danged whole fleet of these kickass toy vehicles. tonka knew what they were doing. too bad kids today don't get to experience tetanus shots as much as we did.
happy fathers day yall. g

a video says a million words

2010-06-16T09:11:00.000-07:00

just finished the identity for our friend, yates dews' new company, keen eye marketing. he produces high end videos of property for sale. from residential to commercial, he will come in there, do walk throughs, edit and produce a sweet, professional video with music that flows like butter down a lobsters' back. so iffen you're needing an excellent representation of a property you have for sale, contact yates.

thars a new sherf in town

2010-06-15T13:45:00.000-07:00

howdy folks! been busy lately and aint posted anythang. i like writing in country talk, dang nice. this here art is for a doggone brand new restaurant opening real soon in town. specializin in chicken tenders and wangs, they are local folks and use an old family recipe that will make yo taste buds crazy wid happiness. we have been working on the whole branding thang for awhile now and i thought i might give you folks (if any of you are out there) a small glimpse of the brand applied to a sauce. this is the real deal so keep yer ears and eyes open for news on Hubee D's! Deelicious!!

come on over

2010-05-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

well it's finally official. the new mount pleasant mark has been unanimously approved by the mayor and town council. we had a very interesting experience working on this whole project with an outstanding team of super smart folks: blue ion(internetastic), dean foster, david mcnair and ashley and eric at the town. we are still experimenting with colors and applications so keep and eye peeled for some cool mt. p schwag! rock on.

this is a swell season

2010-05-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

well let me start by saying that if you missed the swell season on saturday night at the north chuck performing arts center, you missed a treat. glen hansard and marketa irglova were true, engaging professionals on stage and even conversing with the audience alittle. there was a couple assholes behind us that would not shut up. talking through every song, loud too. what the hell? they'd paid for the tickets to see a show but were freaking talkin. well my daughter, tillye, who doesn't take crap from anybody, set them straight and they left. rock on tillye, i trained you well. if you ever get a chance to see them - do it. and go buy their new album, strict joy, you won't be dissappointed. attached to this entry is a couple new posters my man, mark lawrence, just finished screening: zac brown who will be at the family circle cup tennis center on june 5 and the great havenots will be hosting the 10th year of piccolo fringe at several venues. looks to be another great two weeks of comedy! these 4 color hand silkscreened posters will be signed and for sale at theater 99 as long as they last.

eyewash artwork

2010-05-10T13:06:00.000-07:00

here is an early seventies (i think) eye wash emergency sign i found at my friend, matt decells' new shop. he moved to another cool ass old navy base warehouse space. awesome place. industrial, huge, heavy duty, dirty, metal, strong. it's as if they said one day, "close the base." and everyone just dropped what they were doing and walked out. incredible. i have also included some hipstamatic shots from the other night there. the first one is woody yelling "Williams! where are those qR 12-A saw blade requisition forms?! Johnson in the Bldg no. 545 can began until the union has those danged forms!"

new spoleto poster

2010-05-05T06:05:00.000-07:00

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
i can't sop laughing everytime i think of this poster. no disrespect to the artist, maya lin, she is a force unto her own. but this poster cracks me up. i know where she got her inspiration. that will make you laugh as hard as me.(huh uh, i said hard, uh huh) that is the funny part. the sad part is spoleto festival usa is part sponsor of the halsey institute of contemporary arts' show during spoleto, "Call and Response: Africa to America, The art of Nick Cave and Phyllis Galembo". The opportunity to capitalize on these amazing artists work was missed. word on the street is nick cave offered to make one of his amazing sound suits specifically for the poster. think about how much fun the windows of king street would have been with that as the basis for the merchants! not to mention the amount of people exposed to this one of a kind art show. instead, once again we are left to look at a spread from an atlas with holes in it. nice holes, i must say.(huh uh, i said holes, uh huh). i think caitlin upton says it best"...because some people out there in our nation don't have maps..." hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

creepy dinner companions

2010-05-04T14:57:00.000-07:00

i found these on that same road trip to wilmington. matching clown salt and pepper shakers. weird, you say? yes, especially the x's on the eyes. they are dead clown salt and pepper shakers. i know where they are if anyone would like to purchase them.

tiny tot

2010-05-04T14:54:00.000-07:00

great old package. simple, clear, exactly what it is. love that old paper stock too. man...

barn jammin'

2010-05-03T17:17:00.000-07:00

some new barn jam posters for awendaw green. ever evolving.

battery 2 beach

2010-04-30T06:23:00.000-07:00

spring is here, time to ride that bike! thanks to amazing folks like tom bradford of charleston moves, we will have clear and safe routes to ride our bikes across the lowcountry. i am proud to have been asked to create the mark for this program, battery 2 beach. look for coasters, shirts, hats, bottle openers, water bottles,---i don't know if they are going to make all those things but if there is anyone out there in cyber world that wants to donate money for that effort then contact those folks. they could use all the help you want to give. now get off yer ass and ride!

helping society

2010-04-20T12:12:00.000-07:00

there is a local non profit group headed by john caspian called sidewalk chalk. they bring creative writing programs to under privelidged schools at no cost. we were lucky enough to be asked to help them with their identity. they are an amazing group and have a really strong board that believes in the strength and importance of art in our society. keep up the good work john!

my morning jacket, wed. apr 28

2010-04-20T12:03:00.000-07:00

what up yall! here is the latest from the shed silkscreening team of mark lawrence and me, gil shuler. the one of kind my morning jacket show poster! they will be rockin with the preservation halll jazz band at the family circle cup tennis center on daniel island next wed., apr. 28. we hope to get jim james and the boys to sign a few to sell at the event. very limited number so get there early and purchase a poster.

meteor

2010-04-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

this nameplate just spoke to me. vera nice...

american canco

2010-04-12T10:30:00.000-07:00

man, if i could reproduce the stuff like this i would have total peace of mind. great label, and the name of the can company: CANCO. that is the best.

lily

2010-03-31T11:55:00.000-07:00

hello all! me and the family went to wilmington, nc this past weekend to visit UNCW -- the school that my son nick will be attending in the fall. we were able to stop at some interesting junk stores along the way. saw this cool logotype -- vera nigh ice.

flatt city

2010-03-30T07:22:00.000-07:00

my friend, stephen schabel and his band flatt city played my dog party a year and half ago and i told them it would be my honor to design a poster for them. well here it is. they have an april 11 show coming up at the pourhouse. these guys are amazing musicians who produce the pure rockin bluegrass. as they say "high mountain sound on flatt ground".