http://www.jacobmcmurray.com Jacob McMurray Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:31:14 +0000 http://www.jacobmcmurray.com en http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/The-Eight-Essential-Ingredients http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/The-Eight-Essential-Ingredients Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:31:14 +0000 Jacob McMurray 59381 Curators: Jacob McMurray, Gabe Kean Exhibition Design: Gabe Kean, Jacob McMurray, Steven Berardelli Venue: Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA Synopsis: Eight Essential Ingredients featured new collaborative literary artworks created by acclaimed poet Marvin Bell in partnership with artist Steven Berardelli and by celebrated poster designer Mike King in collaboration with writers Angela Jane Fountas, Bret Fetzer, Bob Redmond, Suzanne Stockman and Therese Littleton. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Steven Berardelli is a sculptor, designer and photographer. His artwork has been exhibited by the Seattle Art Museum and G. Gibson Gallery. His designs have been seen at On The Boards in performances by Foot in Mouth, the Crispin Spaeth Dance Group, Alice de Muizon, Paige Barnes and Vanessa DeWolf. He is currently involved in the design of public art projects and exhibitions. Marvin Bell is the author of 16 books of poetry, including "Stars Which See, Stars Which Do Not See" (1977), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and "A Probable Volume of Dreams" (1969), which was a Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets. Marvin Bell's work appears in hundreds of anthologies of poetry and essays. His former students include James Tate, Jorie Graham and John Irving. His honors include the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, and Senior Fulbright appointments to Yugoslavia and Australia. He is a longtime member of the faculty of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he is the Flannery O'Connor Professor of Letters. In March 2000 he was selected to be Iowa's first poet laureate. Mike King is a designer and poster artist who has worked in the music industry for the last two decades. He started his "career" by making posters for punk bands at local clubs in his hometown of Portland, Oregon in exchange for admission. Since then he has gone on to design posters, records and CD covers, t-shirts and print advertising. His work is featured in the book "Swag the Art of Modern Rock" as well as Experience Music Project's traveling show "Paper, Scissors, Rock!" L. Suzanne Stockman tutors young scribes and writes big and small from a desk in Seattle. She has contributed to Cranky, Nylon, Monkeybicycle.net, Spin, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others. Her headphones are plugged in right now. Therese Littleton is the program manager at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. She writes in her spare time and is an intern at the Seattle office of the notable publishing house Payseur & Schmidt. Bret Fetzer writes plays and fairy tales. His late night storytelling show, "Bedtime Stories," will run from January 20 to February 11 in the Hugo House cabaret. His new play, "Passport"-actually a collection of eight linked 10-minute plays-will be produced by Annex Theatre in the late spring of 2006. Angela Jane Fountas writes, reads and runs WriteHabit.org in Seattle. Her work has recently appeared in Monkeybicycle, The Bitter Oleander, Pindeldyboz, and Syntax. She is the editor of "Waking Up American" (Seal Press, 2005). <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_2001.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_2001_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/DSC06932.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/DSC06932_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/DSC06934.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/DSC06934_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/DSC06941.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/DSC06941_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_1997.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_1997_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_1999.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="853" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_1999_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_2016.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="853" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59381/IMG_2016_o.JPG" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/The-Lure-of-Horror-Film http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/The-Lure-of-Horror-Film Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:22:07 +0000 Jacob McMurray 2455292 Curator: Jacob McMurray Exhibition Design: Wonder Mine Interactive Design: Aleen Adams, Belle & Wissell, Philip Worthington Graphic Design: Benjamin Shown Illustration: Invisible Creature Films: David Wulzen, Nik Perleros Art Direction: Jacob McMurray, Ken Burns, Benjamin Shown Fabrication: Addy Froehlich, Keith Griffith, Turner Exhibits Venue: Experience Music Project, October 2, 2011 - present Synopsis: Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film For more than a century, horror films have thrilled and frightened audiences, providing heart-pounding terror and sleepless nights. But horror films offer more than just entertainment. They express the primal emotions of the human experience by tapping into the anxieties of contemporary culture and visualizing the unspeakable fears and forbidden desires that lie just beneath the polite face of society. In this exhibition, three iconic horror directors – Roger Corman, John Landis, and Eli Roth – have curated a selection of their favorite horror films that illustrate the power of the genre, providing a foundation for exploring the spectrum of horror cinema, from its inception at the turn of the 20th century to the present. Don’t be scared. It’s only make-believe. Isn’t it? Artifacts: 30 iconic horror objects from the 