Original Artwork
Charcoal, graphite and gold leaf on 200g paper, hand-signed, A1 (59.4 × 84.1cm)
I’d never heard of Mezcal before I moved to Mexico in February 2026. It goes down smoother than tequila… I’ve hence had a few black outs from drinking a little more than I realised. The first studio I rented in Mexico City was owned by a Mexican artist Luis Carrera, and I ended up meeting his cousin who manages a huge factory/workshop on the ground floor where they make event staging and marketing props for a range of big liquor brands. One of these brands is a mezcal company founded by one of Luis’s brothers called San Cosme. They suggested I do a drawing of the bottle, since it has a black and white design. I added gold leaf to a few bits, my first deviation from using only charcoal and graphite.
Original Artwork
Charcoal, graphite and gold leaf on 200g paper, hand-signed, A1 (59.4 × 84.1cm)
I’d never heard of Mezcal before I moved to Mexico in February 2026. It goes down smoother than tequila… I’ve hence had a few black outs from drinking a little more than I realised. The first studio I rented in Mexico City was owned by a Mexican artist Luis Carrera, and I ended up meeting his cousin who manages a huge factory/workshop on the ground floor where they make event staging and marketing props for a range of big liquor brands. One of these brands is a mezcal company founded by one of Luis’s brothers called San Cosme. They suggested I do a drawing of the bottle, since it has a black and white design. I added gold leaf to a few bits, my first deviation from using only charcoal and graphite.
