RUMI
I am morning mist,
and the breathing of evening.
I am wind in the top of a grove,
and surf on the cliff.
HANDCRAFTED PROVISIONS
Don’t mock the artisanal pickle makers. Pantry House is a small batch canning company in Santa Cruz, California. They asked me to design the labels for their jams, mustards, and pickles. These are just a few of the initial ideas.
NELS ANDREWS
This is the second album I’ve illustrated for the singer-songwriter, Nels Andrews. We used to be neighbors out here in Brooklyn, but he and his family were swept away to California. He’s planning on putting this one out on vinyl, which is of course, the only acceptable way to display album art.
THE CARDIFF GIANT
This is the second T-shirt I’ve designed for the band mewithoutYou. It was loosely inspired by one of their songs which was loosely inspired by this weird historical event.
SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING SOMEWHERE
It’s not entirely obvious from the mood of this drawing, but I’ve been listening to A LOT of Van Morrison lately. The good stuff. From the late seventies and early eighties.
LOVE PAINTING
Since moving into the home studio, there’s been lots of THIS kind of thing happening. Felix and I collaborate on “abstract art” while Judah offers us some wise, albeit cryptic guidance in how to best use the washable glitter paint.
WHERE THINGS COME BACK
I designed/illustrated the cover of this book last year. I found out this morning that it won two impressive awards from the American Library Association (The Morris Award and the Printz Award). If you’re into Young Adult novels at all, pick this one up. This is John Corey Whaley’s first book. What an incredible debut! Many thanks to Michael McCartney, at Simon and Schuster, for art directing this.
CLIFF SKETCH
Apologies to Raymond Pettibon. I am going to keep doing these washy sketches with the old ink and brush until I’m able to break free of your influence. These New York City winters just leave me pining for palm trees, surf spots, and rusted out microbuses parked on the edge of Pacific Ocean cliffs.