Empire Press

Spoon

2010-07-22T20:10:00.001-07:00

Farley just made this awesome poster for Spoon's 3rd Austin City Limits taping. They are pretty much sold out, but if you see us at future poster shows we may have a few extra.

Reign in Blood

2010-07-22T20:07:00.000-07:00

Here is Mark's solution to the other half of the Poison Idea poster run. Its for sale here.

Flatstock 25

2010-07-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

If you're in San Francisco this weekend, come by and say hi at Flatstock 25.

Trail of Dead

2010-07-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

Mark made this poster for the site launch of puregrease.com, an Austin company that designs web and merch for bands. 4-colors, 16x22" on 80lb French Recycled White.

Poison Idea

2010-05-27T19:48:00.000-07:00

Mark made this poster for one of the nights of Chaos in Tejas here in Austin.

In Progress.

Stencil ready to print.

All four screens printed. Transparent black ink in the shadow layer makes different colors out of the red, green and white of the paper.

50 posters for the show were made. Another 45 were printed without the text. Mark wants to put some gory text in there and is open to suggestions. The final print will be posted soon.

Flatstock Book!

2010-05-07T11:27:00.001-07:00

Mark has some work in this book. Buy one!
Rock Paper Show documents the first decade of the twenty-first century as the high-water mark in the storied intersection of graphic design and music. Against the backdrop of the digital-music revolution, the rock poster reemerged during this period as the calling card of impossibly talented new artists and design studios brought up on Black Flag, Joy Division, the Flaming Lips, and the Melvins. Simultaneously, the posters that these studios produced were celebrated by a rapidly growing nation of indie-rock fans who all woke up one day craving beautiful new music-related objects in their lives. The excitement - matched equally in the design and music worlds - was captured by and celebrated via the birth and rapid rise of Flatstock, the American Poster Institute's ongoing rock-poster exhibition.

Since its inception in 2002, Flatstock has evolved into the definitive showcase of the most talented poster artists working today. Rock Paper Show: Flatstock Volume 1 is an editorial and visual history of the first 20 Flatstocks, with contributions from the artists and studios that regularly attend the events and the bands who are often the subjects of the posters, as well as critics and collectors involved in this community. Rock Paper Show collects for the first time the original posters created for each Flatstock by the attending studios. Veteran poster-makers take the reader on behind-the-scenes looks at the studios, the artists, the regional scenes, and the personalities of this vibrant and varied community.

Curated by Geoff Peveto (president, American Poster Institute)
Book design by Rumors

Over 60 editorial contributors, including:
Aesthetic Apparatus, Craig Finn (the Hold Steady), John Foster (author, Masters of Poster Design), Clay Hayes (gigposters.com), Jeff Kleinsmith (Patent Pending), Jay Ryan (the Bird Machine), and Paula Scher (Pentagram).

The deluxe edition of the book features 20 original posters, commissioned to celebrate Rock Paper Show's release.

312 pages. 566 color images.

Oh Yeah....

2010-04-25T15:15:00.000-07:00

By the way, as you can see Farley and I have joined forces to form Empire Press. Since we were sharing booths at conventions and well... we're married, we figured we'd "incorporate" at least in name. Its tidier, do you agree?

We've been upgrading our modest garage shop, and we've procured a lovely American Tempo semi-automatic screenprinting press!

New Yann Tiersen poster from Farley

2010-04-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

Farley is totally outpacing me in the "getting shit done" department. Check out her new poster for avant-instrumentalist Yann Tiersen. We are big fans of his recordings and she was psyched to make something for this show.

Renegade Craft Fair!

2010-04-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

Farley and I will be at the very first Austin Renegade Craft fair! Come by and say hello.

2010 Calendars!

2010-01-01T15:54:00.000-08:00

I am welcoming 2010 with my yearly calendar. They are currently for sale at gigposters.com. The year of the tiger promises to be a good one, and my resolution for you readers is to make more use of this blog, so stay tuned!

Ahh, September in Seattle

2009-08-27T11:13:00.000-07:00

It is always a relief from the Texas summer, and this one has been brutal! I'll be joining other poster arteests once again for Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival at the lovely Seattle Center on Labor Day weekend. So, if you happen to be at the fest, stop by the Fisher Pavillion and visit my booth. Here's a little something new I'll have for sale there:

Okkervil River Poster

2009-06-23T20:17:00.000-07:00

I'm organizing a poster series for the 35th season of Austin City Limits, and I chose the recent Okkervil River taping for myself. It was great show and a big thrill to make art for my old friends.

