Al Carroll

This year’s poster artist, Al Carroll, was an “old school” graphic designer. Al hand drew and colored his logos and designs but left the computer work to others. In 1997, Al created a 4” x 8” ink on poster board design for the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival that was never submitted until 2016 for the 2017 festival. The work on the poster was a timely effort as Al had health problems. His daughter, Hannah Welch, came across the artwork while organizing his things and thought it was a nice project for the two of them to share, thus keeping his mind occupied with what he liked to do best. Al was informed a few weeks before his passing that their design had been selected. For this project, Hannah had the vision of updating the design by adding color which she did digitally. Scott Sheppard, a computer-savvy, talented local artist and friend, who worked with Al for many years, was enlisted to contribute his expertise. The final design is a combination of skills and ideas offered by all three. To see more of Al’s and Hannah’s original artwork visit alcarrollstudio.com and hannahwelch.com.