As a poster designer with a national reputation who hasn’t designed a poster in 20 years – I knew what I needed to do with this powerful photo – make a poster to help people to understand the situation we are in: After showing the poster to my friends and their friends via internet. I have found that there are many different views and opinions to the question – What is the message of the poster ?

Mikki and I thought there is a great teaching here in this ‘ natural dilemma. ‘ In Nature there is no judgment there are only consequences. To teach this notion we wrote a book about Brother Hawk and Brother Snake and their dilemma. It is titled Hawk & Snake: The Dilemma and will be published by our new publishing company WILDNESS BOOKS.

As an public artist I think of a quote from Edgar Daga the great impressionist painter, he said :
“Art is not what you see but what you make others See “

It is my intention not to make a judgment – only pose the question and get people to VOTE O8

The poster will be included in an on line gallery an on view in a traveling exhibition: Beginning in May ‘08

The Graphic Imperative:
International Posters of Peace, Social Justice and the Environment 2007 – 2009

This exhibition is part of the AIGA Design for Democracy – Get Out The Vote 08

National Design Center at AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists)
164 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010

After New York, “The Graphic Imperative” will travel to:
(Not Determined)

For posters – jamesjohnson@nvc.net