Best last year ever!!!

It's a 2012 and still no new designs being posted. It sucks, but the projects that I've been busy with have not been officially been unveiled, so I can't post them up. There IS a lot to look forward to in the new year, though. The new TORCHE lp will be out on Volcom Entertainment in the Spring and the cover that I just finished for it is as crazy as they come. It is a completely different subject matter than I am used to working on, but it has been fun as hell.
Also look out for two re-issue lp's from Kylesa. I have the difficult task of taking two classic albums art and interpreting them into new designs. Honored to have got the nod on the project.
There will be art for Howl, Lamb Of God, Sanctus Bellum, High On Fire, Kylesa, Torche, Fight Amp, Red Fang, and more in the coming year. It just keeps getting busier.
The THICK AS THIEVES mini print packs will have it's 2nd edition out later in the year and Santos art prints will be coming this Spring/Summer.
Once again look out for me on the road. I will on tour again off and on again throughout the year, so hit me up if you see that a tour that I'm on is coming your way. April/May I'll be going out with Death Angel for a 3 week tour and will post details when they are available.

Last but not least in any way, THANK YOU to all of you that drive me to keep producing art. Without all of the cool folks out there, this would be in vain. More to come!!!

THICK AS THIEVES mini print packs!!!

The THICK AS THIEVES mini-print packs have been printed by the ever awesome Andrew Crawshaw (Broken Press) this past weekend and they look incredible!

Each Pack includes:
- 5 mini-prints with designs from Glyn Smyth, Tom Denney, Casey McKinley, Mark McCormick, and Santos.
- Thick As Thieves patch
- *bonus* Santos mini print.
- Artist info sheet.

150 packs printed with 100 available for purchase.
All packs are in a 9"x9" printed envelope and hand numbered.

The THICK AS THIEVES packs will be:
- $25 ppd - N. AMERICA
-$30 ppd - WORLD.

(if the "add to cart" button isn't working, please message or email me)

THICK AS THIEVES mini print pack

T.A.T. I - N. America $25.00 USD T.A.T I - World $30.00 USD

The hope would be to have THICK AS THIEVES become a continuing series of packs that assemble as many known and unknown artists as possible.

THANK YOU to Glyn Smyth, Casey McKinley, Mark McCormick, Tom Denney, and Andrew Crawshaw. I look forward to the next edition.

A Torche Xmas!

I told you all about the new TORCHE "Xmas"shirts that they had with them on the Part Chimp tour last month and some of you now have them. I finally get to post a pic of the new design. It's a fun a cartoony design of Santa's reindeer turning on him. I've enjoyed working with the guys because they have had me sketching up designs that are unlike any that I usually am commissioned to do. Just wait until you see the new Torche album cover.

Everyday I'm hustlin'.

It's been busy as hell around here. I'm beginning to fuse with my art table and am wishing that there were more hours in the day. Never a complaint, just in the process of getting projects done before I leave to do merch for High On Fire November 9th.
I have finished a few projects over the past few months, but haven't been able to post them up per request by the bands. The LAMB OF GOD "Harvest" design is 6 months away and the new TORCHE "Xmas" design will be available on the PART CHIMP tour next month. As soon as I get the okay, I'll post them up.

I CAN post up the new design for NICHE. NICHE hail from gorgeous Savannah, GA and are an awesome 70's style rock band complete with keys. The keys are provided by Corey Barhorst (Kylesa) and their new cd "So Be It" is available through the band. You can also hear some their music here: NICHE!! Corey informed me that they'll be touring again soon and said that their just completed mini tour was a success. I also heard about how bad ass they were from fellow artist, Brian Mercer who text me while the show was going on in. Check them out.
Seeing as I'm in the middle of a tight schedule, this post will be a short one. I have to get back to the art room. I'm working on the new HOWL logo, 2 KYLESA re-issue covers, and the new TORCHE cover, NOISEAR cover, as well as many other projects coming up after I get back from tour.


