Another great month...

I finished up my photo book, Candy Coated Vol. 1. Here is a slide show of it on FLICKR, check it out and leave comments. Also working on a Vol. 2 series for Candy Coated so keep checking back here for more details.



I've also been working on some great new designs for DVC. Here are a few pics of them and and hope you like what we are working on. They will be available in the near future at our webstore, www.dirtyvatoclothing.com. STAY DIRTY

April is here, what are you up too?

April is here and I've been really busy. Finally perfected my screen coating and am currently working on printing our DVC x MOURN ONE collab design. Just finalizing the position and then we are off to the printer. It's been a long time coming for this design to be printed but the wait has been worth it.

Been working with Robert G. on a self-published coffee table book of my photographs. Don't want to give too much away but it's going to be unique in style. Feel like a magazine in style but not in appearance. Robert has been working on the lay out with me it's looking great. Keep you posted on availability and maybe a sneak peak in the coming weeks.

I've been posting my goals for DVC here and it's helped quite a bit with keeping schedules and learning to pace myself. This month will be no different so lets get started.

• I've printed tote bags and moved to t-shirts. Want to print two designs this month and have them available at the end of the month on our website.
• Photoshoot on hold til next month.
• Pushing the RDL vs. DVC to next month. Still working on the designs.
• Holding off on canvas & painting supplies til beginning of May.
• Working on new project, a coffee table book. 30% of this project is done, keep it up.
• Created new logo for rapper LOCSTA and now moving on to his Myspace page. Logo is featured below.

Thanks for reading the rant and please give me some input on the logo or just post a comment. Anything is much appreciated. STAY DIRTY!

February goals...

Looking at last months entry of goals for January I have to say I'm pretty surprised at all that I have accomplished. Lets break down last month:

as for January...
• Finished building the box I needed to prep my screens to dry and get ready for exposure. Will start testing the box and hopefully print during this month of February.
• Sent files to Kwasi B. for RDL vs. DVC shirt collaboration and now just waiting to get my files to start on my end. Can't wait, Kwasi loved what I sent him.

Finished and added a couple of new goals from last month so here a peek at what I'm looking to do this month.

February 2010
• Buy some canvas and start working on new paintings. Total of 9 new paintings by me using acrylic and watercolors. Size of the paintings will be large format 26 x 30 possibly.
• Start taking notes for next photo project. The theme of this photo project will be from a book and adapting it to photo. Using digital and film to take the photos. I have a book picked and a model.
• Looking for locations to have another exhibit. The cities I have been looking at so far are Long Beach, Pomona, Whittier and Downtown L.A.. More details coming soon.
  

There are few more kinks that need to be worked but they will get done and I'm not worried. It's a process and sometimes you have to know when to roll with the punches and you might just come out unscathed.

Grey Matter Collection Fall '09 - Winter '10

End of October...

Well it's almost the end of October and my Print Making class is moving right along. D.V. Clothing's stint at The Foothill Art Gallery is up this month but we hope to be back in the Summer of 2010 in that same location with more shows and opportunities to meet more great people.

At our webstore we are featuring a new item, iPhone skins. We are calling them Dirty Skins and they feature work from Leo Quijano II and or course me! This round of skins will feature photography work from both Leo and I. Here is a glimpse of our newest version, Gina.

In the coming months I will be collaborating with Kwasi B. from Rebel Sciences on some new shirt designs. So be on the look out for that next venture, it's going to be killer! Thanks again for listening to me rant. STAY DIRTY!

I've started this printmaking class at LBCC and man it's been great! I've met allot of great artists and have really learned a great deal of printmaking as an art then just silkscreening some shirts. It's been a great creative process and just can't wait to see how far I can take it. Definitely working on a series of posters all done in this process.

Also...if you have not been there visit our new webstore, dvclothing.bigcartel.com.

What's he building in there?

I have been working on some iPhone and Macbook mockups to pitch at Gelaskins. Here is a glance at what I've been working on and I'll keep you posted on what comes of it. Leave comments and tell me what you think. Any criticism or approvals would be great. STAY DIRTY!

Dirty Dodge is on the Press

So I get a call from the printer in regards to Dirty Dodge that we are printing. It's just a normal press check to see if I'm satisfied witht he position of the shirts and to make any corrections. So far I have to say, thumbs up! Shirt will hopefully be on sale Sept 1st. STAY DIRTY!

Just finished this 25second short of our the new designs I've been tirelessly working on with the help of Robert Gutierrez and the beat by DJ Theorist. Hope you enjoy, and STAY DIRTY!

Video for new shirts for our line Grey Matter.

New Red DVC Buttons

So I ordered some new buttons for DVC and well to be honest I like the first ones I did but the lettering was too light. So I made a different design and really like it. The red just pops and the rest is great. Hey I love it, who's going to tell me any different. Hope you like.

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New sticker designed by Robert Gutierrez.

So my good friend of the fam Robert offered his skills and came up with sick design. Love it! We are going to be making some stickers soon so stayed tuned for that. STAY DIRTY!

DVC Buttons

So as I was getting ready this morning I receive a ring at the doorbell. WHO COULD IT BE? Well there is was in a lil bag with my name and to my surprise it was the buttons I ordered a fews weeks ago. So here they are and hope that you like them as much as I do. Just a side note if you do order any t-shirts from our website, you will receive a free DVC button with your purchase. STAY DIRTY!!!!

Lanyards.....Really!

Well after doing some research for promo items for D.V. Clothing I came across lanyards. You know those necklace like keychains that folks wear at the gym. Well we are getting them made and here is your first look at it. STAY DIRTY!!!!

First design for R.E.D.

Just finished a promotional shirt for one of our sponsored artist, Unpredictable R.E.D.. This July 15th at the Copa Cabana in Long Beach. For more information go to http://www.dvclothing.com/events/calender.html.

R.E.D. approved it and it's at the printer now and I can't wait to see how they look. This is the first of many more designs that we are collaborating with R.E.D. on. He has allot of great ideas and we have the talent and we hope to provide his fans with great apparel in the near future.

There are also two new designs that we have finished and started to print them and will be here with in the next couple of weeks and on our website for you to purchase. Here is a preview of those designs hope you guys enjoy them.

Busy day...or I'd like to think so.

Today was just another day for me, updating the D.V. Clothing website with a new story about this new artist we are working with, Jesse Garcia. He is a young graffiti artist trying to make his talent work for him. It's been great collaborating with him, he has fresh ideas a great sense of design and is just a diamond in the rough. I hope to get his artwork out to the masses in the coming weeks.

There is a new short story about Jesse for our News portion of the website. I'm not much of a writer but but hopefully blogging and writing more and more will help improve my skills. Photography is also a big part of my skill sets to provide some visuals with all that I write about so enjoy the photos that I take as well. My online portfolio is here on my Flickr account, http://www.flickr.com/photos/erwood/.

Well I'll leave you this photo from the DIRTY VATO piece that Jesse did for us. Thanks again and remember, STAY DIRTY!

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