Eric Weber was last featured on PhanArt with his NYE 2010 poster “Phreedom“. His latest creation is a pin with a flying fish and a banner above that reads “Surrender to the Phlow”. These pins are 2.25″ wide, made of diecast metal with an antique silver finish and have rubber backings. The cost for the pin is $15 with free shipping.
This pin is SOLD OUT!
Life Is Hood Badges—Because you can feel good about HOOD! These badges are iron on and stitch on, in a limited edition of 200
Phloating 2012 badges were made with a nod to the Rock Gods to get the boys to break out some Pink Floyd this summer. The badges are iron on and stitch on and are available in a limited edition of 200, with 3 packs available for $12 and single badges available for $5 at www.phanbadge.com
Phanbadge is also Proud to present 3 new KUSH pins.
The Sloth…the original Pinster. Made with hard enamel and 1.5 inches in height, double posted and numbered on the back in a limited edition of 100. Warning: Phanbadge is not responsible for Sloth possibly slicing your nipple as the Sloth is so Nasty!
The Dark side of the MOONphish Pin is 1.5 inches in width and double posted and numbered on the back in a limited edition of 100. The pin is made of soft enamel and Sparkle. The moon is made of shiny and recessed metal.
The Coventry Gold Medallion PIN.
Coming through the gates at Coventry, many saw this on the way in and out. The pin measures 1.5 inches in diameter, is made of soft enamel with double postings and is in a limited edition of only 100.
All pins are $15.00 each or a 3 pack for $35 shipped.
Buy the 3 pack and we will throw in one of our past pins free while supplies last.
All pins and badges can be ordered at phanbadge.com
Modern Prophet came into being at the end of 2011 – the brainchild of two tour kids living in the Albany, NY area. The continuing goal of Modern Prophet is to open the third eye and to expand the mind through visual stimulation.
This poster depicts the coming of the Mayan Prophecy — delivered by the Flying Octopi — straight to the streets of New York City. They come not to destroy us but to deliver unto us the knowledge of the ancients to ensure our success on this planet instead of allowing us to completely destroy ourselves. The posters were screen printed on a 6 color press and were printed with 100% eco-friendly inks. The poster measures 13″ x 19″ in a run of 125. The cost for the print is $20.75 with shipping included.
Expect many more designs from these guys and keep your third eye open.
Rob Kimmel’s summer prints from Camden, Holmdel and Summer Tour are originals hand drawn with colored pencil and markers measuring 11″ x 17″ and printed on card stock. Each costs $10 with $5 shipping. The Camden is a run of 50, the Holmdel a run of 75 and the Summer Tour a run of 125.
Camden Summer Tour 2011 Print
Holmdel Summer Tour 2011 Print
Summer Tour 2011 Print
Jon Blake’s pin from NYE 2011 features the Big Black Furry Creature from Mars looking for his ride home from MSG. The cost for each pin is $15 plus $3 shipping. Only 300 were made and backstamped with the CRB logo and website, with pin number and 2012.
payable to crazyredbeard@crazyredbeard.com via Paypal!
“See the city, see the zoo…” This lyrically inspired hard enamel pin by stuPINdous creations measures 1.5 inches and features 5 colors with 4 cutouts. It is in a limited edition out of 100 and numbered and stamped on back with stuPINdous. Pins are $17 including shipping.
“…offer him some meat” Another lyrically inspired pin by the good pholks over at stuPINdous creations. This hard enamel pin measures 1.25 inches and features 3 colors and is on black nickel metal. It is in a limited edition of 100 and numbered and stamped on the back with stuPINdous. Meat Pin is $15 including shipping
Check out the more phine pins at www.stuPINdouscreations.com
Matty Freebles has been making prints, clothing, and pins on the scene since their return from hiatus in 2009. Having seen Phish perform live since 1997 and a phan since 1995, he’s excited to share this piece on PhanArt. Matty’s NYE 2011 poster Age of Pisces Evolution (Phish MSG NYE 2011-2012) print is a 13″ x 19″ giclée on semi gloss 100 lb. cover paper in a signed and numbered edition of 67. The cost is $20 with free shipping.
Looking back on the past year and all the art that was seen on lot, online, on Etsy, Facebook, Expressobeans and PhanArt, it has been great to see the Phish art community expanding as Phish continues to tour. Fans are finding the art inspired by Phish to not only help them get from show to show, but to also make it through the tough economic times in the country today. Fans are industrious to say the least while at the same time creative and seek to help each other out, something that Phish fans do unlike fans of any other band out there. Relatedly, the products that were once more difficult to make are now done with ease. In the past (1.0 and 2.0) it took talent and ability to design phanart, then you had to find a company to make the art (pre-internet) and then sell them, making a small profit with luck so that we could get to the next show.
Now, fans can make pins, the most popular form of phanart, and also a mildly profitable venture when done right. There are designs pouring out of the woodworks, with multiple pins DAILY put up for sale. They aren’t shirts (where it takes a design and a screenprinter) and this isn’t posters (where it takes a great amount of money and significant talent to make a sought after piece of art); this is pins – small, simple pieces of art that DO take time to create but are very easily created when compared to shirts or posters or any other version of art.
