Arguably one of America's most recognized yet MOST UNKNOWN artist is Jerry Lofaro... http://www.jerrylofarodesigns.com/
If you've ever had a cup of Celestial Seasonings, been to the tea aisle at ANY grocery store, or just lived a day on the planet you've probably seen Jerry's work coating teaboxes. I think my first gallery experience was in our pantry when I was a child. It was an exhibit featuring mainly this amazing artist. I contacted him once and he wrote back. He's a great guy.
I applaud Celestial Seasonings for choosing to put artwork on their product. Most brands were ending that artistic-label era after c. 1955, trending more and more toward graphics and text over illustration. I would say half the fun of drinking C.S. tea is looking at Jerry's stuff.
If you've ever had a cup of Celestial Seasonings, been to the tea aisle at ANY grocery store, or just lived a day on the planet you've probably seen Jerry's work coating teaboxes. I think my first gallery experience was in our pantry when I was a child. It was an exhibit featuring mainly this amazing artist. I contacted him once and he wrote back. He's a great guy.
I applaud Celestial Seasonings for choosing to put artwork on their product. Most brands were ending that artistic-label era after c. 1955, trending more and more toward graphics and text over illustration. I would say half the fun of drinking C.S. tea is looking at Jerry's stuff.
