Tavern Logo Art

calibrator · 06-17-2012, 04:40 PM

My wife and I used to create digital art for local Alternative Art venues here in Phx. Up until a few years ago, we would submit entries to 6-8 events yearly. I created these for a show themed "Gun Show, No I.D. Required" about 5 yrs ago. these were printed on 13 X 19 paper and matted to fit an 18 X 24 frame. I gave the "Arty's" version to my friend G.T.

when he visited my home a few years ago. Thought you might get a laugh if I posted them here.

lugerholsterrepair · 06-17-2012, 06:27 PM

Joe..LAUGH? Those are beautiful! You have any copies for sale?

ithacaartist · 06-17-2012, 06:49 PM

Terrific stuff, these. I'm thinking one with a navy theme is needed!

rhuff · 06-17-2012, 07:20 PM

Thank you for posting these. I think that they are dynamite! I think that the first one would look at home behind my "bar and grill".

John D. · 06-17-2012, 08:26 PM

Amazing stuff

Thanks for posting!

John

G.T. · 06-17-2012, 08:47 PM

Hi guys, Your all correct... These prints are really neat! I just had to have one when I first visited Joe... They even look better in hand! I really like mine... Thanks Joe.. still have plans of getting up there...my situation down here is slowly turning better... Talk to you soon! Best to you, til...lat'r...GT
BTW, if any of you guys get your hands on these, have Joe sign them for you... nice touch.. great guy..

Ice · 06-18-2012, 07:06 AM

Awesome prints. Thanks for showing. Envy Envy Envy.

Charlie

Douglas Jr. · 06-18-2012, 11:38 AM

I would get one in a blink.
They are simply great and with great humor - always appreciated.

calibrator · 06-18-2012, 01:06 PM

Thanks for ALL the kind critique. I only printed 1 of each. The only one left is the "Baby Luger" hanging above my bar. Phoenix is a tough art market. Of the dozens of shows I've entered, I can count my sales on my fingers (and a few toes). The main reason we quit was we were spending $$$ printing, mounting and matting (rotated the frames) each time we re-visited the same venue (they would only accept fresh work). The "Alternative" venues we frequented seemed to be patronized more by lookers than buyers.

I DO have these on a CD, saved in a High Quality TIFF format sized at 13X19. Alas, my Canon i9900 printer has not survived so well. If members here were interested in copies and were willing to give some suggestions as to quality of print (archival ink on photo quality paper, or just poster grade material etc...) and possible number of prints involved, I would look into having a 3rd party do the printing.

After my 2nd cup of coffee, I would consider selling the CD to an interested entrepreneur that would include exclusive rights to the images

.

I'll post some of my Aviation art in the future for your enjoyment, if that is alright?

Thanks1
JOE & Ruth

Shadowsix · 06-18-2012, 07:11 PM

Those are great!

Maybe you should consider getting them printed again & selling them online (starting with eBay).

CAP Black · 07-16-2012, 10:32 PM

I sure would like to have one for my man cave. What would it matter if it was the same as was in another's gun lounge??
Heck, here in West Virginia it is off the beaten path any way.
How much???
Jack

newluger · 07-16-2012, 10:38 PM

Very nice. Love to have hanging in my gun room.

Peter

Terry Tiell · 07-16-2012, 10:51 PM

You should get them printed on metal signs and sell them they're that good. I'd buy a couple of em.

Arizona Slim · 07-18-2012, 05:29 PM

Terrys suggestion to have them printed on metal signs sounds like an excellant idea.

Lon

lugerholsterrepair · 07-18-2012, 07:09 PM

Lon, Yeah I thought the same thing untill I needed $25,000 to start it up...The trouble with metal signs is minimum quantities. On something like cars or motorcycles or whatever els they use to achieve high sales..Luger Tavern signs are only appealing to one tenth of one percent of the general populace. I don't necessarily want to lose my butt in the sign business..the stock market is doing that for me.
So I put together the only reasonable alternative I could think of to decorate my leather shop and provide a few art pieces to other Luger fans without getting crazy.

But..if there is some enterprising entrepaneur out there with deep pockets who wants to make these in metal..give me a call!

Arizona Slim · 07-21-2012, 05:18 PM

Wow, an initial outlay of $25,000. with no guarantee of return on investment could make things a little uncomfortable around the old homestead, probably not a good idea.