P.S. The HIGH ON FIRE tour starts on November 9th and I am with them until November 20th. Come out to one of the shows, say hi, get me high (seriously), and see HIGH ON FIRE destroy. Dates are here: HIGH ON FIRE.

Time for the harvest.

October starts tomorrow and I realized that I haven't posted in a while. It's been a crazy few months with all of the shows and friends coming through town and a packed art schedule. I'm also getting ready to head out on the road with Death Angel through Canada and trying feverishly to finish some projects before I go.

Newly inked is the new Lamb Of God "Harvest" design. I enjoy working with Mark and wanted to make a sick shirt that represents some of the folks that farm and enjoy L.O.G. That seems pretty weird, but I noticed a lot of friends and friends' family members who were in fact farmers and also enjoyed metal. Specifically, Lamb Of God. Thinking about that, I put together an image that defined a some of the hell that farms and farmers are going through into an iconic design. I took down the image as it's still 6 months away before they're released.

I'm currently working a simple shirt design for Savannah, Georgia's NICHE. Kylesa's Corey Barhorst plays keys for them and gave me a copy of their new cd. They play some good old 70's style rock and roll and are a damned good time live (so I hear from Brian Mercer). That should be up soon.

Also on the schedule for inking is a design for the clothing company Savakas, covers for the new NOISEAR record, FIGHT AMP lp, 2 KYLESA LP re-issues, KYLESA live lp, and possibly 2 covers that I can't mention right now. The rest of my year is officially booked.

The "Thick As Thieves" sticker packs will hopefully be coming in the next month or so. I'm super pissed that they're not out by now.

A lot of indoor time is coming, and from the looks of it, it's going to be a rough one. That doesn't matter as the grey rainy season is upon us and I love my job.

Ladies' Choice

If you live in or around Seattle and don't already know the name Adam Bass or "Superfan", you must not go to shows. Adam is a fixture in the Seattle music scene as is his booking/promotion/label, LADIES' CHOICE. He and co-owner Colin Bush have been setting up shows for a wide variety of local, national, and international acts and have also found time to release a few records under the LC moniker. After 7 years, they finally asked about getting a logo done.

The logo is a bit of silly theme, but one that seems to match the fun spirit of Adam and Colin. Not to mention that the logo and tag-line are on par with a lot of the shirts that Adam sports around town.

Aside from just the label, Adam is one of the best guys around. We're talking about a guy who attends and supports most of the shows in Seattle. Sure, it's mostly bands of the heavier genres but he's there week in and week out. Even if there are 2-3 shows going on in a night, he'll find a way to go to all of them AND buy merch on top of that. Not only can the man run LC in the best way possible but he is also one of the best allies that you could have in this town. He'll get the word out about your show, he'll get people there, he'll flier, he'll book you a show, he'll get you stoned, and he will support your band year after year. The music scene in Seattle wouldn't be the same without him and wouldn't be the same without Ladies' Choice in the mix.

So bands, the next time that you come through Seattle and you have a guy named Adam come and talk to you, take a minute to say hello. Odds are that half the people at the show were there because he informed them of it.

A minute for love.

It's been an ultra busy time since I got home from tour a few months ago. With all that's on my plate, I took a little time out to work on a wedding invitation for my good friend Mike Howard of Fight Amp and his wife's October wedding. I was more than happy to do it and was pleased that they both loved the design. Congratulations to you both!

I have some news on the sticker pack front and they will be printed at the end of the month. It would have been earlier but the printer just left for tour and will print them as soon as he gets back. Everything is going well even though it's been a slow process. Thanks for being patient, all.

Projects for the next few months: Lamb Of God shirt, Howl shirt and logo, Ladies' Choice logo, HHNF cover finish up, Noisear lp cover, Savakas shirt, Finder's Creeper's shirt, and and EVO printing shirt.