Circus Gold’s own Matthew Briar Bonifacio Rodriguez is the latest artist to participate in the latest Print+Addiction at Industry. Come down tonight from 7-10pm and have a beer and get a t-shirt printed with some of Matthew’s artwork. He also has painted a couple walls just for your eyeballs. Envy has some more info.
Have you heard of Matt the Electrician before? He’s an electrician turned singer/songwriter/genius and he is pretty awesome (his wife Kathie is pretty rad too) . Matt hired me to make him a fun t-shirt to go along with his latest, freshest sound that he could sell while he’s touring the west coast. Here is what I came up with:
I printed these on un-wrinkled silver American Apparel tees but printed an extra one for myself on a green, wrinkly, shirt.
Be sure to check Matt out on tour and pick up a shirt while your at it.
be sure to visit wee on 2nd street on saturday from 10am-12pm. our good friend, trish hurless, will be showcasing her new kid’s line sadie loves kiki where she recycles textiles to create one-of-a-kind clothing for expressive toddlers with eco-conscious parents. trish is a master at reconstructing kid’s garments from vintage threads. take the kids to enjoy live music, kids activities, refreshments, and support your local designer. everything in the store will be 30% off. don’t forget to bring your friends!!
I recently created this dude. His name is Beardo Strange. I’m still developing him and he’ll probablly look stranger than this but for now, here is Beardo as a rough draft. Enjoy.
Lumber Pencil on cardboard.
forward collective has found two new homes in the austin area.
visit our friends at storyville austin on the drag. not only do they supply our tees for women and men, they carry my yo-yo accessories; hairpins, rings and pins. on top of that they carry lots of super cool tees and accesories from our friends kayci wheatley, kelly d, and will heron and other talented austin designers. you can even try your hand at designing your own tee. head out to storyville austin and they will custom make a tee shirt at your hearts content. when your finished shopping, head across the street to feast on some fabulous eats from the lovely people at veggie heaven and cornucopia.
south of the river, the people at austin handmade have been carrying some of our select tee’s since sxsw. make sure you check out the fabulous goods crafted from our friends m squared jewelry and bellarina design as well. austin handmade recently moved and will be celebrating their grand re-opening this thursday 07/16. stop by for some diy action and refreshing adult beverages.
My favorite things to draw and paint are silly colors and bright characters. I can doodle fun stuff all day long but unfortunately I don’t get paid to do that, or at least not yet 
So my 9-5 is at a screen print shop called East End Ink. My duties include creating and recreating t-shirt and vehicle graphics, proofing artwork, color separating files, etc. Not always the fun-nest work but it pays the bills. We print all types of artwork for schools, organizations, bands, and my favorite… fraternities and sororities… they always know what they want.
So recently an order came across my desk to create some Affliction styled artwork for Texas Country Music singer Wade Bowen using just one color and including a guitar and some crosses. I used to freak out with orders like this but I’ve realized that with the right research and enough vellum I can tackle just about any request.
Behold the Wade Bowen Guitar and Crosses graphic mocked up on a V-neck. Doesn’t it just make you want to jump in the octagon and beat people up and stuff like that?
I’m back!! The last 2 weeks have been pretty hectic. We moved to east 6th street and we are loving it! Now, i’m ready to share some work with you.
My friend and amazing artist, Jeremy Burks, told me about a call for art that local Austin band Black Cock put out in order to get some art on the walls of The Mohawk for a music/art show they will be hosting there in a few days. Thank you Jeremy!
Here is what I made with acrylics and spray paint on a wood panel:
14″x14″