This photo was taken this morning from the parking lot of my hotel in Minot, ND. Minot is a very small city located about 50 miles south of the Canadian border. I flew in last night for Minot State University's NOTSTOCK. I am here (as is fellow Chicago poster artist, Jay Ryan) to speak with students and faculty, do screen printing demonstrations, and generally have an awesome time.Today I gave a presentation about my work to a group of students, finished an exclusive Notstock print (with help from some kind MSU students), ate bagels, laughed quite a bit, and went swimming in the hotel's excellent pool. Tomorrow, I have decided to print a poster for my own band's show (which is October 13th at Township, Chicagoans!). Jay's doing an awesome print of some beavers.
I am overwhelmed by the reception here. Everyone has been incredibly hospitable, friendly, accommodating, and enthusiastic about what we're doing. Things have been pretty non-stop since I got off the plane Wednesday night, so it feels nice to decompress in my room a little bit. There's also a rodeo in town or something, so this hotel is populated largely by cowboys. Weird.
