Dirt and Honey

on Flickr.Getting samples ready for my collaboration with the talented Miss Rose of Recycled swimwear by Rose. Ill be providing packaging and the like for her summer 2013 line. Look for custom dyed suits starting in June as well! View Larger

on Flickr.

Getting samples ready for my collaboration with the talented Miss Rose of Recycled swimwear by Rose. Ill be providing packaging and the like for her summer 2013 line. Look for custom dyed suits starting in June as well!

Posted 2 days ago
kelp (at plywood kelp hut) This dye batch went a little crazy and turned a beautiful rusty orange. The piece shown was left over night, making the green pigments crawl past the orange resulting in a beautiful kelpy finish View Larger

kelp (at plywood kelp hut)

This dye batch went a little crazy and turned a beautiful rusty orange. The piece shown was left over night, making the green pigments crawl past the orange resulting in a beautiful kelpy finish
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el mano negro (at plywood homebase ) I’m working on a little project with a local bikini maker, Rose, to make bags for an upcoming sale. I haven’t worked with my dyes in a few months now and I forgot how much I love working with such a volatile material. No two batches are the same and it suits my “fuck it” style of making things. Between sewing, embroidery and dye, I’ve been able to find my style and a practical application of my favorite mediums. As with any type of art, you never know where it is going to go, you can only keep creating until you die, because as I’ve learned, if you have that creative drive, there’s nothing you can do to make it stop. It just wells up inside of you every time you see an intricate plant, the most perfect shade of leaf green or the most beautiful destroyed building. I’ve been learning to channel these overwhelming feelings and urges into the drive to create. And I am so happy.  View Larger

el mano negro (at plywood homebase )

I’m working on a little project with a local bikini maker, Rose, to make bags for an upcoming sale. I haven’t worked with my dyes in a few months now and I forgot how much I love working with such a volatile material. No two batches are the same and it suits my “fuck it” style of making things. Between sewing, embroidery and dye, I’ve been able to find my style and a practical application of my favorite mediums. As with any type of art, you never know where it is going to go, you can only keep creating until you die, because as I’ve learned, if you have that creative drive, there’s nothing you can do to make it stop. It just wells up inside of you every time you see an intricate plant, the most perfect shade of leaf green or the most beautiful destroyed building. I’ve been learning to channel these overwhelming feelings and urges into the drive to create. And I am so happy. 

Posted 3 days ago 1 note
en route (from the vehicle of unrequited love) this morning’s commute was clogged with traffic, and I was able to grab this frame of my favorite part of my commute.  View Larger

en route (from the vehicle of unrequited love)

this morning’s commute was clogged with traffic, and I was able to grab this frame of my favorite part of my commute. 

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