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I took a walk and drew a big rock and the tree tha

I took a walk and drew a big rock and the tree that hugs it

I made a series of spots for @newyorkerart @newyor

I made a series of spots for @newyorkerart @newyorkermag’s 2023 Spring Style & Design issue. Go find! It’s out there on the stands now. Art direction by @zsigmonda, a pleasure working with you again!

A page of benders, Sketchbook 97

A page of benders, Sketchbook 97

blue pages, Sketchbook 97

blue pages, Sketchbook 97

Potato flower nonsense practice Sketchbook 97

Potato flower nonsense practice Sketchbook 97

Putting a band together

Putting a band together

It was my honor to be asked again to create the im

It was my honor to be asked again to create the image for the Day of Remembrance observance in LA.

The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Executive Order 9066 authorized the US military to remove persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and set into motion their incarceration into concentration camps during World War II. This year's theme, "Uniting Our Voices: Democracy for All," illustrates the continued fight for reparations, solidarity, and justice. 2/18 @ 2 pm Pacific, with live-streaming on @jamuseum ’s YouTube channel.

RSVP for in person attendance only in the @jamuseum bio or at janm.org/events

This year's program will be dedicated to Jim Matsuoka, a revered Nisei former incarceree who fought for Japanese American redress and reparations as well as other forms of social justice. The program will feature Manjusha Kulkarni, executive director at AAPI Equity Alliance and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, in conversation with traci ishigo, director of Programs and Healing Justice at Vigilant Love. They will explore the need for solidarity in the present day and discuss building unity to combat violence in its various forms. The afternoon will also include intergenerational artistic and musical performances, remembrances, and calls to action.

A fresh batch of Bad Hands and A New Sound shirts

A fresh batch of Bad Hands and A New Sound shirts have been made. See bio!

Fresh thanks to Matthew @forgeartmag / @heavymannerslibrary for printing these up again

Pressure System

Pressure System

Risograph prints of “A New Sound” are availabl

Risograph prints of “A New Sound” are available in both red and cyan on a nice textured paper. Link is in the expected place. These were printed by the best, Tiny Splendor in LA (thank you Cynthia), and if you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, they’ll also be available in person at the East Bay Print show at Max’s Garage Press in Berkeley. Check out the @tinysplendor page for details.

Also, I’m putting the final clutch of “Bad Hands” up as well. Only 3 color combos left now.

And thank you to everyone for the overwhelming response to the shirts. More will be made.

Today is the final day to visit the show at @heyth

The Dog With Talking Spots Gouache, wax pastel, c

The Dog With Talking Spots

Gouache, wax pastel, colored pencil and screenprint on paper.

I wrote a story that isn’t ready yet with a dog communicating strangely with their environment, but here’s me trying to capture the feeling of it.

This piece can be seen in person in @heythere_projects for a little while longer

Six Energies This drawing made of six drawings co

Six Energies

This drawing made of six drawings contains many seeds that grew into a lot of what I’ve been working on in the past year. Some of the things you see in here are echoed throughout the show at @heythere_projects.

“Future Channels” with @ryanheshka continues to exhibit out in Joshua Tree at @heythere_projects. Only a couple of days left to gather all the clues

Hello everyone the “New sound” and “Bad Hand

Keeping with tradition, my dumbest drawings of the

Keeping with tradition, my dumbest drawings of the year have been flung into the annual post-it show at @giantrobotstore.

Post It Show 18 is curated by @giantrobot and @marktodd and it opens todayyyyyyy

“Impermanent Collection” Graphite on paper C

“Impermanent Collection”

Graphite on paper

Composed as a memory box of mundane but emotionally charged fragments, this drawing was the basis for a 2019 concert poster commissioned by the band @thenational. Some images were interpreted from “I Am Easy to Find”, the short film Mike Mills made to accompany the album of the same name, and some images are my own additions.

It’s on view now in “Future Channels” at @heythere_projects with many more works by myself and @ryanheshka

“A New Sound” shirts in 2 colors will be avail

“A New Sound” shirts in 2 colors will be available for the first time today at the @heavymannerslibrary Holiday Zone. Prints and zines and then much more from many other local makers will be there for your perusal.

Shirts are modeled by @akocastuera and Raleigh the folding bike, Ako’s latest new boyfriend. Thank you A & R!

Ako and I will be tabling together both days. Come by and say hi!

Good people with good stuffs for you tomorrow and

Good people with good stuffs for you tomorrow and Sunday down at the wonderful @heavymannerslibrary.

Support makers in your community at the Holiday Zone, 12-7 pm on both Nov 26 & 27.

I’ll have new shirts and prints along with some now harder to find zines, prints and more. See you there!

Birder and Cat Person are drawings you can see at

A Family Tree

For our haunted past and future

“Future Channels” opens tonight!
At @heythere_projects!
Arts by me and @ryanheshka!
We will be in attendance

“Friends 4 Ever” A new drawing for the Future

“Friends 4 Ever”

A new drawing for the Future Channels” show with @ryanheshka, opening tomorrow night at @heythere_projects in Joshua Tree

For a preview to all works email heythereprojects@gmail.com
Or DM me if you like though my response time will be spotty.
I’ll be all over the place for the next couple of days

“Full Hana” A page of flowers for you in “F

“Full Hana”

A page of flowers for you in “Future Channels”, a show at @heythere_projects in Joshua Tree this Saturday with @ryanheshka.

Opening reception is Saturday night, Nov 12, from 6-9 pm

For a preview of all works email heythereprojects@gmail.com

Happy Body Cat is a drawing about how cats are goo

Happy Body Cat is a drawing about how cats are good at moving Qi around and it will be one of many of my drawings at @heythere_projects in Joshua Tree this weekend for a show with the fun work of @ryanheshka. The exhibition opens Saturday, Nov 12, why don’t you come?

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