So, It's been hella long since I dropped some lines and vibes! You know how things can be, life happens when you just finished planning for it! Although, it didn't deter me from making some things happen!
My Solo show went very well, I was able to grab some new fans of my work! In the process of that occurring I created Album art for three different projects too! I enjoy that kind of a challenge, it keeps me feed creatively!
Before my Solo show came down, I was already part of Group show for a space that introduced me to hella people in Columbia, Frame Of Mind. It was their 5 yr anniversary celebrating the artists they've shown over that period. I had the opportunity to be amongst some of the best artists in the city, I must add the city's artists are pretty top notch, so I felt honored none the less. As soon as that show came down , I got into another Group show at the Tapp's Center for the Arts, which was an exhibition featuring works based on animals. I usually keep animals in my work, so this show was a natural fit for the KID!
I started prepping for my trip back to my first home , my birthplace San Francisco, California. I hadn't been back in some years. So, while I was preparing for that I did an event created by the Great people of Pocket Productions called "Playing After Dark", which is an all inclusive semi interactive Arts show. I along with four other artists of the Visual art discipline created art live that night , but also presented works in which we were allotted a limited amount of time to produce based on two cohesive concepts. I had a blast kickin it with my fellow artisans, whom I hadn't seen in over 8 months. WE artists do LOVE OUR solitude! If that wasn't enough two days before my flight,I was modeling on the celebrity runway for Columbia Style week, yeah I know me a model?! Who'd figure, right?!! It was dope to even be considered a celebrity model, so I took it as a badge of honor. I will say my peoples The Dubber and Fat Rat Da Czar made it like crazy cool even though it had to be 85 degrees with the air on in that building, it wasn't hot it was smoldering!!! I walked the Runway and looked weird cool while sweating like I was in a sauna!
Early Friday morning came finally, I left out of Charlotte and caught a connecting flight in Minneapolis to San Francisco. Once I got to SFO, I took BART all the way to Concord, where my family picked me up. I have to say that most of my family no longer live directly in the Bay anymore, it has gotten mad expensive! I never knew 40 minutes from the Bay meant sunny warm weather! I'm not use to that, I find the cool somewhat cloudy skies in June to be somewhat comforting ,but adaptable we must be right?! I kicked it with my family for a few days before going into the city to get busy. Once Monday came I went to work. I wasted no time finding a space that would allow me to sling some paint and put down a mural. I came upon a place called "FREESPACE", which was a warehouse that got transformed into a spiritual artistic hub in the Tenderloin area of the Bay. The people who run the space were extra cool about letting put what I wanted on the wall. I painted a 12ft x 6 ft mural in that space, it had people buzzing and asking me do I believe Aliens are transmitting vibes to humanity, I said " of course!" . I put about 10hrs into it, then I moved on to next task, which was gallery hopping/connecting and making Izms Of Art know in the Bay! On Wednesday, I did just that, but Thursday I rested some, my body was still on East coast time so I was getting little sleep! My cousin and I went with some friends to Reno for a weekend excursion! I had a blast hanging with the BlackHillz posse! I hadn't been around those dudes in a long time, it was good to see them doing so well!
On the Monday of my trip back I made it back onto the city on more time to visit my homie Katie Pilgrim of Lifted Lab at Guerrero gallery. We shared some words, she talked about her job there, she showed me around and introduced me to the creator and owner of the gallery Andres. He was a very down to earth type of dude. He gave me some details to help me out a bit and I gave him some prints of my work. He also told me to come back through when I'm in the Bay again, which I will be really soon. I can all in all things seem to only be getting better as I prepare for a two mural projects along with a big mural proposal, preparation for Art Basel Miami and my Solo show for next year!!! STAY ROCKIN WITH THE KID!!!!
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