I came in contact with Mosquito Bandito about three years ago. My band, Plexi 3, were on tour and we had met up to play a round of shows together in the South. He travelled with only a guitar, a backpack, a configured box, which housed a kick pedal and speaker. He was a transient one-man band in every sense of the word. We had even picked him up at a St Louis greyhound station where he had just rode up from his last show. We spent a few days with him and he proved to be a great friend and touring companion.
We ran into each other through the realms of touring, shows and simply being a part of the rock n’ roll universe. When he was getting ready to release yet another EP, he called upon my services to help him create a sleeve for it. He had no info for the record other than the track list and the label putting it out. That was all I really needed as he put enough trust in me to come up with something that he would approve of.
At the time when I created this, I started taking an interest in heraldic imagery. I liked the idea of using seals, banners, and shields to incorporate a heroic message. It’s something that definitely feels like a larger-than-life entity. This piece demonstrates a sort of ornamental motif while staying grounded in a simplistic direction. This creation could easily be transmitted to other formats as well. Buttons, stickers….. Having it encompass a circular format can make it easy to move from one format to another.
