Alabama Shakes - eclipse It ended up not being

It ended up not being right for that project but I thought it was interesting to note the beginnings of ideas and the ebb and flow of an concept

Last year I created a set of prints for the Arctic Monkeys by isolating bits of fire and ash to help build a burning dress

We printed a gradient split fountain of yellow blending to reds for this one that came out beautiful we thought

Certain trees have recorded the presence of radioactive elements or scars from forest fires or insect infestation

I decided this wasn't enough of a reason to go all in

Alabama Shakes - eclipse It ended up not beingBefore beginning work I will often keep a running list of broad subject matter I find interesting, evocative and worthy of illustrating. The hope is that by taking the time to write the words out that my brain will begin to instinctively pair words together to start forming an idea. If I stare at the list long enough it will start talking me and things will begin to make sense. In this case the words 'eclipse' and 'aurora borealis' bumped up against