This year, the Best of 2011 was selected from fan reactions to art on tour, requests for art online, popular posts on Facebook and PhanArt.net, creativity put into the work, as well as fan and artist input in recent weeks on their favorite pieces of art. There were so many to choose from, we have some honorable mentions and an official 11 for 2011! Simply put: all PhanArt made in the last year has been amazing, and the following is some of the best. If you don’t agree, share what was missed below in the comments section
Honorable Mentions
Sand Spinner Pin from 10 Minute Tube Designs
Kerrigan fishes from Ryan Kerrigan and Flippin Out Productions
The Top 11 from 2011
#11. JDub Allstars SuperBall IX Shirts
JDub Allstars can be found at virtually every Phish show selling an extensive selection of shirts, hats and other designs. These shirts covered the bases for all nine of Phish’s festivals and highlighted an image corresponding to each of the previous festivals. Pick up one of the limited selection of sizes left at Doctor Fluff Tees.
#10. Jennifer Kahn’s NYE MSG token pendant Jennifer has been making some great unique, handcrafted art for a couple years now and this year’s NYE pendant showed her creativity and design skills, incorporating ‘Occupy MSG’ and the dates into a very stylish piece of jewelry. Jennifer has a couple left in her Etsy Store, 5 Silver and 2 Brass.
#9. Bug pin created by Ryan Kerrigan and Noah Phence – There have been dozens, if not over 100 pins made this year from various artists, but one of the most creative was done by tour vet and lot artist Noah Phence. Bug + butterfly + lyrics on the wings = a big seller and #9 on the list. Pick one up at zenster.net
#8. Jiggs’ MFMF shirt – Combining Iron Maiden and Phish is no easy task but Jiggs took the idea to fruition and resulted in a quickly sold out shirt.
#7. Bruce Horan’s UIC poster and shirt Playing off NICU and UIC with a bit of visual imagery tests the eyes with Bruce Horan’s poster and shirt design from UIC this summer. Bruce has three shirts and a few posters left on his site
#6. Angry Birds of a Feather shirt by Phil Hoffman These shirts were a hit on PT then made their way to UIC where Phil agreed to put these on the site. The Angry Birds of a Feather shirt combines two things that made for a great shirt design – an easily recognizable original image and an immediate reference to Phish that only Phish fans would get. The birds have the dates of the three UIC shows inside them as well. Phil has only a couple left
#5. Lego Big Red Pin by Jeff Crookes – First the lego of Big Red and a few others debuted to great applause and then the pins came and went in a flash.
#4. AJ Masthay’s MSG Rapture AJ continues as one of the preeminent Phish poster artists and has made official prints for both Umphrey’s McGee and Widespread Panic as well as great prints for select shows for Phish each tour. This quadtych catches the panic of 2012 arriving set inside midtown Manhattan with the Garden taking center stage, as it should. This print sold out shortly after release, as many of AJ’s classic posters do.
#3. TRiPP’s Tahoe set of prints TRiPP had alot of prints to choose from this year, including MSG, Gorge, Merriweather and practically every show since Bethel, but the Tahoe prints stand out for their vibrancy and design, complete with a fish bubbling at the bottom of the sold out prints.
#2. Kuroda Light Rig shirts from Jonathan Lamb The most creative hand drawn shirt design of the year, Jon Lamb’s ‘Kuroda Light Rig’ shirts. Vibrant in detail and capturing the 5th member of the band, Lamb’s shirt bounces off three different color shirts and draws you into the light.
and the #1 piece of Fan made Phish Art for 2011 is………………….
#1. Michael Ortiz’s UIC Poster “Da Blue Line”
Ortiz’s ‘Da Blue Line’ sold out in less than an hour at Da Mock Show at UIC on 8/16/11 and makes the list at #1. Capturing a classic Chicago image with the EL train blue line covered in the iconic cheerio design and headed straight to UIC, Ortiz’s print is no less than 5 colors and a giclee print on 220 gram fine art paper. The only remaining prints after UIC are his are Artist Proof prints which can be picked up by contacting Michael at ortiz (at) likemindedproductions.net and check out more great art by Ortiz on his site www.michaelortizart.com
This poster is a first time collaboration between Taylor Harvey and Joey Zoldan and measures 10″ × 15″ as a single color screenprinted mini-poster. This print was inspired by a poster for Objectified, the second installment in Gary Hustwit’s design documentary trilogy. Featuring multiple references to Phish lyrics and songs, the poster is printed on Canford 140lb Dreadnaught Gray card paper and has an interactive element as well, inviting the knowledgeable Phan to discern the various inspirations.
Taylor Harvey is well-versed in many aspects of design, having received formal training at SUNY Oneonta. Joey Zoldan has collaborated on recent homespun lot fare like Brooklyn (Brewery) Biscuits stickers and Bisco Love T-shirts. Both intend to expand on this fruitful collaboration in future artistic endeavors. There a few posters left from a signed and numbered edition of 75. Cost is $20 including s+h
