Tonight, Dave Matthews Band is playing in my hometown of Baltimore for the first time in 14 years… and I could not be happier to have had the opportunity to create the poster for it :~)
This is a big one for me. I worked on this piece during some big transitions, drawing the first lines as I began to pack up my apartment of four and a half years. It felt really powerful to flow through these life changes as the seasons changed, and to have this piece to work on throughout this period. It was the last piece I started in my old apartment, and the first piece I finished in my new house. The orioles are making their new home, and I was making mine.
The Bromo Seltzer Tower is arguably one of Baltimore’s most distinct landmarks, watching over downtown from the corner of Lombard and Eutaw. I finished this poster in the days leading up to the Baltimore Marathon last month, and you better believe I was feeling some feelings when I saw the tower again at the finish line. Sometimes life really does work in beautifully serendipitous ways?? It’s crazy. Being alive is so sick.
This poster is dedicated to anyone who’s ever called Baltimore home—past, present, or future. Thank you for giving this city all of its charm.
BALTIMORE FOREVER
THANK YOU
ALSO releasing at noon tomorrow is “Coming Home'“, the art print version of this piece. 20% of sales from Coming Home will be donated to Helping Up Mission, a facility here in the city dedicated to helping those struggling with addiction and homelessness. They do good work; I believe in their cause and the people there. Everyone deserves a chance to go home.