A cookbook publicist who arrived in town from New York City finally found the right shelving for his cookbooks. Mr. Mowery apparently also has a good eye for color, and decided on the colors for this Willie triplet that he commisioned. Greg Mowery's cookbook blog is http://www.stovetopreadings.com.
In the upper right side of the picture you can see that the backing is made from sun-bleached recycled fence boards. They required no finishing whatsoever.