no one could die for you: the making of

Yo, another Monday in the works. You know you don't want to open that corporate email just yet. You're still thinking about that chick at the club on Saturday, or how many fewer tequila shots you'll take next time. Doesn't sound like you're ready work. Well here's something you can do instead.


I just finished a painting called "no one could die for you." I filmed every second of progress and my roommate and best bud, K.Flay, made this great video out of it. Thanks for your awesome support always. Hope you guys enjoy this.

For my ladies: Isabel Allende tells tales of women and passion

Ladies, it's been a while since I've seen this video but it came to mind recently and I wanted to share it with you. Isabel Allende, author of The House of the Spirits, talks about the importance of women in this TED talk from 2007. She's right - we have a lot of work to do in changing the position of women all over the world. But if we keep "feminism" in mind, in even the smallest things we do, well, I think that's a pretty good start. 




"The poorest and most backward societies are always those that put women down.Yet this obvious truth is ignored by governments,and also by philanthropy. For every dollar given to a women's program, 20 dollars are given to men's programs. Women are 51 percent of humankind.Empowering them will change everything -- more than technology and design and entertainment. I can promise you that women working together --linked, informed and educated -- can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet. In any war today, most of the casualties are civilians, mainly women and children. They are collateral damage.Men run the world, and look at the mess we have."

WoMan About Town

Cows on a truck - crazy.

Saw this on the corner. Described a feeling I had recently too well.

We're moving soon. I will miss my window.

Cuban Graffiti: Not Just a Pretty Picture

Never, ever underestimate the power of graffiti. I'm not talking graffiti like writing your "tag" all over the Muni windows - kids, cut that shit out. I'm talking about graffiti that sends a loud and clear message. A message of worth and significance. America is completely littered with free speech (I'm not complaining here), so maybe it's a little hard to care about what's written on our streets. But when you take a look at a place like Cuba, where voices of rebellion are kept silent, graffiti has a lot more room to make noise.

Take this piece for example:



I fell in love with this. The symbolism is obvious and the message is clever, clear, and frankly, pretty freaking beautiful. I’m thinking the character is a dictator, and the upward red arrow symbolizes communism, contrary to the wishes of the citizens or the rest of the world, represented by the black arrows. If this doesn’t represent the spirit of revolutionaries, I don’t know what does. What an awesome representation of the Cuban predicament.

And there truly is a battle on the walls of Havana’s streets.



Fidel Castro’s quotes about the Revolution are everywhere. This one: “The moral of the Revolution is as high as the stars.” Poems, slogans, propaganda easier to spot than not. Walls, billboards, and posters scream the ideals of communism, but it’s good to know that Cuban citizens, armed with some spray paint and courage, can still get out there and fight fire with fire.

Graffiti is so different from other art forms - anyone can do it! You don't need fancy equipment, a following, or a gallery behind you. You need an overpass, a building wall, a piece of concrete, some good old nighttime darkness, and anything that will leave a mark. There's hardly a barrier to entry, and most of the materials are already there. Graffiti evens the playing field - a citizen and the highest government official are equaled. Keep fighting the good fight, Cuba.