The American Excess Limited Edition Bond marks the end of an era, the era of Cheap Oil. This country's addiction to oil is enormous as it shapes our nation's entire foreign policy. This is shown in the vignette on the bond: Uncle Sam tied to an oil derrick. We are helpless in our need of oil, inextricably bound to it. Even after the warning of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, we failed to wean ourselves off the oil teat. We drive huge SUV's, Hummers, and trucks, wasting gas as if the OPEC blackmail never happened. Now, with gas prices over
$100 per barrel, we wonder how we got here.

Besides the vignette, the bond has many other features. At the bottom of the bond is a "revenue stamp".
This is the SUV stamp: "Socially Unacceptable Vehicle." Also, the gold seal has been custom embossed: "USA, NO MORE CHEAP OIL." Since oil has reached over $100 per barrel, never to go back down, we have crossed the threshold where we must seek alternative energy sources. Finally, there is the rubber stamp which reads: Petroleum Nation, In Oil We Trust. The eagle in the Great Seal holds arrows in both claws, signifying
constant war over oil.

Above the signature is the custom watermark embedded into every American Excess Bond. As in all watermarks, the design can be seen when held up to a light behind the print. Gasoline is made up of many chemicals which are called Hydrocarbon Chains, chains of carbon molecules in varying lengths, such as octane, butane, etc. This is why the watermark is HC, for hydrocarbon, surrounded by a chain.

VALUE WILL INCREASE

The American Excess Bond is a Limited Edition issue. Only 1,000 will be made.
The target price for this bond is $1 per "share", or $100 for the bond. It is being released at a lower price for an inital discount. The price of the bond will increase during its sales period, with higher serial numbers potentially exceeding the target price of $100. Prices will increase at the artist's discretion and without notice.

You will be sent the lowest available serial number.
(Serial numbers 001 through 100 are held as Artist's Reserve for gallery exhibition.)

SECURITY FEATURES OF THIS LIMITED EDITION BOND:

Original Signature by the artist
Individual serial number
Genuine watermark
Custom embossed gold seal
SUV Stamp: printed seperately and hand glued onto the bond
Rubber stamp
This bond is carefully created by the artist, no two bonds are exactly the same.

All American Excess Bonds are printed on 8 1/2 x 11" paper.
They are sold as unmounted prints.
AMEX Bonds will fit in standard 11 x 14" frames with 8 x 10" matte opening.

THIS IS A WORK OF ART, NOT AN ACTUAL STOCK CERTIFICATE, BOND, OR ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL SECURITY DOCUMENT.