As seen in Spin

2009-05-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

The latest issue of Spin Magazine has a review of the new Gigposters book, and they chose one of my Magnolia Electric Company posters as a sample. Too bad they had to crop the sides to make it fit their layout. The photo is one I took of the actual magazine, since I couldn't find it on their site. They have a quote from Jason Molina:

"These special pieces can set a real tone for the show... I remember seeing this poster the moment we got out of the van and we grabbed one right away"

New poster

2009-05-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

I am back in the saddle with this poster for Bonnie Prince Billy. It was a challenge to get a good photograph of this because the values of the ink ended up being very subtle, and the texture within the figure is delicate. Got some ideas for my next poster, my former workers in song Okkervil River are doing an Austin City Limits taping! Check out my post on gigposters.com about the poster series I'm coordinating for ACL's 35th season.

FLATSTOCK 20!

2009-03-12T08:18:00.000-07:00

It's that time again, time for all of gawd's children, young and old, rich and poor, hip and not-so-hip, to congregate amongst the hallowed makeshift cardboard halls that is Flatstock. If I'm not mistaken, this is Flatstock's 6th year at SXSW, and I've been present at every one of them. Join me and dozens of other poster alchemists (such as Pete Cardoso above) for FOUR days of sensory overload as we proudly display our colorful oeuvres in a maze of paper and personality. More importantly, BUY some stuff so we as a people can continue to practice our screenprinted swan song until Gabe's horn drowneth us out. Bring cash.

Flatstock Poster Convention
Austin Convention Center - Austin, TX
March 19-22
11:00am to 6:00pm
FREE ADMISSION!

C.W. Roelle

2009-03-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

CW Roelle is a friend of mine from Providence, RI who works in wire. His amazingly intricate pieces are made from one continuous piece of black wire and show so much character, depth and fluidity that you'd think they were formed by nature itself.

Oh Joy!

2009-03-12T07:27:00.000-07:00

I've become a huge fan of Will Oldham over the years. His Bonnie Prince Billy albums constantly revealing new elements of his song-writing prowess, and always giving me aural pleasure. His new album "Beware" is scheduled to be released on 3/17, and based on my fondness for "Lie Down in the Light", I am giddy with anticipation. There's a video of one of the new tracks called "I am Goodbye" on the Drag City web site. BTW - I'll be doing a poster for Will Oldham's Austin appearance in June!

Fatherhood

2009-01-21T07:50:00.000-08:00

So, I wish I could say that I've been busy making new art for 2009, but so far that has not been the case. Instead, I have been happily caring for my baby girl, whom my wife and I adopted in December. Her name is Neko and although she is a handful, she has already inspired creativity in me which hopefully I will have time to execute soon. On top of my fatherly duties, my print shop is full of furniture while we put new floors in 2/3 of our house. Excuses, excuses, I know. Soon I will be back in action making new things. In the meantime, buy one of my calendars at etsy. Baby needs more diapers!

Gig Posters Volume I: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century

2009-01-14T13:42:00.000-08:00

I'm excited about the new book from the creator of gigposters.com, Clay Hayes, called "Gig Posters Volume I: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century". Although its not scheduled to ship until April, he's got a fancy preorder on his site that gets you extra goodies. Why should you buy it? Because I'm in it!!

Magnolia Electric Company

2008-11-11T20:03:00.001-08:00

I missed Tre Orsi but I did catch several of Will Johnson's songs. He is one of my favorite solo dudes, but I do love me some Centromatic as well. Magnolia put on a great show as always. The last song was just after midnight and Jason Molina wore a mask in honor of Halloween and the band busted into Hank Williams' "Move it on Over."

Reeperbahn Bound

2008-09-17T19:49:00.000-07:00

Farley and I are headed overseas to sell posters at Flatstock Europe 3 at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. If you happen to be roaming around Hamburg on September 25 through 27, come on down to Spielbudenplatz and say guten tag. Many of my American co-horts will be there along with other poster artists from Europe and for just a few euros you will be able to buy limited edition posters and artwork directly from the artists.

Flatstock

2008-09-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Well, another Bumbershoot has come and gone and with it another Flatstock poster convention. I've been doing these things since the first one in 2002, and they are always good times. Unfortunately, I could not attend Bumbershoot this year. However, my friend Derrick who lives in Seattle was willing to operate my booth without me. What a guy! Here's a crappy phone photo by our pal Andy:

With Derrick doing Bumbershoot for me, it helps me save more $ for my trip to Germany for the Flatstock at Reeperbahn! I'm very excited to be going there. Here's a little more about the poster show.

My Morning Jacket at Austin City Limits

2008-09-01T16:41:00.000-07:00

My Morning Jacket performed on Austin City Limits for the 2nd time and I was lucky enough to make a poster for the taping.

The Melvins

2008-09-01T16:37:00.001-07:00

My tribute to the kings of stoner rock. 15x23", edition of 80.

