Hey Folks! This is r. I have for you today a little bit of art of the wearable and wall hangable variety. As some of you may be aware, I occasionally get together with a few friends to hang out and rock out. I think we sound pretty good and the fact that we sprung out of a dissertation writing group gives us the kind of music mag friendly back story that should have us signed to SubPop within the week. Anyway, we call ourselves the Zen Arcade Project (google the references) and decided that we needed merch despite the fact that we have absolutely no intention of playing out, at least not yet. So with that in mind I prepped a screen (these are screen printed) with this image. The lightning bolt and the ZAP on the arcade cabinet are a reference to the group's initials and have the added bonus of being really rocking. I've done the t-shirt as a test, along with three proof/prints in green and I'm quite pleased with the results. In all likelihood going to a second non-green print run (I suspect that it would also make a nice holiday gift for my more nostalgically or video game inclined friends), so if you want one or your very own t-shirt so you can be the very first Zappatista in your neck of the woods let me know. The next major screenprint project I'm planning on undertaking will be, I think, one designed for my sister tentatively titled "Jessie's Midnite Runners" or "Hurricane J" and will be based on the classic Saved by the Bell episode where Jessie gets hooked on speed--I mean caffeine pills, not speed, certainly not speed. I have some sketches ready and I think I can make it happen. We'll see.
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