Another round of playin' catch-up...

Sorry for the stagnate blog, been practicing my alchemy and hunting for the goose that lays golden eggs. So, once again I have fallen behind on posting. Got lots to share, but not a lot of time to blog about it, unfortunately. Time will be made, this week, though, to get some new music, images, and poems posted. Please check back soon. In the mean time, here are some pics I've been meaning to put up...

Been learning to tattoo lately.

 ...and practicing drawing, a lot, too. I spent a lot of time sketching and trying to decide what I was going to tattoo on myself, after deciding that the first tattoo I was going to get would also be the first tattoo I would do.

...and somewhere along the line, in all my excitement, I got so impatient and eager to tattoo myself that I just reached over and did this to my ankle....

After freestyling a "L" and an "A" on my ankle, like a dumb-ass, I came up with this sketch to "finish" what I started. Still working on it, but I am hoping to have some pics of the finished tat posted by the end of the week.

Been busy, but I had to take a day to go and enjoy summer in Cali, at the beach, with my little girl. Her karate school, the House of Champions, had a family beach day, so I took a day off to go soak up some sun with my lil' Champ...

... and build Maya temples for plastic dinosaurs to live on. lol.

Haven't been showing my art much, lately, but I made it out to the Airliner again, last night, for the Art & Music show. A couple of good friends, Mold & Tina, also showed some paintings (but I didn't get the best of pictures for some reason.???).

 Mold's cuisine's band, DSOM, rocked the second floor with some good punk, also. Check them out at differentstateofmind

It was another fun Monday night, with a bunch of good friends, at the Airliner, to wrap up the Labor Day weekend.

Past weeks pics...

Random pics, from the past week, that I am just getting around to posting....

Had another Art & Music show at The Airliner last Monday. Emmanuel Lemus showed some photos & prints...

 Mold's heart...

 A bad picture I took of a really good picture Mehdi Bouqua took...

 BMXR is Rad!

 One of the pieces I showed...

 ...Here's were the randomness comes in...

Went to visit an old friend the other day. He was showing me around his garden, and I found a baby praying mantis. Nature can give you such a high when you stop for a second to really take it in! ;) lol.

 I stopped, on the way to work the other day, and saw a city in the sky, when I looked at the shadows in the clouds...

Meet my spoiled-ass dog, Ocho. Here she is making herself at home in my bed, lookin' all comfy and cozy, while I was getting ready for work. This dog makes me so jealous, every morning, with this!

Catching up...

Sorry for the pause in posts... I took a break after a busy June, and now I'm playing catch up. I wanted to post a new mix, but the file sharing site that I use changed their whole site up! So, after a while of trying to figure out the "new" site, I gave up on trying to figure out how to access my mixes and links. That means no new music for now, but it's coming! I will have some new mixes up by the end of the weekend... For now, though, back to the art... I ended June with the Art & Chocolate show. A great time, in Mid-city L.A....

Started July off by putting together a one-night show with a group of friends. This was the first time I was put in charge of a show and, with the help of my good friends Mehdi & Mold, we put together a good little show. Good enough, in fact, to get the promoter of the club to agree to let my friends & I take over coordinating the art show on the 1st Monday of every month. Here are some pics from the Art & Music show on 7/5...

Moi;

 Mehdi;

 Mehdi & Hector;

 Dreye;

Mold;

 & more Mold & moi...

8/2 will be our next show at the Airliner, hopefully each gets better than the last.

A few days after the Airliner show, the L.A. art walk went down. I didn't have any work displayed this art walk, but I had several friends showing art at the Bang gallery on Spring St. It was like a gallery/sauna! We couldn't stay inside for too long, since the heat and the crowd were both a little too much for my daughter & I. We took a quick tour of the gallery, before heading for the door to get some fresh air, and took these pics along the way...

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 Fishe...

Dreye...

 Sloth...

 At Large Media...

 The Art Walk was a lot of fun, and the food, off the trucks, was amazing! If you haven't been... Check out the L.A. City Art Walk, in Downtown Los Angeles.

Till the next show, I'm back to work...

...and, like I said, the music is on it's way!

The shows must go on...

This past weekend was Father's Day, and once again I found myself stretched thin to try and get everything done... After a long week of the 9-5 grind, I started Saturday off working a company picnic. Up at 6AM on Sat., and in Valencia by 7:30, to cater a company picnic for 400 people. Afterwards, I made a mad dash home to prep for an art show. A few hours later I arrived at Circus Disco, with a few friends, to set up for an art show/club night. My friend Mehdi was also showing at Circus, so it made for a good night of art; music; & friends, since we had a lot of mutual friends show up. ...Good times!

 Father's day was spent with my princess... To me, being a Dad is a privilege. I am blessed to have a child as wonderful as mine. But, being a good parent means giving up a lot of what I want to do in order to be who I need to be for my little princess. It isn't always easy to put aside what I want in order to provide what my daughter needs, but things are always a little easier on Father's Day. Between the gift's, food, and shows of love that I got yesterday, I was overwhelmed. I had to pretend my allergies (which I don't even have) were acting up, since my little one kept putting puddles in my eyes. I can't say enough about how much my little girl means to me, but I can say that I wouldn't be who I am if it wasn't for her. Fatherhood has given my life passion, purpose, direction, & meaning. It has probably saved my life too. So on Father's day I am the happiest, and most thankful, of men!

After a happy Father's day, I had another art show... This time at 'The Airliner", in Lincoln Heights. I was able to get a few friend in the show with me, so Mold & Mehdi both showed some pieces, too. Through out the night I listened to a lot of good music, made some new friends, and had some laughs with old friends. I also met a talented artist named Nikki Mull. One of her pieces is below, and you can see more at www.nikkimull.com.