I Am The Ocean was in town again and, as per usual, got a basket of awesome stuff:

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Good times.

Friday February 6th I am going to have a showing of new works opening at the Gallery Underground In Fort Collins, CO. If you’re in the area, please do stop by and say hello.

New:

jess

paula

elisa

erin

tara

benjamin

Multiple thanks as usual to the boggling slew of clients willing for me to ply my lines and colors onto them. Wintertime tattooing is settling upon us. Longer sittings, tougher outlooks. Cannot wait to get some snow on the ground. lovely.

New, partial series. possibly soon to be abandoned:

Faith in humanity obliterated:
I allowed myself out of the house for fifteen whole minutes last night only to come across a small flock of whores exiting the safeway chaperoned by a thuggish fuck “dressed up” as an SS officer. All period replica pieces, the hat to the boots to the armband every tuck and fold assessed and delivered with accuracy. I stopped and almost said something to this boy while i was arrested half onto my bicycle by his awful getup, but then thought I might as well just ride away. And did. Who mounts halloween as an excuse to flaunt something that vile- and how! To display, firmly, the possession of a full rack of nazi bullshit and imply that YES I AM A WHITE SUPREMACIST THANK YOU in everyone’s faces like we’re all a bunch of cowering fucks that’ll just let you on by. To hide behind a holiday and shake racism at everyone- shake like a halfpants’d pedophile on the playground. The thing is, my thuggish amigo, that although all the children are shocked at this inflicted display of depravity they are also thinking to themselves “my, what a tiny dick.”

Faith in humanity restored:

Christina the Hun put out and album today.

love, ish

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Dharma Dharma Dharma. Trying to stay focussed on linear depiction, raw mark-making. Production. 

Greater Jihad towards higher rebirth! And Sharks!

This adorable girl sat for ever on this piece in one go and then hopped on a plane to Russia for school.

Daemons, run!

Swiss army tattoo.

I’m not retarded, Erik is retarded. I just do what I’m asked. But who got the lil weezy tat’s? Nobody.

I painted a skateboard for a show over at the Phantom 8 convention this weekend. Big ups at Mike and Thick As for putting it together. If you’re in denver this weekend, check it out.

Love, me.

Work:

Again, my favorite band, I Am The Ocean, was in town. I know no finer living than when I am near these ceaseless warriors. Always killing it, never stopping. See them if you can. Drew allowed me to put the above madness on him. Love those kids.

Newschool colorbomb will never die. I’ll be slaying it with reflective curvy pencils when i’m 50. Watch me.

Libi got a little bird on her foot.

Put on the good work, friends.
Love, ish

AND SO MUCH MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Please please give a call if you have any concerns.
Thanks!
newphotos soon.

Also: go read Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen. Terrifying. Back to Cormac McCarthy this week.