![]() Gonzo said they reflect the energy of the people sharing moments there. At first glance, they look like the tentacles of a busy octopus. “One thing we all have in common is time and cycles.” Layered pathways in his design intertwine all the way around the space. “There’s a lot going on, different layers,” he said. His chapel, “Vibrant Times,” was inspired by that and other shared experiences. He also has a long history with Saint Arnold: He tended bar there early in his career, created the Art Car IPA branding and has done several of the Saint Arnold’s art cars. Gonzo 24/7’s pop-arty shapes are a familiar sight on murals all over town. But really, he just wanted it all to be fun and weird, “almost like something you’d see at a carnival.” The vivid wall designs depict African masks and show his love of patterns. The big wishbone he painted on the table is a personal signature, too. The wall’s central eyeball image pays homage to Hernandez’s lodge. But I did think about religion, and got really philosophical about it: Why would there be a devil if you don’t have God? You gotta have both.” “I didn’t want to do anything Day of the Deadish, because I did that one can, so everybody thinks that’s what I do. One thing led to another,” he said, pointing to the black pennants that hang above the table. ![]() While he didn’t feel the need to depict the brewery’s namesake saint, he did research cathedrals. “It’s more like a circus banner,” he said. There are grommets at the top because Hernandez originally wanted to hang all three prints loose. The big, central silkscreen on canvas combines imagery of a skeleton, vintage wig ads and a sexy, catlike performer. One utilizes portraits - members of a marching band in their cowboy-themed uniforms - from a vintage high school yearbook Hernandez found at a thrift shop. The print of a pedal-steel player had sat around his studio for a while. The co-founder of Burning Bones Press, creator of Saint Arnold’s Santo branding and several of the company’s art cars, Carlos Hernandez imagined his “Honky-Tonk Freakout Circus and Chapel” as a colorful gallery for three masterful, distressed-looking silkscreens with a bit of hand painting. Wagner said he tries not to cross sacred lines, in spite of naming his company for the patron saint of brewers. ![]() Guests may want multiple rounds to fully imbibe.Īrchitect Natalye Appel delivered the cathedral-inspired building Wagner wanted, with nice daylight inside from clerestory windows and a bar that might be construed as an altar. Even so, their installations, which Wagner calls chapels, are full of surprises - including several custom tables. Four included Saint Arnold imagery in their work, although that was not required. ![]() Carlos Hernandez, Gonzo 24/7, Nick Papas, Robynn Sanders, Matt Schott and Jeffrey Szymanski embraced the project with, well, gusto. ![]()
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