Sunday, September 19, 2010

Sketch for Org SOA Watch



This woman is an interpretation of the Mayan Goddess Ixchel. She is the goddess of child birth. She has always been shown to have a snake on her head, representing rebirth and death. Similar with other indigenous goddesses from the Americas the snakes hold an important role in relation to the earth, life, and death. This in my way is a reclaiming of our histories within the Americas. She is that rebirth of our unison that the "Americas" once had. She is Lady Liberty, she is Coatlicue, she is Pele, she is Ixchel, she is Tonatzin. Her head is adorned with different forms of plant life, representing peace, and the fight for life as many plants do when faced with extreme environments. The Americas are filled with these extreme environments, and we will not go any where, but fight together to live. Her tattoo is a play on the classic love graffiti/tattoos that countless of lovers have written & carved on surfaces since the start of time. We fight, argue, spill blood, but in the end we are together for forever. North + South "por vida", for life.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Warriors Vest Complete









Big thank you to Randy & crew at Fresthetic for a successful show and the homie Rico for modeling my vest. Bowie knife Dundee style.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

More Recent Work- In Progress



Illustrations done in the last few months. In progress works.

"Come Out to Play" Opening Fri. 10th 2010



All artists will be creating/altering a leather vest for this "Warriors" themed art show. Come out next Friday and see what the artists (including myself) have created. Thank you.

Come Out to Play
Opening Night Friday Sept. 10th
7pm - 10pm
Sept 10th - Oct. 9th
@ Fresthetic
560 Grand Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
w/ DJs Mike Rivera & DJ Clear