Only a few months until Ohio’s favorite food festival: Ohio Pawpaw Festival! We can’t wait to munch on pawpaw themed treats, imbibe with pawpaw drinks, tap our toes to great local music, and learn more about our delicious native fruit. Mark Sept. 14th-16th on your calendar and don’t miss out! Like last year, we have a feeling the official merch will sell out fast!

Dark Star Orchestra’s debut at Red Rocks is just weeks away. They’re pretty excited about it and so are we. DSO is so excited, that they asked us for poster art for the tour leading up to the July 8, 2018 concert. Check it out!

We’ve become friends with many Brew Masters over the years. They all have mystical characteristics. They talk about brewing in magical terms, and they recite recipes like potions. To us, they are wizards of their craft. Here at the studio, we like to refer them as “Brew Mystics,” rather than Brew Masters. Well it’s that time of year, when we start looking forward to the gathering of the “Mystics.” The 2018 Ohio Brew Week is […]

The Big Bend Blues Bash in Pomeroy: Over the past few years, the “Big Bend Blues Bash” has become the premiere festival of Southeast Ohio. This event includes an Acoustic Night, Blues Competition, Main Event and Kids Activities. Held on the banks of the mighty Ohio River in Pomeroy, Ohio. There is no better place to be for a little Blues, Brews, and BBQ! This year’s event will be take place on July 27th and […]

Dark Star Orchestra is playing Red Rocks Amphitheater this Summer!. Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 8, 2018. And make the trip! Never Miss A Sunday Show! DSO is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the 1978 Grateful Dead Red Rocks show. KMS is both excited and honored to create the poster artwork for this show. We love it, We hope you enjoy it too!

Start planning for the 2018 Dark Star Orchestra Jubilee Music Festival. Early Bird tickets are almost sold out. Get in on the VIP Camping before it sells out. This is becoming a premier Summer Music Festival. Hot Tuna is playing 2 sets again this year. Jorma and Jack looking forward to sharing the stage with Los Lobos, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Rumpke Montain Boys and Holly Bowling. Meet you at the Jubilee!

Head out to the Fur Peace Ranch and the Psylodelic Gallery this holiday season to see the ever revolving display of visiting artists. From an Fur Peace Ranch press release: Greetings from the Psylodelic Gallery! We are proud to announce that the Gallery has just finished installing our latest exhibit! We are thrilled at the response the Gallery has generated over the past several years, and we are looking forward to unveiling our newest show […]

Our buddy Paul Harper, Woodland Ridge Farm, Paul runs a B&B and had Kevin design his logo and labels for products…. Sharing the love of the land and sustainable solutions for living. Join us for farm tours, brewing workshops, edible/medicinal plant workshops, wild-food dinners, animal husbandry, garden magic and more! Or just come and find a comfortable place to stay while visiting this beautiful part of Appalachia.

Low Ticket Alert! The 2018 Dark Star Orchestra Jam in the Sand is close to selling out. If you wanted to join DSO and the rest of the Jammers in Jamaica, you better act quick! Special guests Hot Tuna and Rumpke Mountain Boys will play multiple sets throughout the festival. JAM IN THE SAND VI, returns to the all-inclusive Jewel Paradise Cove Resort in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, January 18-22, 2018. Should be Fire! Don’t Delay. […]

Kathy Jacobson and partner Constantine Faller of Broadwell Hill Farm logo design for “Mamaka’s Boutique Wormery”…. – If you don’t know these folks, you should.. The Broadwell Hill Sustainable Forest Farm & Off-Grid Learning Center includes a vermiculture division with mid-scale operations to provide Eisenia fetida/andrei vermicomposting earthworms, vermicompost soil amendment, aka worm castings, with cooperative food scraps recovery services.

Chicory Inn & Orchards logo for Charlene Suggs, who runs a sweet B&B at the entrance of Wisteria Festival Grounds. It’s a Bed and Breakfast in Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio. 3 rooms offered in a relaxed rural location 30 minutes south of Athens, OH /20 minutes north of Pomeroy, OH and the Ohio river/West Virginia. Breakfast features local food and meal for two. Guests may stroll along mowed paths to see gardens and heirloom […]

If Brew Week marks the beginning of Summer and Paw Paw Festival the end of Summer then Halloween definitely marks the beginning of the Fall season in Athens. Halloween used to mark the final weeks of OU’s academic term, but now that they moved to semesters, Halloween falls right in the middle. The annual Halloween in Athens block party will be held this year on October 28th. This year’s design is a salute to the […]

