Amazing Pearl Jam Milton Keyes Poster Artist Edition (Brad Klausen) on Sale Details - MLB/Andy Wood

Best of the 3 posters at yesterdays gig. Only 1 I bought. After the gig back in my hotel, I got the poster out and had a proper look at it. Amazing. Front and back. Brad knocked this one outta the park

That is a great poster!

Was Just Able To Purchase One On Brad's Site at 3:00 EST. Sweet! Thought I was gonna be shutout!

bradklausen said:

3manstack said:

whats the significance of the 5 blue bands on chloes leg? Thanks

5 guys in the band... 5 guys "banded" together.... anyone remember during the self pollution radio show from years and years ago where Krist Novoselic was talking about "many bands make tight work" and was speaking about in construction how if you use multiple bands, it strengthens the construction of a structure, makes something stronger able to last longer... it also had something to do with etching some code into vinyl records, so M.B.M.T.W. many bands make tight work... but was also referring to how for that self pollution show they had many bands performing that night...

plus I've used similar banding on other posters whenever I draw a woman... in my head there's this tribe of shamanic mystical women and they all have the same sort of tattoos... very simple bands and stripes...

Like the shrouded, cloaked "Fate" on the Worcester poster.... when I was working on the MK design, she too is draped in cloth, but this time it's more of a bed sheet... and as I kept developing the design, it made me think of Fate from the Worcester poster and about how in Greek mythology, the gods would often come down to earth disguised as someone else to interact and influence the lives of the mortals... so I started thinking about how this was like Chloe in the MK poster... Fate had come down to earth and taken on the form of Chloe to influence the life of Andy... so while the worcester and mk posters are not supposed to be a set or a series, they share a theme...of the power of Fate in all of our lives... hence the same radial line pattern and the banding tattoos on Fates arms and Chloe's leg

Fate bound the guys in the band together... and banded us all to them and their music and all of us together... were all banded together...all one big "band"...that sorta thing....

Thanks so much for this poster and taking the time to respond.

Could I be so bold as to ask why you chose to put Andy and Chloe on a poster for the Milton Keynes gig? Did you know the band were going to play Chloe Dancer and Crown of Thorns before hand, or were they inspired by your poster? Have I missed some significance with the date?

For me the song being played and the poster have made the night beyond my wildest dreams special, and I am searching for an answer to the question as to whether I got to experience it by pure cosmic chance or because there is a reason that I'm unaware of.

If there is a reason that I'm unaware of, and it needs to remain that way, that's cool.

EdsonNascimento said:

RiotZact said:

RD101189 said:

Glad to see Brad sell out of a PJ print. Still don't get why that 2013 Pendulum Worcester print isn't sold out.

Yeah that thing is beautiful probably my favorite from last year (and I was at Pittsburgh).

I agree. I think the Pendulum poster was the best of the US tour as well. It's symbolism, connection to the band and execution was beautiful. The Pitt is a nice connection to the city, but when you can connect to the band and interpret your own way, that's a HR in my book.

(and I too can't believe it's not sold out on his site)

Agree.

EdsonNascimento said:

RiotZact said:

RD101189 said:

Glad to see Brad sell out of a PJ print. Still don't get why that 2013 Pendulum Worcester print isn't sold out.

Yeah that thing is beautiful probably my favorite from last year (and I was at Pittsburgh).

I agree. I think the Pendulum poster was the best of the US tour as well. It's symbolism, connection to the band and execution was beautiful. The Pitt is a nice connection to the city, but when you can connect to the band and interpret your own way, that's a HR in my book.

(and I too can't believe it's not sold out on his site)

It's not sold out in the 10c store either, which is good for me cuz when I get a few bucks I'm snagging one for sure! And it's the colors that really win me over with most of Brad's stuff, the colors in last nights poster and the pendulum one are unreal.

Scored version A earlier. Only one I got from this tour, best of the tour. Really like the story behind it, makes it even better.

"Thanks so much for this poster and taking the time to respond.

Could I be so bold as to ask why you chose to put Andy and Chloe on a poster for the Milton Keynes gig? Did you know the band were going to play Chloe Dancer and Crown of Thorns before hand, or were they inspired by your poster? Have I missed some significance with the date?

For me the song being played and the poster have made the night beyond my wildest dreams special, and I am searching for an answer to the question as to whether I got to experience it by pure cosmic chance or because there is a reason that I'm unaware of.

If there is a reason that I'm unaware of, and it needs to remain that way, that's cool."


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that was the date i was given... no significance to milton keyes, would have done the same design for any date I was given... I had no idea they'd play it but was hopeful upon seeing the poster they'd be inspired to... makes me wonder if the believe you me snippet afterwards was inspired by the poster as that was one of ed's songs from before pj and would tie into the message of the design... but I don't know if the poster had any influence on that.

After doing pj posters for 10 years, I am finding it more interesting to do posters based off songs...i've done it before in the past, but I've come to realize I find it more fulfilling to try and make something directly related to the band... it's great if you can tie in some design element to the city and make the design something specific to the people who live in that city,.. but as time has gone by and I've done many pj posters, the song based designs are something I feel more compelled to try and create...it's made it more fun to sit down and try and encapsulate the message and music of a song.

the chloe/crown reference though is so much more then just referencing a song...

plus any time I do a design based off a song, it's like a fun little experiment to see if the band will then play that song... doesn't always work though... didn't work with Insignificance in LA... and with Pendulum for Worcester, I had no idea that would become a regular show opener, so it's tough to say if that poster influenced their decision to play it.... it's basically my way of requesting a song from far away and months in advance.... some fans hold up signs at shows, so it's like my sign asking for a song...