The Captain

2008-07-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Frownland

My smile is stuck
I cannot go back t' yer Frownland
My spirit's made up of the ocean
And the sky 'n the sun 'n the moon
'n all my eye can see
I cannot go back to yer land of gloom
Where black jagged shadows
Remind me of the comin' of yer doom
I want my own land
Take my hand 'n come with me
It's not too late for you
It's not too late for me
To find my homeland
Where uh man can stand by another man
Without an ego flyin'
With no man lyin'
'n no one dyin' by an earthly hand
Let the devil burn 'n the beggar learn
'n the little girls that live in those old worlds
Take my kind hand
My smile is stuck
I cannot go back t' yer Frownland

Thank gawd for Don Van Vliet.

"MYSTERY TUBE" SALE!

2008-07-14T09:04:00.000-07:00

I'm going to Europe in the fall to take part in the Flastock poster show at the Reeperbahn festival, and I really need to raise some $ to fund the trip.

What does this mean for you? Well, I'm glad you asked. I'm offering 5 random posters PLUS a lightweight and stylish t-shirt for only $60 post-paid to the US. All of my posters are hand-screenprinted and in edition condition. All are signed but not all are editioned.

Purchase here: http://www.gigposters.com/classifieds/detail.php?siteid=6857&pre=1

Act now and I'll include a screenprinted 2008 calendar! Yeah, well... there's still a few months left!

2008-06-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

Dutch artist Bert Simmons has come up with a cool technique for making realistic life-size replicas of people's heads out of paper... and I'm jealous.

2008-06-22T20:02:00.000-07:00

New poster for No Age at Emo's in Austin on July 1st. 16x21" hand screenprinted on French 30% recycled paper.

Bliss Beet

2008-06-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a little print (8x10") that I did for a print exchange organized by Leia Bell. She'll also be showing the whole series at her store "Signed and Numbered" in SLC.

Shearwater Poster

2008-05-26T19:06:00.000-07:00

Shearwater is closing a small American tour with a special performance here in Austin. Their new album "Rook" will be played in its entirety with all of the added instrumentation including strings, woodwinds and harp. I made this poster for the show. 19.5" square, four screens on French 30% recycled paper.

Roky Erickson

2008-05-04T18:21:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to make a poster for one of my musical heros and an Austin legend. This is a photo of the actual poster so the colors are a little funky.

muxtape.com

2008-04-17T18:43:00.000-07:00

Here's a bunch of songs for you internet people:

http://pedini.muxtape.com/

Two Amazing Videos

2008-04-12T10:37:00.000-07:00

I love Will Oldham, AKA Bonnie Prince Billy, and his song "The Seedling." Here's the video which is equally awesome:

http://www.dragcity.com/video/dc420bpb_seed3.mov

And Bjork, who is known for her ambitous videos, has a new one for her song "Wanderlust." It takes a while to load but its a trip:

http://motionographermedia.com/wanderlust.mov

The Mars Volta

2008-04-11T07:24:00.000-07:00

Had a chance to watch The Mars Volta at the Austin Music Hall last night and they were nutz. Jared Connor did the poster and took the photo of Cedric about to jump off a stack of amps and break at least a few of the many bones in his feet.

Hey you, buy a T-shirt!

2008-03-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

I had a bunch of these shirts made for the last Flatstock. They come in men's sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL. Available in brown or black. $15 Buy them here: http://www.gigposters.com/classifieds/detail.php?siteid=6142&pre=1

Bearded Wooden Head

2008-03-10T08:04:00.001-07:00

I really really want this large head carved out of wood that I spotted in an antique store recently. I'm ready to sell plasma, amway or whatever to get it.

FLATSTOCK 16

2008-03-05T20:09:00.000-08:00

Here's something I had printed on t-shirts for Flatstock 16. If you're in Austin for SXSW you will want to check out Flatstock fer sure:

Flatstock Poster Convention
Austin Convention Center
March 13, 1-6pm
March 14 and 15, 11am-6pm
FREE

ARTSPLOSION erupts

2008-03-05T19:47:00.000-08:00

So after a long hiatus from any contact with my old site, I decided to throw it all in the crapper and start this here blog. It may seem like a regressive move, but trust me, it is revolutionary! Just offering you these words is way beyond what I was capable with my old site. As purty as it was, it was a bitch to update. Take note of the linx list to the right, one of them is to my flickr account, where you can view a ton of stuff I've created over the years. I will eventually have paypal functionality in some fashion, but if you see a print or poster you like send me an email and I'll let you know if it is available for purchase.

And slowly I will customize this thing so that it won't be so damn boring to look at. Until then, rest assured I will be posting all kinds of nonsense in here and I hope you enjoy it.

- Pedini