1940s to the present Featured Films: In depth explorations of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Bride of Frankenstein, Les Diaboliques, Psycho, The Wicker Man, Suspiria, The Exorcist, Ringu, Evil Dead II, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre Horror Timeline: features 100 Horror films to see before you die Director Displays: focus areas devoted to Roger Corman, Eli Roth, and John Landis Exhibition Score: composed by Steve Fisk, based on the heartbeat and conceived as a waltz Scream Booth: Scream on cue as you watch horror film footage in a soundproof booth. Horror Soundscapes: Explore the fundamental music elements and scoring techniques used in horror to enhance a cinematic sense of suspense, dread, and terror Monster Wall: Examine the monster archetypes and learn why they continue to inhabit the collective conscious of popular culture Shadow Monsters: Witness Philip Worthington's interactive installation morph your projected shadow into monstrous form A sampling of press: Seattle Times, King5, KPLU, Culture Mob, Examiner.com, Seattle Gay Scene Nice email we received on the exhibition recently: "I'm an English professor at Edmonds Community College, where I teach a class on Monsters of Film and Literature. I was so impressed with the Can't Look Away exhibit that I encouraged all of my students to visit the museum and spend a day taking notes. Your exhibit is the perfect balance of kitschy, interactive fun with serious academic consideration of the nature of fear, horror, and American culture. I bought a membership that day because I knew that I would be back many times over the next year. Thank you for such interesting and informative exhibits." -Evan J. Peterson More information at the EMP Museum website. <img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/2455292/LS20111026_EMPhorrorfilm_001.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="960" width_o="667" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/2455292/LS20111026_EMPhorrorfilm_001_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Lara Swimmer"/> <img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/2455292/LS20111026_EMPhorrorfilm_002.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/2455292/LS20111026_EMPhorrorfilm_002_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Lara Swimmer"/> <img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/2455292/LS20111026_EMPhorrorfilm_003.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/2455292/LS20111026_EMPhorrorfilm_003_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Lara Swimmer"/> <img 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caption="Photograph by Rich Hobby"/> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/Nirvana http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/Nirvana Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:39:20 +0000 Jacob McMurray 1999553 Curator: Jacob McMurray Exhibition Design: Wonder Mine Interactive Design: Belle & Wissell Graphic Design: Belle & Wissell Films: David Wulzen Art Direction: Jacob McMurray, Ken Burns Fabrication: Addy Froehlich, Nick Rempel Venue: Experience Music Project, April 16, 2011 - present Synopsis: Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses In late 1991, Nirvana exploded on the national music scene, transforming Seattle and the Pacific Northwest from a faraway backwater to the epicenter of popular music culture. Nirvana's infectious single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” saturated the airwaves and MTV, sparking a worldwide grunge revolution, extinguishing the rule of hair metal and giving birth to alternative rock. This is the public and personal story of Nirvana, from their early roots in Aberdeen, Washington, to the dizzying scope of the world stage. This is also the story of the underground music scene, of which Nirvana was a part, as it developed within the Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States from the birth of punk rock in the mid-1970s. For over a decade, underground bands made inroads into the mainstream, but Nirvana was the final step in this process. With a single song, the barrier between underground and mainstream culture shattered. Nirvana was a band for only six years, but they changed music forever, delivering the message of their punk roots wrapped in a pop package, and taking punk to the masses. Artifacts: over 200 artifacts related to Nirvana and its story. Mural photographs: Life-scale mural photographs by Charles Peterson, Alice Wheeler, and Tracy Marander. Exhibition Score: The gallery features a custom-composed score by Steve Fisk, a prolific musician and producer who recorded many of the grunge-era superstars, including Nirvana, Soundgarden and Screaming Trees. Oral Histories: Exhibition videos and interactive elements feature clips from over 100 filmed oral history interviews. Interactives: Six touch-sensitive interactives weave together hundreds of digital assets from EMP’s permanent archives, providing several hours of hours of additional content. A “Nirvana confessional” provides an area for visitors to record their own thoughts about Nirvana. Listening Stations: Five listening stations allow visitors to hear Nirvana’s catalog and other underground and punk records that were being produced during that time. Audio Guide: The exhibition features an optional iPod-delivered audio guide, where Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic reflects on events and artifacts throughout the exhibition. More information at the EMP Museum website. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/LS20110504_NIRVANA_001.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/LS20110504_NIRVANA_001_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Lara Swimmer"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/LS20110504_NIRVANA_002.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/LS20110504_NIRVANA_002_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Lara Swimmer"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/LS20110504_NIRVANA_003.