Limited Edition Giclée - Original Crate Label - Gravenstein Apple Fair 2013 (Bluebird) - by Dan Gilbert

Signed Limited Edition Giclée Print - Gravenstein Apple Fair 2013 by Dan Gilbert (Bluebird)

- Handmade & Adobe Illustrator
- Commissioned by Sonoma County Farm Trails
- Printed on Red River Aurora Art Natural 285, 100% Cotton Rag, Museum Grade, Heavy Wt.
- Eight color Giclée print
- Signed Limited Edition with Certificate of Authentication
- Shipped flat
- Unframed

In 2007 I began designing the poster and graphics for the Gravenstein Apple Fair in Sebastopol, California. Having a history in the apple industry, it was appropriate to begin designing in the style of the original fruit crate labels. Over the years I continued to develop my style and have become one of the few contemporary designers to accurately work in this nostalgic, decorative motif. Crate Label graphics present some of the most romantic and creative marriages of typography and promotional illustration and have been a popular collectible for decades. My work aims to mirror this classic style while utilizing today's digital tools.

I've designed many crate label style posters for the Apple Fair, each year choosing a mascot that represented some aspect of the local Sonoma County farming community. The 2013 design presents a bluebird often found in the apple orchards. The apples are Gravenstein, the local festival's namesake. And the overall design is placed on a black background, a motif often used in traditional crate labels of the 1930s.

I designed and assembled the components of art and photographic illustration in Adobe Photoshop. I print the giclée myself on a Canon Pro-100 on Red River Aurora Art Natural 285, 100% Cotton Rag, Museum Grade, Heavy weight. The editions are signed and limited as follows: 20x14" - 75 copies; 16x12" - 100 copies; 12x9" 125 copies. Each print is signed and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The prints are carefully packaged flat with plenty of padding.

I will be adding more limited editions to the collection. If you enjoy my work and are looking for a larger and less expensive alternative, please check out the collection of posters - these are out of print editions that are not available anywhere else.

Dan Gilbert