Made from recycled wood, each one is hand made and no two are alike. As a personal goal to keep this project ongoing, I have extended the edition to a whopping 777.

installation view

Each house is initialed and numbered on the bottom and comes ready to hang.

House
2.5 x 7 x 3 in
recycled wood
edition of 777

$30.  (includes shipping)

Came across an extra box of Take Shelter digital prints I created when I first moved to SF and I thought it would be great to make them available again. In light of the ongoing need in Haiti right now to rebuild their country, 100% of the proceeds from these prints will go directly to Architecture for Humanity.

Detail

I will personally sign and doodle on the back of each one until these things sell out.

Take Shelter
20 x 13 in.
digital print on thick matte finish paper

$15 (includes shipping)
100% of the proceeds go to Architecture for Humanity in efforts to rebuild Haiti.

New Leaf Collection + That’s Mona Scarf

for men

and women

Deep Breath

Vision

16″ x 16″
limited edition of 50
100% cotton with a poly/cotton fillprinted with super-soft water based pigments

available here >>

New Leaf Collection + Infectious Vinyl Decals

Together As One — available here >>

Chosen Destiny — available here >>

Messenger Bag, Notebooks, and shirts coming next. So much goodness.

Presenting my personal “think space” and yes yes…once again…everything you see here was built from the extra material I had acquired from Residency at the  SF Dump (even the paint job). Total cost…$100 for the new stools. Booyow.

Painting area ready to go. Can’t wait to make a mess.

Studio shown here in full collaborative mode. Artwork Storage on right.

Thought all you wood shop folks would appreciate this. Did a little refresher here too.

My state of the art music center.

The storage shelf is filled with compartments for everything I need to create. Came up with a few space saver ideas on the fly.

No studio is complete with out the wash out sinks (along with my silk screen collection above).

Manifest Equality is a group art exhibition designed to raise awareness and engage the creative community in the struggle for full and unrestricted equality for ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS. The curators to this show have gathered together a diverse array of the nation’s most talented visual artists with artworks reflecting the themes of Equality, Justice, Respect, Unity, Civil Rights and Love.

Opening Night: March 3rd @ 8pm – 1am
Closing Night: March 6th @ 8pm – 2am
On view: March 3rd – March 7 @ 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

MANIFEST EQUALITY
1341 Vine Street
(between Hollywood & Fountain)
Los Angeles, CA 90028

More info >>

Over the years I have created multiple creative environments to work in. Most of them small, some of them big, and all of them memorable. The following is a trip down memory lane of all the studios that led up to the one that will soon be unveiled.

circa 2001 – 2004

“my first studio” — my parents garage
Where it all began. My parents graciously allowed me take up one car area of our 2-car garage to convert into a working space for my creative freedom to run wild. Already mastered at the art of dumpster diving, most of what you see was found except the drafting table and the drum kit (not pictured). It was in this space, that I created some of my first works to ever appear in a gallery.

2005

“empire studio” — 498 Empire St, SJ CA
I lived in downtown San Jose for a breif stint while attending my final years at SJSU. Wanting to live closer to campus and have a place I can call my own, a good friend and I moved into this old office where we shared some of our best and worst times together. I fabricated a studio (not pictured) out of an unused room and converted the front room into the short-lived Empire Gallery. The building itself was crap (to say the least), but it was the coolest bachelor pad around.  I have heard rumors that it’s been bulldozed down since our inhabitance due to termites.

2006 – 2007

“studio 13″ — 2111 Mission St, SF CA
Shortly after graduation and long vacation in Hawaii, it was time to settle in to the grind. Upon first moving to San Francisco in 2005, I painted in my studio apartment and slept on a couch. It wasn’t long after that my living conditions were below par and it was time to shell out the money for a more professional work space. It was studio #13 in the shared artist space known as Blue Studios in the Mission District. This felt like my first legit space and I made it work until the odor form my spray paint became an issue to those around me, so it was time to move on.

2008

“66 studio” — 66 Sixth St, SF CA
This place was nuts. After suffering from a shared working space where one has to quietly tip toe around and only listen to music via headphones or feel the wrath of sunday painters, it was relieving to finally take on a private space (I remember cutting wood through a table saw at 3am). The place was entirely built out from scratch — complete with a loft area above and a gallery in the front. Having known the landlord, the price was high but manageable. I held it down for over a year and half, but being located dead center on one of the most depressing streets in SF (6th street), the neighborhood eventually drove me out of there. I mean…the area was nuts, and I don’t care what people say to act cool. You really gotta be down there day in and day out to know what I am talking about.

2009

“junk box studios” — 933 Treat Ave, SF CA
After doing the downtown life and feeling overwhelmed for a bit, I decided I want something humble. I came across this studio space nestled deep within a 2-story warehouse down the street from where I live. It’s one of those building that you walk by and wonder what the heez is going on in there. This place was perfect and the rent was dirt cheap. It was used by a cabinet maker before me and shares the building with screen printers, coffee roasters, and the infamous live-in handyman, Bob. It will be hard to say bye to this place (and its cheap rent), but times are changing and I need to stretch out again.

2009 (temporary)

“the dump studio” — 503 Tunnel Ave, SF CA
As many of you know, I was selected to participate in a 4-month long artist residency where I was given a 2,000 sq ft studio fully equipped with more tools than Bob Vila. I had digging rights at the dump (less than 100 yards away) and a roll-up door that opened into a large outdoor area where I could escape the work load and chill out. The place was a dream and I had never been more inspired in my life. It was a glimpse into a possible future if this whole art thing “works out”. Nothing like the feeling of having a space this large for creative work and I am now motivated more than ever to work hard till I get a place like this…only for reals.

The next studio will be of humble size again, but surrounded by a great community of professional artists and crafts people. I plan to build it out with 100% recycled materials and hopefully it will become a place I can call “home” for a while. Stay tuned!

Below is my install followed by the rest of the show. Sorry guys if I didn’t include everyone (I am not the greatest photographer). And to all those clicking away at a mouse to see this show, I advise you to get down to White Walls Gallery in person to view it for real. The entire gallery is covered with scrap wood courtesy of the SF Dump.

Moment of Victory

openhouse (view “house” loop / view “water” loop)

worldwide

Augustine Kofie

Alessandro Zuek Simonetti

Anthony Lister

Sam Ash

Jonathan Darby

Jaybo Monk

Remi Rough

Never A Dull Moment
White Walls
835 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

Opens: February 6, 2009 @ 7-11pm
On view: February 6 – February 27

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View ARTWORK // PHOTOS >>

installation view

Moment of Reflection

Moment of Compassion

Devotion (series)

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Gathering
12 x 12 inches
house paint, spray paint and screen print on recycled record sleeves
$75.
(signed, stamped edition of 25)

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Each print comes signed, numbered, and stamped. Ready to frame. Ready for a new home. Only 25 made!