TOOFLY NYC

Back in NY. Finally get a chance to catch up on my flicks! We had a great time in at the 3rd Eye Open Hip Hop Festival in New Bedford, Massachusetts this past weekend. Shout out to Ben Glbarg for hooking us up! Thank youuuuuu:) Event was dope, piece came out fresh, and we had some delicious seafood wow! Now we know where New England clam chowder comes from:)

The official road trip painting crew for 2010: TOOFLY, VIK, YVEY, and SHIRO. Good Times!

DAY 1 3RD EYE OPEN HIP HOP FESTIVAL. “YEAR OF THE WOMAN”

Live Painting 8 X 24 foot wall…

Always happy when Shiro comes to NY for the summer. It gives us an opportunity to catch up on an entire year of projects, relationships and family:) Hommie 4 life right here. Summer is sOOooo busy for all of us trips like make all the difference in our lives. Love you Shiro!

Aight…time to get busy…tweeting away the process…

Photo opps for the the little kidz…

Shout out to Yvey who not only was our designated driver, but held down our booth and took flicks of our pogress. Thanks Yvey!!!

Making progress…taking mad breaks in between…it was HOT!

Love them skater kidz and their funky decks. This deck matches my piece…

mmmm’mmmm my favorite! Love DEL’S FROZEN LEMONADE ahhhhhhhh – yes save. Ice Ice baby!

Time to pull in the shade tactics to preserve our energy…

FINITO! 6-7 hours later…Wow, loved the colors scheme we chose to go with…still loving green and everything in between…that pink neon eye shadow was yummy….I gotta get me more…

VIK is sick with her letters…love it!!!

Shiro’s character was so on point with the event! Tough Love…Rise up Ladies! Sooooo Fly!

Very happy with this collabo, the crew, and the whole event. THE WALL WAS A SUCCESS!!! P.S. We were the only women painting at this event. Yes mam!

Back from the hotel, and refreshed for some final press flicks…

THE TOOFLY CREW did it again baby! They don’t call me an organizer freak for no reason! lol…

Finally ha a chance to take a stroll around the park. This was a huge event, there was so much to see, taste, and take flicks of…

WOW. some of the other artists/live pieces were beautiful! Especially this one…DOPE.

Art was everywhere…T-shirts, Skin, Paper…everywhere…

B-Boyzzzzz doing their thang on the vinyl…

Graffiti Letter Classics…

They def got a hip hop scene up here…without a doubt…

Shout out to all the artists of 3rd Eye Open. Wish I had all your names!

Made it to Jean Grae’s performance…but was beat. All we wanted was some seafood, and a pillow. Zzzzzz…..

DAY 2

Refreshed, and rested. Swam in the pool for a bit, and then hit the road in search of beautiful things, and relaxing views…

There’s nothing like an ice cold beer, or an ice cold ice cream during the summer…OMG 2 scoops! Sherbet….mmmmmm”

fresh breeze and a lake to sooth the soul, and soak our five’s…

Silly on the swing time!

We were having too much fun with the automatic setting on the camera. Lol! We couldn’t stop…

Got super duper lucky during lunch when we passed by a SEAFOOD FESTIVAL! What…OMG cold beers, Fish & Chips, Clam Strips, Lobster Rolls, Fried Shrimp, you name it…we had it:)

It was a beautiful day with the gals…

Before we knew it it was time to hit the road again, and get back to our regularly scheduled program. Pulled out the Brand Nubian album and zoomed out.

Graffolution exhibit this past Friday was pretty hot. Literally! and my camera died ahhh! couldn’t get all the shots I wanted:( Borrowing a few from my FB friends while I wait on Yvey’s fly girl shots…

SOAP STONE GALLERY, NYC. Photo by Conrad Landais

Packed. Shout out to my hommie Sol for coming through. It was great to see you!

Embedded Within SOLD! wooohooo thank youuuuuu:)

Detail…

Our peeps UR NEW YORK with the dope canvas printed layered NYC piece joints…

diggn’ these Matt Siren pieces on metal signs…especially Mistress piece.

Our boy ELLIS G, with the classic photo prints…

Caught up with Frankie and Rimix for a bit before making moves…

Masahiro went all out on this 3D piece…You gotta see it up close. Dope!

