The New Mission Control

We're about to start a 9 month artist residency in August at the McColl center for art and innovation. It's one of the largest community engagement residencies in the country. Our residency will be based around the intergalactic soul exhibit and will be heavily inspired by graphic design, coding & digital illustration. It's a great opportunity and I'm very excited. We just got our assigned studio photos and have already worked out some program engagements for the community. New artwork coming soon. It means a lot to be doing this in the home town. for the hometown, on a national level.

So this is what its like...

We are preparing for an interview with NPR next week about the art exhibit. This has been quite the adventure up to this point. We just finished up a magazine interview yesterday as well. We bought this from the ground up. I stand proud. In my thoughts, I now have a new understanding  of patience, confidence, trust and selflessness. I can even draw a conclusion to how these things can be the true recipe of love. There's something to be said about facing your biggest fears head on. I've face down my fear many times. I've even faced my own mortality. In bringing you guys this show, its not about fame. This is about something much larger than myself. This art and design is a platform, a voice to those who lack certain understanding. Love is the true demonstration to exhibit patience in the time it took to put this together. Love is the confidence to be solid in my ideas and skills to aid my message. Love is the courage to chase and capture the dream and turning it into reality. Love is trusting myself to stay focused and letting go and keeping my faith, even when times are at their toughest. Love is the selflessness of not doing it for myself, but making sure this message goes far & beyond to reach others. This is progression. Progression in my journey to become eternal. Intergalactic Soul yall.

Bars & stars

Here's the follow-up to a piece I posted earlier.. these things are always a work in progress. The space race. I finally got the type treatment the way I wanted it.  We're getting ready to present intergalactic soul at Pecha Kucha 13 this week. In my up-bringing, I was always taught to know history, to have that solid understanding and base of history is always important. The importance to go beyond George Washington chopping down a cherry tree or what was lightly taught in school. History is very important in any subject. Without that foundation  history you're just doomed to keep repeating it over and over. Its a key element to a positive future. Intergalcatic Soul ya'll, the show opens in July.  I'll explain these concepts Thursday night.. stay tuned.

Why so angry, they're always angry

Here's a sneak peek at one of the space race pieces, there's a few directions I'm thinking about taking this in. All of these pieces are based off of real life situations I've been involved in. Yes, they come from a true place. Some of the conversations I've found myself involved in have been quite magnificent. I hope people get it. event though we have to wrap these things up in an imaginary package to get our voices to be heard... I'd like to think of myself as a chef, feeding society  my perspective of things, what its like to "be". So I'll take these vegetables and hide them in the triple strawberry cheesecake. Now, eat your breakfast, its important.