Last Friday was a blast! BIG thanks to all that came out and made our Graffiti Jam a blast. Mash Hall kicked ass and the overall vibe was great.

Here are my top 5 favorite photos from the night.

Click here to see the rest of the set…I will be posting all the x-tra photos that did not make the gallery later this week.

Enjoy!

Tomorrow night at Lo_Fi is our 4th annual graffiti jam. I’m so excited for this event it is going to be EPIC! To make things even better, Lo_Fi has been remodeled and looks super nice. Also, we will be unveiling a brand new mural painted on the side of Lo_Fi. There will be lights in the parking lot so everyone can check the mural out. Finally, with Mash Hall headling our musical acts this event is going to be so much fun!

Here is a sneak peak of the mural below. I have been going by everyday and documenting the progression. I will be making a time lapse video of the mural project and will be posting it soon. I will also be posting finished photos.

Enjoy!

I just found out about this local event that should be a good time and it’s completely free-except for the beer garden. The event is the South Lake Union Block Party and proceeds from this year’s SLU Block Party will benefit Historic Seattle, the only nonprofit dedicated to preserving Seattle and King County’s architectural legacy. Supporting Historic Seattle’s longstanding commitment to protecting our local historic buildings is perfectly aligned with South Lake Union’s own values – a neighborhood whose bright future also honors its rich history. A few of the distinctive historic buildings that have been preserved in SLU include the New Richmond Laundry Building at Alley24, the Ford and Pacific McKay buildings as well as the Terry Avenue Building and Van Vorst Building that are part of the new Amazon.com headquarters.

The block party starts at noon but I think that the best time to go will be in the evening to enjoy some beer and these two events:
8:00 – 9:00 P.M.
ZomBcon International presents Thriller Dance workshop by Seattle Thrillers

9:00 – 11:00 P.M.
Cinema on the Lawn Outdoor Movie – Zombieland (Rated R)

If you have never seen Zombieland it’s really good and has one of the best cameo appearance twists ever.

The weather is supposed to be real nice Friday evening so why not get out…drink a little and watch an outdoor movie? And support local Seattle Non-Profit Organizations!

South Lake Union Discovery Center
(northwest corner of Denny Way and Westlake Ave. N)
101 Westlake Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109

We are back!

At lo_fi in Seattle, WA on Aug 20th we are coming correct to bring you our biggest graffiti show ever. We have some dope artists and proper music. We will also be featuring wearable art bandannas hand printed by avail. The bandannas feature masks on each side…..one is a demon-face mask from bali of a Rangda……and the other is a demon-face hannya mask from japan. They are both mythological female characters with fangs from the two different cultures. These will be available at the show and we only have a small run so come to the show and pick one up before they are gone!

The line up goes like this:

Music:

Mash Hall, Life Cycle, Rockwell Powers–Kings and Comics Release Party, with B-Awake, Gazmo and DJ Hanibal

Artists:

Aorta, Auras, Avail, Blink, Burn, Cruel, Dkoy, Graves, Grym, Keger, Limit, Pubs, Sneke, Video, Weirdo

This show is sure to go off! I can hardly wait!!

Call to artists, photographers, illustrators & graphic designers:

ARTISTS, WHAT’S YOUR VISION OF PEACE?
Soldiers laying down their arms? The look on a child’s face who’s overcome the trauma of war? Picasso’s famous dove? Or something more abstract?

That’s the challenge — and promise — of The Peace Project, an international art competition and exhibition created to connect peace-minded individuals around the world. Artists everywhere, working in diverse mediums, are invited to submit their creative interpretations of peace. Their collective vision will be unveiled September 21, 2010 at a press event at Gallery 9 in Los Angeles, followed by an opening reception on Saturday, September 25. The exhibit will subsequently travel to San Francisco and New York in conjunction with a simultaneous online exhibition.

The Peace Project has attracted an esteemed panel of jurors including Pulitizer Prize winner Karen Blessen, a representative from the Guggenheim and MoMA in New York, the head of Morgan Gaynin (representatives of the world’s top illustrators), a Los Angeles Art Critic, a New York Photographer’s Rep, and other powerful forces in the creative world.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. Additional entries will receive Art Supplies.

Busy days ahead. This weekend Artifakt will have an art area at the Photosynthesis festival in Randle, WA. What is Photosynthesis you might ask? Basically, it is a weekend filled with music, art and other cool things. So come find us and check out our art area!

