My commemorative ticket stubs for Phish’s three-night benefit shows for the Divided Sky Foundation at MVP Arena in Albany, New York. I created the artwork using a series of watercolor illustrations of the Albany skyline featuring a divided sky. Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. \
My stubs for Phish’s 4-night run at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. These are the final stubs in my isometric art series that has spanned all of this year’s summer tour. I explored different types of lettering done on isometric paper and included the mountain and city space view from the venue. I created a series of ink and watercolor paintings, which were then digitally arranged to create the final image.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Joseeen.etsy.com
My stubs for the Mondegreen Festival in Dover, DE. The art was the result of my exploration of geometric and organic shapes in my work this summer. For this, I was inspired by cubic crystals, which seem to defy nature.
Pyrite cubes
I reversed it to have trees forming from the geometric shapes. I created a series of ink and watercolor paintings, which were then digitally arranged to create the final image.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. nights. Joseeen.etsy.com
My stubs for Bethel Woods were inspired by the campsites in the area, with a reference to Bethel’s place in rock history via the vehicles. Each one also references both an animal and a song!
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Stubs are available as a complete set or single nights. Joseeen.etsy.com
My stubs for the Grand Rapids shows feature some of the architecture of the city, as well as a nod to the car and furniture manufacturing that took place in the past.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Stubs are available as a complete set or single nights. Joseeen.etsy.com
For the Ruoff shows (Deer Creek to you and me) I was inspired by the song Maze, no doubt that there’s a corn maze somewhere in the vicinity! The image was painted as 2 paintings that combine to make a singular image.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Stubs are available as a complete set, single or two nights. Joseeen.etsy.com
My Saint Louis ticket stubs were inspired by the songs “Meat” and “Ghost”. Both stubs include images inspired by the lyrics, along with some inspired by the city of St. Louis.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Stubs are available as a complete set or single nights. Joseeen.etsy.com
For the Alpine Valley run, I decided to incorporate more organic features within the geometric shapes. The objects were inspired by things I learned about Noblesville, Indiana, and the Alpine Valley itself while researching. The imagery was inked and painted on several sheets of paper, scanned, and digitally arranged to create the final images.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Stubs are available as a complete set,single or two nights. Joseeen.etsy.com
Summer tour is back, and so are ticket stubs (sort of)! I now enter my 2nd year of creating PTBM-inspired, unofficial commemorative stubs for Phish shows.
Early isometric drawing
I was inspired by isometric drawings for this tour, which I had known about for a while, but never really drawn. During our annual standardized testing time, I found myself without a classroom and subjugated to “art on a cart”. I had to find something simple that students could work on in their classroom, and in some cases quietly since other students may still be testing. While most had a tough time doing the activities, it made sense to a few, who promptly demanded more challenging drawings to do. This had me researching and creating isometric drawings for worksheets. Something I noticed was how much I enjoyed drawing them. It felt like a challenging puzzle that was also a relaxing activity.
I used the Mansfield run art as a way to explore isometric art and see where it would lead me. The process of drawing them had a very improvisational feel, with the grid leading me around the drawing.
Each stub measures 2.75×6.5 inches (The same size as PTBM tickets) and is printed on 130lb gloss paper (slightly thicker than actual stubs), printed by Fireball Printing in Philadelphia. Stubs are available as a complete set, and single or two nights.
These were some of the largest illustrations I had done for a ticket stub. Each one is 11×15 and was very difficult to scan. Due to the size, these took a bit of time to complete, which I was ok with!
Not just reading the book, 