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/LS20110504_NIRVANA_003_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Lara Swimmer"/> <img 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height="426" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/Nirvana0063_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph by Christopher Nelson"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/Nirvana0102.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1999553/Nirvana0102_o.jpg" align="left" caption="Photograph byChristopher Nelson"/> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/Taking-Punk-to-the-Masses http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/Taking-Punk-to-the-Masses Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:21:59 +0000 Jacob McMurray 1142646 Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind I didn't design it, but I wrote it. Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the Seattle Sound, within the context of the underground punk subculture that was developing throughout the U.S. in the late 1970s and 1980s. This musical journey is represented entirely through the collection of Experience Music Project, Seattle’s museum of music and popular culture, pulling from a permanent archive of over 800 filmed oral history interviews and 140,000 artifacts – instruments, costumes, posters, records and other ephemera – dedicated to the pursuit of rock ’n’ roll. Featuring over 100 key artifacts from EMP’s collection, Taking Punk to the Masses illustrates the evolution of punk rock from underground subculture to mainstream embrace. These artifacts are put into context by the stories of those that lived it: Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, Beat Happening’s Calvin Johnson, X’s Exene Cervenka, Sub Pop founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, Black Flag’s Henry Rollins, Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan, Blondie’s Chris Stein, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, and nearly 100 others. Tracing a lineage from “Louie Louie” to the rise of Grunge with Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Mudhoney, Taking Punk to the Masses is the first visual history of one of America’s most vibrant music scenes, as told by its participants and seen through the surviving artifacts. Over the past 15 years, Experience Music Project has amassed over 800 filmed oral history interviews with musicians, producers, club owners, fans, and others associated with every genre of music. These interviews, along with the museum’s massive artifact collection, form the basis for every exhibition. The exhibition Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses includes footage from over 100 interviews. A selection of those interviews are included in a DVD, exclusive to the Taking Punk to the Masses book. 248-page full-color 7.5" x 9" softcover with DVD ISBN: 978-1-60699-433-7 Design: Jacob Covey Publisher: Fantagraphics Reviews: Paradoxically for a volume dedicated to such a proudly ragged and rough-hewn aesthetic, Taking Punk to the Masses is a beautifully constructed gem. Even more peculiarly for a history lesson wedged between hard covers, it'll make you hear the music that has so spectacularly inflamed your speakers and headphones for three decades. (Jason Diamond - NPR.org) This is a good thing right here. (Lil Wayne) This book rules. It is very, very fun to read if you care about this stuff.... If you… have an interest in punk or the Seattle indie rock scene then you'll love this thing to death. (Nick Gazin - VICE Magazine) …[T]he artifacts included in the exhibit wonderfully illustrate everything that was exciting, vibrant, and anti-establishment about the scene that eventually went mainstream. The item descriptions are explanatory but concise, and the artist commentary is insightful and revelatory. (Frank Valish - Under the Radar) More reviews: KEXP, Buy it! <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/nirvana_nevermind_cover.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/nirvana_nevermind_cover_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548970675_b6b0058b8a_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548970675_b6b0058b8a_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548972369_98d991e02d_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548972369_98d991e02d_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548974417_a5b23f40d2_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548974417_a5b23f40d2_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548976099_aa1b67091f_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5548976099_aa1b67091f_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549003327_2491925e9b_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="640" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549003327_2491925e9b_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549546054_1b52cd46d2_z.jpg" border="0" width="480" height="640" width_o="480" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549546054_1b52cd46d2_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549546198_2f6bacca4e_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549546198_2f6bacca4e_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549547082_82b39e70c3_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549547082_82b39e70c3_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549548604_0341ca224c_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549548604_0341ca224c_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549550930_f1e9b834de_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549550930_f1e9b834de_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549554778_7c04a265e6_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549554778_7c04a265e6_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549555016_9d0d567e46_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549555016_9d0d567e46_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549557012_5f328fe1ed_z.