Check out the Photosynthesis web site here

“Photosynthesis Festival is a Collective Flow Production”

Collective Flow was harnessed on a brisk mountain top morning in June.
There people came to laugh and love whilst they danced, light bathed in the moon.
Connections we bred, heart shifts ensued, and Collective Flow Productions found its groove…

Photosynthesis Festival is an exhibition of creativity across and between the senses, harnessing the energies breeding creation and channeling them through artistic expression and sustainable living. We seek to exemplify the symbiotic relationship between the eternal moment we call “now” and our choices and experiences.

Our goal is to combine people from all walks in life, and all tastes in music. We seek a sustainable community fueled by intimacy and ingenuity. We hope to provide a platform where everyone can learn, share and grow. We know how strong we are together, and we wish to use that strength to cultivate unconditional love, compassion, acceptance, and creativity. We wish to expose the beauty in all things and all dreams. Together we create intent from desire, deed from intent, and destiny from deed.

We believe that an experience can build community and awaken the higher self. Our staff is here to meld together the vibrations of nature, technology, and sweet sweet communication. The seedling has sprouted. The moment has come. Add fuel to the fire and BE ENERGY!

Hey everyone!

Next weekend we are back in Tacoma at Jazzbones to bring you another packed night of artwork and hip-hop. We are going to have Julie Luke performing live art and a great line up featuring:

Logics
Fatal Lucciauno
State Of The Artist
W/ Artifakt Resident Djs Hanibal & Reign

Featured Artists:
Tyler Haney
Xavier Lopez
Jeremy Gregory
Julie Luke

Come join us Saturday May 29th at Jazzbones. Doors at 9pm

On Friday April 30th in Tacoma Artifakt Artists will be displaying artwork at Platinum Reign in Tacoma. The open house will last all day but we are having an artist reception starting at 6pm. What is Platinum Reign you might ask? Platinum Reign offers something for all types of artists. Here is a better description:

Platinum Reign is a digital interface designed to promote independent artists and their creative work. Platinum Reign works as an online store for distribution of independently produced media, such as music tracks, albums, films, books and apparel, broadcasting the artist’s work and marketing their product to the mainstream world. Website launching soon!

Digital Mall

Platinum Reign is always distributing products from talented, creative minds. Some of the established artists featured on Platinumreign.com include Doxology (Seattle’s most provoking, cutting edge Pop-Rock music of the Y2K decade,) the smooth soulful sounds of Alex Duncan, and 253′s block rapper AG.

Film, Video, Magazines and More!

Music is just the tip of the iceberg at Platinumreign.com. Last year Platinum Reign worked closely with Seattle’s premier video production company Crooked Lake Productions to master the festival distributed short film “Emerald City.” “Emerald City” screened internationally and has been officially selected to some of the largest film festivals, including the Short Film Corner of Cannes and United Kingdom’s Raindance Film Festival. Platinum Reign is also producing the exciting new television show, “Ultimate Hook Up” and North West’s best Hip-Hop show “Urban Streets” shot by Level 1 Media.

Head Quarters

Platinum Reign’s Warhol-esque offices are located in Downtown Tacoma and offer two audio recording studios, one video studio, CD and DVD duplication, apparel manufacturing and anything else your promotion team may need.

Platinum Reign gives indepentent artists the ability to go global with one simple click. Swing in for a visit or drop us a line. 1517 Fawcett Ave Tacoma, WA 98402 9-5 and weekends too but they vary 253-572-5690

Last Saturday we had another awesome show in Tacoma at Jazzbones. I would like to thank all the performs and the peeps who made this show possible. I was there taking care of business…and photos. It was a fun night and I have some of my favorite shots from the night in my top 5. The rest of the photos can be viewed if you click this…and any past show as well. We have some very exciting things planned in the very near future so be on the lookout!! Enjoy.

We are at it again! Down in Tacoma tomorrow we are bringing it to you tough. We have a great hip-hop line up and some amazing art. If you have been to our Tacoma shows you know how crazy and fun they are, and if you don’t know then this is the perfect time to come down and see what we are up to.

Featured Music:

Yirim Seck
Life Cycle
B-Awake
Graves–Contrary to Popular Belief CD Release!
AurasWon
DJ Slim Rock & DJ Reign 2×4 Set!!

Featured Artists:
Erik Soderquist
Joey Rodriguez–Live Art
Graves
CASH
Laura Eklund
Acid Test
Mike Smith

And I will be back behind the lens shooting photos. I’m really excited for this one, so come down and have a drink with me!

Enjoy!

P.S. I also did this flyer design