The 19th Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival took place Sept. 15-17, 2017. As much Ohio Brew kicks off the summer, the Ohio Paw Paw Festival marks the end of it. Record crowds of happy folks flooded scenic Lake Snowden in Albany, Ohio and enjoyed 3 days of Pawpaw music, food, contests, art, history, education, sustainability workshops and family activities! KMS has been there since the beginning, and we couldn’t be prouder to support such a wonderful […]

Just catching up from a busy summer. One of the most popular summer events in Athens is Ohio Brew Week. It brings together brewers from all over Ohio to share ideas, news and recipes, and of course, plenty of beer. Big shout out to Brandon Thompson for organizing the event and letting KMS create the poster art. It was a very popular poster this year. We received many positive compliments. Thank You to all who […]

Everyone here at KMS is counting down to the Dark Star Jubilee. We’re really excited! We can’t wait! So to pass the time we thought we would debut the artwork for the Dark Star Orchestra Summer Tour. They’re are playing a special acoustic show in DC in August. Be sure to check it out. See you at the Jubilee!

I have been creating artwork for Dark Star Orchestra for several years now. It is always a pleasure to work with them on the DSO Jubilee and their Spring and Fall Tours. But when the band asked me to design the logo to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of DSO, well, I was literally blown away. You see, I cut my teeth in the t-shirt biz by hustling GD shirts on Shakedown Street in the LOT. […]

Super excited to do the artwork for the 2017 Dark Star Jubilee! Thank You Tim Walther and the kind folks of DSO for this awesome yearly opportunity.  I couldn’t feel more Honored or Blessed. Also, Congratulations to the band for their 20th Anniversary! Damn hard thing to do these days. It shows your work and commitment. Bless Up! Can’t wait to get to Legend Valley, May 26-28, to catch three (3) nights of Dark Star […]

Can you believe it!?. The Fur Peace Ranch is celebrating their 20th Anniversary this year and KMS has been with them the entire time. What a trip. We have been blessed and honored to be able to develop all the FPR artwork. Congratulations on 20 years and a big thanks, respect and love for Jorma, Vanessa, Hurl. And all the FPR staff for their hard work and dedication. To mark this historic occasion, KMS has […]

Need a last minute stocking stuffer? Snowville Creamery is thrilled to announce the release of their 2017 calendar featuring the iconic artwork of Kevin Morgan, the incredible artist behind Snowville Creamery’s beautiful advertising design, in partnership with Edible Columbus, the magazine publication devoted to connecting you to your local food community. The Snowville Creamery calendar showcases Kevin Morgan’s masterful artwork with quotes from Snowville Creamery’s favorite food activists. You can order your calendar at SnowvilleCreamery.com […]

Dark Star Orchestra and Island Gigs are psyched to bring you Dark Star’s Jamaican JAM IN THE SAND V, returning to the all-inclusive Jewel Paradise Cove Resort in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, January 19-23, 2017. This is an event that you will not want to miss…your days will be spent on the beach enjoying everything the resort has to offer and the nights will be spent under the stars with Dark Star Orchestra, along with very […]

“Chick” it out, everyone: it’s the 2017 Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association conference design! The artwork is pretty freakin’ cool, but this organization is even cooler. They’re working hard to better the future for Ohio farmers, livestock, and the food that we put in our bellies. Follow their page to find out more!

That’s right folks, “It Takes a Village!” to throw a party like Halloween in Athens! For this year’s design we wanted to showcase some of the more popular costumes of the block party. When we started to look at it, we realized it looked a lot like a popular musical group from the 70’s and 80’s, so there you have it. We thought it was better than clowns, which nobody seems to like these days. […]

The fine folks at All Good Presents asked KMS to create the poster art for the Merryland Music Festival July 9 & 10 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion. KMS expanded the look of the Merryland crab logo, giving the one-eyed crustacean some fancy pants and dancing shoes. This music festival has some great acts. If you’re in the area, you should definitely check it out!

The Ohio Brew Week design was a fun one this year! When prompted with a sort of “history of brewing” theme, KMS went all the way back to the monks (they’ve got such a classic look). OBW 2016 was inspired by the artwork in medieval manuscripts and the process & tradition of brewing. Can’t wait to get to tasting! The 2016 Ohio Brew Week is July 15th thru July 23rd. Yes, that’s 9 days of […]

KMS continues to work with Dark Star Orchestra to promote their annual music festival, The Dark Star Jubilee. We couldn’t be more excited to create the poster art for the 2016 event which is just around the corner! The idea was a caravan/wagon train to the Jubilee. Of course the whole family is there, including the dog. KMS is especially stoked for the event because we get to see 2 sets of Hot Tuna! Also […]