PRINT JAZZ AKA Cover Artist Pete Morelewicz ABOUT THE ART The cover art, "Canal Path", was originally created for the Fredericksburg Main Street, Inc. poster series. The posters promote activities and events around the city, including shopping, restaurants, recreation, and seasonal happenings. Many of these posters can be found dotting the pages of Front Porch each month. ABOUT THE ARTIST Pete Morelewicz, aka Print Jazz, is a Fredericksburg-based artist and graphic designer. His studio at LibertyTown Arts Workshop features a diverse selection of his work, including letterpress prints, screen prints, paintings, greeting cards, and buttons. In addition to his own work, Pete has paired with the city to design various campaigns, including Restaurant Week, Paint the Town, FXBG Love Local, and the Chatham Bridge "Road Scholar" mascot. Pete says, "There's nothing better than helping to promote all of the positive aspects of our city. I love Fredericksburg, and sharing that enthusiasm with others - both locals and visitors - is most gratifying." Many of these designs are displayed in Front Porch monthly
“Houghtaling Pete's work can be found at www.printjazz.com LibertyTown Arts Workshop
“Red Awning””
Last summer Pete created the FXBG Font, a fully-functional typeface inspired by handpainted commercial advertising once prevalent around Fredericksburg. You can download it for free at https://www.fxbgfont.com Pete and his wife, Christine Henry, a professor at UMW, live in Darbytown and enjoy taking advantage of all that Fredericksburg has to offer.
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