The important thing isn't that your technically great, I think it's the power of your expression.
John Dyer BaizleyI take myself seriously and want my image to me more than just something aesthetically suited towards selling records.
John Dyer BaizleyIt's my intention to make something stand outside the realm of album art, but it also feels comfortable to me to be in it. It's tricky and definitely a requires striking a delicate balance.
John Dyer BaizleyPunk rock and metal has always been a home to me, it's where I cut my teeth; and those are the friends that I have, and the bands that I love.
John Dyer BaizleyIt's important for me to have different tiers of value for the art. Some of the silk-screens are really affordable, but I do have some high-end silk-screens that are several color layers and a little more expensive, and then I have the paintings that can get way up there.
John Dyer BaizleyIt can be difficult to mediate a compromise between what I have in my head and what the musician has in mind, which is often 180° different when it comes to the finished product, so it requires that element of trust from somewhere. The point I make to them is "You've seen what I do, so just trust me and we will come up with something exciting."
John Dyer Baizley