The Making of My ARTCRANK Poster – 2012

This poster is available to purchase at STL Style - 3159 Cherokee St., 63118 for just $30!

ARTCRANK - a poster party for bike people, gets rolling this Friday at the Atomic Cowboy in The Grove and cooincides with three days of professional cycling in the city. I'm lucky enough to have been chosen for the second year in a row as one of the 30 artists presenting an original poster at the show. If you missed my poster last year, check it out here. The show is meant to bring together the cycling and art communities, showcase local artists and offer affordable original works to purchase. Proceeds from the show benefit St. Louis Bicycle Works.

Posters must be original and many feature some element of the event city. Last year I used a photograph I snapped at the Tour of Missouri as the peloton cut through Lafayette Square as the starting point for my print. Searching through past cycling photos and shuffling through sketches and other ideas had me at a dead end this year, until I happened upon a surprising photo.

{the poster displayed at the Atomic Cowboy for ARTCRANK STL}