AJ Lambert, Lonely Songs EP cover design

 Oooh, was it a thrill to be asked to design the cover art for AJ Lambert's LONELY SONGS ep, covering four songs from her grandfather's classic album, FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY. After originally releasing the songs digitally in 2018, AJ decided to put out a limited edition vinyl version to coincide with a series of live shows that got canceled by the pandemic. Hopefully the shows will be rescheduled at some point, but in the meantime, you can order the record here! 

Naturally, I wanted the artwork to likewise be an homage to the cover of the 1958 Capitol Records release (designed by Howard Kim, front cover painting by Nicholas Volpe). The diamond motif was the obvious thing to adapt, but I did for a brief moment toy with the idea of drawing AJ as a clown (a very brief moment). I soon came up with the idea of using ovals instead of diamonds, a softer image I thought befitting of the work. 

As an enormous fan of Frank Sinatra (as well as his lovely granddaughter... oh, and her mother, Nancy, too), being able to add a little bit to the family's recorded legacy was a big deal to me. 

The original inspiration

Tim Winger Business Card

 Final design and process for a business card design for my Renaissance man uncle (he didn't add "generous oenophile" to his résumé on the card, but he easily could have). 

New Tough Guy Stickers

 Two new movie quote stickers are available at the Etsy shop now! Based on quotes from THE EXORCIST and BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, they're the latest in my line of pop-culture-inspired stickers. I've also included the original, hand-drawn art, in which you'll see that I messed up the VALLEY line at first! For some reason, I had it in my head that Z-Man said, "Baby" after "Happening," but I was luckily corrected before I finished the sticker! The funny thing is, I also initially thought that the line from THE EXORCIST was "What a lovely day for an exorcism," but at least I double-checked on that one before I did the art.