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Expired Type 54 4×5

Charlie Wagers — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:25:42 +0000

Today I took a quick trip up to Aperture to pick up some photos from a past art show. While I was there, Scott Meivogel asked if I would sit for a quick (not really) portrait. He used a 4×5 camera, loaded with eleven-year-expired type 54 film. This camera was insane, you have to focus the shot with the shutter open, then close it and load in the film – without moving the camera or the subject. Using his iPhone light-meter, and the shutter was open for two seconds. Pretty awesome. I can’t believe how sharp it is.

Gabe Schray “Corrected Follies”

Charlie Wagers — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:29:21 +0000

Today I helped my pal and roommate Gabe Schray print the jackets for his newest project Corrected Follies. A limited-to-100 12″ LP coming out early 2012 from Bark and Hiss. They are printed on reversed recycled LP jackets. For the last 10, we tried my first attempt at a blend roll, with fluorescent pink & yellow inks. There will only be 10 of those, for the collectors. Huge thanks to Gabe, Keith & Soundtrack for their helping hands. Check out one of the songs, below:

Live It Up!

Charlie Wagers — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:46:03 +0000

A few months ago I helped my friends at Soundtrack Printing make a logo for their new clothing line. They just launched their first release of t-shirts for sale, as well as some cool bracelets adorned with my logo. Go check them out: Live it Up!

Blood Brother

Charlie Wagers — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:06:31 +0000

My friends from Endeavor Media are working with a film crew to create a documentary about our friend, and what he found when he moved to India. I first met Rocky, and Steve & Danny when I lived in Pittsburgh in 2008. The film is called Blood Brother, and is solely supported by donations and initial funding from Kickstarter. Below is the logo I made for the film, and a trailer-teaser. I’m glad to be able to be a part of this project, and lend a hand where I can, for a good cause.

Roofbeam Black EP

Charlie Wagers — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:00:44 +0000

I’ve been helping my friend Bo get ready for two shows this weekend, debuting his new project under the name Roofbeam. He’s put out a free digital EP, and his follow up is called the Black EP. We hand-assembled a limited edition of 100 copies in white-chipboard sleeves, on double-sided black CD-Rs, with full-color insert. Geoff and I both took the photographs incorporated into the artwork. These will be for sale tonight at Musica, as he is opening for The Album Leaf. Listen to my favorite track from the EP, below:

RFBM

Charlie Wagers — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:41:53 +0000

This past week I’ve spent helping my friend Bo come up with some visuals for his new project, Roofbeam. Alongside our friend Geoff, we’ve been collaborating so Bo will have plenty of new things at his two upcoming shows at Stone Tavern & Musica. This shirt being one of these projects, based on a logo I created – rendering perspective on letters is a b.

Quilt + Keith Freund + Bo Bishop

Charlie Wagers — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:00:57 +0000

My good friend Seth is embarking on a Canadian tour this month, and asked that I book him a show in Akron so we get hang out for a day. He once was in the band Romance of Young Tigers (I was known to handle some artwork for them), and his latest project is called Quilt. Alongside his set, will be two other good-Akron-buddies; Keith Freund – 1/2 of Trouble Books, celebrating the vinyl release of his album Constant Comments; and Bo Bishop - who will be performing all-new material, in preparation of his show on October 2nd as Roofbeam, opening for The Album Leaf.

Don’t miss this! September 30th at the Stone Tavern in Kent.

Constant Comments

Charlie Wagers — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:00:28 +0000

I recently helped my friend Keith (Trouble Books) put together the artwork for his new solo album Constant Comments. To be released this August via Experimedia, on a limited vinyl pressing. The music is made up of guitar loops over acquired field recordings. For two weeks you can stream the album in its entirety below, via Fluid Radio.

Midsummer Night’s Dance

Charlie Wagers — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:06:43 +0000

Patternbased & Rubber City Noise are presenting a night of music + art. To serve as Low in the Sky‘s release show for A Shared Rainbow, and lots more. DJ sets & micro-performances by Bellows, Corey Farrow, Pat McNulty, QIX & Kristi Wall. Visual displays by Kendra Minadeo, Cory M. Davis, Steve Felix, James Bryan Parks & Natalie Dechiara. And lastly, art by: Kristi Wall & Charlie Wagers.

In the same fashion as the Rainbow album art, Kristi & I collab’ed on a poster. She did the illustration, we layed it out together, and I screenprinted them (with Jake’s help). The event is next Saturday, July 9th, at the CAVE. Check out the facebook event.

Giants 7″

Charlie Wagers — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:09:29 +0000

My old friends in Giants have a (sort of) new 7″ out on The Mylene Sheath. It’s actually their first EP, re-recorded, mixed & mastered, and the first time getting the vinyl treatment. I didn’t do the artwork for this; it’s actually a sculpture made out of beans by Micah Bloom, and the layout handled by Nate Shumaker. I did, however, design the logo that they used on the cover. I originally created the name treatment for their Old Stories release, and am pumped to see it get continued use. Listen to some of the music, below.