REAL HOPE FOR HAITI

My husband wrote released a new single, "Got a lot to Give". If you purchase the song on his BandCamp site all proceeds go to REAL HOPE FOR HAITI, a rescue center that is intentional in its efforts to improve the quality of life for malnourished children in Haiti, especially in the current crisis.

You can pay what you want for the song, but know that whatever you give is helping so many desperate people in Haiti that really need all the help they can get!

FAMILY PORTRAIT

Long before I started Aaron's artwork with his profile, I had these silhouettes ready and waiting for the perfect frames. The other day Aaron and I stumbled upon 4 identical frames at River Market antiques. It was simply meant to be!

HARK! THE CHRISTMAS EP

Be sure and download Aaron's Christmas EP Available November 17th. It's a FREE download! Like an early Christmas gift from us to you!

LAB PARTNERS PROJECT!!!

Aaron has always said he wanted to use his music as a platform for something, but he could never really put his finger on what that might be. Well over the summer it came to him... he wants to help send street kids in Africa to school. We have spent the past few months daydreaming about how this is all going to come together. God is already putting so many things in place. Check out our blog to get a better idea of what it's about.

THE MERCH IS HERE!

TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE

My husband, Aaron just spent some time in Florida recording some new tunes. He'll release an EP sometime this summer and so I've been working on some T-shirt ideas. Aaron is passionate about the concept of Ubuntu. It's a South African word that translates into the term "I am because we are." This is sort of what inspired the idea of the different profiles. We've had a lot of friends send us pictures of their profiles. (some of you might recognize your head on the t-shirt) We want to include every profile we get in the final artwork for the EP putting this concept of Ubuntu into action. Send in your profile if you want to be a part of it!

BLOCKHEAD HALES

Our dear friend Amanda has been playing around with After Effects and this is her interpretation of our love story. I really think she captured us... you be the judge.


Blockhead Hales Ep. 1 from Amanda Michelle Boyd on Vimeo.

OMEGA MISSION INTERNATIONAL

Some stuff I played around with today for OMEGA (Aaron's dad's mission organization)

A SECOND COLOR!

I successfully added a second color! A second run is scary because if you screw it up, all the work you did for the first run is thrown away. And I think I'll be throwing a lot of them away. Ha! Needless to say I learned a lot with this second project...

1. Maybe try and find a new drying system.
(or don't let your dog in the basement when you have wet pieces on the floor)

2. Make sure you carve your linoleum block out BACKWARDS!

3. Stamping a block of ink by hand does not work out so well. (this was probably the biggest mistake)

4. Simple Green doesn't work as well on rubber-based ink, however, mix it with a little crisco and the ink magically melts off.

MANBEAR!!!

Aaron loves to draw. Cute little, fun little things like this...

and this...
AND THIS...

Well for Christmas one of our friends took the time to make one of these cute little, fun little things come to life. It's so amazing. I don't even have words... thanks Janette :)

ANOTHER SHOW... ANOTHER POSTER

Santa was good to me this year. I am totally set up with all the supplies I need to get busy with this letterpress. Six different colors of ink, linoleum blocks and carving tools. I am so pleased with the way Aaron's profile turned out. This method is definitely going to work for simple images.

The top poster is partly computer manipulated. I added more type and a splash of color.
Come out to the show Friday!

The project on the bottom is going to be the artwork for Aaron's new demo. I'm about to explore the world of registration. AHHH. I'll keep you posted on the progress.

JOSH ROSENTHAL & AARON HALE

I had to adapt this poster last minute to fit 11 x 17 dimensions. I decided to do something a little different with the type. See you guys at the show!

REUBEN COLLINS BAND

Check this out! Album art I did for another band my husband is a part of, Reuben Collins Band. Have a listen.

AARON HALE

Aaron released a new album on itunes a few months ago, Lightning Strike/Phantom Forest. We thought it might be fun to do a photo shoot to promote it. Here's a shot that actually turned out kinda cool. Ironic that this ghost is reading "Life" magazine and if you look close you can see little wonder snuggled up on the couch.

JOSH ROSENTHAL & AARON HALE

A poster I did to promote Aaron's show. You guys should come!

HI-FI MOTEL RECORDS

So my husband, Aaron, is a musician, producer, author, illustrator, social worker, the list goes on. Needless to say, I end up doing a lot of design work for his many projects. Here's one that we worked on together and had a lot of fun with. These are logo ideas for a record label Aaron wants to start. Let us know which one's your favorite!

Hi-Fi Motel Records

CHESHIRE CAT

Aaron's office has decided on an Alice in Wonderland theme for Halloween this year. Aaron's part is the Cheshire Cat, so we bought a tiger mask...

a little paint and it's ready to go.