munchkins :D

don't worry, we got a consent form from mom

and a surprise performance:

in full bloom

after.

i started fixing + re-doing this piece early this year.  it’s taken [more than] a few months, but it’s finally finished and ready for the world.   i do wish i had the ‘before’ photo so you could really appreciate this ‘after’ one.

[peony flower...regarded as a symbol of wealth, good fortune and prosperity]

[chrysanthemum...Autumn is the season of this flower, a time of tranquillity, completeness, and abundance following the harvest. Since it blooms right into winter, it may also symbolize the ability to mediate between life and death, between Heaven and Earth.]

[cherry blossoms... transience of life, change of seaons]

pink.

Pink it´s my new obsession
Pink it´s not even a question

so we’ve been going PiNK for october in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month and doing free pink ribbon tattoos for ladies who have/supports someone who has fought/is fighting cancer – this was the first time someone asked for a portrait-style ribbon. it was a fun little piece to do.

w/the power vested in me…

Man + Wife

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Space Warz 2: Battle Time

Big shout out to Rawk1 for throwing this battle + the Roswell Girls & Boys Club for hosting it.  Had a great time makin’ memories — Space Warz 2!!!

alright, got the mural done, ready for the BATTLE to BEGiN.

cats came from all over the southwest to attend: AZ, TX, CO, CA were all in the house, ready to take it to Outer Space and beyond.

CONGRATULATIONS to BBOY CHINGON (Holy Faith) for taking the BBOY BATTLE and DEVIOUS (G Style) for taking the POPPING BATTLE — they went HARD EVERY ROUND.

bboy chingon!

denzel + house LOCKING iT UP

hell hath no fury…

…like a woman scorned.

meet the hanya mask, a very old + traditional symbol in japanese tattooing culture.

[...representing a jealous female demon. It is used to represent the malice or sublime emotions of human beings. It possesses two sharp bull-like horns, glaring eyes, and a leering mouth split from ear to ear.]

[...said to be dangerous and demonic, but also sorrowful and tormented displaying the complexity of human emotions.]

[These tattoos are believed to ward off evil spirits, and bring good luck to the person sporting them.]

::california love::

i’ve lived in a few states while growing up, but CA will always be where i became a Man.  the      experiences i had there, the people that i met, and everything else in between helped make me into the person i am today.  Cali, you know I got nothin’ but Love for You.

here’s one of her native sons giving the great Golden State of California her due props + love:

"it's all good from Diego to the Bay"

[From Oakland to Sacktown
The Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put they mack down] -2pac

change of seasons

started this piece early summer, we only got the front of the arm done at the time. this second session we finished it up on the inside as well. wrapping it all the way around in one, fluid piece.

transience / flow / life

Space Warz 2: Mural @ theBoys&GirlsClub

When we went to Roswell NM for SPACE WARZ 2 we had the huge honor to paint the front of the Roswell Boys & Girls Club with a large-scale mural. Rawk1 had hit me up about doing a wall for the community and wanted a full-out P_R_O_D_U_C_T_I_O_N.

before.

House + Render + I were going to tackle the wall but had no idea what we were going to do until we saw the wall + neighborhood. We did the 12-hour drive and got in late Thurs nite. After a few ZZZZzzz we went to the wall early Fri. The Jam was to take place on Sat and we mosdefinitely wanted the piece to be done in time for the Jam – that meant we were gonna be doin’ it up into the NiGHT.

a quick game of b-ball w/the kids

The Boys & Girls Club was kind enough to supply the paint:

first stroke.

doin’ it in the DARK

one of the ladies that had her lights on for us needed a jump for her batteries, a little after that we decided to call it a day and come back in the morning…

a few hours before the jam…

after.

well worth it.

some norse mythology for yo’ a$$

[Odin (pronounced /ˈoʊdɨn/ from Old Norse Óðinn) is a major god in Norse mythology and the ruler of Asgard.] – wiki

this symbol is known as the “Horns of Odin“