
"So Huge The Ocean" Layne Staley Lava Foil Variant
"LOUD GODS" -Poster Series #1. "So Huge The Ocean" -Layne Staley tribute print Introducing a new collaborative poster series by myself and the legendary '90s photographer Karen Mason-Blair, celebrating our deep roots and paying homage to the early '90s Seattle music scene. We're re-envisioning some of Karen's most iconic captures of local musicians before they ascended to global stardom... our “Loud Gods” For the first print in our "Loud Gods" poster series, we present "So Huge The Ocean," a tribute to Layne Staley of Alice in Chains. The original image is a black-and-white photograph taken by Karen at an AIC show at the Central Tavern in Seattle on June 1st, 1990. I've created a newly realized version of her photo in my style a lush eight-color screen print. In this image, I aimed to convey two things: the power and vibration of Layne's massive voice and a nod to the rainy, wet city of Seattle. The venue was literally mere blocks from the waterfront and massive body of water th