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Final Beer label for Darwing Brewing Co.’s Summadayze IPA

Darwins Brewery will start canning this spring! Check...

Giving Hunger The Blues

I had the pleasure of developing a variety of t-shirts, posters and a web site for the non-profit event “Giving Hunger The Blues.” This is a Sarasota-based organization dedicated to providing food for the less fortunate. It’s an amazing day of music, compassion and american spirit!...

Oughtio Identity

I recently completed Brand Identity work for Oughtio – a sound technology & development company producing innovative products for you listening...

Designs for Shamrock Pub

Over the last few years I’ve had the pleasure of designing a variety of special events & merchandise for some of Sarasota’s BEST restaurants & pubs. Shamrock Pub one of the city’s oldest, located in downtown SRQ – The “Rock” as the locals call it! The “Rock” strives to create and produce local events utilizing local creatives, award-winning chefs and musicians – making their events one of a kind. Another great aspect of working with local establishments is that you get partner with other boutique shops that cater and produce limited or small-run merchandise. Clothesline has been producing most of my apparel designs in Sarasota for the last 4 years. If you want hand-quality over quantity seek these creatives out. Here’s a recent promo video featuring my latest design collaboration with Narragansett & Shamrock Pub for their annual St.Patricks day block party – screenprinted onto t-shirts by Clothesline. The design incorporated the likeness of Ego Leonard – an infamous figure created by 3d streetpainting artist Leon Keer that washed ashore in Sarasota as well as other locations around the world....

Iron Giant Blanket / Wall Art – Great for Kids

I’ve taken a few of my pop culture creations and produced a few blankets for the holidays that double as wall-hangings . Pop Shaman has a neat store up with a few of my pieces so check them out and snag a limited blanket. 4ft by 5ft blankets / wall-hangings are going for $100, and ginormous 60 inch by 80 inch pieces for...

SneakerOutfits

I love T-Shirt industry its chalked full of designs inspired by street art, political view points, history and pop culture. Merging with sneakers music and current trends to create a truly unique industry with a wide ranging focus on visual storytelling. Blurring the lines of fashion and cultural appeal. I’ve been developing a variety of designs for SneakerOutfits over the last several months....

Artwork Commissions & Prices

honeycomb they live catwoman I love culture imagery and each holiday season I take on a number of requests to make work based on peoples interest within pop culture. Here is a sample of a few pieces made for this Holiday season. I offer commissions for $150 – $300 depending on the concept and finished delivery...

Beerworks

I Co-wrote & created a show about beer, called BeerWorks. The concept centered on investigating beer from a creative and scientific visual history, shedding light on how old beer is and the humans who’ve been producing this elixir for over 10,000 years....

Painter William Wray, Illustrator of Ren & Stimpy turned Pop Culture fine artist

I’m a hug fan of painter William Wray, who crafted the amazing art for the infamous Ren & Stimpy cartoon. I was a late teen when his work caught my eye – the way he created a world for these two off-beat characters. His work has shifted recently into fine art, documenting pop culture icons form a very urban perspective. Check out this insightful documentary made by Loic Zimmermann’s about Wray’s process and methods for his newest...

MTO and Graffiti Art

In 2010 while living in Sarasota a slew of graffiti artists descended onto the city for an annual ChalkFest which gained global recognition. I would follow the works as they went up. One artist in particular set up shop and created several amazing pieces – a French artist living in Berlin named MTO. After the successful gathering and event, the city began to attack some of the imagery, one piece in particular. The local news was late to the topic and social media exploded with discussion. I snagged a camera and went to film a statement about the city and the piece in question – 1 mile from the world-renowned Ringling College of Art and Design where I also attended college. I felt it was important at the time. MTO also felt the impact of his work and crafted a documentary that is compelling and well worth a watch. You can see me at...

Sketchebook Alley

I don’t think of sketchbooks as sacred…. They are rough materials a useful took to jot down ideas and flesh out visual concepts. I always stress the importance to any creative thinker not just artists types, Carry and use a sketchbook for idea creation and documentation. I have dozens of sketchbooks containing ideas, working thoughts to grocery lists. My sketchbooks give me a pressure-free place to play with...

Tokyo Hotel – new album from New Zealand pop-virtuoso Connan Mockasin

Hailing from Te Awanga, New Zealand, Connan Mockasin recently put out his sultry, moody sophomore album of only five tracks. Listen below to his cover of Outkast’s “She Lives in My Lap” as well as an insightful interview about the album creation, not to mention a bangin Boiler Room set She Lives In My Lap – Outkast Cover Live set done for Boiler Room A insightful interview on how the creation of the...

Underwater Archaeologist discovers 1200-year-old lost Egyptian City

Once only believed to be a myth, the lost Egyptian City of Thonis, or Heracleion, was discovered by French archaelogist Franck Goddio in the year 2000. Ancient rumors surrounded this once-magnificent underwater city – apparently before the Trojan War, Helen of Troy was stranded there …. and it was named Heracleion beacause Hercules visited the city. Ancient historians including Herodotus, Diodorus, and Strabo also mentioned the place but until it was discovered scholars weren’t even sure if Heracleion and Thonis were the same city. It turns out that Thonis has been around since 12th century BC – and that all ships coming from the Greek world had to enter Egypt through its port. Located near Alexandria, Heracleion is about 11 km by 15 km and contains a bounty of ancient booty including over 60 buried ships, gold coins, large statues, Greek and Egyptian stone inscriptions, over 700 ship anchors, and small limestone sarcophagi believed to be for animals. Photos and video below, read more about Thonis/Heracleion here http://www.franckgoddio.org/projects/sunken-civilizations/heracleion.html...

Sneak Peek of new MIA commission

Poster Design for a client that is also a fan of recording artist MIA. Techniques include pencil, ink and paper, and digital...

Paper & Plastick Pop Up Store

I designed and developed a Pop Up store for Paper and Plastick, a record and art company. I selected toys, art and worked with local creatives to create a store that was unique to Gainesville for FEST 13 , which is one of the largest music festivals in the world of its kind. I designed the layout and created multiple in store set pieces along with stocking and layout ect. Created a poster and map that helped shoppers find us in Downtown Gainesville. Evan Porior and i created tons of graffiti in the space – it was really cool. Click here to check out his web site. ...