Intro
Restaurant group, Union Joints, approached me to create a custom wallpaper for their highly anticipated, District Detroit venue.
Challenge
Exhibit famous, Detroit icons to a contemporary audience in the historic
toile style.
Approach
This special project would need to complement the famous landmarks its windows would frame. With neighbors like The Fillmore, Fox Theatre, Comerica Park, and the Little Caesars corporate extension, I knew the illustrations required an authentic approach that represented Detroit’s level of international excellence and grit. This city influenced and still influences the world, and Union Joints celebrates this. To honor the resilience and hard work of so many who’ve called Detroit home, my process needed to match my intent.
Solution
I completed each illustration with traditional dip pen and ink well, and arranged the scanned results digitally. This process is much more arduous than defaulting to digital tools, but a project of this significance deserved nothing less.
