ACL Music Festival I also thought it striking

I also thought it striking to blend my older mosaic approach with my more recent style

I made a point to avoid obvious choices like making earth an eagle

Jessi Klein

The flames from the Mayan sword fall directly on top of the living tree as a segway into the future when the tree is dying

-George Carlin

ACL Music Festival I also thought it strikingLiving around Austin and growing up attending the ACL Festival every year made this print an honor to create. I don't think ACL reuses artists so this was my one chance to leave my mark on this iconic Festival. Early in the process I wrote the words 'beautiful bizarre' in my notebook and while it's difficult to condense Austin into a single image, that phrase still feels right to me. The art represents the city's connection to bats while also