And all that jazz.

When Jen said the color in my living room was very “jazz” one night (we may or may not have had copious amounts of wine) I instantly had an idea for some really cool wall art I could totally create myself and have printed to canvas.  So I set about creating three simple images involving jazz playing silhouettes on bold back-lit backdrops with photoshop.  I did a mock up (1) image of what it might look like on the wall, ordered test prints, made adjustments and improvements, ordered test prints of mock up 2 , and finally ordered on canvas. I even learned how to use Illustrator in the process in order to make proper vectors.  I am insanely happy with how they look hung up on the living room wall and also satisfied in that 1. it’s something I’ve made, my own art and 2. by creating EXACTLY what I wanted I didn’t simply settle for something close but not spot on and store bought.

The prints are 20 x 30″ each and, whilst canvas is a pretty expensive medium to print in, they are the perfect size to make the impact I was looking for.  I used www.dscolourlabs.co.uk because, after trying several online shops for print quality, DS Colour Labs is the best by far.  I love how quickly they process orders, I love the color reproduction, and I love how safely they package everything (take note Shutterfly, you DONT ROLL PRINTS!) so I trusted the same quality in my canvas order, and they delivered. *

I’m absolutely in love with 1920s -40s era jazz, big band, and swing;  Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and other Harlem legends, and this was a great way to bring that into our living space.

(*not paid to say it.)