Artcrank Seattle 2014

Once again, I had the honor of participating in the 2014 version of the Artcrank show in Seattle. This time, the show was at the Fred Wildlife Refuge. It’s a nice space and some of the proceeds were donated to the venue.

I had a hard time designing this piece because I had other freelance gigs going on at the time and I was out of town for a few days. I honestly can say that I designed this poster at hotels, planes and layovers. It’s ok, I’m happy with the outcome.

If you are interested in buying a copy, please visit my store.

 

Final poster.

Detail.

Detail.

My original sketch/idea.

Layover inking in Philly.

L to R: Jeff Wilkson, Charles Youel, Jason Grube, yours truly and JC Arenas.

The crowd.

 

 

Phantogram

The Sasquatch! Music Festival is coming up and that means I get to do a poster. This year I picked Phantogram. They have a song on their new album called Bill Murray, so I decided to use him for my poster. I had a blast drawing him. So here are two of my favorites, Phantogram and Bill Murray. These are up for sale at my store.

Sketchbook

I share most of my work over at my Instagram, it’s just easier and faster for me. I usually just snap a pic and in two seconds I can share it, no need to scan anything. However, I decided to scan some pages from my sketchbook  so you can get a better idea of what my sketches look like up-close.

¡Diablos!

I’m preparing a solo show this next Novemeber 9th at Annies Art & Frame in Ballard. If you are in Seattle, swing by and have a drink or two. I will be showing some original drawings, linocuts and silk-screened posters and more. Here’s the Facebook event, feel free to share it!

See you there!

 

Bowie Creature

Here is the smaller version of the Bowie Creature.  I revisited the initial sketch and inked a new version, more polished. This is an edition of 100, they are a 2-color screenprint, signed and numbered. If you would like to purchase one, go to my store.

Bowie Creatue

Detail

Detail

First sketch and inked updated version.

Steamroller Smackdown 2013

We took part once again in the SVC’s Wayzgoose & Steamroller Smackdown. For those of you who don’t know what The Smackdown is, here is the skinny from the SVC’s website:

“The 12th Annual Wayzgoose will take place at the School of Visual Concepts on September 7, 2013 from 1-6pm. Come see the Letterpress Marketplace, where local printers will be selling their goods, the Letterpress Equipment Swap, hands-on demonstrations and keepsake printing in the SVC Letterpress Studio, and the Steamroller Smackdown, featuring 16 design teams competing to print the coolest poster using a giant steamroller instead of a printing press.

The Letterpress Studio at SVC has always been an intersection of historical and active practice. We are not just another program teaching a lost art; we are dedicated to preserving this craft through active engagement of the community, a de facto working museum. To that end, our inspiration for this year’s Steamroller Smackdown are the other local museums, the keepers of our cultural heritage. This year’s event will forge a link between these conservators of culture and the interpreters of culture: our illustrious design community. Our spirited design teams have been paired with a cultural muse.”

Our team was paired with the awesome EMP Music + Science Fiction Museum. If you haven’t been, you should check it out. During our visit to the EMP, two of the things that got my attention were David Bowie’s costume from Labyrinth and the mask from the Monster from the Black Lagoon. So I came up with a sketch that I think speaks to both things, the Sci-Fi and the Music. And the Bowie Creature was born. Here are some pictures from the process. If you would like to see more, you can also check out the Letterpress at SVC pool on Flickr.

Labyrinth costume.

Black Lagoon Mask.

Initial sketch.

Transfer ready.

Team carving.

Sprayed painted “makeup”

Inking the linoleum.

Steamroller printing.

Posters drying.

Final Poster.

Honorable mention, not bad.

The Glam Team!

Also, if you like the poster, I made a screenprinted version and it’s for sale at my store.

Artcrank

I was invited to be part of this year’s Artcrank show in Seattle, which is a combination of three things I love, bikes, posters and beer. Needless to say, I was super stoked. For my poster, I decided to do a Tigre riding a fixie (which I don’t ride, I like my brakes!)

Here are some pictures of my poster which by the way, you can get at my store.

 

Tigre Fixie

 

Detail

 

Detail

 

Detail

 

My original sketch and color chips.

 

JC Arenas and me. And our posters.

 

 

 

Sea Wolf Gigposter

I was invited once again to be part of the 2013 Sasquatch! Music Festival Poster Show. This is the poster I did for Sea Wolf. I will be printing these soon and have them up for sale at my store.

Pejelagarto

This is a block print of one of my favorite animals, it’s called Pejelagarto. Here are some pictures of the process I took with instagram.

I printed 30 of them on really nice paper, they are 5.5 x 8.5 and are for sale at my store.

 

Taller en Vida 2

Back in January I had the chance for the second time to go to Mexico City to print some posters with the great Arturo Negrete over at Taller 75 Grados. It was a lot of fun and I got to print two posters. The first one is called Tigre and it’s based on the the traditional tiger masks from Guerrero, Mexico. The second one is calleCalavera y Agua and it’s a little more abstract. The posters are 4 inks and printed on heavy stock paper, limited edition of 80, signed and numbered. If you would like to purchase a poster you can visit my store.