Funky Fresh…

Great view when you get out of gallery. Spent most of the night outside chatting it up with folks and enjoying a hot summer night in NYC…

Finally back in the studio ( aka living room ) painting again. It’s a been a while…feels good…

THE LOVE MOVEMENT. Coming Soon…

Portrait shots by my sister Pam Inks. Last days at home listening to our favorite tunes as she clicks away on her hipstamatic iphone app…

Switching it up left and right this year, and heading out of NY to see how folks in other city’s rock HIP HOP FESTIVALS. I miss the days when we used to take trips to the Philly BBOY BBQ to paint, and share a little slice of happiness with the Philly community. Those days are long gone now, but lucky for us the movement has grown and we can now travel to different cities. New landscape, new faces, and new organizers who know how to take care of their artists. Who’s rolling this year? The one and only VIK! – Her letters and pieces are sick. Love her work. Lucky for us they extended the budget and we are happy to announce SHIRO’S on board YAY!!! Yes mam, in NY for just 2 months and I’m dragging her to another city, Lol! Finally gonna get a chance to celebrate music, celebrate art, and most of all celebrate people together:)  NEW BEDFORD, MA see ya soon!!!

3RD EYE OPEN. HIP HOP FESTIVAL. YEAR OF THE WOMAN!

Featuring: JEAN GREY • CLIMBING POETREE  • TIYE PHONEIX
Live Graff Art by; TOOFLY, VIK, & SHIRO,
Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, MA
Saturday, July 17, 2010 // 9am – 8:30pm // FREE FOR EVERYONE!!!
www.3rdeyeunlimited.com

PRESS RELEASE BELOW >>>

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Finally got around to post some flicks from Shana’s 4th of July FISH FRY! Fried Chicken, fried shrimp, fried fish and you can eat fry! Shout out to all the peeps that came through and made this Fish Fry / 4th of July / Birthday Celebration a blast for MISS INFO!!!

When it’s 90 degrees out there’s nothing like an ice cold beer. { Drink Responsibly }

Happy Birthday Shana!!!

fruits and salads are truly refreshing. Healthy eats on hot summer days…

Happy babe was off from work…

Makes days like this just perfect! { Happy }

Great conversations about relationships, future trips, and saturn return messages from the universe….

DJ Laylo and Sky! We going to Brazil and Hawaii baby!!! Gotta make it happen…

ah yes….good old orange electrical cord saved the day! Must. Have. Music. Can’t. Live. Without. It.

Summer love…summer fun…

Great meeting you all!!! See ya at the next jam:)

New works! Got a large 20″ x 27″ sticker sheet to draw an original piece for the “BRACE YOURSELF” sticker show. Presented by STICKY RICKS in Los Angeles, CA. It’s next week! in the mail as we speak,  here’s a sneaky peak…

When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.
– Morihei Ueshiba

BRACE YOURSELF!
The Urban Underground Speaks. Brace Yourself for the message.  Artists tell the story through adhesive art.
Saturday, JULY 17, 2010 // 6pm-midnight // $5
Self Help Graphics & Art
3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063

MORE INFO BELOW>>>

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Got a group exhibit coming up soOOn check it…

GRAFFOLUTION

- The evolution of graffiti and street Art-
Curated by Frankie Velez & Mike Mcmanus
Thursday July 15th 2010 7pm – 11pm

SOAPSTONE GALLERY
36th St. Btwn 5th & 6th Ave. 5th fl.
A C E F D Q R N W 1 2 3 to 34 ST. Herald Square

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Another beautiful fun filled weekend  full of art, friends, and funky punk fresh community! Here’s some of my favorite pics…

Ready set let’s go! Paparazzi time…

10am. I take care of biz early. Locked down my spot with some nice tree shade to preserve my painting energy from the summer heat. It’s the things you learn when you do this so many years that make all the difference:) Photo by ©seeone 2010

Excited to be working with Latina Magazine for the September issue on “MAKING US PROUD” with Journalist Lynda Lopez, and photographer Roxanna Marroquin. Can’t wait to see it!!! It was so nice to meet youuuuuuuu….

GET FREE….”Freedom comes when you learn to let go” That’s what it’s all about these days…flowing…

Toofly & ROB FOKUSED collabo…

Good times, and some free skullcandy headphones!

