lily

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

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".

jewell & ginnie

I been working with my friend, Adam Boozer, developing the identity for Jewell & Ginnie, his "storyography" company that produces kickass HD video for all sorts of folks. he just finished a 45 minute documentary on a local/national artist extraordinaire, tim hussey. i am currently developing the rest of the identity that will include some real cool stuff. keep on the look out.

call and response

mark sloan has done it again. coming to the halsey at the end of may is one of the most exciting art shows to grace our beautiful city: Call And Response: Africa to America, the art of Nick Cave and Phylis Galembo. "Artist Nick Cave creates sculptural works that he calls “Soundsuits” consisting of brightly colored fabrics, elaborate embroidery, beadwork, raffia, and, other natural materials. Phyllis Galembo’s photographic portraits feature masqueraders from the West African countries of Benin, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso. “Call and Response: Africa to America / The Art of Nick Cave and Phyllis Galembo” pairs the work of these two uniquely American artists, each of whom explores the contours of West African masquerade through their art." Thanks to mark for allowing us to create the logo and various materials for this exciting exhibit. look for stickers soon. make sure you keep your eyes and ears open for that--you will be disappointed if you miss this show.

nicks ny subway rat

i was going through some files recently and found this shot. great story: a year or so ago, my family (the wife and kids) went to ny city for christmas. we were on the upper west side visiting some friends one night. we left there place late and headed to the subway. there were only a few lines running that late at night so we had to wait in this "ratty" subway. my son nick and i saw this bigass rat run into a drainage hole in the wall. nick said, "hand me your camera, quick!" (a digital point and shoot) he turned on the flash and held it flat up against the hole and pressed the button. we quickly looked at what he had taken, not knowing if anything would show up.
well this is the pic that he shot. we laughed and laughed. gotta love new york!

2009 addy awards

well, another year and another addy award ceremony. it was fun, we won 12 golds and 4 silvers and 1 bronze. it was great to see everybody in our industry hangin out and having fun. they are all strong. our great little city has some amazing talent that just grows and grows. i dig it. congrats to everyone. great job to jennifer waggoner on a hit show. my man mark lawrence crossed time barriers and emerged as the king of the 70's hit parade. groovy baby.

indigo girls

this indigo girls was created for the same veranda venue at the family circle cup site. a sweetass three color silkscreen on a dark green paper. gold, silver and black ink. it can be hung horizontal or vertical. the design was based on the indigo girls most recent release--having to do with posideon. fun stuff. real good then.