Wow, nice to see that level of craftmanship. Everything is 'so digital' these days it's amazing there's anyone left doing this kind of work. Good find
Thanks for the post Greyman. I have the album (and all of JM's work) and took the cover completely for granted. Would love one of David Smiths framed works but they must cost a fortune!
For me it's the depth of the work, it's relatively easy!!! to conceive of an idea and translate it to paper via whatever medium. But this guy takes it to a whole new level with the old school skills to translate it into something utterly tangible. I'm not a huge JM fan, I have Heavier Things which I quite like moments of and some others that got burnt and haven't seen the light of day since. If I see Born and Raised (vinyl) in the flesh no doubt I'll be tempted but only on the strength of the artwork. I have listened to it via Spotify and again it's OK in places, just a little too twangy for my tastes. A bit AverageOrdinaryRock yee-ha ... It seems a shame that he's gone corporate but I guess he's got bills to pay as well - another slave to the Sony machine. I can think of other Artists who I'd rather he'd worked with - For me it's a case of great bottle - so-so wine