Funky funk punks…

Our hommie Free5 supporting the ladies. Photo by AM

100 foot wall, yeah baby! artists; TOOFLY, ROB FOKUSED, AM, LICHIBAN, RIMIX, SEEONE, COBY, BORIS, and many more. I gotta wait for more flicks to pop up because folks were still in progress with the ill brush strokes…

Bisy!!! visting NY from Chile having a blast:) Sweetie pie…

Shout out to the Coupt D’etat brooklyn crew for organizing the artists and sharing the booth! Thank you Rasuuuuuuuu…

Yvey holding down Toofly booth, thanks kid!!!

Get Yours…

Sistah’s with the fresh goodies…love my beanie hat…organic lemon grass soap…beaded handmade earrings…multicolorful bracelet….wow great market!

Vintage records $10! can’t beat that…

Martha Diaz and hubby One9 – Love is in the air! awwww…

Homegirlz rock’n, hanging, and building for fall joint projects! Thanks for the fresh fruits Shana;) Saved. Needed some suga energy…

DAY 2 of festival. Took the day to chill at home with some much needed ac and hit the event once the heat and sun had settled a bit. Damn it was hot! I was so happy to be done with my piece the day before. I had a chance to enjoy some ice cream, photography moments, and performances by Chaos, and Mos Def….

Running into peeps and flick’n away…

The BMX folks were flying everywhere! Wow scary, but dope…

Awesome flicks from Flickr…

By now I was able to get some semi-final shots of the artists & their work. here’s AM adding some final designs to her piece with little Reina helping out…

Lichiban rock’n her metallics…

RIMIX and SeeOne…

Micho Vega from Trust Your Struggle crew’s piece came out hot! Dope hommie….

Coby’s wall was sick too!!! so sad to see you rag it hommie whyyyyyyy?  artist will be artists. Photo by Lichiban

Photo by ROB FOKUSED

Shout out to our bodyguard JUSTIN! for looking out:) VIP Access baby!!!

We was ready for Mos Def. Performance was chill…I enjoyed the broken glass old school hip hop remix…that was fresh!

Some of the other bands made folks mosh crazy! Ahhh I think this was for BAD BRAINS – I was outtie by then:(

overall chill way to end a relaxed evening in fort green brooklyn. Shout out to Rasu, Mathew, and the Coupt D’etat crew as well as the AFroPunk folks for the invite to paint this year! Good times:) Till next time!!!

Ready for AFRO-PUNK FESTIVAL 2010 this weekend!!! Painting live with the crew; RIMIX, BORISH, LICHIBAN, ROB FOKUSED, SEEONE, AM, COBY KENNEDY, and more…Mos Def was just added to the performances. Siked!!! + there will be a TOOFLY goodies booth with new rings, T-Shirts and much more. Weather is gonna be great see ya’ll there…

LET’S GET FREE! – AFRO-PUNK FESTIVAL 2010
Saturday Jun 25, 26 & 27, 2010
Commodore Barry Park // Flushing Ave, Navy St & N Elliot // Brooklyn, NY 11205
F train to York Street.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!

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Cardhacks Drops The Art Hustle artist trading cards July 1st 2010! Sneeky Peek…

The Art Hustle is a set of art and artist-based trading cards produced by The Cardhacks and manufactured in the USA by SideKick Media. The set is very much a collaborative effort with artists, and exhibits an international group working in multiple disciplines, including street art, toy art, kaiju, sketch, illustration, painting, aerosol art, poster art, collage, digital art, sculpture, photography and more.

What makes The Art Hustle so cool is that it gives you a completely new experience as a collector; the set is a tangible exhibition of talent that you can experience and learn about. You also have a chance to get an original piece of art! Plus, being inspired by trading cards produced in the 1960’s, 70’s & 80’s, the set offers up some vintage-inspired flavor including chipboard card stock and the much-loved wax paper wrapper.

Price: $126.00/Box ( Boxes are limited! ) – quick facts below:
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Helping our peeps  fundraise so we can send our youth and the RDAC to the US Social Forum in Detroit. Pop-Up shop, Summer BBQ, and live performances at the REBEL DIAZ ARTS COLLECTIVE in the BX! 1-7PM

LOVE THIS SPACE!

