Mount Phishmore.

As a longtime fan and contributing artist to the Phish scene, I have created several t-shirt designs for past tours and festivals, but have only recently broke into the fine art print market. Mount Phishmore is my first effort and I appreciate all of the overwhelming support and kindness people have offered me at the shows and online. I look forward to creating more drawings/prints for Phish for years to come...

Mount Phishmore is a limited edition screen print run of 150, all signed and numbered. I sold the prints at the first three days of Red Rocks and have about twenty-five more to sell online. Please contact me if you would like to purchase a print. Price is $25, plus $10 shipping/handling in mailing tube to anywhere in the US/Canada. To see a better shot of the print, visit ExpressoBeans.com (concert art collectors community) and search for Mount Phishmore. Thanks again for your support.

The Return of Phish.

The cycling of seasons is a primal fact of life, and though this summer was loaded with travel, friends, family, and shows, I welcome the onset of transition into autumn (perhaps my favourite of the seasons). Summer Phish tour has always been a synthesis of these elements, and why I was so eager to get back on the road to see the boys to see if they still have it.

Well, there's no question, they are fine-tuned, focused, and ready to go... Having plenty of speculation, I initially thought I'd try to make it to a few shows to feel it out. But after ten shows this summer, I am left counting the days until Festival 8, they're Halloween Festival in Indio, CA. I saw friends I haven't seen since college. I saw songs I've never seen. And, I saw the most incredible live artists to ever walk on stage at the most beautiful venue in the world: Phish at Red Rocks (four nights). In addition to the four Red Rocks (Denver-ish), I saw Star Lake (Pittsburgh-ish), Deer Creek (Indianapolis-ish), a pair at Alpine Valley (Milwaukee-ish), Darien Lake (Buffalo-ish), and Hartford Meadows (Hartford).

The best show: Hartford Meadows Music Center (14. August 2009). Hands down. Not only was the setlist epic, but the playing was as good as I've seen since the late nineties! The energy of the crowd and the band alike was electric. They couldn't help but bust out rarities and special treats, complete with vacuum solos and classic stage antics. I have never seen Trey that happy on stage (his smile grew into an uncontrollable laugh during Mockingbird)... and his energy transcended to the fans. Hartford was my 73rd Phish show, and it will always live in my top three favourite shows.

Thanks to all of the friends, old and new, that I had the opportunity to spend time with at the shows this summer. Something tells me there are plenty more where those came from...

Fresh 23 Documentary.

As you may know, I did the FRESH 23 Fashion Show again this year, and I just got the official documentary back from the filmmaker, Mark Spencer. Mark is a professional film director and editor, and has worked with a long list of companies such as Vans and Volkswagen... he's sort of a big deal. The dude is legit; he's actually working on a spot right now for the Sundance Film Festival. Regardless, it's definitely a pretty rad piece of promo for our project and for my studio, etc. It's fifteen minutes long; view it if you have a chance and let me know what you think...

And, in case you didn't get a chance to see photos of the shoes, they are still posted on the Jones Soda website. The winning design (by Sarah Miles) is being printed on 40,000 cases of Jones Soda and is being distributed nationwide! Look out for it...