AWESOME DUDES!

This is an A-frame I recently painted for Awesome Dudes Printing, a rad screen printing shop in Philadelphia . These signs are enamel and built to last decades- so drop me a line if you or your business needs a sign.

Purgatory Pie Press

Searching through there drawers of type led me to this typeface.


Sketching.
Watercolour and ink.The bottom polymer plate was "engraved" from a hand drawn negative that i rendered, and printed in a light yellowish oil.



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I just finished an edition with Purgatory Pie Press. Edition of 52- made of one uppercase, and one lowercase "lettered" editions, printed on Rives de Lin, three colors. 14" x 18" signed on the reverse.
Come see it this weekend at- the EAB
Purgatory Pie Press- Table #43

Gems

For the past three years I have been doing conservation framing to pay the bills. From time to time some nice things pass through my hands and keep me inspired.

Backsides of Tibetan Thangkas (c. 16th century)


Frontside of Thangka






The prettiest script happens to be the hardest to read.

New York City Update

in and around town.....

Sign Shop, Aquebog NY

I Stopped by Al's shop Unique Signs out in the eastern end of Long Island. He has been painting signs and working with typography for 35 years.




Thanks for showing me around!...nice set-up.

ONE SHOT

So sick of all that wasted paper!

CHICAGO

I was in Chicago in May. They're happens be an abundant amount of handpainted sign work- didn't capture nearly enough... didn't even get to snap off a photo of some hot dog signage...