Soto- Eddie Vedder Screenprint, Providence 2011

I just got these in this morning and they look great! The Speckletone paper looks pretty cool, and all the subtle overlaps and shading turned out how I planned. Still doing most of the drawing by hand, but my trusty Wacom is saving me hours and hours. Screenprinting is getting funner and funner to me...


This poster celebrates the first night of Eddie's US Tour. This is a five color print on Cream Speckletone paper with a signed edition of 100.
For sale Wednesday, June 22 at noon PST
$65 + shipping. http://www.potatostamp.com

Japan- Part 1

I went to Japan last October with Maxx and his wife Rosie. Just realized I never posted the pictures. What can I say, time flies lately....

This was my first time to Japan, we were the guests of Zac Pac who we had designed a set of Be@rbricks with. Our host Kazuhiro showed us a great time, fed us well and had a busy schedule for Maxx and I. It was a wonderful trip.

Somewhere halfway over the Pacific.. crazy storms brewing down there...

 

First glimpse of Japan through the fog...

 

We were staying in Ebisu, and got in pretty late.

 

Kaz and his boss took us out to eat the first night. Great food. Soo good...

 

Vending machines everywhere surprised me. You can see them all up and down the streets in some places. I was out really late solo exploring and getting lost the first night. Couldn't sleep. Seemed safer at 3am than any big city I've been in.

 

I watched a lot of weird TV the next morning.

 

Maxx coffee. I sampled some strange beverages.

They had pretty good candy. Japanese seem big on their chocolate and they had beautifully designed  packaging.  Good design everywhere really.

A Maxx sized car.

What are these? I should have tried one, they are cheap.

We met with some apparel stores.

This is a burger from Blacow. One of the best burgers I've tasted. They use Kuroge Wagyu beef also known as Kobe beef. Aw man...

We went to Medicom HQ to see our toys...

 

The staff at Medicom were awesome!

 We painted a wall at Dexee Diner. Ah man, more excellent food! Eating and painting, eating and painting!

It was Maxx's birthday.

 

That was the first full day. Man, I was tired! That night I just melted into my tiny bed in my tiny room...

Mother and Father print

I've been wanting to take advantage of UV inks on wood for several years now. The process makes for a unique and different looking print as the wood texture is still visible through the image. In addition, UV inks are safer for the environment than other inks which rely on evaporation to cure. We printed these on Forest Stewardship Council certified sustainable plywood, which looks great and feels great! Each print is unique with beautiful subtle wood grain thoughout. These are unframed but they come ready to hang (you can always add a frame, but I think they look great as is).

"Mother and Father" print

UV inks on sustainable FSC certified 1/2" plywood. Size is 31.5" x 20". This is a signed and numbered edition of 20 prints.

$250 plus shipping.

Available Thursday April 21, 2011 at Noon Pacific Time at www.potatostamp.com

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