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549557012_5f328fe1ed_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549557330_bfc0b681d5_z.jpg" border="0" width="480" height="640" width_o="480" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549557330_bfc0b681d5_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549558952_50be2a6da9_z.jpg" border="0" width="480" height="640" width_o="480" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/1142646/5549558952_50be2a6da9_z_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/The-Third-Bear http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/The-Third-Bear Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:58:12 +0000 Jacob McMurray 449276 Jeff VanderMeer asked me to design the cover and interior for his newest fiction collection, The Third Bear, published by Tachyon in July of 2010. I tried to combine the beauty and menace that are both equally found in Jeff's work. The interior design was very restrained and carried over a few of the cover elements for continuity. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbearcover-060110-final.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="466" width_o="823" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbearcover-060110-final_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear4.jpg" border="0" width="396" height="612" width_o="396" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear4_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear1.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="494" width_o="792" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="494" width_o="792" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear3.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="494" width_o="792" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear5.jpg" border="0" width="396" height="612" width_o="396" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449276/thirdbear5_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/The-Lifecycle-of-Software-Objects http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/The-Lifecycle-of-Software-Objects Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:54:26 +0000 Jacob McMurray 449286 I was able to work with Ted Chiang again (after doing the collage illustrations for The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate) on his longest work yet, The Lifecycle of Software Objects, published by Subterranean Press in July of 2010. Under Ted's art direction, I did all of the interior design, cover layout for a limited and trade edition, and all of the map-like collage illustrations. New Zealand artist Christian Pierce did the cover illustration and 10 fantastic interior illustrations. A fun and challenging project. The trade edition has a traditional 4-color dust jacket, while the limited has no dust jacket and is stamped in 2 colors on the front, spine, and back. The interior of both books is printed in black and red inks. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/limited-front-060110.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="458" width_o="839" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/limited-front-060110_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/trade-cover.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="268" width_o="1430" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/trade-cover_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior1.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior3.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior4.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior4_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior5.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior5_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior6.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior6_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior7.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior7_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior8.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior8_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior9.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior9_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior10.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior10_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior11.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior11_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior12.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior12_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior13.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="465" width_o="792" height_o="576" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/449286/interior13_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/Isobel http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/Isobel Sat, 22 May 2010 19:07:09 +0000 Jacob McMurray 425281 Isobel Faye Guizzo McMurray is an ongoing collaborative exhibition between artist Sara Guizzo and myself. The idea for the Isobel exhibition was initiated by Guizzo in 2005-2006, but it took me until 2008 to fully grasp the narrative potential in the project. Development on Isobel continued from fall 2008 to summer 2009, with much community fundraising, long-lead PR and marketing, culminating in an exhibition opening on July 26, 2009. Reviews have been universally positive, with the New York Times commenting that "seldom has the museum world produced an exhibition with such grand scope and exquisite manufacture." Isobel is currently on display in Seattle, WA for the foreseeable future. Weekly educational programming provides additional avenues for visitor engagement, and we encourage interested patrons to contact the museum box office for access to upcoming events. