'Uncle John' Wine Label
Close-up crop of a wine label I'm developing. It's a tribute to one of the real farm workers, Oom Jan ('Uncle John') who toils tirelessly behind-the-scenes. I used excerpts from an interview conducted with him on the front label. Gems like "Farming has been in my blood from the day that I was born." Honesty always trumps marketing BS! :-)
As he's a God-fearing man, the etching shows him in his Sunday best.
Style inspired by Victorian broadsides, to lend gravitas. See attached.
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Apr 26, 2012
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