WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN... a year and some change of back and forth emails and many many late nights later, I'm absolutely delighted to share the first release of 2020 - my officially licensed tribute to the GRATEFUL DEAD.
This 18x36 7 color screenprint is my homage to one of the greatest bands to ever play - and also to one of the greatest illustrators to ever exist. For as long as I've been drawing I've fawned over Alphonse Mucha's iconic look and style - the way he so effortlessly blended so many images and elements into one seamless piece always dumbfounded me. I couldn't tell you how many Mucha-inspired pieces I created throughout my high school career - there’s too many to count.
I’ve always wanted to make something Mucha-inspired in my professional (professional?) career - this project just felt like the perfect fit. From the start I really wanted to do something that embodied the spirit and the soul of grateful dead, as opposed to a focus on one specific element or point in time - borrowing a few tools from Mucha’s arsenal is what really brought this whole thing together.
The regular color scheme will (or, was - depending on when you’re reading this) be for sale as a 72 hour TIMED EDITION - there’s also a limited alternative colorway and some gold foil variants for sale as well. In addition to each 18x36 print, there’ll be a 6x6 mini-print of just the stealie - included fo’ free with each order. It was a pleasure working on this with team bottleneck and team dead - couldn’t be more excited to finally have this out in the world.
