Working on my new poster for Pearl Jam was an absolute blast. I worked directly with Jeff Ament as he requested me to create another Norman Rockwellesque poster like my PJ20 and 2010 Hartford posters. He wanted me to create an image of his dad (who was a barber back in the day) giving Montana senator John Tester "a little off the top" as they say. Apparently Jeff's dad was the first person to give him his signature flat top hairstyle back in the day. It was fun bringing Jeff's vision to life and including little details like the types of barber gear that were present as well as adding an old school Sgt Rock comic book on the counter to capture the feel of his childhood memories in his pops shop. It was an honor and pleasure to work with Jeff to create this one.
My long time friend, Mike Braack, has the skill of a surgeon and the mind of a madman! He's taken 4 actual screen printed posters and cut them apart with an X-acto blade with great precision and reassembled them on foamcore, layering them meticulously one on top of one another creating an original 3D presentation. The final piece is framed in a shadow box measuring 22"x 28". It is signed by both of us. Sound crazy? It is! He's created a couple dozen of these for me over the last two decades. They are one of a kind items that are only created once for any single image of mine, they are all a true #1/1. These items are in select homes all around the world. One collector in Australia owns three of them!
Here's the poster details:
Limited Edition:1 (#1/1)
Size: 22"x 28"
Type:6 Color Screen Print on 100 lb Cougar paper stock