Last week I got together with Noxer and Tres to paint a wall uptown in Inwood that I paint occasionally with friends. Every year or so however I decided to turn it into more of a protest wall and collaborate with friends to share a message that I feel is pertinent and that the community should think about. In the past they have mostly been focused on the wars that the US has been involved in but this time I wanted to point out that the war isn’t always abroad but its also actually here.

Today I received a call from the business where this is painted telling me that the police showed up and asked them to please have the painting removed. Go figure. Let’s see what happens tomorrow when I approach the local precinct for an explanation and a reversal of opinion.

And here I am thinking I would add some more names to the top (FBI, CIA, etc.)

Just received this link from Apex. It’s always nice to see experiments going on especially when they are shared in video with spray paint, black light, and a good track.

Friends,

As you all now know our friend and legendary writer Stayhigh 149 passed away a few days ago. His family is asking for his friends to help them with the funeral costs. The total costs are $10,000 and they have $6,000. I just spoke to the funeral home, Unity Chapel in Harlem, where SH149/Wayne Roberts will be viewed on Monday and they can take credit card payments tomorrow as of 9am. All money should go directly to them in order to make up the remaining funds that his sister Pauline needs to pay for the funeral. It’s easier for the family to do it in this manner.

Please speak to Ms. Jackson at the funeral home tomorrow if you are able to make a payment with credit card to help out.
The info again is:
Unity Chapel
212-666-8300

The viewing is on Monday from 3-8pm.
Address is:
Unity Chapel
2352 8th avenue bet 126/127
Harlem, NY

thanks again

Last night I co-hosted a presentation of Ezo’s recent paintings. Ezo is an active painter and bomber who goes back to the subway era when he painted in Queens. Many of us are familiar with his throw ups around the city done with Peak. Most recently I have caught sight of his poster bombing around town which has been a nice break from the boring ads that are normally featured in the streets around the city. His studio work like some of his posters channels the darkness sometimes surround us in the streets and in the people that we cross in our day to day existence. Themes of urban decay, humanity, war and peace are covered in his vivid paintings and is a testament to the troubled times we live in today in a country at war. It’s my pleasure to share some photos of a selection of his works with you all. All paintings are for sale. Please reach me if there is any interest, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Glad to see the homie Slick and his Dissizit brand doing it up in LA.

Graffiti Tattoo Vol. 2 is an extensive and well-researched reference work that documents the transition graffiti artists are increasingly making into the tattoo world. With their eye for color and mastery of lettering and wild styles, these spray paint virtuosos are changing the face of the tattoo business worldwide. They use a language filled with graffiti style burners and characters that go far beyond the standard tribal designs and sailor styles. While the first book allowed a rare glimpse into this movement, this much larger successor provides a full-blown compendium of this fantastic art on the most difficult canvas of all: skin.

More than 65 of the best artists and international stars of the scene are featured in this book: Adrian 1 aka Exez, All One, Bezerc One Imok, Big Sleeps aka Enemy, Billy »Flip« Mccoy, Carlos Fahrina, Cees, Ch2, Charlie Shazer, Chez 1, Circle, Crome, Crone aka Rossano Rossi Roncelli, Dan Gold, Daniel »Dufo« Grunditz, Deno, Dorian Serpa, Eaz One, Eric Holmstrom, Fel3000ft, Fibs, Fishero, Franz Jäger, Frog, Fuzi, Jesus Cuesta, Juan Carlos, Juse1, Keet D’Arms, Kev Grey aka Pise , Kinjal Mitra, Leets, Live 2, Logan, Los aka Done, Luis Mendonça, Marco Wagner aka Sheas, Mario Desa, Mark 1 , Marode, Maze & Jeks, Mr. Went , Notch 56, Posk, Ques, Richard Sorensen aka Rase02, Sabe, Scotty 76, Serione, Seve aka Doing, Siren, Sky, Smog One, Špendlo aka Kasa, Stigma One, Super Timor , Swok aka Martijn Van Steenwijk, Tim, Timmi Mensah, Turbo, Turkesa, Veiz and Zeyo.

Written by myself and Don Stone it is for anyone who is a fan of tattoo art and graffiti in general. Next time you consider getting a tattoo consult this book or the first one I did, Graffiti Tattoo, at: http://fromheretofame.com/books/tattoo.html

I caught up with graffiti pioneer Tracy168 and shot a short video of his unique wild-style.

If you are in LA tonight come out and support the homies Teal FC and Evol and buy some art.

A painting by TEAL.

Big Ups to my boy Supe FMK crew for the release of his book and his exhibition in Paris. Supe is one of the coolest and craziest cats in Paris.

Like many of us, Atome (one of Australia’s most renowned writers) takes a LOT of photos. He’s decided to upload over 800 random photos he’s taken, all on random play too. http://www.atome.com.au/atome.htm

Two years ago, Lectrics released several t-shirt series in collaboration with writers, such as Poet, JayOne, Serch, Diksa and others.

They issued another series last Monday in collaboration with Dize from the crews: 156, Ultra Boyz, VMD, Grim Team, UV, TPK, KSF. As you may know he is a talented french writer ever. Dize realized 30 original designs, that associate his famous throw-ups with well-known cartoon characters (Bart Simpson, Taz the Tasmanian Devil, Lucky Luke, Goofy…) These are one-of-a-kind tshirts, as each design is only printed on one unique size L T-Shirt. As a consequence, our 30 original T-shirt collection is available on the Lectrics Website. http://www.lectrics.fr/?p=10485

Happy holidays!

The guys over at Dokument Press are releasing another banger, a biography on the writer Kaos from Sweden. He was a true train destroyer. Check out this trailer they put together about him.