Vintage Faith

I recently completed design and illustration on this promotional mailer for Fellowship Church of Burbank. They're starting a new message series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, hoping to sift through the cultural misconceptions and preconceived notions of who Jesus was, and rediscover the "vintage" Jesus as presented in the Bible.

The Pastor at FCB is a really cool, deep-thinking guy; it was a lot of fun to work with him on the project. He gave me a good measure of creative license which was encouraging and a challenge at the same time. The main ideas we hoped to convey were a sense of organic authenticity, community, and "vintageness." "Vintage" can fit a lot of things, from 60's concert posters to 50's advertisements or 40's fruit crate labels, so I researched a bunch of different kinds of vintage references to find aspects that would fit our project. The result, I hope, is an image that feels "Vintage" without necessarily being tied to one specific era or genre.

The series kicks off this Sunday and will be going for a few months. If you're in the area, check it out!

Jars of Clay results

Thanks for your support everybody! My entry wasn't one of the top 4, but it was SO encouraging to have the support and good wishes of so many people! It's been a big confidence boost!

You can see the winners here:
http://news.deviantart.com/article/37843/

Jars of Clay contest - Round 2

My design did make the cut! The judges chose their top 30, which are now on display for public voting. The top 4 favorites will then be presented to Jars of Clay for their final decision. If you'd like to see the top 30, you can view and vote at:

http://www.nettwerk.com/contest/2007/jars_tshirt/

Mine is entry #027, but you can vote for whatever you like!! Voting ends tonight at midnight.