Come To the CD Release Show

My graphic design skills

The Secret to Scaling a Mountain, Finally

The past, i don't know how long, all included in my blogging hiatus, I have been working with a good friend on her album art. I am rarely impressed with new musicians but this album really is something amazing. I fell in love with her voice, her sound, and most of all her incredible ability to say what she wants through a song, and we worked together pretty flawlessly to create a whole feel for this album that I am proud of, for both of us.

Her name is Elli Perry do yourself a favor and go listen....

I did ALL the illustration, graphic design, branding, and layout for the album.

The Cd is finally printed, pressed, and ready to sell. I don't have a copy yet but I can not say how nice it will feel to hold it in my hands. So here is a preview of the work that is a part of the album.

The photography is by an amazingly talented guy named Clayton Bozard.

http://www.claytonbozard.com/blog

I am so impressed with his work.

I did separate images for the album cover and the booklet cover, this is the booklet front and back cover.

This is the image on the inside cover.

This is an example of an illustration and how I used it with the lyrics in the booklet.

Image for the Back Cover

***for some reason none of the images on this post linked where they open up larger in another window. I can not say why, only that it makes me mad. If anyone can solve my problem please let me know!

David Ryan Adams

This piece was from my junior year in school and I hated it at the time...now I kind of love it. Except I am not sure where the rest of his neck went in the reclining pose. hmmm...

here is a great quote from ryan I just found on his twitter....

"Twitter is like subtle self thought monologue sabotage- lovely idea5:47 PM Mar 26th from txt "

Happy St. Patty's Day!

It's not finished, but the day is just too perfect to not post Van the Man. 

Baby it's Cold Outside.

I am in the midst of the most busy days of the year working on art for an album, getting Christmas gifts together, cooking, cleaning, and keeping up new and old relationships.  

So today I bought myself christmas gifts.

I have a new scanner so from now on the scan quality of my work will no longer be a giant stress looming over my head.  

And I got one of the items from my list in my previous post.  If you know me then you know how excited I am about my new shoes...

And that I HATE cold weather.  Good thing it is going to be 70 on Christmas.  That I can deal with. 

My Grown Up Christmas List

I needed so practice with ink, so I did a sketchbook Christmas List.  

A Majolica Tea Set and the Perfect Pair of Shoes

Mark Jacobs Flamingo Mouse Dress and Mouse Flats and a Watch

Dolce & Gabbana Regina Coat and Prada PR 18IS Sunglasses

My Future Scottish Terrier

and this guy.....

...and I found this book today...

The Big Fat Duck Cookbook by Heston Blumenthal including over 60 illustrations by Dave McKean.  This book is a monster and I am wondering who, other than Martha Stewart, can afford a $250 cookbook.  Below is a piece of McKean's work from the book.

Just reminding myself of all the things I want and can not have.  It's like getting a giant sirynge full of "work harder" "think smarter"  and "aim higher".

rambunctious

-adjective

1.  difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous

A cake walk, out of the woods.