i am happy to announce a benefit auction to help raise funds for the Art Association of Randolph County. Randolph County is where i grew up in rural Indiana, and hopefully this auction can help out those who helped foster some of my first exposure to the arts.

the auction is live on ebay for the next 8 days thru Friday June 18th. you can link the the auction HERE!

the piece up for auction is called ‘Well Read’ it is a personal piece from a few years back that has been hanging on my studio wall.

if you have any question about the piece or the auction feel free to contact me at 317 313 1252

thanks,

chris

i recently finished up a series of 13 labels for Blasted Church Vineyards in Canada. i worked with the fine folks at Brandever who masterminded the campaign. The labels tell the story behind the name of the vineyard.

The Blasted Church name is derived from the true story of a little wooden church, first built in 1848 in the gold mining town of Fairview.

At the turn of the 20th century, Fairview had a population of 2,000 and was known as the largest city north of San Francisco.
When the mine was depleted, people drifted away and the town declined.

By 1909, Fairview became a ghost town.

The church stood alone for nearly 20 years until a determined team of parishioners decided to relocate the church to Okanagan Falls.

Their plan called for a blast of explosives inside the church, in order to “loosen the nails”.

Save for losing the steeple, the plan succeeded.

Here is the dismantled church being moved.

Rebuilding the church.

The plan worked. In 1929, the church was given a new life in the community of Okanagan Falls – a stone’s throw from our vineyard.

This wine pays tribute to the commitment, passion, steadfastness, and vision of the people that moved this church over eighty years ago.