Dec 11 2011
Pleased to meet you, old friend
At my most recent Jet’s tailgating adventure, the real-deal gravedigger was on display. So me and future me (even the same clothes!) decided to get a picture with the beast.
Dec 01 2011
Concert Poster 2: Mama Lenny and the Remedy
Got asked to do a second poster for the group, this time along with the another band “Constitution.” The objective was to showcase a double-bill, and keep it all New Year’s Eve-y.
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Nov 16 2011
Hotwheels Hitting Stores
Finally! A lot of the projects I have been working on over the year are hitting shelves. Take a look at all the pictures in the expanded post.
Oct 22 2011
Concert Poster: Mama Lenny and the Remedy
So this is my first ever concert poster…and I couldn’t be more excited. I was going for an old style concert poster with a little of my own illustration flare.
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Sep 09 2011
Rick Griffin
Recently I took at trip up to Maine to visit AO and AO Headquarters. While there, I saw a book on his shelf that caught my eye. It was a book featuring concert posters made for the Fillmore West back in the 60s. Some really crazy stuff in there. I was particularly amazed by the work of Rick Griffin, most famously known for his Jimi Hendrix/John Mayall poster with the flying eyeball. This man inspired many of my most recent en devours, as you will see from my blog posts.
Aug 18 2011
AO Guitars Website
Yes yes, my first ever legit website is live over at aoguitars.com
Any and all graphics done by *this guy.
Dec 31 2010
Custom Guitar: Trey Anastasio Replica
Behold! Trey Anastasio’s custom Paul Languedoc hollow-bodied electric masterpiece. For years I have always enjoyed the little mini-rush I got pre-concert when I walked into the venue and saw it sitting on stage, foreshadowing the night of amazing music soon to follow.
When I decided recently it was time to upgrade my cheap “store-brand” guitar that I bought when I started playing, I knew exactly what I wanted. The problem, however, is that you can’t buy Trey’s guitar. It was made for him and only him by a man on Phish’s payroll who will never make the exact guitar for anyone else.
I knew if I wanted something close I would have to go custom. After scouring the internet and essentially searching the country trying to find the right person to build my dream guitar, I found the guy I was looking for…Andrew Olson of AO Guitars. From the first conversation I had I knew that he not only knew guitars, but he knew THIS guitar inside and out. I mean, who better to build a Trey replica then a long time Phish fan whose obsession goes even deeper then mine?
I plan to document the whole build from start to finish. Hit the jump for pictures and commentary throughout this amazing process!
Dec 20 2010
"22" —2D to 3D
UPDATE: You can see the completed image in the banner. All finished up on this one! Read the rest of the post for the early on stuff.
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Jul 29 2010
AO Guitars: Business Card Design
Andrew Olson of AO Guitars messaged me in need of some new business cards for the shop. Well, lucky for him I spend an obscene amount of time staring at his guitars as my GAS(Guitar Acquisition Syndrome)over my Trey guitar currently consumes my entire life. During this time of axe-admiration I came up with a pretty sweet idea for a design campaign for AO Guitars. So when Andrew mentioned the cards, I knew it was time to implement my genius idea…
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Jul 29 2010
erinandpat.com is launched!
Yes, yes. Our wedding website its launched! Check it out for all the detail of the pending nuptials.