Cool Video

Stollen from Raphael Saadiqs blog

New Airbrush

customer request as a costume for a "old ppl on vacation" themed party. lol

Basball Helment

My first motorcyle helment!

Two Kobe Shirts. first one is for sale at R&R customs or by request.

Mos Def's new album "The Ecstatic"

So apparently Mos Def's new album (The Ecstatic) came out 4 days ago.!..!..!.. and of course there was very little press... I have only heard a few tracks so far and I like it. plus it has been getting decent reviews and I mean come on...it's Mos Def! please go and cop it...

http://www.amazon.com/Ecstatic-Mos-Def/dp/B001GSV3F6/ref=pd_bxgy_m_text_b

Get Your Basket Ball On!!

http://www.getyourbasketballon.com

http://www.getyourbasketballon.com

You ever have one of those moments when you realize that theres so much ish out there u havent seen yet....? ...and that u need to go explore IMMEDIATELY?!

...Ya... I just had one of those moments...

ok this isnt mine....
This other guy (OMGNESS I FORGOT HIS NAME) who airbrushes and comes in to the store every once and a while to say whats up made this. He lost the top of his trigger so he cut off homies head and glued it on there.
Lol I had to take a picture. I thought this was so sick

New Airbrush

Reflection Eternal - Back Again

Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek) have a new album comin out this summer. I'm so HYPE!!! Check out the new single...

Blog Stealing! Lost Art

I found a really cool site with a lot of great art on it. I havent finished exploring all of it yet. but I thought I'd share it....

http://www.lost.art.br/

Stolen from Raphael Saadiq's blog

Photos from the Krush Groove Alliance Fashion Show

Professional Photography courtesy of Demi Olubanwu

Runway

NC State Plaid (Close Up)

Super State Shirts (Red & Pink Kay Yow edition)

Woman's Graffiti Shirt

I GOT PLENNY MUNNYs!

I'm real mad atchu haters, I'm real disappointed..... cause what u didnt tell em, I GOT PLENNY MUNNYs!!! lolMunny's are blank vinyl toys you can paint on made by KidRobot

Donatello gettin his bask on...lol

I caught my lil buddy doin his favorite basking pose today. He will stay like this with his foot out for hours... quite the performer I must say...

You Will Enjoy This

Jeezys part at like 2mins 30secs is the best

Bernie Allen & MIH

Bernie Allen is a group consisting of Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes) and SIE1. Bernie Allen is also a person... ask ur mom kids lol

Bernie Allen "Who Is"
Download Album

Also check out MIH (Make It Happen) - real tight graffiti clothing that the world needs...well at least that I need... AND has inspired some concepts in some of my own "clothing line" which you will see this summer....

HEY While I'm on the subject I'll post one of my favorite MIH canvas works up here too!

I call it "La Jirafa"....

but he calls it "Determination" lol darn SIE1 and his creative titles....

Video Share!! Mos Def

Ok I stole this from another blog The Gasconade but I had to share this. I love Mos and this video is sO nice...
Mos Def's new album "The Ecstatic" comes out June 9th 09 btw
Enjoy

Video Share!!

I love this song and the video is authentically beautiful...



Another Calle 13 song and video on the other end of the spectrum...


If u cant tell, I'm a huge Calle 13 fan. So I recommend you check out the other videos they have on their official YouTube channel.

Verano Empieza

Today is a great day. Its beautiful and sunny out. I just got done working out for the first time in almost a month. I've been pretty busy with my final project for studio and people coming in town for graduations. But yesterday was my real first day of summer freedom!!!

Latest Painting, Curently Untitled

This is my last assignment for my painting class. Its half brushed paint, half airbrushed. My goal for this painting was to do skin tone using a lot of different color, not just shades of brown and tan. When I normally do portraits I use hints of yellow and red but I wanted to take using bright colors a step further. So I started out brush painting her face with browns, then I painted it in shades of brown with the airbrush, next I brush painted with bright colors, and finally I came back with brown tones with the airbrush to smooth out the face and tone down the bright colors.
This painting took me about 8 hours and was painted from a picture I found on the internet of a random woman.

KeTcHuP!

Hey I'm sorry guys, I've been neglecting the blog a bit. I know. but I'm getting really busy and really stressed...
But here's what you've missed....

• Pan-Afrikan festival at NC State was 2 weeks ago. I enojoyed what I could of it...

• I went to New Orleans again for IDSA southern district conference. It was GREAT but the drive SUCKED! (there was also a pirate convention in NO at the same time which made bourbon st just that much more interesting...)

• UNC destroyed MS in the final NCAA championship game...and I was on Franklin St in Chapel Hill...

• I started a new painting of a lil girl from the orphanage in Monte Cristi

• AADSA sponsored a special open dialogue event with African American Design professionals from the area called 5D. It was super informative and enlightening. Thank you Ariana, Brittany and Ms Motley!

• MY BIRTHDAY!!! was Thursday April 9th! so of course I celebrated till the 12th... But dont worry, I didnt celebrate how you would expect most people to celebrate their 21st birthday. Nope, I decided to do what I wanted to do, which was NOTHING AT ALL!!! Well not nothing nothing. but basically I didnt want to plan anything and just chill out...(I mean ideally I wanted to rent a limo and have all my friends ride around in it for a few hours but it was going to take too much planning and money...soooo I decided to save that for when school gets out and instead just keep it simple).....On friday my boyfriend took me out to a really nice sushi place. Then Saturday night I invited all my friends to the Carolina Ale House to just hang out. and then Sunday night I volunteered myself to be a live body art model for an event called Nappy Luv, a party with a cause. I was painted by Victor Knight, an extremly talented local graffiti artist (more pictures to come soon)..... So overall my weekend was filled with good food, people, art, and music!!!

• in all the comotion...I STILL havent seen the monsters vs aliens movie which me and my bf wanted to go see or the new Fast & Furious movie :-( ... (which my bf refuses to go see lol)

• THIS WEEK I have to continue to play ketchup in classes and get ready for a small fashion show next week...Facebook event invite
  

Krush Groove Alliance Fashion Show
Monday April 20th @ 1pm in the Brickyard at NCSU

Featuring JP Airbrush & Design, Illusion Brand (Garry Atkinson), Lussuoso Custom Jewelry (Johnaustin Chapman), and Black Random (Hakeem Atkinson).

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