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/l_3008_2000_0ef554d0-785c-4bd9-898f-a5d4d4549863.jpeg" border="0" width="640" height="425" width_o="2048" height_o="1361" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/l_3008_2000_0ef554d0-785c-4bd9-898f-a5d4d4549863_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/p_1024_768_2f7b4c21-97d6-488f-b41e-b2894d829f65.jpeg" border="0" width="640" height="853" width_o="768" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/p_1024_768_2f7b4c21-97d6-488f-b41e-b2894d829f65_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/p_1600_1200_3c1b2549-a414-4439-a1b2-7b551094e864.jpeg" border="0" width="640" height="853" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" 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src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/p_2048_1536_d613182b-d548-4943-be45-363a76f03251_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/p_2048_1536_e5e994e2-8ef3-4eb8-9a0f-172356a53216.jpeg" border="0" width="640" height="853" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/425281/p_2048_1536_e5e994e2-8ef3-4eb8-9a0f-172356a53216_o.jpeg" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/American-Sabor http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/American-Sabor Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:31:44 +0000 Jacob McMurray 66705 Catalog design for the American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music exhibition, October 2007. 40 pages, bilingual text columns, french folds on covers, exhibition object photos throughout. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00335.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00335_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00338.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00338_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00336.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00336_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00337.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66705/DSC00337_o.JPG" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/Various-Book-Covers http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/Various-Book-Covers Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:14:43 +0000 Jacob McMurray 66664 Various book cover designs 2007 - 2009. Some of these books were published, some are still in process, and some projects are in limbo. Last Drink Bird Head by Jeff & Ann VanderMeer, 2009. Painting by Scott Eagle. To be published. All-Ages Movement Project by Shannon Stewart, 2008. To be published. The Proteus Sails Again by Thomas M. Disch, 2008. Illustration by Shawn Wolfe. Published. The Voyage of the Proteus by Thomas M. Disch, 2008. Illustration by Shawn Wolfe. Published. Under My Roof by Nick Mamatas, 2007. In limbo. Mapping the Beast by Jeff VanderMeer, 2007. In limbo. Strange Tales of Secret Lives, by Jeff VanderMeer, 2007. Illustration by Heiko Müller. In limbo. {image 10}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/lastdrinkcover3-2-ref.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="277" width_o="1200" height_o="520" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/lastdrinkcover3-2-ref_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/amp-cover-2x-front.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="392" width_o="1410" height_o="864" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/amp-cover-2x-front_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/amp-cover-2x-back.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="394" width_o="1404" height_o="864" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/amp-cover-2x-back_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/disch2comp6.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="482" width_o="1200" height_o="906" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/disch2comp6_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/subterranean-disch922.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="468" width_o="1638" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/subterranean-disch922_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/undermyroof2-3x.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="490" width_o="2048" height_o="1568" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/undermyroof2-3x_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/mapping-the-beastv3.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="463" width_o="1600" height_o="1160" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/mapping-the-beastv3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/strange-tales1v2.jpg" border="0" width="284" height="400" width_o="284" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/66664/strange-tales1v2_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/Northwest-Native-Masks http://www.jacobmcmurray.com/following/jacobmcmurray.com/Northwest-Native-Masks Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:15:48 +0000 Jacob McMurray 59389 From 1992 - 1995, I took several classes with artist Marvin Oliver on Northwest Native American 2-D and 3-D design. Prior to carving, I forged my own adze blades using car leaf springs as source material. The masks were carved from freshly-cut alder log sections, using the adze to rough out the design and then straight and bent knives to complete details. Copious sanding with increasingly finer grit finished the raw mask form. Human/animal hair, abalone and other shell, soapstone, copper, acrylic paint and other materials were incorporated into the designs. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="814" width_o="805" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/sun.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="555" width_o="1024" height_o="888" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/sun_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask3.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="982" width_o="2048" height_o="3142" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="809" width_o="2048" height_o="2590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask1.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1610" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3324/59389/mask1_o.jpg" align="left" />