Lon

06-17-2012, 04:40 PM	#1
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 315 Thanks: 55 Thanked 242 Times in 92 Posts	Tavern Logo Art My wife and I used to create digital art for local Alternative Art venues here in Phx. Up until a few years ago, we would submit entries to 6-8 events yearly. I created these for a show themed "Gun Show, No I.D. Required" about 5 yrs ago. these were printed on 13 X 19 paper and matted to fit an 18 X 24 frame. I gave the "Arty's" version to my friend G.T. when he visited my home a few years ago. Thought you might get a laugh if I posted them here. Attached Thumbnails

06-17-2012, 06:27 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Joe..LAUGH? Those are beautiful! You have any copies for sale? __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-17-2012, 08:47 PM	#6
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,507 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,653 Times in 1,004 Posts	Annnnddddd, mines signed!!!! Hi guys, Your all correct... These prints are really neat! I just had to have one when I first visited Joe... They even look better in hand! I really like mine... Thanks Joe.. still have plans of getting up there...my situation down here is slowly turning better... Talk to you soon! Best to you, til...lat'r...GT BTW, if any of you guys get your hands on these, have Joe sign them for you... nice touch.. great guy..

06-18-2012, 01:06 PM	#9
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 315 Thanks: 55 Thanked 242 Times in 92 Posts	Thanks for ALL the kind critique. I only printed 1 of each. The only one left is the "Baby Luger" hanging above my bar. Phoenix is a tough art market. Of the dozens of shows I've entered, I can count my sales on my fingers (and a few toes). The main reason we quit was we were spending $$$ printing, mounting and matting (rotated the frames) each time we re-visited the same venue (they would only accept fresh work). The "Alternative" venues we frequented seemed to be patronized more by lookers than buyers. I DO have these on a CD, saved in a High Quality TIFF format sized at 13X19. Alas, my Canon i9900 printer has not survived so well. If members here were interested in copies and were willing to give some suggestions as to quality of print (archival ink on photo quality paper, or just poster grade material etc...) and possible number of prints involved, I would look into having a 3rd party do the printing. After my 2nd cup of coffee, I would consider selling the CD to an interested entrepreneur that would include exclusive rights to the images. I'll post some of my Aviation art in the future for your enjoyment, if that is alright? Thanks1 JOE & Ruth

07-16-2012, 10:51 PM	#13
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	You should get them printed on metal signs and sell them they're that good. I'd buy a couple of em. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

06-17-2012, 06:49 PM	#3
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	Terrific stuff, these. I'm thinking one with a navy theme is needed!

06-17-2012, 07:20 PM	#4
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	Thank you for posting these. I think that they are dynamite! I think that the first one would look at home behind my "bar and grill".

06-17-2012, 08:26 PM	#5
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Amazing stuff Thanks for posting! John

06-18-2012, 07:06 AM	#7
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Awesome prints. Thanks for showing. Envy Envy Envy. Charlie

06-18-2012, 11:38 AM	#8
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	I would get one in a blink. They are simply great and with great humor - always appreciated.

06-18-2012, 07:11 PM	#10
Shadowsix User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 106 Thanks: 56 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts	Those are great! Maybe you should consider getting them printed again & selling them online (starting with eBay).

07-16-2012, 10:32 PM	#11
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	I sure would like to have one for my man cave. What would it matter if it was the same as was in another's gun lounge?? Heck, here in West Virginia it is off the beaten path any way. How much??? Jack

07-16-2012, 10:38 PM	#12
newluger User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Franklin Tennessee Posts: 119 Thanks: 22 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Very nice. Love to have hanging in my gun room. Peter

07-18-2012, 05:29 PM	#14
Arizona Slim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 706 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 409 Times in 225 Posts	Terrys suggestion to have them printed on metal signs sounds like an excellant idea. Lon

07-18-2012, 07:09 PM	#15
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Lon, Yeah I thought the same thing untill I needed $25,000 to start it up...The trouble with metal signs is minimum quantities. On something like cars or motorcycles or whatever els they use to achieve high sales..Luger Tavern signs are only appealing to one tenth of one percent of the general populace. I don't necessarily want to lose my butt in the sign business..the stock market is doing that for me. So I put together the only reasonable alternative I could think of to decorate my leather shop and provide a few art pieces to other Luger fans without getting crazy. But..if there is some enterprising entrepaneur out there with deep pockets who wants to make these in metal..give me a call! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

07-21-2012, 05:18 PM	#16
Arizona Slim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 706 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 409 Times in 225 Posts	Wow, an initial outlay of $25,000. with no guarantee of return on investment could make things a little uncomfortable around the old homestead, probably not a good idea. Lon