Chuck Sperry

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GWAR at The Regency, November 21, 2010

Part flesh-eating zombie / part Glenn Beck portrait, my poster for Gwar at The Regency Ballroom is printed on Abrasive 150 Grit Sandpaper in an edition of 125. Perfect for rounding wood corners and for fixing uneven table legs.

I made two variants:

There is an edition of 12 on Very Fine 220 Grit Sandpaper – The best choice for sanding after priming, staining and sealing.

There is also an edition of 12 on Extra Fine 320 Grit Sandpaper – Ideal for sanding between coats of finish.

It seemed appropriate to make a poster for Gwar that would destroy all other posters. And given the abrasive personality of Glenn Beck only harsh sandpaper paper would do. I printed this by hand at Hangar 18, with extra care, applying four coats of ink on the bottom layer, three coats of ink on the second color, and two coats of ink on the last (sanding lightly between each layer – just kidding). One unintentional coolness that happened while printing this is that the clear blue final color picked up texture and luminosity from the emory and sand – and shines like a metallic ink. Even when I try to use regular colors they go metallic on me!

Gwar at The Regency Ballroom, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 124

9 x 11

Edition of 125

3 colors on Abrasive 150 Grit Sandpaper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Gwar at The Regency Ballroom, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 124

9 x 11

Edition of 12

3 colors on Very Fine 220 Grit Sandpaper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

Gwar at The Regency Ballroom, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 124

9 x 11

Edition of 12

3 colors on Extra Fine 320 Grit Sandpaper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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Public Image Limited at The Regency, SF

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Public Image Limited. I’m speechless. John Lydon loved the poster and signed one for me – “To Chuck – John Rotten was here!!” They ripped!

I’ll be framing that one for my wall.

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Here’s a look at the finished printed one (click to see bigger):

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Public Image Limited

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 98

Edition of 150

5 colors on archival cream paper

15.5 x 30.25

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Edwardian Ball at The Regency

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Here’s my poster for the Edwardian Ball which will be celebrated at the Regency Ballroom on January 22 & 23, 2010.

I went for a retro Edwardian era style (1900-1910) with an influence from Gustav Klimt. Since I’m using a lot of metallic inks, I resonate with Klimt’s use of “bling” in his art.

I’ll be releasing this poster here on my site on Sunday.

Here’s some pictures of the actual print. You can see the paper is textured like watercolor paper.

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From the Edwardian Ball site:

“The award-winning Edwardian Ball transforms the historic Regency Ballroom into a garden of delights, Friday and Saturday January 22nd and 23rd, 2010. Join a magical outdoors-indoor symphony of music, theatre, dance, art, storytelling, circus arts, fashion, technology, and, of course, the art & stories of Edward Gorey.”

Edwardian Ball at The Regency

Friday & Saturday, January 22 & 23, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 90

Edition of 200

5 colors on archival cream paper

15″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Umphrey’s McGee with Cornmeal at The Regency

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I designed and printed this psychedelic polliwog poster for Umphrey’s McGee with Cormeal at The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco on Saturday, January 16, 2010. The band dug it so hard they just about croaked.

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Stare at this video for the full 1 and a half minutes – and then look at this poster

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A li’l zen froggy digging a dayglo Lotus in an iridescent green metallic frog-pond.

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I went for maximum Eye-Fry using an ultra powerful florescent red: I hand-mixed the red ink with extra flo’ powder, so the frog just leaps off the poster.

Blue outline for my fluorescent amphibian is mixed just right to knock your eyeballs into the Fourth Dimension. Shades optional.

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Umphrey’s McGee with Cormeal at The Regency

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 88

Edition of 150

6 colors on archival cream paper

23″ x 30″

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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