Graffhead.com Feature

I haven't been updating my blogger in some time cause well...Tumblr has been ruling the updates. Well I just wanted to update this page with some news. Just received my second feature on Graffhead.com. I was featured before for the Estria Invitational in Los Angeles this past August. I've definitely been putting in allot of work and really making waves in my career. So check out Graffhead.com and keep up with the graffiti scene here in Los Angeles.

LUSH Sells Out {Hold Up Art}

LUSHSellsOut_{HoldUpArt} (3 of 15), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

Seems that LUSH has a little bit of a nasty side. Who knew? This was one crazy show. Live strippers coming out of the wood work and just showing it all for the crowd.

Street Cred {PMCA}

PMCA_(1_of_15), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

At the Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art Street Cred is a complimentary exhibit to Art in the Streets currently at MOCA. The building is not hard to miss when you see it. The artists RETNA put his signature touch on the building. A definite must see if you are in Cali.

Firestone Exit {South LA}

FirestoneExit_(14_of_15), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

I came across this rotted corpse of dog on a recent photo hunt thru South Los Angeles. As you can see it has been dead for quite some time. It was just interesting more then anything. Especially how this dog got up there. Very strange.

Assorted Flavor {Known Gallery}

AssortedFlavor_{KnownGallery} (22 of 34), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

Made the trip to Known Gallery this weekend for Assorted Flavor. This night was a great night of who's who in the graf world.

This shot of folks standing near a Patrick Martinez piece called Cal Trans is after they took the pic of the piece on their phone. Probably arguing about how to post it to Twitter.

Hi Graff {Hold Up Art}

HiGraff_{HoldUpArt} (21 of 36), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

Went to Hold Up Art Gallery this weekend to support RTSYSTM. Met him at Scaling the Walls and my daughter wanted to give him a drawing she did for him. Again he was ecstatic to get a piece from her and he introduced her to most of the artists at the event. Thanks to NICNAK, TEAL, James Haunt's, Andy Rios, Axis and especially RTSYSTM.

RightUnderYourNose_(11_of_22)

RightUnderYourNose_(11_of_22), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

This shot has so much going on. The fence feels as if it was moving still. The opening are view ports to the other side even thou the you can still see thru the fence. One of my favorites in this series, {RUYN} Right Under Your Nose.

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

Mooneyes Car Show 2007...

Silkscreen Testing...Experiment #1

My first attempt at exposing my emulsion coated screens with a new design was a failure. The only success that came from it up to this point was the box to hold screens and the tweaks to the garage to completely make it into a dark room. With this first attempt there have come some hiccups.

When in class at LBCC I was using Speedball emulsion. With this emulsion I was able to expose a screen to light for 16 mins then rinse and let dry. When it was successful you could see through the washed away unexposed areas. With this emulsion little bit trickier. Of course I assumed (if you assume your an "ass") that the same light exposure time I used at school was the same for my experiment. WRONG!

The emulsion I am using is Ulano 925WR. I took a look at the tech sheet I noticed that there are 3 different methods of coating a screen, I use the "Method 1." Apply one coat of emulsion on the printing side, then dry the screen thoroughly. I did not apply emulsion on the squeegee side as the tech sheet specified.

My exposure time was way off. I'm am using one 250 watt bulb, but my exposure time was too much. One screen at 24 mins and the second at 20 mins. I was only supposed to expose it for 7.5 mins. My exposure distance was less than 20 inches. Will definitely keep distance in mind for the next test.

This is just the first of many tests that I will be doing and updating my blog about until I create my first print. Lots of different factors come into play but I am almost on my way. STAY DIRTY!

Goals for this month.

This month is big for D.V.C. and I. We are definitely hitting a turn for success this coming year. Lets break down some of the goals for this first month of 2010.

January
• Already have table built for printing at home next is building a box for the screens so they have a place to dry. Start printing new D.V.C. shirts by end of the month.
• Start working with Kwasi B. from Rebel Pop Labs on a collaboration effort. Shirts are coming by late Feb. or early March.
• More blogging, collaborations, build, build and build.

There are a few more goals up there but I'm keeping them for myself. I leave this entry with a quote for this month from Albert Einstein, ""Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." STAY DIRTY!

Printmaking Class

My latest project from my printmaking class was a self-portrait in one color done with photo emulsion. I had drawn some lines and configured it with some photos Leo Quijano took of me at the HOC from the photobooths. Her is my first attempt in printing with this technique.



To be honest I did not like the way this project turned out. I had a few problems and they can easily be fixed. First problem was the emulsion, I did not let it cure as good as I should have. Second problem was the mesh size should be higher for greater detail. With theses solutions I should be able to move forward in perfecting my technique.

I'm looking forward already to next year with a new campaign for D.V. Clothing. Will get back to you with more details in the coming months. Stay Dirty!

HOC was a great thing this month.

I had the priviledge of photographing the Hollywood Outdoor Cinema in Silverlake this past month and it was great. Networked with allot of folks, made some new friends and maybe even some more options to my resume. It's been a great month!

Here's a pic of that Leo took of me at the event. Also, I'm wearing the new shirt we just printed from our Fall '09 Dirty Vato Collection. It will be available to purchase on Sept. 1st at our website, www.dvclothing.com.

Dirty Truck

I need some help with this design. Just finished up this artwork about 2 hrs ago but I'm having a hard to naming it. Currently I'm calling it Dirty Truck but I know that's not the name I want. So if you have any ideas what to name it and I like it, that's what I'll call it. Thanks again and I hope you like what i I have created. STAY DIRTY!!

We did it again!!!

That's right, we re-opened the exhibit from this past May 1st and added some dates. May 29-30th from 7pm to 11pm both nights. I am very excited to also announce that The Foothill is also the new flag store of D.V. Clothing. This is big and great news for the progression of our clothing line. Not only will be selling clothing from this store but also hosting future exhibits for new and unknown artists in the L.A. area. So please keep up with this blog and our website for announcements of future exhibits, sales and shirt releases all at THE FOOTHILL. STAY DIRTY!!!!!


Edit:

We added this video as well. Here's the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAU2d6h5eq0. Enjoy!

Submitted Design to ReflectionShirts

I submitted this design to Reflection Shirts. http://www.reflectionshirts.com/ to rate this design. Thanks!

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!

Los Ojos

Photo-shoot with Jesse Garcia a.k.a. MOURN

It was hot and my head began to ache from the heat of the alley. The smell of spray can was sharp
and over powering. The sun is directly hitting Jesse and I don't know how he can take it. I ask him how he can stand it. His response is, " I'm used to it." Well I'm not and it's a new experience for me to be standing the sun and watching a guy spray paint a piece on a wall. I'm just there to capture it.


Jesse is doing what he loves which is finding a canvas, usually a building or a friends room, and leaves his art for all to see. Jesse is a graffiti artist from Whittier and is the newest addition to the D.V. Clothing family. He is bringing his talent for the can to our DIRTY VATO line of D.V. Clothing. We have been in the works with Jesse for about 2 months now and it's been a work in progress to give him a platform to show his talent.

4hrs later his piece was complete. He added a drawing of a old chola to the left of his writing name "MOURN". It is his first attempt to putting that drawing on a wall. The bright purple hair and blue curls coming off her really stand out. He used allot of pastels for this piece and it really just stands out with that flat beige background. For this being my first hand look at Jesse painting it was a great experience with more to come. Below is a look at the final piece.


Well this is my first blog and I can't wait to bring you more of my thoughts and experiences in the coming months about me and D.V. Clothing and the direction we take it.

Los Ojos