Live silkscreening by Mikey1Soul

REBEL DIAZ ARTS COLLECTIVE
478 Austin Place ( 2nd floor ) // 6 Train to 149th street.

Go Patty, Go Patty…” THE NATURAL”

A little something something for everyone. Thanks ladies!

Performances were great! YC THE CYNIC, GTP, REBEL DIAZ, & INTIKID! dope MC’s…

Hooked up the fellas with the METHODS T “WORLD TRAVELER” designed by yours truly:)

FOKUS! Great building sessionz…

DJ Charlie Hustle on the 1 & 2’s kept us grooving…

yum yum what’s on the adobo menu?

I Love how the fellas hold down the grill at the BBQ’s!

What are these little things I see everyone with them lol! I got a lesson…fun shapes who’s got the lucky heart?

Rooftop sessionz with Cekis sis…

HOW & NOSM Mural outside the collective. DOPE. Shots like this remind me so much of Andrea…wow…

Had a great time with everyone! Especially with he ladies and the ill cipher we started. End of summer joint in the works with PATTY DUKES watch out!

Woops! mad late with this info. It’s a busy summer. Works on view and for sale…check it…

Uptown-based  SOUND OF ART is jump starting its ART TREK: UPTOWN Series with the work of world renowned, Queens based, visual master, TOOFLY, this Saturday, 06.12.10 from 7:30PM – 10:30PM at Bodre’s Cut and Color Room.

This Toofly affair will be the first in the series of ART TREK: UPTOWN: a visually riveting collection of rotating art exhibits strategically placed at select retail businesses throughout the areas of Inwood and Washington Heights (aka Uptown).

The SOA ART TREK: UPTOWN welcomes art lovers and  young, stylish and urbane trendsetters alike to partake in an exploratory mission to discover and embrace these hidden visual gems; exhibits composed of works by the diverse roster of emerging visual artists that make up the Sound Of Art.

Bodre’s Cut & Color Room
4714 Broadway New York, NY
For more info hit: info@soundofart. net

Goooooooood times…

Photo by ©2010 Joe Conzo

Freestyle painting free for all for the Conscious Cycle project at the FIGMENT festival at Governors Island June 11-13th! Ever been there? me neither! let the exploring begin…

FIGMENT FESTIVAL AT GOVERNOR’S ISLAND JUNE 11-13th!
Conscious Cycle installation by various artists – all welcome!
Click here for directions.

Lot’s and lot’s of chlorophyll 8 min away from the city madness!

WE LOVE IT! Especially picnic style…

Over the past 4 years, there have been 6 Conscious Cycles. This summer will be our 3^rd at the FIGMENT Festival. We start by creating a wall built entirely from reclaimed wood. Over the course of the festival, artists, community members, and children have the opportunity to paint on the wall creating murals that espouse the idea of consciousness in all of its forms- environmental, social, political, racial, etc. The artists paint over one another so as to collaborate ideas as well as create a living piece of art. The entire event, from building the wall to breaking it down at the end, is filmed for a time-lapse video. This year we hope to have 4 walls: 2 for artists to paint, 1 for community members and children, and 1 for children to exhibit their work from the entire festival in a gallery-like setting.

Conscious Cycle started as a collective to bring like-minded artists, musicians, performers, teachers, and craftsmen together. Our primary focus was to raise awareness about urban and personal waste by showing a fun and creative way to reuse materials.  Over the past few years, the idea has expanded to include many aspects of consciousness and community building such as yoga, tai chi and art classes. These particular entities have grown organically from the experiences of the Conscious Cycle wall and its participants. We strive to create a forum for artists and community members to come together and share ideas in a safe, friendly, and stimulating environment. Last summer, 12,000 people visited Governors Island for the FIGMENT festival. This summer our goal is to provide even more opportunities for visitors of the FIGMENT festival to join in the Conscious Cycle by picking up a paintbrush or trying a new experience!

The smurfs crew…

Conscious Cycle smurfets! lol

Quick throwie to get the piece started…

Rock on ladies! spray away…Aunti lessons and sessionz…

Kids love art:)

Free art…

Time to catch the next Ferry…

Sweet day with the peeps…

Thanks for the invitation KATE! We had a lovely time:)  Till net time…