BUZZWORTHY ART!!! Floortje Fluitsma

i saw this on the paperforest blog and you know i love all things art and science :) enjoy. The full papercut body poem is here on designboom!

everything is art...just waiting to happen

i don't know who finds the time to do stuff like this, but I am glad they did. i shall never look at a toilet roll the same again. i wonder how long this took? i wish i knew the artist, i just found this blog surfing. anywho...enjoy!

project # 2: The Little Pampalampa Hoodie

So, I am doing my best to stay with my new art campaign. This weekend, I decided to make this little creature hoodie for my good friend who is having a baby. I was inspired by Muppets, Sesame street and some blog pics I came across recently. It was made out of cotton material and felt and really only took about a day to complete. I really hope they enjoy it and that it is cute and not frightening. lol! Anyhow, thats all I will share for today. Love you all and thanks for the comments :)

Kehinde Wiley is Bonkers with the Art!

So I have been following Kehinde Wiley since my boy Ali Evans, from the Studio Museum in Harlem, put me up on him. Up until last week, I had only seen his work online and in books. I've always appreciated the portrayal of young black men represented as renaissance royalty. Something about it warmed my heart and really captured the beauty and strength of my folks. Then last week, my artsy fartsy friends and I swooped in on the Roberts & Tilton Gallery (http://www.robertsandtilton.com/) in Culver City, CA to see Kehinde's art, up close and personal. First of all, not only is it even more stunning in person, but the pieces are massive. Like mural size! I wasn't ready for the scale of the art, but it only added to the grandiosity that is Kehinde and his work. This particular exhibit was entitled The World State, and in this third installment which has also covered West Africa and China) he plays artist/anthropologist and takes us with his to Brazil. The colors are incredible and if I win the lottery I am buying on of those pieces, for sure! If you are in LA, please don't miss a chance to check out his work before the end of May. Did I mention that he is originally from LA, maybe that is why he is so dope! (smiles)

Viva Frida!

It is not so secret that I love Frida Kahlo. It was not just her artistry that captivates me, but it was her unapologetic living. Her life was no authentic and because of her candid nature, she was able to open our eyes to her innermost feelings. I strive to do this not only in my music, but in my everyday walk. It is hard to not use others as a measuring stick, to not conform or shrink to make others more comfortable (in the words of Mandela). The beauty of it all is that her life shows us that it is not easy, but that it is worth in, both in the quality of life and in the legacy left. Viva Frida!