Dec 5: @The_Social_Life’s #24daysofTSL w. @DVF ft. @outfitterswig

DEC 5: TO ENTER GO TO #24DAYOFTSL X OUTFITTERS WIG DIANE von FURSTENBERG — I am so excited to collaborate with THE SOCIAL LIFE, Anna T Fabulous and Joshua D Langston on #24daysofTSL! Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, and The Social Life’s Anna T Fabulous and Joshua Langston. China marker, acrylix, fx on newsprint — Umm…it’s DECEMBER.  Can you believe??  We…

Dec 4: @The_Social_Life’s #24daysofTSL w. RICCARDO TISCI f. @knotheory

DEC 4: TO ENTER GO TO #24DAYOFTSL X KNOT THEORY RICCARDO TISCI I am so excited to collaborate with THE SOCIAL LIFE, Anna T Fabulous and Joshua D Langston on #24daysofTSL! Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, and The Social Life’s Anna T Fabulous and Joshua Langston. China marker, acrylix, fx on newsprint — Umm…it’s DECEMBER.  Can you believe??  We can’t.  So…

Today on @The_Social_Life’s #24daysofTSL, PHOEBE PHILO and a sock monkey!

DEC 2: TO ENTER GO TO #24DAYOFTSL X KAT THORSEN I am so excited to collaborate with THE SOCIAL LIFE, Anna T Fabulous and Joshua D Langston on #24daysofTSL! Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, and The Social Life’s Anna T Fabulous and Joshua Langston. China marker, acrylix, fx on newsprint — Umm…it’s DECEMBER.  Can you believe??  We can’t.  So in order…

English Dan: tattoo artist, Granville Street #Tattoos, #Vancouver

Huge thank you to English Dan for graciously allowing me to witness the process of inking Jay Fisher. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves: Looking forward to Dan’s interpretation of my sketch for my Frida Kahlo tattoo next Saturday!  I give him free reign! “I am in my nurse’s arms, with the face of…

#Tattooing journey- step 4: Testing on skin! On myself! #outline

Recall my posts: Watercolor tattoos 1 Watercolor tattoos 2 The purchase of a tattoo machine Getting to know the machine Tattooing- taking it seriously Tattooing Step 1: plug it in Tattooing Step 2: testing it out Tattooing Step 3: testing skin markers — Checking in one hour later: Checking in 12 hours later: Note: I…

#Tattooing journey- step 3: Testing a skin marker!

Recall my posts: Watercolor tattoos 1 Watercolor tattoos 2 The purchase of a tattoo machine Getting to know the machine Tattooing- taking it seriously Tattooing Step 1: plug it in Tattooing Step 2: testing it out — I am not interested in doing old school tattooing and classical tattooing.  I will leave that to the…

Tattooing- step 1: plug it in and embrace beginner-hood.

Recall the purchase of a tattoo machine, getting to know the machine and tattooing- taking it seriously. My schedule has been so full of late that I haven’t had a chance to start up my machine until today.  I am a beginner of the most beginner kind but we all have to start somewhere! I have dedicated…

Getting to know the tattoo kit slowly, savouring, taking my time.

Recall the purchase of a tattoo machine. Stencilling is fun and satisfying when transferring it to skin, but kind of awkward and not ideal. My sense is that I will be drawing my designs freehand directly on the skin as I want to emulate my drawing style: But I do love the look of a discarded…

Painting on @jocelyn_louise… Walking canvas.

From Holt Renfrew Art Event March 26, 2011 (Photos by Fredrik Thorsen) From Skin is In August 13, 2010 Gallery Gachet As always, thank you’s to my beautiful muse, Jocelyn Louise.  

There’s a blue bird in my heart… Charles Bukowski, poet

Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 — March 9, 1994) Coffee and Ink, 1999           From Bukowski’s AS THE SPARROW Dear child, I only did to you what the sparrow did to you; I am old when it is fashionable to be young; I cry when it is…

What a night! Fa* Friday at @Oasisondavie- it was all about the FANS

Jay, Carlitos and Fabricio performed last night with DJ Adam Dreaddy at the controversially named FAG FRIDAYS at the OASIS on Davie Street in Vancouver.  I had the pleasure of painting 10 giant fans last week (see some details below) for the venue as decor and spending last evening getting the boys ready for the…