The courses I create posters for are all beautiful in their own right. But to be honest, without context, it can sometimes be difficult to tell one from another. Some have unmistakably-unique features, like Kit Carson Disc Golf Course in Escondido, California (see poster, below). But for those that are more “au naturel”, I dig a little deeper to learn about native flora, fauna, and local history.

For instance, Kaposia Park in South St. Paul, Minnesota sits very close to the Mississippi river where a large convocation of Bald eagles reside. So the eagles naturally fly over and around the disc golf course.

Coincidentally, an “eagle” in disc golf terms means completing a hole in two strokes under par–a relatively rare and impressive feat. Even for an eagle.

Next, the digital color layers are printed on separate, clear acetate films. The images on the films are then transfered to tightly-woven metal screens with the help of chemicals and intense light.

From there, earth-friendly, water-based inks are hand mixed and each color is pressed through a corresponding screen onto the awaiting paper, in perfect alignment to produce the final layered art.

That’s just a quick overview of the printing process, of course. Overall, the craft of screen printing is really an artform unto itself.

All the posters in this series have been printed by Screen Door Studio in Madison, Wisconsin.

The attention and support for this project has been tremendous. To date, 24 posters have been created for 17 different courses across the United States, from California to North Carolina. And more are in the works.

The goal is to create at least one poster for at least one course in every state, as well as other special courses throughout the world. But with over 9,000 courses in the U.S. already, and new ones being built every month, it’s not a realistic pursuit. But it won’t stop me from trying!