First approached by Brian of Jive White Boy (don't let the name throw you) through my myspace page to illustrate his debut album, I held zero reservations as this has always been a dream of mine.
Part Eliott Smith, part Leonard Cohen, this local Portland singer songwriter's music is darkly folky, sweetly biting. A fan of Art Deco and Art Nouveau style, he felt my illustrations lended a classic yet slightly sinister quality to his indie rock musings.
The inspiration came from listening to his songs on repeat whilst sketching. The 1920s Jazz Age style image seemed an appropriate one and was also reminiscent of Brian himself. The CD should be available sometime this summer, hopefully in a wide release (or at least it may be purchased globally through the internet; I will provide a link on this site when it is released).
I am most proud to present this illustration as well as the back cover song list (all fonts wrought completely by hand in the Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s and of my own alphabet, of course) as it has been long in the making. I can't wait to see it on the CD itself. A dream come true. Thank you so much, Jive White Boy.
33 comments:
Congrats! The cover is awesome!
your cover brings music to my ears and eyes.
Congratulations - fabulous job
Excellent!
Thats so exciting!
Congrats.
I love elliot smith, so I'm off to check this guy out.
Take care.
OMG I CAN'T BELIEV THIS--- CONGRATULATIONS! :)
i found you through Erin's blog....your work is gorgeous! I wil be back to check-up on you.
What a wonderful job..I am so happy for you and your work deserves the best..
Awesome - great cover art. And yeah for Portland indie scene!
Cool gig and great work. Love the colors.
That is SO TOTALLY COOL! I am very impressed - awesome!
Man......you do everything. I am totally, totally in awe.
Thanks for the intro! He is awesome...as are you. The illustrations are spectacular as always.
What great work and a wonderful opportunity, well done!
Wow I am so glad I read your blog through Etsy! You have a wonderful writing style, beautiful artwork & recommended a terrific musician. Will be back to read you again, thanks!
Fantastic! I am so happy for you. Congratulations.
And it looks awesome!
Wonderful cover. A tad envious too. Hope you get many more opportunities. Congrats!
You are an inspiration. I like what you said in your profile about not being bound my a machine.
Great work, love the writing style, you must be so proud!
Great job! I've always wanted to do cover design too.
Totally awesome, dudette! Sounds like my type of sound, LOVE the song titles, and naturally the art is fantastic!
Great job! I'll have to check it out when it becomes available - big Leonard Cohen fan here.
Congratulations! Your cover looks great!
It's lovely... the font is really great too.
Wow, congrats - it seems like a perfect match !
Love your site!
too cool! the hand drawn typography is hot!
Congratulations! What an amazing feeling! :) Your cd cover looks great! :) Hopefully this will be a great open door for you!
thanks for the blog. your welcome.
Wonderful album cover! Congratulations.
BRAVO! I really love your cover, it's so classic and so modern at the same time. I can't wait to listen to the music, in the hope that it's as good as your illustration!
thank you so much everyone!~ these comments truly made my day.
Wooooah that is totally cool! And you did a GREAT job!
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