Wildewood, a local Albuquerque band who I have worked with extensively, commissioned a poster for their tour in support of the Handsome Family. We decided on a wood cut print, capturing their approach to Americana music. Rough-hewn and melancholic: almost perfect in each performance. We liked the idea that each poster would be distinctive, just like each gig they play. Here is a series of process shots, from inception to completion.
Example of one of the final 60 posters in the series.
The original digital image used for the cartoon
Laying out the cartoon
Carving Detail #1
Blue plate inked and ready to pull a print
Test pull of the blue plate
Handpulling prints
Blue plate prints drying in the studio
Detail: Brown plate inked & cleaned
Layer two, brown, printed and drying
Blue & Brown drying
Black plate inked and ready to pull
Test pull of the black plate
Three of the final prints drying
Detail #1
Detail #2
Detail #3
Rows of the final series drying
