"Things That Light Up" for free! (Part II)

You can stream and download all 11 songs from "Things That Light Up" by visiting this link:

http://soundcloud.com/jess-smart-smiley/sets/things-that-light-up-2010

How to Make a Desert Noises CD Cover

New Album Art

This is the cover for some new album art I'm making. This is all cut from a sheet of paper, about 6x6". I want to do more little scenes like this.

Below is the sketch I decided to go with for the cover. I love the look of silhouettes and describing objects by their shapes. I've painted over the album title, because the musician is still deciding between a few really great titles. The music is absolutely beautiful and I can't wait until the album comes out.

Desert Noises

Photos from Weston Colton of the artwork I made for Desert Noises album.

Weston came over on Noah's birthday and we set up the diorama on my washer and dryer, with a black blanket for a background. We put up a light and Weston took some photos. It's so nice to see the album printed. The songs are gorgeous and Desert Noises just posted their first music video on YouTube. 

Desert Noises

Desert Noises just had their CD release party last night and the place was packed. Andy and I had a blast listening to RuRu and his brother, then Desert Noises. 

Last November I was asked to do the cover and CD art for the album and I was given carte blanche for content, treatment, etc. I decided to try something entirely new to me and I made a diorama. All the images you see are photographs of a minitaure cliff sprinkled with an untimely snow. The back cover sports a centaur made from a miniature of a horse and a separate minitaure of a farmer.

The process was really new and fun for me and I took a lot of photos. I think I'll post some of 'em later. In the meantime, you can get the CD from Northplatte Records, Graywhale or through iTunes.