Jim Pollock
If you’re a fan of the band Phish, you’re going to love this interview. If you’re not into ’em, but can still appreciate a badass set of skis, then you should also keep reading. Last week, the Vermont-born jam band’s longtime friend, Jim Pollock, hopped on the phone with FREESKIER to chat about his latest project, a collaboration with Golden, Colorado-based Icelantic Skis.
Pollock, in tandem with the team at Icelantic, has created a limited-edition topsheet design that will grace a small batch of Nomad 105 skis—the brand’s best-selling planks—as well as 200 signed and certified fine art prints featuring the full artwork. The skis and prints will be available for online-only pre-sale at 10 a.m. MST on Saturday, August 31st, with delivery expected in mid-September.
Pennsylvania-born Pollock is a longtime printmaker and artist renowned in the music world—especially amongst Phish-heads—for his colorful, cartoonish concert posters. Since the late-’80s, Pollock has been honing his craft, using hands-on techniques to create caricatures of reality—think everyday characters with a folky, funny twist. He’s created linoleum-cut prints for countless Phish performances and has been selling fine art prints via his gallery for over 30 years.
FREESKIER gave Pollock a ring to get the full story behind this legendary collaboration.
